What does a non playing club coach do during a game
Apart from the obvious of running the warms ups/pregame preparation what happens when that first ball is bowled, and you are stuck on the sidelines? You'll have seen numerous coaches on TV scribbling away in their notebooks during games on TV. What are they writing down and is any of it relevant to club cricket? I'll give you an idea of what I collect and how it helps with my coaching. I'll be watching the game, taking notes and getting messages to the captain/bowlers on things I might see, and they are missing. I use a notebook because, with a game that potentially lasts several hours, it's very difficult to make mental notes of every incident and clearly recall everyone when you give feedback to the team post-game. I'll usually have jotted some KPIs down and challenged the team to attain these. These can be things like the number of runs scored/conceded in powerplay, dot balls, wickets taken/lost, boundaries scored/conceded, etc. I usually "pull" the...