Focus on Critical Information to Place Your Players in Position to be Successful

FOR LAST YEAR’S TECHNOLOGY ISSUE, American Football Monthly asked me to share some insight on the organization of game planning staff and resources.* This year, Travis Davis has asked me to again address the subject of game planning, this time regarding an often asked question: In light of the finite time we coaches have available each week for strategic planning, how can we find and use the best from the massive volume of information which technology produces? In coaching, as in many other highly visible, high pressure professions, TIME, or more correctly the lack of TIME, is one of our most formidable adversaries. During the week leading up to the game the steady march of time is relentless, only 24 hours in a day, only a few short days to prepare, and no compromises! To get your team properly prepared in such a tight time frame, it’s important to focus. But focus on what? In this