Game Film Preparation

[Reginald Rutledge]

In regards to the DFW League, the rules are created in such a manner that on any given day, a good team can lose. In a league that has 28-32 highly competitive coaches and things like injuries and scouting of players is utmost importance, over the years I have cataloged nearly every coach in the league in a database.

This database is used to help me prepare to play coaches, to study their tendencies, and understand who their star players are. Everything from knowing their passing percentage in clutch situations to knowing who their strongest players are has been carefully analyzed in this league.

Coaches exchange information in the DFW regarding this type of information. I exchange this information with coaches who play under my offensive and defensive system such as Michael Robertson. Even in the DFW, there are allies and enemies. Many guys definitely do not share information with neither of us.

So my question to you is "How do you prepare for a game within your league?" Do you go in knowing you are going to win or do you even spend any time doing anything? This is what makes the DFW so much fun is game preparation and in game "Peanut Galleries" giving both coaches the business. Guys who came here for the TSO saw the bafoonery of guys getting together and having a good time. Even guys like "Mr. National" and Kevin Boddie got in on the Tomfoolery as well. What do you guys do out there in MF land?

Reg