BILL WALSH COACHING ADVICE

BILL WALSH COACHING


A. "49er FOOTBALL"


1. BEAT THE OPPONENT TO THE PUNCH

2. SET A STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AND MEET IT.

3. BE PRECISE IN ALL THINGS AND ALWAYS PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

4. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE AND EVERY ROLE IS ESSENTIAL.

5. PREPARATION BREEDS EXECUTION AND EXECUTION BREEDS SUCCESS.;

6. KEEP YOUR WIT AT ALL TIMES.

7. COMMUNICATION IS VITAL.

8. FOOTBALL REQUIRES ENDLESS ADAPTATION.



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B. ADVICE TO STAFF:

1. LET THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH SET THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THE TEAM.

2. HUMOR IS VITAL! ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO LAUGH.

3. PATIENCE! ALWAYS ALLOW A PLAYER TO REPEAT A MISTAKE (TWICE IN A ROW) TO SEE IF MISTAKE IS REAL OR IF HE HAS CORRECTED IT.

4. STORE UP SOME OF YOUR COACHING POINTS (DON'T WORK ON TOO MANY THINGS AT ONE TIME).

5. ONLY ONE COACH SPEAKS IN A DRILL (TWO VOICES TEND TO DISTRACT).

6. DON'T STOP TALKING TO YOUR PLAYERS (DON'T IGNOR THEM — ESPECIALLY 2nd TEAMERS).

7. PLAYERS GAIN STRENGTH FROM THEIR COACH. PRESENT: STRENGTH — PREPARATION — KNOWLEDGE.


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C. IMPORTANT THOUGHTS ON PRACTICE (TEACHING):

1. ISOLATE THE SKILLS YOU WANT TO DO (MUST BE SIMPLE). EXECUTION = #1!

2. DETERMINE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO PRACTICE THOSE SKILLS (SIZE OF STAFF = IMPORTANT).

3. SCRIPT EVERY PLAY IN EVERY PRACTICE. ONE PLAY = ONE MINUTE.

4. EXAMPLE: 49er O-LINE COACH HAD 600 MINUTES TO TEACH 32 SKILLS IN PRE-SEASON.

5. ONE HOUR ON SKILLS IN 2-A-DAYS (10 MINUTES PER SKILL). USUALLY 30 MINUTES ON PASS SKILLS AND 30 MINUTES ON RUN SKILLS. ISOLATE THE SKILL — ALLOCATE TIME — LEARN HOW TO TEACH THE SKILL.

6. FIGURE # OF PRACTICES AND HOW LONG EACH WILL BE TO DETERMINE ALLOCATION OF TIME.