CouchCoach
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People - this is the most critical step for the owner must decide what he wants his team to be and who are the people best qualified to achieve that. Just wanting to win a trophy isn't enough. He must hire the best GM to build that team and must be able to develop a thorough plan to get there.
Planning - isn't a year to year exercise. Planning takes methodical attention to detail and monitoring to make certain every act, every coach, every player adheres to the plan. The planning stage should be with just the owner and GM and the following stage is back to people to execute the plan. The HC must buy into the plan or be able to convince the owner and GM of a better plan. They must all be of one mind and every move filtered through the plan. The HC should fit the plan before he is ever hired.
Patience - should be built into the plan with a timeline to achieve the goal and progress monitored more than end result; although, many well laid plans achieve success ahead of schedule. Patience requires full belief in the plan, without that the lack of patience will derail the plan.
Perseverance - every good plan has pitfalls and those cannot be allowed to derail the plan. Flexibility to go around what you cannot go through, and not deviate from the plan, is key. Some plans are achieved just because of perseverance.
Preparation - this is the trickiest part, after people, because preparation does not mean just to be ready to execute the plan but to be prepared for when the plan begins to drift off target. Injuries, turnover of those hired to help implement the plan and unforeseen potholes should not only be anticipated but prepared for in advance so the least amount of time is spent on reaction to the event and focused on overcoming it. Sticking to the plan takes preparation.
All seems rather simplistic and duh, doesn't it? Because it is. Unless the owner has no plan or an unworkable plan, then everything done is to achieve failure because failure was within the plan.
Want to know why this franchise has done so little in 25 years? All begins with that first P, People, the owner and GM do not have each other to keep them on the plan so the owner/GM spends his time preparing for another plan. Plans built upon failed plans.
Planning - isn't a year to year exercise. Planning takes methodical attention to detail and monitoring to make certain every act, every coach, every player adheres to the plan. The planning stage should be with just the owner and GM and the following stage is back to people to execute the plan. The HC must buy into the plan or be able to convince the owner and GM of a better plan. They must all be of one mind and every move filtered through the plan. The HC should fit the plan before he is ever hired.
Patience - should be built into the plan with a timeline to achieve the goal and progress monitored more than end result; although, many well laid plans achieve success ahead of schedule. Patience requires full belief in the plan, without that the lack of patience will derail the plan.
Perseverance - every good plan has pitfalls and those cannot be allowed to derail the plan. Flexibility to go around what you cannot go through, and not deviate from the plan, is key. Some plans are achieved just because of perseverance.
Preparation - this is the trickiest part, after people, because preparation does not mean just to be ready to execute the plan but to be prepared for when the plan begins to drift off target. Injuries, turnover of those hired to help implement the plan and unforeseen potholes should not only be anticipated but prepared for in advance so the least amount of time is spent on reaction to the event and focused on overcoming it. Sticking to the plan takes preparation.
All seems rather simplistic and duh, doesn't it? Because it is. Unless the owner has no plan or an unworkable plan, then everything done is to achieve failure because failure was within the plan.
Want to know why this franchise has done so little in 25 years? All begins with that first P, People, the owner and GM do not have each other to keep them on the plan so the owner/GM spends his time preparing for another plan. Plans built upon failed plans.
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