High-water mark
667.8968
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8968 at Independence Fire & Ice BBQ — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 9, 2016
Coach's Decision
Coach's Decision is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 31 at the Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #3164 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 644.48 (+6.27)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.54 · weakest Chicken (159.13)
Road miles
121
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
644.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Coach's Decision, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Coach's Decision)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Coach's Decision has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Coach's Decision)
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Coach's Decision)
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Coach's Decision)
Level with Coach's Decision on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,161 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Coach's Decision)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Coach's Decision has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,150 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 151.4286 | 159.13 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 152.5710 | 161.12 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 150.2056 | 164.54 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2858 | 148.5714 | 159.68 | top 54% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
829
finished ahead 390 times, behind 567
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Jul 3, 2014 → Sep 9, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score667.8968 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Peak power rating (1507) Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.0002 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2858 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +4.9 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | Jul 3, 2014 |
| +4.8 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 10, 2013 |
| -5.5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -4.2 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 16, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 92.8% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 56% | 92.2% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 420 / 557 (632.9480) | 379 (159.9656) | 369 (159.9656) | 513 (150.2056) | 278 (162.8112) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 34 / 76 (667.8968) | 36 (165.7372) | 11 (173.1084) | 36 (168.5256) | 50 (160.5256) |
| Jul 3, 2014 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 13 / 31 (658.1600) | 25 (160.5372) | 19 (163.9888) | 7 (170.8456) | 10 (162.7884) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 45 / 66 (630.7084) | 47 (157.6684) | 45 (158.2516) | 31 (165.6684) | 57 (149.1200) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 15 / 183 (664.0002) | 86 (159.4288) | 86 (158.8572) | 13 (171.4284) | 6 (174.2858) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 47 / 52 (613.1422) | 47 (151.4286) | 40 (152.5710) | 32 (160.5712) | 45 (148.5714) |