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Post by alexanderkp23 on Mar 5, 2016 10:24:42 GMT -6
What are some "little things" you demand of your athletes.
Example:
Shirts tucked in during workouts
Be on time
Using "Coach" in front of coaches names when talking to them
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Post by 60zgo on Mar 5, 2016 10:31:14 GMT -6
1. CHARACTERISTICS OF A BULLDOG
• Commitment to Excellence.
• Hustle Everywhere You Go.
• Have Courage.
• Care For Your Teammates.
• Know Your Assignment.
• Be Loyal.
2. GENERAL
• “Yes Sir” and “No Sir” Responses.
• Cursing Will Not Be Tolerated.
• Hazing Will Not Be Tolerated.
• Fighting Is Grounds For Immediate Dismissal.
• Do What You Are Coached To Do.
• Players Will Call In Advance If They Are To Miss A Practice Or Weights And Conditioning.
3. PRACTICE
• Must Be Properly Dressed For Practice.
• Always Run From Drill To Drill.
• Helmets On.
• Work Hard And Be Coachable At All Times.
• Have A Positive, Winning Attitude.
• Absences Will Result In A Loss Of Playing Time. Excessive Absences Will Result In Dismissal From The Team.
4. FIELD HOUSE AND LOCKER ROOM
• Locker Organization Is A Must.(No Trash/Books/Dirty Clothes/etc.)
• Locker Room Will Be Kept Neat And Orderly.
• Cleats Will Be Removed Before Entering The Building.
• Players Must Knock Before Entering Coaches Office.
• No Horseplay Or Wrestling In Locker Room.
*** PLAYERS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS WILL BE DISMISSED FROM THE PROGRAM ***
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Post by mariner42 on Mar 5, 2016 10:56:22 GMT -6
1. CHARACTERISTICS OF A BULLDOG • Commitment to Excellence. • Hustle Everywhere You Go. • Have Courage. • Care For Your Teammates. • Know Your Assignment. • Be Loyal. 2. GENERAL • “Yes Sir” and “No Sir” Responses. • Cursing Will Not Be Tolerated. • Hazing Will Not Be Tolerated. • Fighting Is Grounds For Immediate Dismissal. • Do What You Are Coached To Do. • Players Will Call In Advance If They Are To Miss A Practice Or Weights And Conditioning. 3. PRACTICE • Must Be Properly Dressed For Practice. • Always Run From Drill To Drill. • Helmets On. • Work Hard And Be Coachable At All Times. • Have A Positive, Winning Attitude. • Absences Will Result In A Loss Of Playing Time. Excessive Absences Will Result In Dismissal From The Team. 4. FIELD HOUSE AND LOCKER ROOM • Locker Organization Is A Must.(No Trash/Books/Dirty Clothes/etc.) • Locker Room Will Be Kept Neat And Orderly. • Cleats Will Be Removed Before Entering The Building. • Players Must Knock Before Entering Coaches Office. • No Horseplay Or Wrestling In Locker Room. *** PLAYERS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS WILL BE DISMISSED FROM THE PROGRAM *** We would have like, 7 players. |
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Post by 60zgo on Mar 5, 2016 11:21:29 GMT -6
1. CHARACTERISTICS OF A BULLDOG • Commitment to Excellence. • Hustle Everywhere You Go. • Have Courage. • Care For Your Teammates. • Know Your Assignment. • Be Loyal. 2. GENERAL • “Yes Sir” and “No Sir” Responses. • Cursing Will Not Be Tolerated. • Hazing Will Not Be Tolerated. • Fighting Is Grounds For Immediate Dismissal. • Do What You Are Coached To Do. • Players Will Call In Advance If They Are To Miss A Practice Or Weights And Conditioning. 3. PRACTICE • Must Be Properly Dressed For Practice. • Always Run From Drill To Drill. • Helmets On. • Work Hard And Be Coachable At All Times. • Have A Positive, Winning Attitude. • Absences Will Result In A Loss Of Playing Time. Excessive Absences Will Result In Dismissal From The Team. 4. FIELD HOUSE AND LOCKER ROOM • Locker Organization Is A Must.(No Trash/Books/Dirty Clothes/etc.) • Locker Room Will Be Kept Neat And Orderly. • Cleats Will Be Removed Before Entering The Building. • Players Must Knock Before Entering Coaches Office. • No Horseplay Or Wrestling In Locker Room. *** PLAYERS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS WILL BE DISMISSED FROM THE PROGRAM *** We would have like, 7 players. I have come into two programs with those expectations and yes, year one will be bad. |
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Post by wolfden12 on Mar 5, 2016 12:17:16 GMT -6
1. Respect Women. No excuses
2. No adult type shirts or slogans (bud light, copenhagen, marijuana leaves on socks, etc)
3. No F Bombs (automatic 10 push-ups, regardless of where we are at)
4. Appropriateness on social media (we have coaches who patrol and consequences for those who do not follow)
5. Knock on door before entering
6. Manners, Manners, Manners!
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Post by jcamerot on Mar 5, 2016 12:40:05 GMT -6
What's important to their growth and maturation as individuals?
What's important for the team's success?
What's important to you as the adult in charge?
What are you willing to constantly and consistently enforce?
K.I.S.S.
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Post by coach2013 on Mar 5, 2016 13:51:21 GMT -6
What are some "little things" you demand of your athletes. Example: Shirts tucked in during workouts Be on time Using "Coach" in front of coaches names when talking to them yes coach instead of "yeah"
be coachable, do your job
accountability, you screw up, you pay the price for it
if you cause me more work, I cause you more work (ie lose gear, you owe me updowns)
be in uniform- NO PINK unless its a team pink out
black or white shoes, no off color shoes ( we aren't lime green or bright yellow for instance)
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Post by fballcoachg on Mar 5, 2016 16:22:02 GMT -6
Simple:
1) do your job and compete to the best of your ability every single time
2) respect the program and everyone in it including yourself
3) take responsibility for your effort and actions
4) communicate
Covers pretty much everything that we find to be important
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Post by IronmanFootball on Mar 7, 2016 9:00:56 GMT -6
1. CHARACTERISTICS OF A BULLDOG • Commitment to Excellence. • Hustle Everywhere You Go. • Have Courage. • Care For Your Teammates. • Know Your Assignment. • Be Loyal. 2. GENERAL • “Yes Sir” and “No Sir” Responses. • Cursing Will Not Be Tolerated. • Hazing Will Not Be Tolerated. • Fighting Is Grounds For Immediate Dismissal. • Do What You Are Coached To Do. • Players Will Call In Advance If They Are To Miss A Practice Or Weights And Conditioning. 3. PRACTICE • Must Be Properly Dressed For Practice. • Always Run From Drill To Drill. • Helmets On. • Work Hard And Be Coachable At All Times. • Have A Positive, Winning Attitude. • Absences Will Result In A Loss Of Playing Time. Excessive Absences Will Result In Dismissal From The Team. 4. FIELD HOUSE AND LOCKER ROOM • Locker Organization Is A Must.(No Trash/Books/Dirty Clothes/etc.) • Locker Room Will Be Kept Neat And Orderly. • Cleats Will Be Removed Before Entering The Building. • Players Must Knock Before Entering Coaches Office. • No Horseplay Or Wrestling In Locker Room. *** PLAYERS UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS WILL BE DISMISSED FROM THE PROGRAM *** We would have like, 7 players. Pretty much our exact rules. I don't harp on cussing as much as I should. I actually need to stop doing it so much so maybe 10 push ups would do me some good too. re "7 players" my first year we started with 17, finished with 14. We definitely run the kids off that basketball and baseball have not. But really, do I want to deal with headaches? If you can't do the little things how can I rely on you on Friday night anyway? Some extras: Must have a 2.25 GPA, forget just a 2.0. NCAA now wants what a 2.3? We're college prep, I expect more. Out of school suspension can be immediate grounds for removal from program (has been in 100% of cases so far). |
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Post by chi5hi on Mar 7, 2016 9:37:58 GMT -6
Be polite and be respectful...you know what to do and how to behave.
Oh...and before you knock on my office door...get a haircut.
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Post by mariner42 on Mar 7, 2016 9:45:33 GMT -6
We would have like, 7 players. Pretty much our exact rules. I don't harp on cussing as much as I should. I actually need to stop doing it so much so maybe 10 push ups would do me some good too. re "7 players" my first year we started with 17, finished with 14. We definitely run the kids off that basketball and baseball have not. But really, do I want to deal with headaches? If you can't do the little things how can I rely on you on Friday night anyway? Some extras: Must have a 2.25 GPA, forget just a 2.0. NCAA now wants what a 2.3? We're college prep, I expect more. Out of school suspension can be immediate grounds for removal from program (has been in 100% of cases so far). We have a program that's plenty disciplined, but to me that list of stuff is a headache unto itself. Why does a player have to address a coach as "Yes sir" or "No sir"? What's wrong with "Ok Coach"? How do you enforce that for someone who habitually doesn't do that? I'm not domineering or self-important enough to make a kid do push ups or down ups for calling me "coach" instead of "sir". I don't see why swearing is something that you feel you should enforce. I don't like it when a kid uses the F bomb as punctuation, but if he stubs his toe on a weight and lets one slip, I can't pretend like I wouldn't do the same thing. I'm not trying to say your way is wrong, but I don't know that it's the best way, either. Could be my laid-back, liberal California upbringing, I dunno. |
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Post by fbs on Mar 7, 2016 9:54:25 GMT -6
I have a short list of things I expect from my kids:
1. Be on time
2. treat others with respect
3. pass all classes
That's about it. I find the more rules you put around them the more time you spend enforcing them until you're not even coaching football anymore, you're spending all your time being an enforcer, or worse yet, allocating people on your staff to be enforcers instead of doing their job.
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Post by IronmanFootball on Mar 7, 2016 10:01:38 GMT -6
Pretty much our exact rules. I don't harp on cussing as much as I should. I actually need to stop doing it so much so maybe 10 push ups would do me some good too. re "7 players" my first year we started with 17, finished with 14. We definitely run the kids off that basketball and baseball have not. But really, do I want to deal with headaches? If you can't do the little things how can I rely on you on Friday night anyway? Some extras: Must have a 2.25 GPA, forget just a 2.0. NCAA now wants what a 2.3? We're college prep, I expect more. Out of school suspension can be immediate grounds for removal from program (has been in 100% of cases so far). We have a program that's plenty disciplined, but to me that list of stuff is a headache unto itself. Why does a player have to address a coach as "Yes sir" or "No sir"? What's wrong with "Ok Coach"? How do you enforce that for someone who habitually doesn't do that? I'm not domineering or self-important enough to make a kid do push ups or down ups for calling me "coach" instead of "sir". I don't see why swearing is something that you feel you should enforce. I don't like it when a kid uses the F bomb as punctuation, but if he stubs his toe on a weight and lets one slip, I can't pretend like I wouldn't do the same thing. I'm not trying to say your way is wrong, but I don't know that it's the best way, either. Could be my laid-back, liberal California upbringing, I dunno. I think most people are on board with 'hurts arm/says bad word' being different from 'running off George Carlin's list for fun.' I need to cuss less so I don't get fired/give anyone ammo to fire me. We got a 15 for a kid yelling F-word during a game after a big play. Hadn't stopped QB runs on the drive and finally got him to stop their 2 pt conversion. My DE yells "f***ing finally" and the yellows flew out. No band or crowd (Sat 9am game bc of weather night before) so it was easy to hear for miles. I require "yes," instead of "yeah" - adding coach is nice, sir is a plus. |
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Post by 60zgo on Mar 7, 2016 10:14:50 GMT -6
Pretty much our exact rules. I don't harp on cussing as much as I should. I actually need to stop doing it so much so maybe 10 push ups would do me some good too. re "7 players" my first year we started with 17, finished with 14. We definitely run the kids off that basketball and baseball have not. But really, do I want to deal with headaches? If you can't do the little things how can I rely on you on Friday night anyway? Some extras: Must have a 2.25 GPA, forget just a 2.0. NCAA now wants what a 2.3? We're college prep, I expect more. Out of school suspension can be immediate grounds for removal from program (has been in 100% of cases so far). We have a program that's plenty disciplined, but to me that list of stuff is a headache unto itself. Why does a player have to address a coach as "Yes sir" or "No sir"? What's wrong with "Ok Coach"? How do you enforce that for someone who habitually doesn't do that? I'm not domineering or self-important enough to make a kid do push ups or down ups for calling me "coach" instead of "sir". I don't see why swearing is something that you feel you should enforce. I don't like it when a kid uses the F bomb as punctuation, but if he stubs his toe on a weight and lets one slip, I can't pretend like I wouldn't do the same thing. I'm not trying to say your way is wrong, but I don't know that it's the best way, either. Could be my laid-back, liberal California upbringing, I dunno. Have you ever turned around a program that was completely out of control? |
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Post by CS on Mar 7, 2016 10:40:32 GMT -6
We have a program that's plenty disciplined, but to me that list of stuff is a headache unto itself. Why does a player have to address a coach as "Yes sir" or "No sir"? What's wrong with "Ok Coach"? How do you enforce that for someone who habitually doesn't do that? I'm not domineering or self-important enough to make a kid do push ups or down ups for calling me "coach" instead of "sir". I don't see why swearing is something that you feel you should enforce. I don't like it when a kid uses the F bomb as punctuation, but if he stubs his toe on a weight and lets one slip, I can't pretend like I wouldn't do the same thing. I'm not trying to say your way is wrong, but I don't know that it's the best way, either. Could be my laid-back, liberal California upbringing, I dunno. Have you ever turned around a program that was completely out of control? Never done it myself but worked for a guy who took a down program and went to the state title game after 2 years and is one of the winningest coaches in the state. He was more along the lines of what mariner is saying and I'm pretty much the same way. Basically we expect them to have respect for everyone and we interpret that however we want. I'm also not saying that what you do is wrong but it just seems to complicated for my taste. Actually forgot that the coach I work for now was in the same situation and has pretty much the same philosophy as the last guy. |
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Post by mariner42 on Mar 7, 2016 10:53:46 GMT -6
Have you ever turned around a program that was completely out of control? Never done it myself but worked for a guy who took a down program and went to the state title game after 2 years and is one of the winningest coaches in the state. He was more along the lines of what mariner is saying and I'm pretty much the same way. Basically we expect them to have respect for everyone and we interpret that however we want. I'm also not saying that what you do is wrong but it just seems to complicated for my taste Yup. Eight years ago we were 2-8 and lost to the perennial doormat in our league with 20 guys on our varsity squad. We've played in the last four section championships and won the last 3 and we only have 4 rules: 1-We, not me 2-No messengers 3-No sympathy groups 4-Do what's best for the program Our kids look like a bunch of hobos in the weight room, but they are also there at 6:30am year round. They sprint on/off the field (even in games), hustle through their workouts, and play way, way above their level, but that's because of the culture that we set, not the rules we enforce. |
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Post by 60zgo on Mar 7, 2016 11:43:55 GMT -6
Never done it myself but worked for a guy who took a down program and went to the state title game after 2 years and is one of the winningest coaches in the state. He was more along the lines of what mariner is saying and I'm pretty much the same way. Basically we expect them to have respect for everyone and we interpret that however we want. I'm also not saying that what you do is wrong but it just seems to complicated for my taste Yup. Eight years ago we were 2-8 and lost to the perennial doormat in our league with 20 guys on our varsity squad. We've played in the last four section championships and won the last 3 and we only have 4 rules: 1-We, not me 2-No messengers 3-No sympathy groups 4-Do what's best for the program Our kids look like a bunch of hobos in the weight room, but they are also there at 6:30am year round. They sprint on/off the field (even in games), hustle through their workouts, and play way, way above their level, but that's because of the culture that we set, not the rules we enforce. No. I'm talking about out of control. Come to practice when you want. Pick and choose what drills you do. Holding "fight club" in the bathroom. Hazing. Teacher assault. Those rules were born from getting more than one effed up place back on the right track. |
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Post by John Knight on Mar 7, 2016 12:26:25 GMT -6
If short hair and good manners won football games, Army and Navy would play for the national championship every year.
Bobby Bowden
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 7, 2016 12:40:31 GMT -6
Yup. Eight years ago we were 2-8 and lost to the perennial doormat in our league with 20 guys on our varsity squad. We've played in the last four section championships and won the last 3 and we only have 4 rules: 1-We, not me 2-No messengers 3-No sympathy groups 4-Do what's best for the program Our kids look like a bunch of hobos in the weight room, but they are also there at 6:30am year round. They sprint on/off the field (even in games), hustle through their workouts, and play way, way above their level, but that's because of the culture that we set, not the rules we enforce. No. I'm talking about out of control. Come to practice when you want. Pick and choose what drills you do. Holding "fight club" in the bathroom. Hazing. Teacher assault. Those rules were born from getting more than one effed up place back on the right track. I think what you're saying brings up a good point that your environment will drive your expectations/rules. Why have a rule if kids are already doing it? I think zgo's rules are fine and quite possibly exactly what they needed. Us, we don't need them. Kids need reminders every now and then for sure, but not the the extent they have to be demanded or else. I will say though my pet peeves that I constantly police are: 1. No clothes from other schools (respect our school) 2. Look at somebody when he/she is speaking 3. No whining or excuses |
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Post by 33coach on Mar 7, 2016 12:40:48 GMT -6
Using "Coach" in front of coaches names when talking to them this made me think of full metal jacket ..... "I am Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, your senior drill instructor. From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?" |
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Post by John Knight on Mar 7, 2016 12:49:03 GMT -6
daily business of the Army, down among the troops where it really matters, is conducted by NCOs—who insist as a point of pride on being addressed as Sergeant, First Sergeant, Sergeant Major, etc., according to rank and position. To correct a soldier who addresses me as "sir" is as reflexive in me as the military salute. And I've often used that very form of words: "Do not call me sir, PFC—I work for a living."
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Post by joelee on Mar 7, 2016 12:55:24 GMT -6
What are some "little things" you demand of your athletes. Example: Shirts tucked in during workouts Be on time Using "Coach" in front of coaches names when talking to them Geez, sometime I have to remind our kids that they have to wear a shirt period. |
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Post by eaglemountie on Mar 7, 2016 12:56:47 GMT -6
Our rules:
1. Be on time
2. Represent the program, yourself and your family with pride and respect at all times
3. Do your best
Have yet to run into a situation that did not fall under these three.
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Post by CS on Mar 7, 2016 13:00:54 GMT -6
Yup. Eight years ago we were 2-8 and lost to the perennial doormat in our league with 20 guys on our varsity squad. We've played in the last four section championships and won the last 3 and we only have 4 rules: 1-We, not me 2-No messengers 3-No sympathy groups 4-Do what's best for the program Our kids look like a bunch of hobos in the weight room, but they are also there at 6:30am year round. They sprint on/off the field (even in games), hustle through their workouts, and play way, way above their level, but that's because of the culture that we set, not the rules we enforce. No. I'm talking about out of control. Come to practice when you want. Pick and choose what drills you do. Holding "fight club" in the bathroom. Hazing. Teacher assault. Those rules were born from getting more than one effed up place back on the right track. I get what you're saying. I'm just saying you can accomplish exactly the same thing with fewer "rules." We always reserve the right to get rid of kids if they are a problem. The reason he told me he does it so generic is because if he gets to specific then if something isn't on the list it gave the parents an argument to get the kid back on the team Showing respect for everyone would cover all those things you listed without having to list them. |
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Post by 44dlcoach on Mar 7, 2016 18:22:37 GMT -6
We have a lot fewer rules with a HC in his 16th year as HC at the school than we had in his first few years. I think that's a logical progression.
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Post by rsmith627 on Mar 7, 2016 19:25:51 GMT -6
Don't be a d!ck
Come to think of it, that's my only classroom rule too.
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Post by coachklee on Mar 7, 2016 19:38:56 GMT -6
Don't be a d!ck Come to think of it, that's my only classroom rule too. This is where I am too. Don't be a dick (I laugh seeing auto-correct to Richard), arse hole or little biotch . Tell the kids in my classroom, the weight room & practice field that there are SMART choices & DUMB choices so make smart choices! |
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Post by rsmith627 on Mar 7, 2016 19:40:14 GMT -6
Don't be a d!ck Come to think of it, that's my only classroom rule too. This is where I am too. Don't be a dick (I laugh seeing auto-correct to Richard), arse hole or little biotch . Tell the kids in my classroom, the weight room & practice field that there are SMART choices & DUMB choices so make smart choices! I'm in year 6 as a classroom teacher. I used to go through rules and procedures and had a ton. Now I eloquently say don't be a d!ck and have them come up with examples of what that means. |
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Post by 33coach on Mar 7, 2016 20:26:16 GMT -6
This is where I am too. Don't be a dick (I laugh seeing auto-correct to Richard), arse hole or little biotch . Tell the kids in my classroom, the weight room & practice field that there are SMART choices & DUMB choices so make smart choices! I'm in year 6 as a classroom teacher. I used to go through rules and procedures and had a ton. Now I eloquently say don't be a d!ck and have them come up with examples of what that means. How do you pronounce the !? (sorry, had to lol) |
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Post by 44dlcoach on Mar 7, 2016 21:55:39 GMT -6
The biggest thing our HC says to the kids all the time that I think is good advice is to know your audience. Acceptable language in the locker room is different from team dinner with the moms around, the trainers room, etc. Know your audience and act accordingly.
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