Looking Back At Mistakes
Looking back on the tournament, I can see that we simply failed at several of the points we had wanted to work on. First of all, we said we were going to move more, be the aggressor, run up and shoot people, but that didn’t happen. We got back into our conservative mode, but instead of focusing on setting up solid defensive breakouts we somehow got caught in between trying to do both. Several times we missed our lanes, and they were usually the ones coming downfield, and it was a lot harder to completely lock it down due to the width of the field this time and the absence of out front player. Basically, pick a plan and stick to your guns. When you get up on bodies then look to improvise, but until then make sure everything is covered.
Secondly, our communication was pathetic. I didn’t expect our newest member to just jump right in and play like we did, but being new didn’t help communication whatsoever. And then there were times when I thought I was being vocal enough, and afterwards they’d say, “Dude, where was that guy?� I’d tell them I was screaming his position, and then there were times where I wasn’t hearing them. It helps to be extra loud indoors. The walls are concrete, everything echoes, and once all guns get up to speed the small things just get droned out. If you’re not hoarse by the end of the day then there is something wrong (and we weren’t even close).
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