Information Sharing at Georgia Southern Got More Efficient With DRIVN

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Student-athletes are busy. Jamming practices, classes, meetings, appointments, studying, individual fitness training and any number of other tasks into their day can be a lot to handle.

There’s little coaches can do other than issue warnings about the importance of using their time wisely, encourage players to stay organized and not fall behind in the classroom or on the field. After all, it’s ultimately up to the player to get it all done.

At Georgia Southern University, men’s soccer coach John Murphy has given his players a tool to assist them in their daily lives.

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Why South Carolina Doesn’t Treat All Players the Same

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Here’s the problem with rules: if you have a rule, there has to be a consequence for breaking it.

And, of course, there has to be team rules. As much as chaos can be fun, it’s never going to be helpful to your players and never going to be part of your team culture. So, at the start of each season, you explain the rules and make sure your players know you are fully capable of enforcing them.

The punishment for breaking a rule, though, is usually left undefined, and the answer to a question about punishment is often, “I’ll decide.”  

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How Objective Data Changed UNC Women’s Soccer Player-Coach Dynamic

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There are 28 different categories for which a women’s soccer player at the University of North Carolina receives a score – every day, in practice and in games.

It’s part of an effort by head coach Anson Dorrance to develop what he has labeled a “competitive cauldron,” a developmental environment which encourages – even demands – competition between teammates.

“The main thrust of the competitive cauldron is to drive competition in practice,” says Dorrance, who has led the Tar Heels to 21 NCAA Championships and was the architect of the U.S. Women’s National team program. “If everyone knows that every part of practice is recorded, we are going to get a greater focus and a more competitive spirit to try to win at every aspect of practice.

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