[2006alum]

What also irks me about this is that if memory serves, Forood doesn't coach her players for the individual part of the tournament, unlike many other team coaches. And we almost always fare much worse in the individual portion than the team portion, which would seem to indicate that her coaching makes a difference. Yes, a deep team run almost every year will also mean we're often out of gas for the individual and doubles tournaments, but I do think the difference in outcome is so striking as to suggest it's not just the raw inputs she's acquiring that turn into trophies but also how she molds them.

[2006alum]

What also irks me about this is that if memory serves, Forood doesn't coach her players for the individual part of the tournament, unlike many other team coaches. And we almost always fare much worse in the individual portion than the team portion, which would seem to indicate that her coaching makes a difference. Yes, a deep team run almost every year will also mean we're often out of gas for the individual and doubles tournaments, but I do think the difference in outcome is so striking as to suggest it's not just the raw inputs she's acquiring that turn into trophies but also how she molds them.