Not every game is a good one. Sometimes the games aren't even pretty good. And some games are pretty darned awful. I coached that game and that team today.
My team got shelled today. Six -nil. That was a pretty fair result. We had 15 shots, eight on target, one crossbar, but we were lucky to get away with only six goals against. For my players it was a tough pill to swallow as the game progressed. Several asked questions about what to do and we tried to help, but it was today, too little, too late from this coach.
From my perspective, I am in pretty good company this year, Kenny Dalglish, 4-1 loss to Tottenham, Arsene Wenger, 8-2 loss to Manchester United, and Sir Alex Ferguson, 6-1 to Manchester City. Notwithstanding these illustrious compatriots, I do not want to be in there company on this occasion. How do I get away?
Psychoanalysis.
1. How did you ( the coach) prepare? Did it show on the field?
2. What went right? This is important to identify, even if it is only that the players all brought water bottles. Commend them for this and move on to the next question, because what they got right you shouldn't have to prepare them for again.
3. What went wrong? Identify each aspect, is it team shape, defence, attitude, attacking, fitness, or a combination of any or all. This is where the coach earns their keep. The coach must identify the issues and develop a training and a game response to those issues.
4. Don't be proud. Seek help and input from fellow coaches and see what suggestions they may have for training. For instance, I had one coach today ask me why I had a certain player in one position and not another. My answer was it was a position I knew she was comfortable with. His point, she may have more impact in a different position. And he may be right.
5. Get on with it. Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and King Kenny have all lost big. And what did they do? They prepared for the next game. That is the job, help the team develop, make them improve, and get them ready for the next game.
What am I going to do?
Sulk for a while, figure out what went right, what went wrong, and prepare.
Ka-BOOOOOM
You Never Walk Alone
Hal White
Psychoanalysis.
1. How did you ( the coach) prepare? Did it show on the field?
2. What went right? This is important to identify, even if it is only that the players all brought water bottles. Commend them for this and move on to the next question, because what they got right you shouldn't have to prepare them for again.
3. What went wrong? Identify each aspect, is it team shape, defence, attitude, attacking, fitness, or a combination of any or all. This is where the coach earns their keep. The coach must identify the issues and develop a training and a game response to those issues.
4. Don't be proud. Seek help and input from fellow coaches and see what suggestions they may have for training. For instance, I had one coach today ask me why I had a certain player in one position and not another. My answer was it was a position I knew she was comfortable with. His point, she may have more impact in a different position. And he may be right.
5. Get on with it. Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and King Kenny have all lost big. And what did they do? They prepared for the next game. That is the job, help the team develop, make them improve, and get them ready for the next game.
What am I going to do?
Sulk for a while, figure out what went right, what went wrong, and prepare.
Ka-BOOOOOM
You Never Walk Alone
Hal White
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