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Post by shocktroop34 on Jan 7, 2019 14:14:17 GMT -6
I'm curious if any coaches journal/document from year to year.
When I hear of "The Process" and other such phrases, I often wonder if a part of that process is about taking meticulous notes that are refined from year to year in order to improve.
Do any of you consistently write things down and revise your ideas over time?
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Post by hsrose on Jan 7, 2019 15:17:05 GMT -6
I always have paper in my computer bag, at home, binders, etc. I'm writing stuff down all the time. Then when I get a good sized pile, I transcribe them into the PowerPoints I use to 'run' the program. I'm a computer geek, on the computer 8+ hours a day, I've got 3 computers plus my phone at my school/work desk. So writing something is very enjoyable, use a fountain pen and everything.
I don't take notes on every little thing that goes on. I have a year-end review package that I do for the AD and a lot of that is numbers and emails (injuries, statistics, parents) that can be put into the proper place. So a lot of the "what happened this year" stuff is there with emails and such.
I also make liberal use of the voice memos on my phone. When I'm at practice or something I can take out the phone and put down my thoughts. I find that I 'remember' a lot more that way. I sync those with my iTunes app so I have them from year to year. Seems that every year I end up with a couple of memos that are pretty much the same from the year before. I think I'm seeing a pattern there...
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Post by oldballcoach2 on Jan 7, 2019 18:09:28 GMT -6
I like to go back and take notes about situational management in games. I truly believe that more games are lost than won. It's probably an area that I do not do a good enough job of.
For instance, in a state championship game this year, a school had two timeouts and was up 13-7 with under 30 seconds. The opposing team was on the +15 with a chance to score and win the game. It was third down and the opposing coach did not use any of his time-outs. On the third down, the trailing team scored to tie it up before making the extra point to win. I wrote two situational notes about this:
1) You can see what they come out in prior to playing the third and possibly fourth down and burn a time-out to make any adjustments.
2) If they do score late (like 4 seconds left) to tie it up, you can burn a timeout and get your guys re-grouped to try to block the extra point. If you block it, the game is going to go to overtime.
I keep this compilation of notes in my drive and like to review it prior to games. I don't know if it helps, because it is always difficult in emotional situations. Maybe it will. Who knows???
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