MaineManiac
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Post by MaineManiac on Oct 23, 2008 5:24:56 GMT -6
As a staff we've been debating the method we will use to evaluate our guys following the season.
#1 - Do you give each player an individual evaluation
#2 - If so, is the evaluation complete before you meet with the player or is it done collaboratively?
#3 - Do you meet with the player or just hand him the eval?
#4 - Does anyone create an action plan for what they need to do to get better?
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Post by coachd5085 on Oct 23, 2008 5:45:07 GMT -6
great points and topics.
I believe in having each player fill out his OWN self evaluation prior to the meeting, and then compare the position coach's eval (or HC if it is more applicable) to the players during a meeting. I would have an action plan and offseason goals on the self eval, and at this meeting, I would definitely finalize those actions plans collaboratively.
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Post by MaineManiac on Oct 23, 2008 7:28:45 GMT -6
My thoughts as well. I think they have to own their eval as much as the coach does or the off-season action plan will never be acted upon.
Anyone have a template?
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Post by jgordon1 on Oct 23, 2008 22:38:48 GMT -6
I would like to hear some comments you might say to a 16 year old kid besides you have to get bigger, stronger, faster, watch film, come to weightroom more and do better in school.
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Post by MaineManiac on Oct 24, 2008 0:37:50 GMT -6
Great thought!
I think one area to be very specific is in the type of physical expectations you're making. We do a post-season eval where we time them in the 40 and 1 mile, record end of season max on all of our lifts, and do some vertical jump stuff. I think it is fair to say to a kid, we'd like to see a 10% improvement in each of these elements.
I also have major cognitive expectations of the players in the off-season. I give them some assigned reading on our offensive philosophy with specific excerpts helpful to the position in which they play. That given, I think you can write added expectations like, "Understand how our packages where we have a read route are run and be able to show which read they would make versus which coverage we get."
I'd love to hear more though.
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Post by coachd5085 on Oct 24, 2008 5:09:32 GMT -6
I would like to hear some comments you might say to a 16 year old kid besides you have to get bigger, stronger, faster, watch film, come to weightroom more and do better in school. That is a really good question. I know that my evaluations/needs were usually much more specific, HOWEVER those issues would probably be "cured" by simply getting bigger, stronger, faster. Things like: needing to separate from a blocker quicker, improving his ability to turn his hips and run with a receiver while maintaining a low hip level, PAD LEVEL, PAD LEVEL, PAD LEVEL, recognize run/pass key from lineman quicker, hand placement on press coverage, hand placement on initial forearm shiver, boxing out/cutting off the end of the route, recognize formations more quickly.... |
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Post by jgordon1 on Oct 24, 2008 7:17:05 GMT -6
The #1 thing I am with them is brutally honest. For example, the meeting I can't wait to have is with my FS who got replaced after game 2. When I speak with him I'm going to tell him that I am greatly disappointed that he did not fight to get his position back, that he worked as hard as anyone last year in the off season and that I wanted him to play the FS position, how he is athletically the best player we have for that position but mentally he needs to be able to handle making the decisions...etc."
Why wait to have this meeting. seems to me this needs to be addressed now
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Post by jpdaley25 on Nov 11, 2008 17:59:45 GMT -6
My advice: never put an individual player's evaluation in writing unless you are prepared for his parent to slam it down on the principal's and/or superintendent's desk with a lot of angry words.
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