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Post by cs99 on Oct 18, 2015 12:29:11 GMT -6
Ideas on things you might do during your last week of the year after going 0-8. Rough year a lot of injuries. Want to end on as positive. I have done a Thursday end of practice senior ceremony. 100 yards field divided by 25 yards each represents 1 year of your high school career. Coaches have an opportunity to meet them at each 25 yards and have private conversation with them. Would like to get ideas.
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Post by CoachF on Oct 19, 2015 11:42:35 GMT -6
There was another thread on here for ideas on senior ceremonies or rituals.
We're in a similar position, had a lot of injuries (3-5) and were facing a undefeated ranked team this week. What we've decided to do is just stay positive and for the most part keep practice the same. The main thing is that we are going to shorten up practice a bit. (We're already banged up why keep clashing on eachother)
I would try to find that thread about seniors it had some good things in it. As far as practice I would just say don't give up and don't let them see you in that light, stay enthusiastic and try to go get that win...
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Post by coachwoodall on Oct 21, 2015 16:24:57 GMT -6
-Take a moment to thank the kids for letting you/the staff be part of their young life.
-Maybe take while to let each senior talk to the team about what football/team/the program means to them.
-Let the seniors talk about what makes them "tick", what is unique to their situation/life. We do this (what makes you tick) every game day. You gain a powerful insight into kids lives when they know they can bear their souls to the guys they bleed with every day without any judgement. It has been a profound learning experience in my coaching career.
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Post by The Lunch Pail on Oct 21, 2015 16:56:40 GMT -6
I like the idea of a senior ceremony. But I personally wouldn't make it a sad atmosphere. I get that it's obviously very sad that it's the last time they'll ever put on the pads, but I hate going to these things and feeling like I'm at a funeral. I would try to find a way to tell them I'll always care about them, thank them for everything they've done, and wish them the best later in life. But along with that, why not let them feel like this season wasn't a complete waste of time! Last year, during the senior ceremony at the banquet, we put in hilarious videos of them doing crazy dances and fun memories of the season. Even though we went 4-7, the kids went out of that building with smiles and not tears. That was the best way to end a bad season.
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Post by chi5hi on Oct 22, 2015 7:03:28 GMT -6
Ideas on things you might do during your last week of the year after going 0-8. Rough year a lot of injuries. Want to end on as positive. I have done a Thursday end of practice senior ceremony. 100 yards field divided by 25 yards each represents 1 year of your high school career. Coaches have an opportunity to meet them at each 25 yards and have private conversation with them. Would like to get ideas. The best thing I can think of is to win your last game. Get your underclassmen to go into basketball season on a winning note. |
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Post by gibbs72 on Oct 25, 2015 15:36:03 GMT -6
Competition at practice. Both serious football stuff and other stuff like impressions of coaches, OL punt/ pass/ kick, etc
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Post by IronmanFootball on Oct 25, 2015 15:45:58 GMT -6
Senior ceremony is a great one.
We always have a Tecmo Super Bowl party at the end of the season. Kids can draw a team from a hat and we play a little single elimination tourny. I'm undefeated.
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Post by rosey65 on Oct 27, 2015 7:29:02 GMT -6
We have a senior event thursday evening of the last week. We wait til its dark, we put a circle of tiki torches on the 50, and we sit in the dark. We go 1-at-a-time around the circle, usually started by the HC, and talk about what football has done and meant to each one of us. Sometimes the kids are silly, but usually it just takes 1 kid to be serious, and it really gets personal. The kids will often share things they've never told anyone. Then we go in the field house and eat pizza.
While it has its moments of seriousness, it is rarely a somber event. Its a celebration of a football career, not a mourning the end of...
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