Have you worked as hard as you think?

It is the later part of the pre-season, and what we have established so far is the amount of work you put in during the off-season.  If you are not satisfied with your quality of play, then how hard have you worked in the off-season to play the way you expect. It is equally important as a player and as a coach to asses your level of commitment periodically to really ascertain if you could have done anything better.  As a coach have you provided your staff, and players with what's necessary to succeed in this upcoming year. Are you documenting what is going according to plan, and what is not going according to plan. Are your players performing the way they should. It is important to understand what your team needs, but more importantly what, and how each individual responds. As a former student athlete, I cannot express how important it is to understand how to motivate your players. The work ethic of this generation is so different; players no longer aspire to go in the gym by themselves, they usually have a trainer of some sort. So now as a coach you now become their trainer, so stop asking why can't you go in the gym by yourself, they do not know what it is to work hard, and understand what it takes to be that athlete. These are just questions that are necessary to perform the way you expect to perform in this season.  So I would start by asking myself have I worked as hard as I think?