When kids start, they quickly discover a truth most adults miss: skill beats strength and speed. Strength and speed matter, but technique eclipses them. A smaller, technical kid can control a bigger, stronger peer because they’ve learned leverage, timing, and position.

That lesson changes how kids think about success. They start to associate practice with progress. They see that knowledge and precision matter. They notice the kid who drills carefully gets better faster than the kid who just tries hard. It builds humility and hunger at the same time—humility because someone smaller can out-skill you, hunger because you now know exactly how to get better.