Coach-analyst — how to read the season through the coaching interviews
The coach-analyst guide is the desk's standing read of the coaching interviews throughout the season. The guide is built from the publisher's own published coach commentary and the governing body's regional press wires.
How the desk reads a coaching interview
A coaching interview is question, answer, source. The desk reads three artefacts per interview: the question, the answer, and the source (publisher or governing body).
Question
Reproduce the question from the publisher's published interview feed. Tier-A on the publisher feed.
Answer
Reproduce the answer from the publisher's published interview feed. Tier-A on the publisher feed.
Source
Cross-stamp against the governing body's regional press wire. Tier-A lock where both feeds agree.
Editor read
The desk's interpretation of the interview. Tier-C editorial with a corrections log.
Editor's stamp
Tier-A lock where the publisher feed and the governing body press wire agree.
Archive
Filed under the coaching-archive with the publisher URL, the governing body URL and the editorial stamp.
Sample interview thread · APAC Major Group A
Below is a sample interview thread from the APAC Major Group A. The questions and answers are reproduced verbatim from the publisher's published interview feed; the editorial read is filed separately as Tier-C.
| Question — Round 1 | Q: Walk through your round-one plan. | A: Verified verbatim from publisher feed | Source — Tier-A verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Question — Round 2 | Q: How did the round-two pivot change contact timing? | A: Verified verbatim from publisher feed | Source — Tier-A verified |
| Question — Round 3 | Q: Where did you read the round-three trade structure? | A: Verified verbatim from publisher feed | Source — Tier-A verified |
| Editor read | Tier-C editorial — desk's interpretation across three rounds | Filed with corrections log | Reviewed against governing body press wire |
How a coach-analyst column reads across a season
A coach-analyst season is built from three composite reads: the regional composite, the bracket composite, and the season composite. Below is the desk's working method.
Regional composite
The regional composite is built from the publisher's own published interview feed across the regional bracket. The composite captures the per-coach interview thread for the regional cycle.
Bracket composite
The bracket composite is built from the publisher's own published interview feed across the full bracket cycle. The composite captures the per-coach interview thread for the bracket cycle.
Season composite
The season composite is built from the publisher's own published interview feed across the full season. The composite captures the per-coach interview thread for the season cycle.
What the desk does not publish for a coach-analyst column
The desk does not publish private coach commentary. The publisher's published commentary is re-printed.
The desk does not publish leaked interview transcripts. The publisher's published transcript is the only source.