tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post4798520963477826469..comments2024-01-19T00:21:36.058-05:00Comments on View from the Deadbox: 2011 World Cup Practice, part 3Baca Locohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-8274978401410943972011-11-21T19:33:07.508-05:002011-11-21T19:33:07.508-05:00Hey Mike
A pretty good question. What I do here, t...Hey Mike<br />A pretty good question. What I do here, the analytical approach, is because it's the way I think about this stuff and it seems like a decent way to try and communicate the nuts & bolts of the game.<br />I never have these sorts of conversations with my players. While I'm thinking about all the various game factors in play I talk to the guys about practical ways to address issues. For example I always want to know where they got shot on our breakouts so I know what lanes the opposition is shooting. Or after I've identified a problem--like playing the cross field MT on the Cup field--we talk about the counters and what certain things mean; if the MT is laning the inside of the Temple to avoid your counter then you've got a clean bump into the snake.<br />So in a lot of respects what we do as a practical matter is probably similar to what most everyone else does. Do other teams approach this sorta stuff as analytically as I do? In general probably not but when you have years of high level experience under your belt a lot of the nuts & bolts of playing is the storehouse of information you draw on when making game play decisions.Baca Locohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-2679736610013919582011-11-21T17:20:14.347-05:002011-11-21T17:20:14.347-05:00Thought you had forgotten about this series of pos...Thought you had forgotten about this series of posts haha. Good read, I enjoy these posts.<br /><br />Question for you - do you know to what extent other teams/coaches analyze the fields and breakouts like this? In the pro division, are all teams considering the same factors you are, or are some more "scrambled eggs" and just go at it and learn by errors (at the tournament itself)? I know you'd expect all pro teams to prepare and analyze the field to this degree but I'm curious as to if you find this to be true.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880496623687248498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-45581642748680776662011-11-21T08:53:00.413-05:002011-11-21T08:53:00.413-05:00Thank you for this detailed analysis, helps a lot....Thank you for this detailed analysis, helps a lot.<br />Especially interesting to read what some opponent has done and how your team reacted.<br /><br />JuiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com