How to Make Coaches and Players Better Communicators in the Age of Technology

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In case you missed the ongoing chat at the end of our last Modern @thletics column, we’re resurfacing the discussion that expands upon our 4 Rules for Introducing Technology Into Player-Coach Relationships.

They might seem simple at first glance, but overlooking these steps can have serious consequences:

1) Know what the tech does

2) Be clear on what constraint it removes, or how it makes your process more efficient

3) Know how you handled this constraint before

4) What are the new rules going forward? This assumes the old rules were understood by everyone

Check out the back-and-forth that we had with our editor, Matt, over the course of the past week and send your thoughts to modernathletics@sporttechie.com to help us shape the future of this column.