Sizing Up Your Team – Post-Season Evaluation Can Be a Positive Exercise for Coaching Staffs and Players

The 2010 high school football season has ended, but that does not mean that head coaches downshift into neutral and coast for the next few months. In reality, the 2011 season already has begun.     What is accomplished in the off-season is often key to how successful next season will be. In many ways, the off-season is as busy, if not busier, than the actual fall season for head coaches.     Equipment needs to be reconditioned and inspected for safety. The off-season weight and conditioning program needs to be implemented. There’s scheduling meetings and meetings with parents and booster clubs.     Perhaps the most important order of business for a head coach at the end of the season is the evaluation of his staff and players. Every head coach does it. Some have an established evaluation process they’ve used for years. Others might tweak