ALL STAFFS INVEST A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF time and effort in game planning. Strategic preparation for an opponent is a big part of what we do as coaches. It\'s a major element of the intellectual challenge of coaching which attracts us to the profession, and it forms the basis for the way in which we as coaches compete on game day. Play calling success is dependent upon a knowledge of the strengths, weaknesses and tendencies of both your own team and of your opponent. We all know that other factors such as player talent, emotion, and in some cases a little luck, can affect the outcome of a game, but once a season starts, the variable most in your control is planning and strategy. Knowing your opponent and your own team, in a strategic sense, begins with the study of game tape. There is no getting around the fact that there will always be a lot of work involved in the process of breaking
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