Strategy is a  long term plan of action, based on current information about your opposition, your team's capabilities,  probability,  and  your intent.  strategic plans  are based in the future.
     Tactics are the direction of action, dictated by current situational   needs.  Tactics are  based in the present, they are reactive  measures used to keep you one step ahead of your opposition.
GAME PLAN.  Your  game plan is a strategic plan.  it should be developed with consideration of your individual player  capabilities, and  your  team's dynamic potential.  Never try to develop strategy before you know the capabilities of your players.  If  your game plan does not fit your team you will have a difficult season ahead of you.
      Too many coaches choose a game plan, then use their players like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle.  This method usually results in much wasted time moving players around, often without acceptable results. it is  better to take your time And develop a game plan that fits the team.  Make  your  plays work for the team  not against them.
      Never rely on a shallow game plan, incorporate enough diversity to allow an adequate flexible response capability. In other words a contingency plan.
The  contingency plan is a tactical flexibility measure, which can help keep your team  competitive in difficult  games.  Don't  leave your team to suffer defeat simply because you did not devise a contingency plan.

ANALYSIS.  During your first few practice periods, make A player assessment.  Note the strong and the weak points, of each  player, Include, their enthusiasm, physical potential, mental keenness, and experience.
ASSIGNMENT.  Using your, player assessment, make initial player assignments.
TENTATIVE PLANNING.  Design a basic game plan around the strengths and weaknesses of your  players.
TESTING.  Use  scrimmage  to determine  what flaws might exist in your tentative plan, and player assignment.
CORRECTION.  Take whatever  corrective actions as are  necessary.
DETERMINATION.  Decide what the best course of action is, and expand your tentative plan along those lines.
IMPLEMENTATION.  Pull all the elements of  your team, and game plan together.  work on timing, and play execution.
COORDINATION.  Use enhanced  drill,  scrimmage and discussion, to further game plan indoctrination.
REANALYZE.  Look at your  overall  strategy critically.  Find any weaknesses and work to correct all deficiencies.
CONTINGENCY.  Make arrangements for tactical adjustment due to weather, player injuries, powerful opposition, and  unusual circumstance.  Flexibility is the key to contingency.             

     Strategic plans such at your game plan, are necessary for, providing direction towards meeting training requirements, and  establishing continuity of Purpose.
     Tactical  planing is necessary for specific game conduct. Although I have  already  mentioned tactics as they apply to contingency planing  you must know that there is more to tactics than Just that.. The time when a coach makes the most use of tactics is during his conduct of specific games.   The coach enters the  game  by

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