Commit to a System

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Athletic coaches in team sports have long figured out that a team needs an overarching system that guides their strategy, practice, games, player selection, coaching hires, and everything else. Coaches often commit to a single system and build the franchise around it. The Patriots (of American football) have their 3–4 defense and FC Barcelona (the other football) have their famous tiki-taka system with its trademark quick and frequent passes.