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Post by atu1durboy on Mar 24, 2012 21:02:25 GMT -6
What are some of your guys thoughts on how to bring some excitement to a program/team within the community and the school?
I am a new 1st year head coach, looking for ideas.
I have recently started a Facebook and twitter account to promote the team, with the idea of having info and Pictures of games/practice available for the kids to have, my thought process is with every student and person being on social media this was a good idea because it lets kids tag themselves in the pics and hopefully draw some interest from their peers.
I have also recently converted an old office into a player lounge type setting with the idea of letting the kids have a place to relax before games or after practice, I have added a flat screen tv and furniture to this room
Anyone else have ideas to continue to build excitement?
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Post by TMGPG on Mar 25, 2012 8:16:54 GMT -6
It all starts with you brother, If you are excited then I think that your kids will be excited. Enthusiasm go a long way. Some of the best advice that I ever received from an old coach was make sure that you get enough sleep so that you have the energy and excitement that the kids need. If you in a smaller community, it wouldn't be a bad idea to introduce yourself to the local businesses to sell your excitement and yourself to them as well. One more thing, have a parent get together with you being the host. Has worked very well for me in the past.
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Post by newt21 on Mar 25, 2012 8:29:27 GMT -6
It sounds like you're on the right road. Something that I try to do is build camaraderie among the kids through workouts and competitive games (at the end of workouts). This will get the kids directly involved in the program excited which will then translate over to their friends and it should slowly work through the school.
It is always beneficial to get in good with the other staff members at school also. If you give them your support and you receive their support it will work wonders for a program!
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 25, 2012 9:15:20 GMT -6
Win.
While sarcastic, that's about the only answer. You can facespace and PR until you're blue in the face but nothing will build excitement and participation like winning will.
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Post by davishfc on Mar 27, 2012 16:45:55 GMT -6
Find a display case in a high traffic area at school and put some motivational items in it. Jerseys, footballs, countdown clock, game schedule, explanation of why kids should come out for football, etc. Great opportunity to generate interest and excitement, recruit, motivate, etc. I've done it and I believe it was a very worthwhile investment of time especially if you have it up early enough in the off-season. Even if it's later in the school year, I would still try to make it happen. The dividends are quite apparent. Give it a shot. Worse case scenario, you don't think it was a effective use of time and resources, so you don't do it again. Best case scenario, there's a constant source of motivation for your players, you could get some more players out, and create a football buzz in the school which is never a negative thing.
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Post by groundchuck on Mar 27, 2012 17:06:24 GMT -6
I find ways to get FOOTBALL on minds of kids. I do a newsletter every coupleof months that highlight alumni, kids lifting improvements and awards, and whatnot. It also features things going on in the elementary school and life lesson items like character building. Then the elementary teachers hand itboutnand read it I class. Promotes literacy. Itnalsongoesnto MS and HS students too.
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 27, 2012 21:00:04 GMT -6
I find ways to get FOOTBALL on minds of kids. I do a newsletter every coupleof months that highlight alumni, kids lifting improvements and awards, and whatnot. It also features things going on in the elementary school and life lesson items like character building. Then the elementary teachers hand itboutnand read it I class. Promotes literacy. Itnalsongoesnto MS and HS students too. That right there's funny. |
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 27, 2012 21:00:35 GMT -6
Then the elementary teachers hand itboutnand read it I class. Promotes literacy. Itnalsongoesnto MS and HS students too. That right there's funny. |
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Post by TMGPG on Mar 28, 2012 20:18:53 GMT -6
Funny, but a pretty good idea.
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Post by davishfc on Mar 30, 2012 22:49:44 GMT -6
I find ways to get FOOTBALL on minds of kids. I do a newsletter every coupleof months that highlight alumni, kids lifting improvements and awards, and whatnot. It also features things going on in the elementary school and life lesson items like character building. Then the elementary teachers hand itboutnand read it I class. Promotes literacy. Itnalsongoesnto MS and HS students too. I had an assistant make the suggestion of a newsletter last year. He was apparently going to take care of it and he was relatively enthused about it. However, me and the rest of the staff understood, this coach was notorious for brainstorming ideas and never really acting on them. Needless to say, we didn't have a newsletter last year. So much for delegating tasks. I may try to get one started myself this year. We'll see. |
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Post by kkobers on Apr 3, 2012 10:15:27 GMT -6
Best advice I ever got was to make being a part of the football program a special thing in the school. I try to make my classroom almost a clubhouse for them, I have coffee in the mornings, a fridge with soda. This gets kids to come in and sit down and inevitably we'll sit down and start talking football.
Also I try to invite my captains over to my house 4-5 times a year to watch a game and BBQ. It builds the family attitude we talk about and those kids really buy into it. We use those times to talk about leadership and what it means to be a part of our program.
I did all this taking over a program that was 0-22 and so far we haven't seen the results on the field we'd like, but our numbers are an all time high and kids are working their tails off. At a certain point that's all we can ask.
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Post by blueswarm on Apr 3, 2012 22:30:43 GMT -6
My suggestions (things that I haven't already seen):
1. Weightroom excitement. If kids are not paying the price there, you will never get it done. Our weightroom numbers were not good when I came to the school but I have a great weightlifing teacher (who is my OC) and we did things like create clubs (650, 800, 900 lb clubs and we created a cool design and logo and every time a kid gets into a new club we give them one of the t-shirts). The kids really like them.
2. Do things with kids outside of the football field. One of the greatest coaches, Frosty Westerling (read Make the Big Time Where You Are if you have not yet) writes about making sure the kids know how much you care about them as a person, not just as a football player. When kids begin to see you care about them, they will begin to pay that back.
3. Compete in all things. We have offseason teams. The kids will compete in many different things over the course of a year and they are on the same teams. The teams compete against each other for things. It is a fun way to build competition in the offseason.
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Post by shocktroop34 on Apr 12, 2012 12:46:43 GMT -6
Start a webpage. One that you can run yourself. There are some pretty user friendly ones out there, that don't take up a lot of your time. I use hometeamsonline. I get about 40-50 hits a day on a good week (moderate community). Kids and parents love to see pictures of themselves. Not everyone has or likes facebook, but most will go to a webpage to see what's going on. It's also a good way to promote and sell your vision (if that's something you're interested in). www.hometeamsonline.com/sportswebsites/? |
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Post by groundchuck on Apr 12, 2012 12:59:30 GMT -6
I find ways to get FOOTBALL on minds of kids. I do a newsletter every coupleof months that highlight alumni, kids lifting improvements and awards, and whatnot. It also features things going on in the elementary school and life lesson items like character building. Then the elementary teachers hand itboutnand read it I class. Promotes literacy. Itnalsongoesnto MS and HS students too. Dudes if you type fast on an iPad and don't check it carefully you wind up with words like itboutnand.  |
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Post by Coach Goodnight on Apr 12, 2012 13:36:37 GMT -6
Best advice I ever got was to make being a part of the football program a special thing in the school. I try to make my classroom almost a clubhouse for them, I have coffee in the mornings, a fridge with soda. This gets kids to come in and sit down and inevitably we'll sit down and start talking football. Also I try to invite my captains over to my house 4-5 times a year to watch a game and BBQ. It builds the family attitude we talk about and those kids really buy into it. We use those times to talk about leadership and what it means to be a part of our program. I did all this taking over a program that was 0-22 and so far we haven't seen the results on the field we'd like, but our numbers are an all time high and kids are working their tails off. At a certain point that's all we can ask. So how many have you won since instilling this program? Sent from my HTC Hero S using ProBoards |
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