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TAKE YOU FORWARD
By Kevin Hoffman, Editorial Director
Whether you run a program that
consistently wins championship or one
that struggles to win a single game,
you have the power to make changes.
Where coaches differ is how they go
about doing it.
The prevalence of technology used
to film games or track and analyze
performance has added another dimension to how we
approach our sport. You still tinker with schemes and
redesign practices to suit your needs, but data allows you
to make better decisions. That's if you're taking advantage
of it.
With each competition I attend throughout the high
school and college sports seasons, I make a point to
observe how coaching staffs log team performance. Some
schools film games from multiple angles, providing them
with a variety of perspectives when they break down
footage. Others have multiple statisticians with tablets,
going beyond the typical box score numbers to find an
edge. In other words, it's becoming uncommon just to see
a student manager or assistant coach with a clipboard.
If you're not among the programs taking advantage
of the latest innovations available to you, it's time to
reconsider. I understand there are barriers - cost and
resources among them - but nobody says you need to dive
in head first. There are inexpensive apps that can help
coaches with offseason training regimens, or software
programs that can analyze film and statistics to give you
a comprehensive break down of how your team stacks up
against the competition.
If you're not filming games, start there. If you're using
one camera, consider adding a second. If your stat keeper
is only tracking a few categories, find a second statistician
and dive deeper into the numbers. And if you're not
doing enough to scout your opponents and learn from
their processes, sit down with your staff and brainstorm
changes - no matter how small.
There will be coaches who shun the analytics
movement, but it's no accident that championshipwinning
teams, especially at the professional levels, are
miles ahead of everyone else in gathering and analyzing
information on players and team performance. Technology
allows you to go places that were impossible 20 years ago,
but it only helps if you're open to change.
You don't need to turn your program upside down.
But as you embark on another season, begin to evaluate
not only your program structure and schemes but the
process by which you make those decisions. You might be
surprised by what you find and where it takes you.
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