A Simple Tool to Help You Track the Activities You’re Using (PS, This Is Important)

Odds are pretty good that you’ve already heard the saying:

The odds are even better that you don’t believe it applies to your inventory of coaching activities.

But trying to use too many activities with your teams is actually a problem that a lot of coaches (new and experienced) suffer from.  Most coaches try to do too much without even realizing it.

We’ve always said that the golden rule to team and player (and coaching) development is to do less, not more. And we’ve tried to offer some additional  coaching advice.

But now I’m here to tell you, straight up, that it’s time to stop and take a deep look at what you’re actually doing with your teams.

You and your players will likely benefit from you taking the time to evaluate your activity inventory. Because the odds are… you’re doing more than you think. And doing more, not less is a recipe for failure, not a recipe for mastery.

The Activity Inventory Tool is designed to help you become more aware of what you’re doing with your teams and help you notice things about your choice of activities that you might be overlooking.

To use this tool, simply write down the name of the activity in the activity column as you use it. Then, place a tally in the frequency column each time you use it after that. Do not leave anything out. Every little dribbling drill or 1v1 exercise counts. It is important to see how many, or how few activities you are actually using.

When using the Activity Inventory Tool, don’t change anything that you’re doing. Don’t try to fake it. Just do what you normally do and track it. The goal here is to simply notice:

1. What you’re actually doing
2. How often you’re actually doing it

Eventually, you’ll use the information to determine how the activities you’re using are impacting how your team plays.

For example, maybe you want your team to play possession-based soccer.  But after tracking your activities, you might realize that you spend more time training individual dribbling exercises when you should be doing rondos.

The Activity Inventory Tool is simple. Don’t overthink it. If you’re interested in giving it a try, you can download it here.

The list stops at 20. You can add more, or print another copy if you’d like. But if you’re using more than 20 exercises… that’s probably a red flag.

If you’re wondering how other coaches get by with doing less, our premium coaching membership gives you a look at a proven possession-based methodology that focuses on just 12 simple, but powerful exercises.