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Post by blockdownkickout on Feb 11, 2019 8:34:14 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks
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Post by CS on Feb 11, 2019 8:54:52 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks Whatever you talk about daily are your core values and writing them down probably won’t change them. Ours are leadership, sacrifice, commitment and urgency. Something always comes up that is a teachable moment under one or more of those things. None of it is written down and the kids know it by heart. Think about what you want your kids to get out of your program and right it down and you will have a mission statement.
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Post by blackknight on Feb 11, 2019 12:01:55 GMT -6
Our mission is to ensure an environment that provides every student-athlete with the opportunity to learn skills necessary to become a responsible, productive citizen. Football will be an integral part of the educational experience as it has the capability, more than any other sport, to teach the values that this country holds dear.
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Post by CS on Feb 11, 2019 12:22:16 GMT -6
Our mission is to ensure an environment that provides every student-athlete with the opportunity to learn skills necessary to become a responsible, productive citizen. Football will be an integral part of the educational experience as it has the capability, more than any other sport, to teach the values that this country holds dear. Does it have the values to teach that kids can’t get from other sports though? Or any other team activity?
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Post by humble on Feb 11, 2019 12:38:28 GMT -6
I think everyone has gone a little overboard with the core values and culture speak on twitter and what not. If you talk to the kids about what it takes to be a good person, a good teammate and a good player then writing them down probably won't do much more. We don't have posters or make kids memorize them but there are standards we expect them to meet and they know what those are.
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Post by CS on Feb 11, 2019 14:22:12 GMT -6
I think everyone has gone a little overboard with the core values and culture speak on twitter and what not. If you talk to the kids about what it takes to be a good person, a good teammate and a good player then writing them down probably won't do much more. We don't have posters or make kids memorize them but there are standards we expect them to meet and they know what those are. Twitter is a giant d!ck measuring contest on culture. And the sad thing is that guys follow that $hit so blindly that it makes it spread. I believe in culture and I believe it can be built but you’re not doing it in a question mark t-shirt.
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Post by chi5hi on Feb 11, 2019 17:42:38 GMT -6
Forget culture. That's a bunch of touchy-feely, girl stuff.
Talk football!
Mobility, Attack Power, Shock-Effect. This is what we will be.
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Post by bobgoodman on Feb 11, 2019 20:07:21 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks So you want "ideas" for "core values"? Seems to me if you have to look for them, they're not your core values. But if you do have core values, you don't need to write them down. Mission Statement ----- \ \ \ V | | | |
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Post by kcbazooka on Feb 11, 2019 20:22:40 GMT -6
In the immortal words of Al Davis - Just Win, Baby!!!! I remember teacher meetings doing mission statements as a main reason I retired from teaching..
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Post by larrymoe on Feb 11, 2019 20:56:32 GMT -6
I think everyone has gone a little overboard with the core values and culture speak on twitter and what not. If you talk to the kids about what it takes to be a good person, a good teammate and a good player then writing them down probably won't do much more. We don't have posters or make kids memorize them but there are standards we expect them to meet and they know what those are. Ya. I've been a HC for 9 years at 3 different schools and never written any of this BS down. BE YOU. Don't worry about what someone else tells you you should be.
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 11, 2019 21:20:55 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks So you want "ideas" for "core values"? Seems to me if you have to look for them, they're not your core values. But if you do have core values, you don't need to write them down. Mission Statement ----- \ \ \ V | | | |I have to second what bob says here. If you are looking for core values and mission statements from other programs, then you really don't have core values or a mission.
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Post by blockdownkickout on Feb 12, 2019 7:48:06 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks So you want "ideas" for "core values"? Seems to me if you have to look for them, they're not your core values. But if you do have core values, you don't need to write them down. Mission Statement ----- \ \ \ V | | | |Ok. I appreciate the back handed rip. I know what is important and I know what I teach and I'm proud of the men we help build. I'm merely asking if anyone has a concise way of saying it because I think it might help communicate what we're about to the players, parents and community. But thanks for the help
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Post by CS on Feb 12, 2019 8:07:42 GMT -6
So you want "ideas" for "core values"? Seems to me if you have to look for them, they're not your core values. But if you do have core values, you don't need to write them down. Mission Statement ----- \ \ \ V | | | |Ok. I appreciate the back handed rip. I know what is important and I know what I teach and I'm proud of the men we help build. I'm merely asking if anyone has a concise way of saying it because I think it might help communicate what we're about to the players, parents and community. But thanks for the help In one sentence tell me what you want players to get out of your program. That is your mission statement
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Post by bobgoodman on Feb 12, 2019 8:53:50 GMT -6
Ok. I appreciate the back handed rip. I know what is important and I know what I teach and I'm proud of the men we help build. I'm merely asking if anyone has a concise way of saying it because I think it might help communicate what we're about to the players, parents and community. But thanks for the help In one sentence tell me what you want players to get out of your program. That is your mission statement Who needs a whole sentence? Just 1 word: football. Any less is fraud. Any more is personal. I would hope students would get a lot out of the education experience (not just football) that can hardly be conveyed in words, but can be vaguely summarized as "integrity". But that's something you shouldn't even be conscious of trying to impart, let alone writing down. If you need to remind yourself of what you're doing, then you won't really be doing it. Then it's just self-mockery, like Google's "Don't be evil." Only a psychopath needs to project integrity.
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Post by newhope on Feb 12, 2019 10:12:58 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks I've dropped it, too, on a mission statement. I'll continue to drop it, fumble it, kick it...what a waste of time. And to make the kids learn it? C'mon man. Mission statements are to make you look good to the jargon crowd. Like somebody said, if you have to go looking for your core values to write them down, you don't have any. Your kids should know your core values from what you say to them on a daily basis. They don't need to memorize some fake mission statement. You want to talk about losing some of them--go that route. Kids know BS when they hear it. You're better off just going with your screen name--they'll get more from understanding block down kick out than they will from a mission statement.
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Post by Coach Vint on Feb 12, 2019 10:52:38 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks I love how everyone loves to bash people for talking about culture because they don't believe in talking about culture. We talk about culture. We have a mission. Your mission and vision are for the coaches. Core Values are for everyone. They don't need to posted, but they damn sure need to be lived. Here you go OP: Our core values are simply what we want to live by to help our kids to be the best they can be in athletics, academics, and the community. That is our mission. Our core values lead us to this. What does it take to be our best in those three areas? Core Values: Toughness, Respect, Enthusiasm, Accountability, and Love. What does it mean? Mental Toughness. Bigger than ball. This is the ability to overcome adversity without a drop in enthusiasm, attitude, and effort. You keep pushing through when bad crap happens that might not be fair. Respect- You respect people not for who they are, but because of who you are. Enthusiasm- Enjoy working hard and bring energy to things that you don't like doing that help you be more successful. Accountability. Hold each other and yourself accountable to being your best. We have standards of performance. If you screw up, we will hold you accountable. If we don't meet the standard, we will have a reteaching period and accountability. Love- We love you as much on your worst day as we do on your best day. It ain't fluff and it aint some soft a$$ sh*T. It is who we are. Do we tweet it? Yup. Do we scream it from the rooftops? Yup. Does it help us be better coaches? Yup. Does it affect our players? Yup. I talk about it at clinics because I believe in it. Some guys don't have a call sheet. I do. Just because you don't doesn't make you any less of a coach. If we can teach these values in the weight room, in the locker room, on the track, and on the field, we will win more games and impact our kids with lessons that will help them in life. I have never had a kid thank me for teaching him how to read an invert, or how to combo a 1 technique to the linebacker. But many kids have said, thank you for teaching me to believe in myself. Putting a sign up with words won't impact kids. Making kids memorize words won't mean anything. Believing in something and living a certain way will impact kids. Holding them accountable to meeting the standards will help them be their best. If you want to put up a sign, put up a sign that says don't fumble the damn ball. Live your core values and mission. Post them or don't, but make sure you know who you are and that everything you do will affect your program.
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Post by CS on Feb 12, 2019 11:46:23 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks I love how everyone loves to bash people for talking about culture because they don't believe in talking about culture. We talk about culture. We have a mission. Your mission and vision are for the coaches. Core Values are for everyone. They don't need to posted, but they damn sure need to be lived. Here you go OP: Our core values are simply what we want to live by to help our kids to be the best they can be in athletics, academics, and the community. That is our mission. Our core values lead us to this. What does it take to be our best in those three areas? Core Values: Toughness, Respect, Enthusiasm, Accountability, and Love. What does it mean? Mental Toughness. Bigger than ball. This is the ability to overcome adversity without a drop in enthusiasm, attitude, and effort. You keep pushing through when bad crap happens that might not be fair. Respect- You respect people not for who they are, but because of who you are. Enthusiasm- Enjoy working hard and bring energy to things that you don't like doing that help you be more successful. Accountability. Hold each other and yourself accountable to being your best. We have standards of performance. If you screw up, we will hold you accountable. If we don't meet the standard, we will have a reteaching period and accountability. Love- We love you as much on your worst day as we do on your best day. It ain't fluff and it aint some soft a$$ sh*T. It is who we are. Do we tweet it? Yup. Do we scream it from the rooftops? Yup. Does it help us be better coaches? Yup. Does it affect our players? Yup. I talk about it at clinics because I believe in it. Some guys don't have a call sheet. I do. Just because you don't doesn't make you any less of a coach. If we can teach these values in the weight room, in the locker room, on the track, and on the field, we will win more games and impact our kids with lessons that will help them in life. I have never had a kid thank me for teaching him how to read an invert, or how to combo a 1 technique to the linebacker. But many kids have said, thank you for teaching me to believe in myself. Putting a sign up with words won't impact kids. Making kids memorize words won't mean anything. Believing in something and living a certain way will impact kids. Holding them accountable to meeting the standards will help them be their best. If you want to put up a sign, put up a sign that says don't fumble the damn ball. Live your core values and mission. Post them or don't, but make sure you know who you are and that everything you do will affect your program. Do you actually sit with the players and talk about culture or do you talk to them about those core values and use them in teachable moments. I’m not sure if anyone is truly bashing culture but the culture bros on twitter who have one tweet about positivity and the next tweet is “if you don’t squat heavy you don’t care about anyone or anything and will only let your team down when it matters,” jacka$$es need to go. Or some guy tweeting Tom Herman’s dumb pi$$ champion sign and all the culture meatheads lose their minds while listening to their five finger death punch album in their Tom hardy shirts trying to hide their culture erection. Guy I work for has been doing it for 34 years and averages 10 wins a season over that career. He took a team that didn’t have a team the year before he got there and went to the state title game in year 2. He created culture by teaching what he believes is important and doesn’t beat around the bush with all these games and chants and hash tags. Find traits you believe in,teach the kids how to be better, have some fun along the way, and your culture will be just fine
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Post by fshamrock on Feb 12, 2019 12:10:39 GMT -6
I think the key thing to remember about your mission statement is that it is something you intend to hold everybody accountable to, especially yourself
I know it's kind of become en vogue to rag on the culture vultures, they are easy targets after all, but I have come around to thinking that there must be some that aren't completely full of crap, at least I hope so.
Make it stuff you think it important and plan to hold yourself to it, and be honest about your failures as much as your successes.
If the thing is based on principles and the principles won't be compromised, then I think it will be effective. The trap most guys seem to fall into is that the principles only matter so far as they are good for me
Like the guy who engineers a situation to get his boss fired so he can take the job, and to then turn around and expect loyalty from his assistants. Or the guy who pounds the desk about accountability, but will definitely suit up the star runningback even though he didn't show to practice all week and runs his mouth to his position coach, because we aren't about to sacrifice taking a loss. If honor is core value, then don't actively recruit players from nearby schools even though you know it's against the rules.
If "yeah but that's what everybody else does and we have to do it to keep up" takes you off of your principles than you never had any in the first place. So just be honest and say it's all about winning, honesty people can respect.
Principles either matter or they don't, we don't get to pick and choose based on the circumstances. Base your core values on that and you'll be okay and help more kids. Worry more about living by these values than how many people know you have them. If more guys would do that then people wouldn't be so jaded about the whole twitter culture movement
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Post by groundchuck on Feb 12, 2019 12:13:19 GMT -6
I go round and round and back and forth on this one.
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Post by blackknight on Feb 12, 2019 13:45:37 GMT -6
I must have a different outlook than some. I check the Board daily, look for things that interest me, either comment or answer a question if I can. I never feel compelled to tell someone their question is stupid nor chastise those with an opinion different than mine. Although I find some of your responses entertaining!
Anyway, I feel it is important to right down your Mission Statement, Core Values, etc. It will act as a guide, not just to you but your staff, players, parents, administrators, etc.
Even God wrote down the Ten Commandments.
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Post by fantom on Feb 12, 2019 14:09:01 GMT -6
I must have a different outlook than some. I check the Board daily, look for things that interest me, either comment or answer a question if I can. I never feel compelled to tell someone their question is stupid nor chastise those with an opinion different than mine That's dumb.
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Post by jml on Feb 13, 2019 4:24:31 GMT -6
I must have a different outlook than some. I check the Board daily, look for things that interest me, either comment or answer a question if I can. I never feel compelled to tell someone their question is stupid nor chastise those with an opinion different than mine. Although I find some of your responses entertaining! Anyway, I feel it is important to right down your Mission Statement, Core Values, etc. It will act as a guide, not just to you but your staff, players, parents, administrators, etc. Even God wrote down the Ten Commandments. I think it was valuable to do it for myself.... Made me think about what I really believe and hold myself accountable.
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 13, 2019 6:26:00 GMT -6
I feel like I've dropped the ball not having core values and a mission statement for our program written down. We have our normal stuff we talk about daily and what we focus on. But I'm looking to narrow it down and make is something the kids can remember. Would any of you mind pasting your mission statement and core values to this thread. Just wanting to get some ideas. Thanks I love how everyone loves to bash people for talking about culture because they don't believe in talking about culture. We talk about culture. We have a mission. Your mission and vision are for the coaches. Core Values are for everyone. They don't need to posted, but they damn sure need to be lived. Coach, I don't think that is what is happening in this thread though. I think coaches, myself included, were pointing out the fact that if you are asking other coaches to post THEIR mission statements and core values to "get some ideas" then you have to question if your own program has its own set of core values or a mission. At least based on how the original post was worded. Had the original post been " Guys This is what I preach daily to our players (list of things discussed daily) how can I shape that into easily digestible core values?" I think the replies would have been different.
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Post by Defcord on Feb 13, 2019 6:53:17 GMT -6
The term culture has become such a buzz word. Obviously, you need a solid culture. But the term is like a pretty bow. It doesn't matter if you put a shiny ribbon on the package if the box is empty.
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