Playbook Session #2 (2/7)
Ken and I decided to begin this week's meeting by having each player share with the team her goals for the season. Generally, the responses weren't exactly what we were expecting, but perhaps we didn't set up the activity well enough. We were expecting more specific team-oriented goals (e.g. "I want to win Sectionals" or "beat Columbia" or "finish in the top 6 at Regionals," etc.), but the goals cited were decidedly more on the individual level. And while everyone undersold themselves with goals that were too modest, most had a clear idea of what they needed to work on (e.g. "I want to improve my flick huck"). Others were more vague (e.g. "I want to run better"). Several people said they wanted to get their first layout D, which is a nice but low-ball goal that suggested to Ken and I that we need to impart an intense defensive philosophy to the team -- everyone should be running hard and laying out on D.
As for the meeting's meat and potatoes, we distributed handouts and discussed continuation cuts, force straight-up D, and standard zone D. The way the next couple of practices go will tell us how well they soaked it up.
posted by Zac Roy @ 7:09 PM
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You need to take time to determine how you can take the goals of your individual players and incoprorate them into your team's goals. Be sure to help each of your players achieve each of their goals. They will get a great feeling of support from you. Then you can put a bigger challenge ahead of them. For example, I had a rather strong player last year with Drew who had many goals. One of them was to "Throw a 50 yard flick goal." I set him up in a situation where I told our best deep to cut for him in a called play. I told him to look for the throw and take it. The throw was not perfect, but it was a goal on an excellent receiver effort. When the thrower got to the sideline, I told him "Now that we've moved past your little baby goal, we can move on to something bigger right?" He was in my corner for the rest of the year and helped lead the team.
Be in your player's heads. Work to understand what will make them play their hearts out. Every little detail could help you later on.
I hope that you set forward your goals for the team as well.
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