Day: Tuesday Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: Doug’s Donut Shop
Attendants: The Falcons’ Coach and Assistant Coaches Allison Long and Joe Ames
Meeting Called to order.
Coach: Thank you to Assistant Coach Allison for the significant and insightful information on Reflection. I found it to be very helpful.
We’ll follow our meeting agenda to keep us on track. Let’s jump into our conversation about this past season.
Agenda
What worked? How did we do? With each of our Players With Community – Belonging – The Wolf and the Pack With the Team Needs
What needs work? Fix Game Changers Create and Train Player Leaders
What do we want to do better? History of the Sport Enjoyment of Playing
Why are we and the team better for going through this experience?
The Minutes of the Meeting will be reported to us by Assistant Coach Ames.
Coach: The Meeting is adjourned but before we break up I want to give each of you this gift and thank you for the great work you did this year. It has been a joy working with both of you.
You will get my message about a task to do for next season. Have a good break and I’ll see you then. I am looking forward to next season already!
Minutes of the Reflection Meeting
Attendants: The Falcons’ Coach and Assistant Coaches Allison Long and J0e Ames
Coach opened the meeting.
He thanked Allison for her message on Reflection.
He handed out the Agenda and started a Discussion on the Topics:
What worked? We worked well with Darla and her parents.
We can congratulate ourselves for our work on Team-building - including bringing Ollie in.
What needs work? We improved our work with “Subs” - they are now “Game changers” - They need more
practice time - “ Discussion on them playing early in the game.
Replacing Stan, Larry, and Terry - what do we need to do to strengthen the team?
Who do we have now who could be our player-leaders?
What do we want to do better? Do we need to do better with our after-game sessions with the players?
Brief history lesson, e.g. take home an article on Lou Gehrig, Mia Hamm, Jackie Robinson,
Sue Bird, Derrick Jeter, Jennie Finch, etc.?
Why are we and the team better for going through this experience? We met our team goals and overcame the middle of season adversity. We displayed great
character and sportsmanship throughout the season. Falcons really encouraged and
supported each other.
Coach adjourned the meeting and gave Allison and Joe gift books*.
In the Autograph page of the gift books, Coach asks us to read pages 14-17, think about our
2023 beliefs, and suggest changes, additions, or deletions before next season. Send him
any thoughts you may have on this.
/Joe Ames
*McGahey, Peter J. & Peter S. Pierro; Grass Roots Coaching, Using Sports Psychology and Coaching Principles Effectively; Rowan and Littlefield, 2021.
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