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Post by JVD on Oct 19, 2015 6:04:47 GMT -6
A lot of my players wear pink.... I would like to have them do something in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fundraiser.... so they understand the importance of what they're doing when they wear pink. Do any of you do anything?
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Post by joris85 on Oct 19, 2015 6:27:47 GMT -6
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Post by bigdog2003 on Oct 19, 2015 9:34:53 GMT -6
Every year the players wear pink socks all month, the school sells pink-out shirts to raise money for one of the organizations, and pink ribbons are painted on the field. There is a local company that handles all the shirts, the school just sells them.
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Post by coachtua on Oct 19, 2015 22:18:09 GMT -6
We just buy pink ribbon decals for the back of the helmet. At the end of the month we take them off. We dont allow the boys to do anything else.
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Post by tothehouse on Oct 19, 2015 22:43:22 GMT -6
Wear purple.
I'm selfish. Both my parents died of pancreatic cancer. The color of PC is purple. My son is a soph this year playing on varsity and is wearing purple instead.
Nothing against breast cancer. It's just that pancreatic cancer is worse and affected our family directly.
Also, the NFL started the pink thing and makes a ton of money off it. In 5 years pancreatic cancer will pass breast cancer and move into the #2 cancer killer and is the 20th most funded cancer. Doesn't seem right to me.
Sorry for that Huey...just sayin.
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Post by PIGSKIN11 on Oct 19, 2015 23:01:11 GMT -6
We only wear it to one game in October and we choose the same weekend as our powder puff game. It is on Saturday night and makes a ton of money in gate, donations, food, etc...
For my boys they can wear any pink they want... as long as they donate $10 to the fund...
You want to be pink? support the cause don't just look the part...
Our football program was able to donate like $500 to the fund...
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 20, 2015 9:44:45 GMT -6
we did something different this season
didnt allow our kids to wear pink... hear me out
we got every kid in the program (over 100) a "pink helmet sticker"... it is the breast cancer ribbon with a Panther (our mascot) jumping through it. We wear this as a program in support of those affected by breast cancer
we banned the rest of pink because kids wear it just for looks, to be flashy, the mismatched pinks look terrible. From my experience 99% of them are doing it for themselves not because of someone with breast cancer
for those we truly want to wear pink, they had to write an essay about breast cancer to earn the right to wear pink
very basic essay causes, treatment, medicine, how/why PINK started being used
if a kid did this, they actually learned some information about WHY they had all these pink accessories.
and finally, if a kid EARNED the right to wear pink they had to wear pink products from a company who donates money to breast cancer research
you would be amazed how many companies just make more profit off of selling pink versions of their products and do not actually give any money to breast cancer research
we had 5 freshman 2 JV 4 Varsity players do the assignment, so they get to wear pink ( i believe all chose Nike pink products)
the rest of the program supports via their helmet decal
I have told this story to several breast cancer survivors and they have all just about cried, they loved the idea that the boys actually had to learn something about it, rather than just becoming a pink candy cane for fun and for their twitter Avi
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Post by larrymoe on Oct 21, 2015 7:41:26 GMT -6
we did something different this season didnt allow our kids to wear pink... hear me out we got every kid in the program (over 100) a "pink helmet sticker"... it is the breast cancer ribbon with a Panther (our mascot) jumping through it. We wear this as a program in support of those affected by breast cancer we banned the rest of pink because kids wear it just for looks, to be flashy, the mismatched pinks look terrible. From my experience 99% of them are doing it for themselves not because of someone with breast cancer for those we truly want to wear pink, they had to write an essay about breast cancer to earn the right to wear pink very basic essay causes, treatment, medicine, how/why PINK started being used if a kid did this, they actually learned some information about WHY they had all these pink accessories. and finally, if a kid EARNED the right to wear pink they had to wear pink products from a company who donates money to breast cancer research you would be amazed how many companies just make more profit off of selling pink versions of their products and do not actually give any money to breast cancer research we had 5 freshman 2 JV 4 Varsity players do the assignment, so they get to wear pink ( i believe all chose Nike pink products) the rest of the program supports via their helmet decal I have told this story to several breast cancer survivors and they have all just about cried, they loved the idea that the boys actually had to learn something about it, rather than just becoming a pink candy cane for fun and for their twitter Avi I like this. I like this a lot. We have had probably the lowest number of kids in my 6 years here trying to wear pink stuff this season. Why? I don't know. Weird thing is we have at least 3-4 kids whose moms are survivors. I don't usually say much if they want to wear pink as I'm not really the sock police anyway, but this year we have only had 2-3 kids wearing it. Last year, with our D-bag crew we had, it was a pink fest. And, as you said, it was purely a "look at me" deal.
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Post by coachg13 on Oct 21, 2015 8:41:44 GMT -6
I like that idea coachbdudI wasn't going to let our guys wear pink - we did a fundraiser and donated all the proceeds instead. Apparently we have a lot of mom survivors, I got emails, voicemails, in person confrontations...too many to count. One mom told me she would "rather us wear pink than donate money to cancer research" Decided to stop fighting that battle. Ended up buying a 40 pack of socks for homecoming from Walmart and dying them myself. The matching pink socks were the only thing they were allowed to wear that was pink. We have a rule in general though, only things approved by HC (me) are allowed to be worn.
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Post by jlenwood on Oct 21, 2015 8:50:37 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO.
If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it.
And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen.
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Post by fantom on Oct 21, 2015 9:09:02 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO. If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it. And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen. While it's true that many, if not most, of the kids want to wear pink just as some kind of fashion statement there are also some who feel strongly about it because they've been personally touched by cancer. Our staff isn't interested in sorting out which kids are sincere so we'll keep the pink mouthpieces.
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Post by jlenwood on Oct 21, 2015 10:07:10 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO. If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it. And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen. While it's true that many, if not most, of the kids want to wear pink just as some kind of fashion statement there are also some who feel strongly about it because they've been personally touched by cancer. Our staff isn't interested in sorting out which kids are sincere so we'll keep the pink mouthpieces. I would never discourage someone from wearing pink or participating in any of the pre-game stuff we have for this time of year. I just think the whole "awareness" thing is never as effective as some would think.
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Post by coachfloyd on Oct 21, 2015 10:28:11 GMT -6
I agree with being cynical about it. I looked up the stats. My dad died from colon cancer.
It is estimated that 49,700 deaths (26,100 men and 23,600 women) will occur from colon cancer.
About 40,290 women will die from breast cancer.
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. Heart disease causes 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year, killing approximately one woman every minute. An estimated 43 million women in the U.S. are affected by heart disease. Ninety percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease. Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease. The symptoms of heart disease can be different in women and men, and are often misunderstood. While 1 in 31 American women dies from breast cancer each year, 1 in 3 dies of heart disease. Only 1 in 5 American women believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat. Women comprise only 24 percent of participants in all heart-related studies.
Number of total deaths per year from heart disease, men and women. 611,105
Why aren't we as worried with women getting screened for heart disease? Why don't we have a red game instead of a pink game? Somebody already said it. Money. We had kids spending over $100 a couple of years ago just for the pink game. Pink gloves, sleeves, tape, wristbands, etc.
Ive had a family member get breast cancer. I saw what it did. But I also saw my dad waste away to nothing and they don't really talk about that one much at the baseball games or NFL games. And more people are effected by colon cancer than breast cancer and you have the same issue with awareness on getting screened. It has to do with something else.
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Post by mariner42 on Oct 21, 2015 10:31:03 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO. If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it. And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen. Don't be so hard on yourself, you're not cynical...
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Post by coachg125 on Oct 21, 2015 13:02:02 GMT -6
One coach I know is playing with the idea of just doing a Cancer Awareness night next year. Recognize all the cancers out there.
Really like the aforementioned idea of making the players earn the chance to wear pink accessories and buy them from a company that donates money to those funds.
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Post by coachplaa on Oct 21, 2015 13:34:45 GMT -6
We do similar things to you guys- only wear a pink decal on the back of our helmet. Many of our kids have been affected. If we allowed them to wear pink, some kids would go all out and most of my boys couldn't afford to buy anything pink because they have no money. We tell them we stick to team colors as a program rule. As soon as October is over, we pull the pink decal off.
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Post by peacock1915 on Oct 21, 2015 18:33:56 GMT -6
We require a $10 donation and then they can wear it for the month. We take that money and donate to someone affected by cancer.
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Post by jlenwood on Oct 21, 2015 19:11:20 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO. If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it. And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen. Don't be so hard on yourself, you're not cynical... You know, it took me all dang day to finally get that joke. That's good stuff right there.
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Post by coachtua on Oct 21, 2015 22:26:40 GMT -6
WE dont let the boys do all the pink everything. We as a staff feel most teams do it just because everyone else is. I worked for a HC who told the boys if they did it correctly, fund raise and donate to a breast cancer awareness/research foundation he would allow them to spat, wear pink gloves/towels, etc. We never had a team that wanted to do the extra work so it has never been an issue.
NEW SCENARIO
A parent approached the staff and team about wearing pink because her mother was diagnosed with, and is a survivor of, breast cancer. She offers to buy pink socks, tape for spat, towels, etc. However, the boys have to do the fundraising for the cause, which she will match up to $1,000, and it will be donated in the name of our football program. Looks like we might end up looking like bottles of Pepto Bismol.
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Post by ksmitty79 on Nov 1, 2015 21:25:10 GMT -6
We have a set of Pink Socks that we will wear only 1 night during the Month of October. We use to have kids go out and by new cleats/tights/gloves/mouthpieces and be on free or reduced lunch. That was the final straw for our staff. Only wear what is team issued and gloves/cleats/tights have to be black/white that we put in the team rules. Now if kids want to buy a new pink mouth piece so be it. Nothing flashy.. "let your play be flashy" moto
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Post by coachd5085 on Nov 2, 2015 7:24:26 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO. If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it. And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen. I absolutely agree 100%. In fact, I am pretty darn certain that if you asked kids (even HS kids) "Why do you wear pink gear" the answer would be "For cancer" (some might say for breast cancer). If you followed that up with "what do you mean 'for cancer'" they would give you a blank stare. It is an ABSOLUTELY meaningless gesture in 95% of the circumstances, but it does definitely increase the sale of products!!!
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Post by fantom on Nov 2, 2015 8:52:59 GMT -6
I'm just such a cynical prick, but does anyone think that there is no one out their aware of breast cancer? I went to the All-Star game this year and they had a "stand up to cancer" where when they came back from a TV commercial everyone was supposed to stand up in their seats and the camera looked around. I'm sorry, but that was a meaningless gesture IMO. If everyone did something like coachbdud, I think then awareness would really increase. As it is now it has become almost a generic type of thing that the pink is just another t-shirt or something people can wear, without really thinking about why they are wearing it. And before anyone skewers me for being "non-caring", I have lost 2 family members this year to cancer, so I am very aware of what's up. I just hate meaningless stuff that is designed to make a few people think they are doing something. Case in point, those ridiculous public awareness commercials from the NFL on domestic violence...you know the ones where Eli Manning was standing their tearing up. That is some of the dumbest shiz I have ever seen. I absolutely agree 100%. In fact, I am pretty darn certain that if you asked kids (even HS kids) "Why do you wear pink gear" the answer would be "For cancer" (some might say for breast cancer). If you followed that up with "what do you mean 'for cancer'" they would give you a blank stare. It is an ABSOLUTELY meaningless gesture in 95% of the circumstances, but it does definitely increase the sale of products!!! But even if only 5% (And I think it's more) understand what it's about those 5% care deeply about it because they have loved ones who have had it. It also means something to the Moms who feed us before games and that means that, no matter how I feel one way or another, it means a lot to me. As I've said, we don't go crazy: Pink mouthpieces and belts. It's November now. The pink is gone. I don't care if they want to do No-shave November.
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Post by mariner42 on Nov 2, 2015 11:14:21 GMT -6
I absolutely agree 100%. In fact, I am pretty darn certain that if you asked kids (even HS kids) "Why do you wear pink gear" the answer would be "For cancer" (some might say for breast cancer). If you followed that up with "what do you mean 'for cancer'" they would give you a blank stare. It is an ABSOLUTELY meaningless gesture in 95% of the circumstances, but it does definitely increase the sale of products!!! But even if only 5% (And I think it's more) understand what it's about those 5% care deeply about it because they have loved ones who have had it. It also means something to the Moms who feed us before games and that means that, no matter how I feel one way or another, it means a lot to me. As I've said, we don't go crazy: Pink mouthpieces and belts. It's November now. The pink is gone. I don't care if they want to do No-shave November. Here's your November awareness activity: us.movember.com/
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Post by coachwoodall on Nov 3, 2015 20:22:17 GMT -6
We give kids gloves and wrist bands. That is all they can wear. We do it for 1 game.
I'm not the decision maker so it's not my call, but I don't buy the hype but I don't pitch a fit either. The pink push has greater objectives, but there could be a better message.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 3, 2015 23:09:30 GMT -6
we did something different this season didnt allow our kids to wear pink... hear me out we got every kid in the program (over 100) a "pink helmet sticker"... it is the breast cancer ribbon with a Panther (our mascot) jumping through it. We wear this as a program in support of those affected by breast cancer we banned the rest of pink because kids wear it just for looks, to be flashy, the mismatched pinks look terrible. From my experience 99% of them are doing it for themselves not because of someone with breast cancer for those we truly want to wear pink, they had to write an essay about breast cancer to earn the right to wear pink very basic essay causes, treatment, medicine, how/why PINK started being used if a kid did this, they actually learned some information about WHY they had all these pink accessories. and finally, if a kid EARNED the right to wear pink they had to wear pink products from a company who donates money to breast cancer research you would be amazed how many companies just make more profit off of selling pink versions of their products and do not actually give any money to breast cancer research we had 5 freshman 2 JV 4 Varsity players do the assignment, so they get to wear pink ( i believe all chose Nike pink products) the rest of the program supports via their helmet decal I have told this story to several breast cancer survivors and they have all just about cried, they loved the idea that the boys actually had to learn something about it, rather than just becoming a pink candy cane for fun and for their twitter Avi I may do this! Great!
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Post by coachguy83 on Nov 4, 2015 5:12:03 GMT -6
The last HC I worked for handled this really well. We bought pink ribbon decals for the back of helmets and players had to go out and get donations for them. It was $5 per sticker and then the players wrote the name of the person they were representing on the stickers. All of the money raised was donated to the local cancer institute. No other pink was allowed.
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