Managing the 4th Quarter

The game is winding down and -suddenly- time is not your friend. 

You may be tempted to deploy a Prevent Defense, or go into a Box-and-One, to try to run out the clock.

This is a common mistake.
(see Buffalo Bills 1993)

Growing up we knew how to play the game. Then, Analytics ushered in a whole new era. 

Looking back on things, you may be thinking replay doesn't lie.

(it can be inconclusive).

--TIMEOUT--

Take a look at your gameplan and make adjustments. 

Could be you had the first 15 or 20 plays scripted.

But Things have changed.

NOW is actually the time to put pressure on the defense. 

OPEN up your playbook.

I am exactly as old as the Super Bowl. 

57     LVII

 

Here are my game notes:

Spend less time

❌  Running out the clock

Spend more time

✅  Dazzling people with your game strategy and innovation

Less time

❌  Finding fault with what people can't do

More time

✅  Celebrating their strengths

Less

❌  Lamenting where things went wrong

More 

✅  Making them right

🏉🏈🏀🎳🏁

❌  Road raging at every moron in the left lane who doesn't know how to drive

✅  Teaching a teenager how to drive

❌  Dwelling

✅  Excelling

❌  Trying to meet someone

✅  Meeting someone

❌  Mindlessly eating

✅  Purposefully eating

❌  Deflating the football

✅  Throwing the football

❌  Acquiring

✅  Experiencing

❌  Wishing your enemies die in a fiery crash

✅  Making time with your friends even though everyone is busy

❌  Holding grudges

✅  Having parties

❌  Living in your head

✅  Leading with your heart

❌  Speeding

✅  Getting where you're going (it seems the trip back is always shorter)

❌  Thinking the earth is flat

✅  Playing ball

❌  Tearing people down

✅  Coaching people up (especially kids)

❌  Hoping and Dreaming

✅  Coping and Redeeming

❌  Burning it down

✅  Lighting it up

Come on Coach you got this...

Tomorrow: You Are Loved

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For my sister...I'll always miss you too.