Notes

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by LarryS

I heard it mentioned at camp last weekend (and I think here in the past) that you should "keep a book". The suggestion on contents were camp evaluations from the off season, your goals for the year and game notes from each game (how it went for you, unusual situations, comments about the teams (style of play on offense and defense, players that had issues, coach's conducted)), etc.

What are your thoughts on this...are they a valuable tool? What do you put in yours if you keep one?

I have a notebook that I keep with me during the season. It contains my assignments, phone numbers of all my partners and other administrative stuff like 2-person and 3-person pregame forms. I also keep my rule books and case books (etc.) in there along with copies of a few articles that have been useful to me over the years. There are also some good notes from camps I have been to and all my observations from state tournaments.

I have never found much use for keeping a journal. All the mistakes that I have made over the years are burned into the "do not repeat" part of my brain and I obsess about them on my way home from the games. I don't think I'd gain anything from reading about them again later.

Z