Template A8

Daily decision rules

Your rules for the morning, written before the season: what each flag means for today's session, so the call is not improvised.

How to use it

Decide which inputs you read each morning. HRV, sleep and wellness are the usual three.
For each flag, write what happens to the session. If you cannot name the action, the rule does not exist yet.
Agree the rules with your staff and tell the athletes before you use them.
Never act on one metric alone. A yellow flag on one input with the others stable is a question to ask, not a session to change.

The morning check

What we read each morning

Example: Morning HRV, sleep duration, and five wellness items rated 1 to 5: sleep quality, fatigue, soreness, mood, stress.

Who reads it, and by when

Example: The S&C coach, before training.

The rules

Module 3 speaks of green, amber and red. This sheet uses the four flags of the tools, so that it matches your athlete profile and your early-warning checklist.

Flag	What you see	What happens to today's session	Who is involved
Green
Yellow
Orange
Red

Example
Flag	What you see	What happens to today's session	Who is involved
Green	HRV, sleep and wellness within the athlete's normal range.	Train as planned.
Yellow	One input one SD below the athlete's baseline, the others stable.	Monitor. Ask the athlete how they feel. No change to the session.	Coach and athlete.
Orange	Two SD on one input, or yellow flags on several inputs together.	Reduce intensity or volume by a set amount (for example 30%). Discuss with the athlete.	Coach, S&C coach, athlete.
Red	Three SD on any input, or the athlete reports symptoms.	Substitute the session. Escalate to medical staff for review before the next exposure.	Coach, S&C coach, medical staff.

Agreed

Agreed with (staff), on

Athletes briefed on

Green is the baseline builder's own line (Module 3). Yellow, orange and red are the tiers, actions and people of Module 4 (section 4.4, slide 40) and of the early-warning system builder.