Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

12.15.16 How to Practice: Nailing the Fundamentals with John Burmeister

Had a pretty amazing day in Chicago on Wednesday, talking teaching with a group of (mostly) MLS professional soccer coaches who are enrolled in US Soccer’s new Pro License course. The group includes guys who I admire as coaches and who I followed as players. I was a little bit starstruck… but I got over that…


09.14.16 Dept of Synergy: Feign Ignorance Meets Reject Self-Report

The TLAC team has been thinking a lot lately about combinations of techniques.  What are the techniques that work well in synergy?  What are the peanut butter-and-jelly, pairings of techniques where the melding of flavors makes the whole more than the sum of the parts? Why do such pairings and groupings work so well?  What’s the…