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Post by simione916 on Sept 24, 2013 12:57:28 GMT -6
Was looking for ideas here, as we have a feeder school in its second year. Is there any mentoring guide that you use for the high school kids you select to mentor youth players? Our youth program is 8-14 years old. Thanks!
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Post by 33coach on Sept 24, 2013 13:46:04 GMT -6
Was looking for ideas here, as we have a feeder school in its second year. Is there any mentoring guide that you use for the high school kids you select to mentor youth players? Our youth program is 8-14 years old. Thanks! we want this to happen as well! so id love to see suggestions! |
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Post by brophy on Sept 24, 2013 14:41:52 GMT -6
1. Make a point that your entire staff show up and watch middle school and elementary games. It helps to "coincidentally" wear your gear.
2. Volunteer your kids (F-Sr) to ref youth games. Helps if you're not bringing the kids in on the weekends. Amazing how a 10 year old views a 17 year old football player. Seeing those HSers take interest in kids playing (and taking the spotlight) makes a big difference.
3. HC should always make a visit to the middle schools in April (Phys Ed teachers gather all the MS players after school). It helps to bring current players with their jersey with you.
4. Recognize youth teams one night at your home game halftime or before the game. Its a big deal for those kids to just be on the field on Friday nights under the lights.
5. Follow #4 up with a "MS night" where your staff, players, and even cheerleaders host feeder kids to one of school's winter home basketball games.
** all these are fairly cheap endeavors and don't take much
When we get kids in the program, you put your leadership council in charge of squads comprised of all kids playing football.
Example:
You have 12 kids who make it through off-season leadership council....those 12 guys draft every player in your program, starting with the Freshmen class, then the Sophomores, then the Juniors, and finally the Seniors.
It is the leader of that group to keep tabs on the members in his group, calling them letting them know of 7on7s, dates, and calling them out on missing lifting sessions.
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Post by coachwoodall on Sept 26, 2013 8:57:44 GMT -6
to add to brophy,
-have 'player of the week' let them on the sideline during home games or if that would be too much to handle, at least let them come down during the pre game. we let them do the whole pre game from the time school is out through the game, even get to eat with the team during pregame meal
-we put jerseys on the varsity and they open car doors one day a week at the elementary schools
-lunch buddys, varsity guys go eat lunch with kids in the elementary schools
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