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how can i come up with a game plan?

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Simon JonesCoach, England

Michael

A game plan is when you set out how you are going to try to beat the opposing team and so should take into account:

Your team strengths
Your team weaknesses
The opposition strengths and weaknesses
The weather conditions
Etc....

Set out your plan simply so that the team can understand what to do when. If it is too complicated it will be unlikely to work.

There are example game plans available on the internet if you look.

Simon

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