Keep a Journal

The SportsLog app is a time tracker — and it’s just one tool you should use.  But time tracking alone isn’t enough.

You should also keep a notebook (or two) to speed your development. A notebook is easier to flip through, easier to write detailed notes in, and easier to review over time. It also won’t crack when a dumbbell gets dropped on it in the weight room.

• If you learn something new from a coach, book, article, or video —> write it down.

• If you find an especially helpful diagram, table, or image —> sketch it — or print it and tape it inside.

• Collect hints, tricks, and tips, and your understanding of the game will grow.

The more seriously you take learning about your sport, the more impressive your progress will be.

• Know more than your teammates.

• Understand the rules better than the refs.

• Develop strategies better than your coaches. 

Consider using two journals:

1. Mental Preparation / Game Knowledge

• Take notes on what you read - strategies or new techniques.

• Write down insights from videos or film review

• Reflections after practices and games

2. Physical Training

• Speed, agility, and plyometrics workouts

• Strength training routines (lifts, sets, reps, progress)

• Conditioning notes and adjustments

So why not just keep notes in the app?

• Because organizing your thoughts on paper is different.

• Because rediscovering old notes sparks learning.

• Because writing something down makes it more memorable than a screenshot that gets lost in your camera roll.

Track your time with the app.
Track your growth with a journal.

Use both, and you’ll build skills, knowledge, and discipline that separate you from the competition.

Mental Preparation (Amazon links) - Leather Journal

Physical Training (Amazon links) - Workout Journal