Start with a Team Meeting

Communication is the key to maximizing your team's success.  Always start your season with a quality team meeting.  Bad coaching and bad playing is inevitable but can be overcome with quality and heart felt communication, starting the first day of the new pre-season.  Introduce the team, the season, the opportunity, the challenge. Paint a pretty and powerful  picture of the season's potential.

Team Shape

Seems simple enough but I cannot say how often I notice bad team shape and slow or no reaction from the coach. I notice a team defending in its attacking shape. That seems to be the bigger issue. However a team attacking with its defensive shape is also noticed.