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Post by cnunley on Dec 3, 2008 18:55:02 GMT -6
Im at a school with a brand new weight room (Nothing fancy, but use to be a nasty basement from what I was told) and we're trying to get as many athletes in our after school lifting program as possible. Boys, girls, football players, whoever. We just want our kids to realize how important weight lifting is and how beneficial it is for whatever sport they play. How can we sell the program to the kids and get it off the ground?
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Post by touchdownmaker on Dec 3, 2008 19:10:52 GMT -6
Start with a parent meeting. Emphasize it to the parents first.
safety is an area to touch on often.
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Post by touchdowng on Dec 3, 2008 20:39:03 GMT -6
Tdmaker brings up a good point.
We do the same thing and talk a lot to parents about injury minimization and recovery time for those who lift REGULARLY vs. those who do not. We use examples from previous seasons about players who received an injury but only had to sit out one game due to the fact that he was so committed to our strength program.
This is a valid point and one that not enough coaches stress.
Also - we do a lot of off-season recognition with our strength program. This sort of ticks off the winter and spring coaches because our players would rather be involved with our 75 minutes of hell than turn out for other sports and we believe it is because we do a lot to recognize them for their hard work and achievement. We never preach against another sport (we encourage other sports), we just make our strength program a big, positive deal and we get lots of commitment.
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 4, 2008 0:48:16 GMT -6
Tdmaker brings up a good point. We do the same thing and talk a lot to parents about injury minimization and recovery time for those who lift REGULARLY vs. those who do not. We use examples from previous seasons about players who received an injury but only had to sit out one game due to the fact that he was so committed to our strength program. This is a valid point and one that not enough coaches stress. Also - we do a lot of off-season recognition with our strength program. This sort of ticks off the winter and spring coaches because our players would rather be involved with our 75 minutes of hell than turn out for other sports and we believe it is because we do a lot to recognize them for their hard work and achievement. We never preach against another sport (we encourage other sports), we just make our strength program a big, positive deal and we get lots of commitment. coach what do you do to reward them and make it worth it for them? im just looking for something i might be able to use to improve my Weight room attendance |
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Post by touchdowng on Dec 4, 2008 21:37:43 GMT -6
Like a lot of program we award shirts for weight levels achieved through our maxouts.
We have 400, 500, 600, 800, 1000 and 1200 pound clubs
Each level has a T-Shirt.
We also award T's periodically for hard work. Probably the smartest thing we do is we make Friday's our T shirt presentation days. Not every Friday but about every 3rd to 4th Friday. The kids never know when.
After our lift we'll award a Theme T-Shirt for those who have been doing a great job and have been consistent on their attendance.
We also do a website where we post ALL results and make a big deal about improvements and take pictures of the guys during maxout week.
All of the above has a made big difference but the biggest difference maker is that we have had 3-4 coaches in the room each day working with the kids.
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Post by coachgeorge51 on Dec 5, 2008 12:37:04 GMT -6
How many schools out there, and please give your enrollments as well, currently have a school-wide weight program?
If so, what are your feelings? What type of program, such as B,F,S or Boyd Eply's phases, etc.?
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Post by touchdownmaker on Dec 5, 2008 14:11:18 GMT -6
I like monthly rewards. Gives them something to shoot for in just 16 workouts. Someone mentioned friday outings after workouts, I like that too. sure I spend cash on my kids but its really just an investment in my own program and job security (i hope)
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Post by red2slam on Dec 5, 2008 19:44:53 GMT -6
Those interested in getting participation in the weight/ acadamics/off field participation/practice participation? Read Urban Myers book
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Post by waltflanagansdog on Dec 5, 2008 20:51:01 GMT -6
Weight clubs are a great idea.
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Post by k on Dec 5, 2008 22:31:02 GMT -6
You know our guys don't HAVE to be in the weight room until January.
100% of our new senior class has been in there every day since football ended.
Although 0% of our sophomore class has been in there at all since football ended...
*shrugs*
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 22:59:14 GMT -6
I like to use a point system. You have to have 90 points to play. Those points are gained in season though extra conditioning drills that are absolutely grueling. Or players can earn their points in the off season by coming to off season training or participating in other sports.
After that I give a lot of rewards but I do feel that in high school you have to have minimum standards.
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Post by coachjuice on Dec 6, 2008 16:20:02 GMT -6
School wide B-F-S program, 1100 students. We do it in PE as well as for the teams. The catch is that we have some old school coaches that will not let there kids lift. I am in charge of the weight room as well as some other teachers. They are all on my staff.
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