This project began as a straight-forward survey... we asked coaches to report on "Your Last Game". We were hoping for - and received - mixed reporting. Some coaches told us about wins, others about losses. Of those, about 63% considered the game typical for their team and season, 37% classed it as exceptional. Here's the basic win/loss breakdown...


It was also a good mix of the "depth" of the result ... some were close games, others more lopsided victories, or defeats.

We also asked about cause. And at the simplest level it seems there were marginal differences between the reported causes of wins and losses...



Pitching gets the credit for more wins, and fielding (errors) for more of the losses.

But none of that really tells the story of each game. For that we wanted anecdotes and commentary - a real sense, from the coach's perspective, of what happened during the game that might have made a difference.

Based on the response so far, WebBall intends to do more survey lessons like this series. If you have suggestions for specific areas to look at in more depth, please pass them on.