Do you need to make some BIG fixes to your squad?
My suggestion is … focus on the “little things”.
I think many times as coaches it is easy to get caught up thinking that some “shiny” new scheme might be the answer to woes your team may be experiencing… maybe adding a play… introducing a new “wrinkle”… a different pre-game routine… any enticing “magic bullets” that might be available.
But alas, there are no magic bullets.
If you examine what successful teams are doing, and how they are doing it, I think you will find that regardless of scheme, the good teams… the GREAT teams are well coached. Well-coached teams do all of the “little things” very well.
Here is a checklist of “little things” that I have used as a self-evaluation at different times during the season
Penalties
Film… examine/ study and GRADE film of your players… of both practice and game.
If you are not examining these things during the week by evaluating practice film, do not expect much improvement during the game.
Here is a link to my thoughts on grading film – Film Grading
And here is an editable film grading tool that you can download and use to streamline your film grading and evaluation: Film Grading Tool
And here is a video to explain the features of the tool and how to use it:
Game plan
Here is a link to all of my posts on game planning: Defensive Game Planning, All Posts, Forms, and Videos
Practice time
Here is a link to my thoughts on practice planning: Practice, Not a Minute to Spare
Here is a post about our weekly work schedule: Weekly Workflow
And a practice schedule template you can download: Practice Template
Coaching staff
How is effective is your communication from coaches to your players?
How effective is your communication between your coaches?
Here is a post on Game Organization – Game Procedures
How effective is your kicking game? How much practice time are you allocating to special teams?
Often fine-tuning and focusing on a few of these “little things” can give you the BIG fix that you are looking for.
Remember – You Can Do More… your brain is lying to you…. Don’t Believe It!
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