So, I'm the type of guy who hates going through the book and sifting through all the information to put together stats and such. I also (as of yet) don't have an assistant coach at all. I rely on a student assistant/manager to keep book. They are not always on top of it as much as I would like. For example when an opposing batter is coming to the plate, if I were to ask "what did he do last time" theres some some frantic ruffling of papers, and I might get an answer by the time we are a couple pitches into the at bat...not ideal.
I understand the importance of keeping book. but I would like to have another way of charting things as we go that can make it a little easier to look back on for stat calculations, other patterns, and on the fly in game questions. I want to be able to, at a quick glance, say "he went oppo on a curve in his last at bat" or "we need to work more on throwing first pitch strikes"... stuff like that that.
My idea is that i will have 2-3 bench players or managers: 1 to keep book, 1-2 more to keep some tracking sheets throughout the game and/or base coach. I'm also thinking of tracking things at practice for goal setting purposes: how fast we throw someone out, fielding range and success rate, swinging at only good pitches etc. what are other coaches doing to track different things throughout the game and in practice? I have done a bit of thinking and put together a couple of charts, but I'm sure there is already someone else out there with a lot more experience doing something better. I would love to have some conversation about this. Stats4gnats I'm looking at you! haha!
Thanks in advance!
CoachZ