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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 17, 2013 10:50:31 GMT -6
Just thought I'd pass this on because it was appreciated and worked so well...
The other day I sent an email to our faculty that contained our roster. The gist of the email was that although I was unsure how much influence I could wield this long after the season, I communicated that I'd be more than willing to talk to any students/football players that could use a nudge, so to speak.
Turns out, I had at least seven responses and actually got a senior to turn in work that he'd been struggling with and resistant to getting done.
Pretty cool that the bond we build with our kids continues long after the last snap.
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Post by groundchuck on Jan 19, 2013 18:52:28 GMT -6
I send kids letters or emails through our school email system now if I see they are failing or near failing.
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Post by coachjd on Jan 20, 2013 9:52:16 GMT -6
Emailing kids weekly has helped with our kids focusing on grades, weight room etc.... we have an interest in football in our school that they have never seen here before!!!
Communication with kids is so important.
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Post by pirates2012 on Jan 20, 2013 10:08:14 GMT -6
Emailing kids weekly has helped with our kids focusing on grades, weight room etc.... we have an interest in football in our school that they have never seen here before!!! Communication with kids is so important. yes it is. really brings into focus the saying of they won't care how much you know until they know how much you care |
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Post by nickeldef on Jan 21, 2013 10:15:12 GMT -6
We do weekly grade checks on our athletes all year long. Each coach is responsible for his family group (list of players). We check for zeros, failing grades, tardies, absences. Each coach sends their group to our academic coach who compiles them and sends them out to all the coaches to see who is struggling.
We also have a large chart in the hallway that we post how each athlete is doing. We use a criteria that awards tshirts for the players to wear each week. This has really helped to let the players know that we are aware of their grades and that it is important to take care of business.
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Post by irishdog on Jan 21, 2013 11:45:34 GMT -6
I worked in small schools so the teachers knew all of the boys who were playing sports, and preferred to contact the head coaches rather than have to fill-out progress reports over and over. I would get emails from the teachers on a regular basis letting me know how the boys are doing in class whether it was for academics, or behavior. I would tell the players the first time I received ANY negative reports I would discuss it with the teacher and with them first and give them a chance to get it fixed. IF I received a second negative report we would discuss it again, but the second time would affect their playing time depending upon how bad the report would be. Needless to say, once I acted on it, and the team saw I meant what I said, I didn't have many issues regardless of the time of the year.
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