Statistics are a valuable tool for coaches in all sports. A common fault is to keep general statistics that illustrate only part of the true picture of your team. To properly glean specific information from statistics you must first decide what you hope to learn from them. This article provides guidelines on how to effectively use statistics to improve your team on a daily basis.
Recently I received an email from a coach asking for advice on keeping offensive statistics for his team. Here is my response to his questions.
1. I challenged him to first decide what specific statistics he wanted to effectively evaluate his team.
2. Offensive options include shot selection, shot chart, turnovers, post touches, penetration, number of passes, set play effectiveness, and use of inside out components.
3. Defensive options include defensive transition, easy baskets, defensive block outs, contested shots, help and recover, defensive rules, and fouling.
3. Once you decide what specific items you want to see from your team you can then devise a specific statistics strategy.
4. Your staff size will determine how many different statistics you can chart during practice or games.
5. Limit your scope to one or two things on offense and defense.
6. OER is a valuable offensive measurement tool but takes time to keep and analyze.
Once you determine what specific statistics to chart you must decide how to use them.
1. Use them with your staff only to make decisions on playing time and making adjustments in practice.
2. Share with your players to help them understand exactly what you want from them.
3. Help crystallize your own coaching philsophy and develop your own Top 3!
If used properly, statistics can be very beneficial to your coaching effectiveness and your team's ultimate success. Use these ideas to begin developing your own system of evaluation using statistics for games and practices.
Randy Brown has passion for the game of basketball. He works as a basketball consultant and mentor for coaches. Visit him at http://www.coachrb.com for free resources, Q & A, newsletter, and coaching programs. A speaker and writer, he has authored 75 articles on coaching and is nationally published. His 18 years in college basketball highlights a successful 23-year career. Mentored by Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson at Arizona. Resume includes positions at Arizona, Iowa State, Marquette, Drake, and Miami of Ohio, 5 Conference Championships and 5 NCAA appearances. His efforts have helped develop 12 NBA players including Steve Kerr, Sean Elliott, and Jaamal Tinsley. To contact Randy, email him at rb@coachrb.com
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