Educate your staff and players on what their role will be when the plan is activated. Also, update the plan often to reflect priority and personnel changes. This will ensure that the plan will be ready and accessible when needed. While the plan is in development, explore potential crises that your organization has survived as well as other relevant crises that have affected your counterparts. Vigilantly identify current and potential problems that exist and decide how to react to them.
Every coach keeps a pulse on the team s attitude and conditioning.
Stay tuned to chinks in the organization s armor. We often blame the media for creating controversy. Sometimes they do but, for the most part, the media only magnifies a preexisting problem. Don t get blindsided by the media. On the field, the bright lights of the scoreboard serve as a constant reminder of your success or lack thereof.