Switches don't "turn on and off" during games. Prepared teams perform at a higher level than others.
Communication activates, energizes, and intimidates. There's a saying, "silent teams lose."
If a team doesn't communicate in practice they won't talk in games. In addition to Maggie Turner, another excellent communicator last season was Abby Dennison as fans could hear her calling the ball.
Communication can separate success and failure. "I thought it was your ball," reflects chaos. As Eric Kapitulik and Jake MacDonald write in The Program, "chaos breeds chaos. Calm breeds calm."
The authors recommend, "name, command, and volume." Assign the instruction directly and at the right volume to help maintain the line of communication, focus, and calm.
Remember the acronym CLAPP - clarity, loudness, authority, pauses, and posture (body language). The best communicators use more elements.
Lagniappe. A little goofy and it gets the point across.
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