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Post by vanden48 on May 29, 2017 10:40:09 GMT -6
So what do you do about athletes that are playing winter and spring sports? We want kids playing other sports. They get 2 weightroom credits per week for playing another sport and then we expect them to lift 2 days a week but not on game days. That could be a whole other topic. How do you get the other coaches on board with in season lifting? I have been to 5 high schools, going on six, and I haven't come across one wrestling coach and one baseball coach, at different schools, that don't have a problem with their players lifting in-season. The problem I run into with this is that weight lifting is often viewed as a football activity. So when I ask the basketball coach if I can have the basketball players lift once or twice a week, the response I usually get is will I let the basketball players attend open gym during football season. I have just encouraged the players to play multiple sports and given them credit for playing the sport, unless they quite, then they get no credit at all. But I would love to hear about some successes and struggles with having a whole school weight training program. Excluding Texas, as I know in Texas athletics is a class.
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Post by amakelky on May 29, 2017 10:49:25 GMT -6
We want kids playing other sports. They get 2 weightroom credits per week for playing another sport and then we expect them to lift 2 days a week but not on game days. That could be a whole other topic. How do you get the other coaches on board with in season lifting? I have been to 5 high schools, going on six, and I haven't come across one wrestling coach and one baseball coach, at different schools, that don't have a problem with their players lifting in-season. The problem I run into with this is that weight lifting is often viewed as a football activity. So when I ask the basketball coach if I can have the basketball players lift once or twice a week, the response I usually get is will I let the basketball players attend open gym during football season. I have just encouraged the players to play multiple sports and given them credit for playing the sport, unless they quite, then they get no credit at all. But I would love to hear about some successes and struggles with having a whole school weight training program. Excluding Texas, as I know in Texas athletics is a class. So, I can empathize with your situation. I could talk about this topic all day, but here's the condensed version: My school has had zero cohesion between sports, programs, & even head coaches. We have had 4 different AD's in my 5 years as the head coach. Bball only wants to do open gym & summer league crap, track & wrestling are indifferent, & only football has pushed the weight room & had coaches open it (and none of my staff has ever been paid a penny for running the weight room). Our football staff pushed & pushed for a unified weights program & a mandate that other sports need to have coaches in the weight room so it isn't just viewed as a football thing. Our AD listened, brought in an outside guy to do a PD day with all head coaches & the principal. He made us go in the weight room & do the lifts & explained everything. Then he gave us a program that the school has made the new weight classes curriculum, & all head coaches were told to encourage athletes to do it, open at least one week in the summer (which their program will get a kickback for), & support each other's programs. We'll see what happens, but so far it has been exactly what our school & programs needed. Most other coaches don't know enough to feel confident running the room & coaching kids up on lifts, so those of us who do have to be helpful & support them so they will take some ownership in the process.
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Post by 60zgo on May 29, 2017 13:39:06 GMT -6
Based off summer attendance.....
100% Senior 100% Junior 100% Soph 100% Fresh
After that I assign numbers. I assign some really bad numbers.
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Post by ahall005 on May 29, 2017 20:21:09 GMT -6
We want kids playing other sports. They get 2 weightroom credits per week for playing another sport and then we expect them to lift 2 days a week but not on game days. That could be a whole other topic. How do you get the other coaches on board with in season lifting? I have been to 5 high schools, going on six, and I haven't come across one wrestling coach and one baseball coach, at different schools, that don't have a problem with their players lifting in-season. The problem I run into with this is that weight lifting is often viewed as a football activity. So when I ask the basketball coach if I can have the basketball players lift once or twice a week, the response I usually get is will I let the basketball players attend open gym during football season. I have just encouraged the players to play multiple sports and given them credit for playing the sport, unless they quite, then they get no credit at all. But I would love to hear about some successes and struggles with having a whole school weight training program. Excluding Texas, as I know in Texas athletics is a class. We moved lifting to 6:30 am this year when our after school attendance was low, and going on none and we encouraged in sport kids to lift. If they want to have open gym at 6:30 during the football season I would be all for our guys going to that.
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Post by lws55 on Jul 13, 2017 6:26:29 GMT -6
We use our lift-a-thon, this is strictly donations go out and ask people for money to sponsor you. We tie the lift-a-thon to their jersey number. To pick a number they have to raise a minimum of $100 if they don't raise $100 they get what is left. If they want a single digit they have to raise $200. However, if Johnny Superstar raises $200 and wants #2 and Bobby Benchwarmer raise $205 and wants #2 Bobby gets it. This has helped out our fundraising and participation tremendously.
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