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Post by joezlatnik on Apr 12, 2010 15:49:44 GMT -6
Do any of you coaches use pride stickers? If so what is your criteria for how they are earned?
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Post by groundchuck on Apr 12, 2010 20:18:10 GMT -6
WE give them for off-season work:
Honor Roll A=4 B=3 C=2
They get one each season they play another sport. They get 1 for every 6 wt room sessions over the summer. Plus a bonus if they have 100% attendance.
We give them one for attending camp and 7on7.
Then we give them for the "usual" stuff during the season but only when we win.
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smu92
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Post by smu92 on Apr 12, 2010 20:52:07 GMT -6
WE give them for off-season work: Honor Roll A=4 B=3 C=2 We haven't given them for this, but I really like the idea. Thanks for sharing coach.
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Post by bluedevil4 on Apr 13, 2010 8:21:47 GMT -6
I like giving out stickers for team achievements in games. I've never used pride stickers, but this is how I'd do it:
Offense: 1 sticker for every 100 yards rushing. 1 sticker for every 100 yards passing. The entire team gets a sticker for each TD scored.
Defense: 1 sticker for holding an offense under 200 yards 2 stickers for holding the offense under 100 yards 1 sticker for each turnover
Special Teams: The 11 on the field get a sticker for each turnover, maybe for each FG over maybe 30 yards.
The entire team gets a sticker for each win.
Like I said, I've never done this before, but this is how I'd want to use them. No individual stickers; I find is as an opportunity for players to become full of themselves. The best players will be honored at the end of the season.
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Post by atalbert on Apr 13, 2010 11:54:23 GMT -6
Gave out stars for those listed above - team accomplishments. Each year, I also give out skull & crossbones for big hits each game (wins only). Doesn't matter if its a big block, big tackle, a RB trucking someone, or a ST guy blowing up a blocker on kickoff. Whatever, wherever...just as long as they are seeking to lay the wood to someone.
I keep a tally all year and buy something nice for the winner at the banquet. Last 4 years, its been a coat, hat or polo shirt - whatever the coaches get that year, I order one extra and have a skull & crossbones embroidered on it somewhere to make it special.
Being the DC, I always tell my d-only guys that the stars don't mean $hit...you get those just for putting your jersey on if we win. You have to earn the skulls. Last year, I had our stud WR trying to persuade guys to trade 8 stars for 1 skull to put on his helmet. Guys told him to go earn one by actually hitting someone. He finally did on a crack block (of course, it was blind) and put the skull right in the middle of his forehead so everyone could see it.
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Post by cqmiller on Apr 13, 2010 19:56:38 GMT -6
ABSOLUTELY HATE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you give them out for performance, then your QB, HB, and MLB should have all of the stickers. Defenses are designed for the MLB to make all the plays, and offenses need the HB to run the ball for a ton of yds and TD's, and the QB to throw all TD's and no INT's.
If you give them out to everyone because the QB or HB got some yards or TD's or anything, then what is the point? Why not just have the helmets come with all the stickers on them? Giving them out arbitrarily for everything defeats the "accomplishment" aspect of it.
To me, it is about everyone on the team being equal... no 1 player should stand out more than another because of stickers on their helmet. The QB doesn't get his stickers without the everyone else doing their job, MLB doesn't make tackles without the DL eating blocks.
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Post by downdownkick on Apr 14, 2010 1:56:53 GMT -6
For some teams they're not necessary, but if you need to promote competition they can be a good idea. I feel like some kids get complacent once they're on varsity, especially if your program has low numbers and you don't have the luxury of withholding playing time. I was watching my kids after a game and I realized that high school girls don't know the difference between the loafers and the workers; that away jersey fits just the same to them. I see stickers as a tangible way to for people to see who's doing their job and who isn't.
How about this: instead of giving them for stats (which would obviously favor QBs/LBs, as already mentioned) or team achievements, I'd go with something similar to that honor roll system groundchuck mentioned. Grade your kids on a 0-4 scale according to how well they do each game regardless of position. A high percentage o-lineman could do just as well as a 3/0 QB or 10 tackle LB in this system. Maybe reserve a 4 or 5 sticker reward for a really high caliber performance, or give out bonus stickers on top of the norm for gamebreaking plays.
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Post by fingerz42 on Apr 15, 2010 8:10:24 GMT -6
I plan to use the Award stickers this year as well, although a bit differently than some of you have mentioned. Offensively and defensively, I'll use a football sticker and skull/crossbones, respectively. I'll also use a Star, which I'll explain later. I will use the team oriented achievements (150 yards rushing 150 passing, less than 200 defense, etc.) The stars I'll use to set captains and players of the week. Players of the week are from the previous game and week of practice leading up to that said game. Not to leave out the skull offense and defense though, I'll also give out a Star sticker to the "Skull Player of the Week." So star stickers will be given only to Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams, and Skull players of the week.
Just how I plan to do it.
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juice10
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Post by juice10 on Apr 15, 2010 10:50:24 GMT -6
I was with you 100%, but after taking over a program that was less than stellar, we implemented pride stickers and they have been very successful. You are absoulutely correct as well that offenses and defenses tend to be set up so your star athlete are successful. But don't forget that your QB can't or will have a hard time throwing if you OL doesn't block or WR drops the ball. Hard for a RB to run without blocking.
Our leading tackler on defense has been led by our MLB for the last 2 years, but I would like to think that has a big influence on our nose being double and tripled teamed most of the game. To each their own and I know many coaches that don't use them because they have tradition already. Those teams don't need extra motivation to get the job done. I hope we can get their, but until then, it is important for us to utilize them.
To each their own!
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Post by darebelcoach on Apr 15, 2010 11:18:20 GMT -6
juice10,
I agree with you 100%....I am in my 4th year as a head coach and 11th year overall and have never been a fan of them..felt they could really cause problems with kids but where I am at now, we are a small school and there isn't much competition because of the size of our program and there hasn't been a lot of tradition here....we are slowly turning it around and I actually just placed an order for pride stickers for next season...I am hoping it will serve as a way to create healthy competition and to foster continuous hard-work...we will see
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Post by cqmiller on Apr 15, 2010 13:06:58 GMT -6
Our HC uses them on our team now, and this last season we had a down year, and we had DL peeling their stickers off to "protest" the OL having more than they did and a million other issues that would have never come up without them... It is just another thing to keep track of in an already extremely busy job.
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Post by coachguy83 on Apr 15, 2010 22:12:16 GMT -6
I like the idea of using pride stickers, but I think it has to be done in a way that is fair to all the kids. I like the idea of giving them for things like beating a rival, good grades, scoring above a certain % on film, being a captain, the big hit of the game, player of the game, and practice squad player of the week. I also think it would be cool to have position specific awards like pancake stickers for the lineman.
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cujo
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Post by cujo on Apr 18, 2010 6:33:35 GMT -6
I wanted to find a way to express my hate for those stickers but cqmiller hit it right on the head for me. That scout team runnig back who is getting lit up every practice will have 3 stickers compared to everyone elses 20. That kid is just as important to me. I have kids who get lit up on scout team and don't play in a game . I will not tell them those kids are more important than those who have the stickers. We are a team, and I won't let stickers get in the way of that. If you have stickers and believe in them, then you go ahead, believing in what you do is SO VERY IMPORTANT. But as for me, I think they are a "look at me" thing.
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Post by chadp56 on Apr 18, 2010 7:27:28 GMT -6
Most of ours are team stickers so you don't see a kid with 5 times as many. The team wins, everyone gets one. The defense meets its goal, they defense gets one. We do individual for off-season stuff. So some kids come into the season with a bunch and others with a few. In that case, they have earned what they got.
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Post by kcbazooka on Apr 18, 2010 8:11:40 GMT -6
We don't give stickers for individual accomplishments for some of the same reasons listed. We do give out stickers when we win to everyone on the team (assuming they contributed during the week of practice). We bought stickers of the mascot of each team we play and display a helmet with all ten mascots before the season as a goal.
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