GW Field Guide // Straight Comparison
The coach who watches practice vs the coach who never leaves the weight room
| Watches practice | Never leaves the weight room | |
|---|---|---|
| Time it costs | Fifteen minutes, not every day, in August | Zero |
| Knows the head coach's verbiage | Yes, heard it live on the field | No, works off a schedule and a rumor |
| Knows what a position group does inside a period | Watched it happen | Guessing from the weight room |
| Position coaches and trainer know the plan | Sent day one, day two, day three before the week starts | They find out on Wednesday from a sore kid |
| Contact with the athletic trainer | Daily conversation, so the load call and the injury report agree | Weekly at best, and the two reports collide in front of the head coach |
| What happens in a philosophy fight | Rarely has one, explains the program in plain words instead | Defends the program, wins the point, loses access to the players |
| Consulted when the script gets written | Asked by October | Still complaining about the script in November |
The verdictThe fifteen minutes is the cheapest thing you will ever buy. Go stand on the grass.