Off Season Planning
Kicking Off the Off-Season (AKA: The Real Work)
Hey everyone -
Figured I’d start this group off with something that’s been on my mind a lot lately: the off-season for our high school trap teams.
Most people see the practices, the meets, the wins, the misses… but honestly, the part nobody sees is everything we’re doing right now. These months before anyone signs up are where 90% of the work actually happens.
Right now our youth committee at Lake Noquebay Sportsmans club is planning for Crivitz, Coleman, and Wausaukee High School Trap Teams - trying to get schedules in place, figuring out volunteer roles, and making sure we don’t start the season already behind. I’m rewriting parts of our handbook, cleaning up the lettering program, sorting out safety training, and trying to get our committee structure dialed in so it’s not the same two or three people doing everything.
We’re also already talking fundraising. It’s not glamorous, but if we want these kids to shoot without worrying about money, we have to plan it early. And honestly, the kids and parents don’t always realize how much planning goes into making that happen.
This is the part of the year where a lot of late-night messages happen… the part where I’m staring at whiteboards and notebooks trying to make sure we’re ready long before the first kid steps on the line.
So I wanted to open this up:What does your off-season look like right now?What’s stressing you out? What’s working? What are you trying to fix or improve before next season?
Feel free to jump in. This is exactly why I built this community — so the people running these programs don’t feel like they’re doing it alone.
— Randall
Kids scores go up immediately, therefore their enthusiasm also, as they can see improvements. Confidence skyrockets which allows them to be more receptive to more coaching. The kids believe in the coaching and process which equals sucess for them, teammates and the team.