The Offseason Journey – Ideas from Bill Walsh

The offseason journey is a time to review, reflect, and determine where your team goes next. It’s also a time for you to determine how you will grow and develop as an individual in the coaching profession.

In this episode, we share an excerpt from Bill Walsh’s book Finding the Winning Edge to get you thinking about your offseason journey. Coach Walsh was one of the best ever because he knew how all aspects of coaching fit into the big picture, down to the finest details of what it takes to win from individual positions, units, and teams.

Though this book is now over 30 years old, it reads like it was written recently. The knowledge Coach Walsh shared is timeless and can help you in your development now as much as it did the many coaches from his coaching tree who went on to have outstanding careers as head coaches.

Recommendations:

1. Set up a calendar
2. Plan vacation
3. Schedule important meetings
4. Establish an environment with veterans
5. Set objectives and expectations with players
6. Assimilate new players
7. Evaluate personnel: Do they fit with past season schemes
8. Evaluate your team’s systems
9. Establish a procedure for rating each play and series

Related Episode:

How to Become a Head Coach – Thom McDaniels, Ohio High School Coaches Hall of Fame Head Coach

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