Coach Steuerwald's 22 practice sessions

    Coach Steuerwald, who turns 76 this month, points out that almost half of his team’s practices each season are conducted during the three weeks prior to the first game. Like many coaches, he has two-a-day practices Monday through Friday before fall classes begin, and also holds a single practice on Saturday morning. That’s 11 practice sessions each of the first two weeks and four more the week of the season opener.

    That’s why so much work goes into planning every session, every drill, basically every minute of three weeks worth of practices. “Prior Planning Prevents Pitiful Poor Performance” is Steuerwald’s motto and it is evident when you look at the daily practice organizational charts, which he is generously sharing with AFM readers. (Note: Detailed charts for all 22 practice sessions can be downloaded and printed by clicking here)