Fly close to the wind?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> “<span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>”, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="indirectly">indirectly</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="fouling">fouling</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="specific">specific</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Flying">Flying</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> “<span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>”, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="olden">olden</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mega">mega</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span> <span word="liners">liners</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="built">built</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>.”</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Sailors">Sailors</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>. <span word="Sail">Sail</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>. <span word="Sail">Sail</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> (<span word="even">even</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capsizing">capsizing</span>) <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="great">great</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="exceedingly">exceedingly</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="improper">improper</span>.</p>
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