Simplifying Film Study for the Post Season

Oct 12, 2012 | Program Development, Evaluations

By Jeff Minter

Columnist

X&O Labs

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Playoff season has arrived and with it comes more pressure, more responsibilities and in many cases unfamiliar opponents.  Each of these factors makes it crucial for coaching staffs fortunate enough to be in the playoffs to have a detailed plan on how they plan on studying their opponent with the added time constraints and pressures.


The key to successfully navigating your post-season film study is simple...WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER!


In reference to coaching and film study this does not mean you can be lazy. You still need to put in the time. However, by prioritizing and organizing how you study film you can reduce the hours you put in allowing you to deal with all of the additional variables that come with post season play.


 

 

Delegate to Dominate



 

The best you can, delegate the film study by position group. Doing this not only empowers more coaches and helps them understand the opponent, but it also allows for more depth of study at each of the given positions.