Every Single Rep Matters - Infield Play

Danny Marcuzzo The Great Debate Take out Subjectivity

Subjectivity- The quality of being based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. Take Out Subjectivity

What is the goal of Golf?

66 beat 67 everyday

It doesn’t matter how it goes in Take out Subjectivity Take out Subjectivity Take out Subjectivity

Lowest Score Wins Everytime!!

What would golf be without a hole? What does this have to do with baseball? What Do Coaches and Players Care About?

Scoreboard What Do Coaches and Players Care About? Stat Sheet What Do Coaches and Players Care About?

The game is the ultimate test of what we do in practice.

But do you score practice like you do in a game? Take out Subjectivity

Things Coaches Say After Practice –

“Joey looked good today”

“We got better”

“We got a lot of reps today”

“Joey made every play” Take out Subjectivity

Things Players Say After Practice –

“I had my best day yet”

“I hit the ball hard today”

“I didn’t miss a ground ball” How do you know if that is true? TRACK IT! Live in the Objective World Objective - noun Something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: adjective Not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: Practice Like You Want to Play

Day, Week, Month, Semester, All-Time Infield Play

4.0/4.2 Practice Like You Want to Play

Post it – Bring it into their world

Be Consistent!

The information means nothing to them if they don’t know about it Get the Most Out of the Reps You Do Take

If you are going to take a rep, it better matter.

If not, you are playing golf without a hole. Practice Like You Want to Play

Does it need to be this complicated?

Assess your situation Get the Most Out of the Reps You Do Take

Is what I’m tracking translating to the game? TRACK THAT TOO!! Infield Play 2021 Unit Goals Infield Play 2021 Coaches Goals Infield Play Tracking the Progress Reasons to Track

Make Competitive

Make every rep game like

Show players why they are playing/not

Take your biases out/Can’t argue with exacts

Takes out animosity

Rewards the right guys (Recently/Overtime) Disclaimer

They will argue that the tracking isn’t right (which is fine) go through the day with them

Also do everything to ensure it is as exact as possible!

Make sure your tracking isn’t biased Subjectivity

There is a time and a place for making a gut decision as a coach. But have all the information to help you make an informed one! How Are You Investing Your Time? Go Big Red

[email protected] @CoachMarcuzzo 402-850-9898

Competitive Spirit Toughness – Physical and Mental Leadership/Teammate Intelligence Adaptability