Many popular sports put a lot of pressure on not only the players to perform but also the coach or manager to get the best out of them. In Premier League football alone just one seasons of lacklustre performance can be all that the clubs need to justify the manager being sacked. Sometimes this may be because a new or inexperienced manager has not been able to judge the games well and may not be up to the standard being played, in other cases the manager may suit a different playing style and their players find it tough to play to their strengths.
Either way it can mean a lot of pressure is placed on any new managers and coaches to get quick results, this pressure may have you wondering how you can do this whilst also exacting your own carefully laid plans to bring the team forward. The best way to go about this delicate transition period is to see what is working and what isn't. Observing practice games or events can give you a good idea of where each athlete's strengths and weaknesses are and what you can do to make them more rounded and skilled.
Assigning individual coaching sessions or drills can help to bring certain skills up to standard but sometimes you will simply need to get them more game time experience, many players who perform well on the training ground can fall apart during competitive matches or games. Building player confidence is important as it can be the x factor that spurs them to perform to the best of their abilities without worrying they could fail.
Once you have gotten used to your athletes and know their strengths then you can start to build your tactic and strategies up around this knowledge. You are now in the best position to make changes to your team, knowing each player's strengths you can play to these by altering the formation or even change positions that players are assigned such as defenders becoming midfielders in football or perimeter shooters becoming ball handlers in Basketball.
As a knock on effect these changes could help to catch your opponents off guard, they may have scouted previous ties and think they know how your team are going to play, with fresh tactics and changes your team will now be unpredictable and dangerous to the opposition. As long as you are constantly improving and keeping a watch for ways you could fine tune the team then you should start to see positive results very quickly.
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