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Post by davecisar on Apr 29, 2010 8:37:00 GMT -6
How many youth coaches grade yourself after every season, practice or game?
In business, I always thought it made a lot of sense to replay the day. How well did I handle my managment interactions with my employees? How about that sales meeting?
What did I do right, what did I do wrong, what should I have done differently, what did I learn, what will I NEVER do again?
It helped me figure our where I needed help from others and where I needed personal development.
We had a good season last year, combined 24-4, we lost just 1 player out of 75. We did a few things from a chemistry and character dev standpoint that paid huge dividends. We are going to leverage that a bit and add some there. We had a couple of small organizational, team management, scheme and technique issues we are trying to solve in the off-season.
I try and do the very same thing after each practice. What did I do well, was I at my very best? What could I have done differently? I remind myself of those things in the quiet time just before practice. Asking those questions and answering HONESTLY will help many coaches be better coaches, have better seasons for the kids and drive where they do their research and prioritize personal development.
If Im asking the kids to judge themselves based on their very best performance day, I feel I need to do the same. I try and hold myself accountable to a very high standard, because there isnt anyone else that will. Even if thats just the 10 minutes on the drive to and from practice.
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Post by mhcoach on Apr 29, 2010 8:54:37 GMT -6
Dave
I too beleive we have to grade ourselves, win, lose, or draw. It's perhaps the hardest thing to do and be objective. How many coaches self scout? These are things we need to do every day. I know I make mistakes everyday, it becomes important for me to be better. Often, the answer is simple.
Right now I am spending time thinking what am I going to do to be a better coach. I am running through what we did well & what we didn't. How can I make practice more effienct? How can my coaches be better prepared? I have spent severasl hours thinking of how the new personel will fit into our scheme's. Are there changes I need to make? Even at the Youth Level coaches need to understand this a craft. If you aren't grading yourself and trying to improve then you are letting your team down.
There is nothing new in this game just idea's that are recycled and tweaked. Therefore, none of us know everything. After 33 seasons, I still learn something everyday. In order to perfect our craft I need to be open to idea's, and different ways to build a better mouse trap.
Joe
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Post by cyflcoach on Apr 29, 2010 11:15:12 GMT -6
Excellent post Dave. I think anyone who strives for success in whatever it is they do in life, must subscribe to a self-evaluation like you described, as well as, periodic evaluation by peers whom you respect and value their opinions.
Dave Hartman
CYFL Coach
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Post by CoachDP on Apr 29, 2010 23:21:25 GMT -6
I always do a full analysis at the end of each season. What we did well, where we came up short, what were the reasons for either, etc. Where we need improvement always lies with me.
--Dave
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Post by daveinsarasota on Apr 29, 2010 23:57:51 GMT -6
I am harder on myself as a coach, than I am anyone.
I am a firm believer in my philosophy, and I am very confident in my approach...but I always think I can do better.
I have yet to coach one season, one game, or one practice where I thought I was as good as I could be. There will ALWAYS be something I am unhappy with...be it in my preparation, my plan, or my communication.
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Post by jhanawa on Apr 30, 2010 8:21:14 GMT -6
Before each practice, we have a quick coaches meeting, discuss the practice plan. After each practice, we have a quick coaches meeting, discuss progress, areas of concern, etc. Each week during the season we self scout and scout the other teams films. After the season I break down the offensive side by every single play, type, direction, frequency, ypa, etc. In the offseason I study/research football 10-15 hours per week to compare how other programs do things, always looking to improve on teaching within our system. So I guess its not a "grading system", rather, a continuous pursuit to move forward and do things better. IMO the bar is always being raised in the coaching profession.
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Post by coachdoug on Apr 30, 2010 11:00:55 GMT -6
Before each practice, we have a quick coaches meeting, discuss the practice plan. After each practice, we have a quick coaches meeting, discuss progress, areas of concern, etc. Each week during the season we self scout and scout the other teams films. After the season I break down the offensive side by every single play, type, direction, frequency, ypa, etc. In the offseason I study/research football 10-15 hours per week to compare how other programs do things, always looking to improve on teaching within our system. So I guess its not a "grading system", rather, a continuous pursuit to move forward and do things better. IMO the bar is always being raised in the coaching profession. We do pretty much exactly the same thing, except for the breaking down/charting stats for every single play in the offseason. I do keep stats throughout the season and use those to eval what we're doing, but not as extensively as jhanawa suggests - maybe this year with Hudl we'll be able to do more of that. |
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Post by jhanawa on Apr 30, 2010 19:34:39 GMT -6
We are looking at getting hudl this year also, really, really excited about having a real editing system to use. I've just done it the old fashioned way, film by film and excel. Generally the season end analysis is a review of investment (time) vs return (productivity- yds/tds) and is useful to trim fat or sharpen up on certain areas. Because of the nature of the offense we run, we do have things in the book that we don't use often. Sometimes that is because we thought it would fit our kids and it turned out that it didn't, while other times it is by design, as in special plays for certain teams, etc. Regardless, I think its important to review time spent vs return in order to improve the following season.
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Post by davecisar on May 2, 2010 11:22:06 GMT -6
Man with Hudl, you are going to save yourself 50-100 hours of work- for $225
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