I try to have exit interviews with every player at the end of the season. I ask all of them four questions:
1- What did you like about playing football here?
2- What did you not like about playing football here?
3- If you become the head coach here today, what will you change?
4- What do you see as your role on the team for 2017 and what are you going to do to make it happen? (grades 9-11) or What are your plans for next fall? (seniors)
Their answers give me some good feedback going forward to make our program better. They may hesitate a little on #2, but question #3 usually gives me some good insight.
I like hearing what our guys think and this is a good way to give them input and a voice in how we do things.
If you have a better plan for exit interviews or a better approach all together, please email me at david.buchanan@mercer.kyschools.us.
Merry Christmas!