--- In Good-Bad-Ugly@y..., steve hoszowski <shosz@y...> wrote:
> Howdi
> I know that this is the perennial problem for coaches
> everywhere and it doesnt matter at which level of the
> game.
>
> This might help in the future.
>
> Depending on whether you are playing for sheep
> stations or just coaching a bunch of kids because
> there was no one else is an important aspect to take
> into consideration. At the beginning of the year one
> of the planning principles is to decide with your team
> the goals you are trying to achieve.
>
> You have a huge role to play here as you have the best
> knowledge and understanding of the skill, motivation,
> and development level of the squad. With this you
> would be able to instil an outlook for the team to
> follow.
>
> On a slightly different tack Man Utd have followed a
> very successful rotational system very successfully.
> The australian womens hockey team under Rick
> Charlesworth adopted this system a number of years ago
> and have been very successful.
>
> However any system needs the full knowledge of all
> stakeholders and needs to be implemented at the
> beginning of a season and followed through. The coach
> needs to be aware of players strengths and weaknesses
> as well as the opponents so he/she can produce a
> playing roster to match the level of opponents.
>
> hope this helps
> Steve H
>
> > Thanks Steve, I appreciate your interest, I'm sure its a problem
many must experience

Regards

Pete
>
>
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