shawnm
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Post by shawnm on Sept 1, 2010 12:32:26 GMT -6
I wasn't going to do helmet stickers this year because they caused some parent problems last year but my D-coord. wife is a graphic artist and made the coolest sticker design w/ our logo so I got talked into giving them out again this year.
Seems that someone always gets left out (I coach mighty mites) and its pretty subjective, I typically only give stickers for the following things (Several are very subjective)
1. Great Blocking or Faking - pancake blocks, drawing more than (2) defenders when faking. 2. Perfect half of snapping. 3. Fumble Recoverys and Interceptions 4. More than 5 solo tackles LB - DB per game. 5. More than 3 solo tackles DT per game. 6. Entire defense - hold opponent under 8 points 7. Entire offensive- greater than 30 points.
Our first game was 39-7 so it worked out that everyone got at least one sticker.
Anybody have a better Idea? If I have problems again this year I'm going to drop the whole sticker idea. Makes for extra work and distraction. Don't know how well it motivates.
Thanks.
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Post by adolphrollingover on Sept 1, 2010 12:59:56 GMT -6
I give out "giving it up for the team" stickers that go on the right side of the helmet. We don't give out any others. From, gathering up the cones after practice without being asked, to giving up your mouthpiece to a player who forgot his.
Todd
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Post by Chris Clement on Sept 1, 2010 13:23:55 GMT -6
I gave out awards (home-made cookies, not stickers) for stuff like that, I included fumble recoveries on offence (assuming it wasn`t the same person who fumbled in the first place) because I figured it was just as important. Spectacular form tackles sometimes got included, as well as people who followed our number one rule of tackling (never let him go, no matter what happens). Also, converted kicks and KO`s for touchbacks and the like.
The cookies were a good motivator, I would announce why you were getting the cookie in front of everyone. After the presentations were made, I just let all the kids have the rest of the cookies.
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Post by daveinsarasota on Sept 1, 2010 13:26:55 GMT -6
We can no longer give out stickers...
But, if you make it too restrictive, the sticker program is counterproductive, and almost always breed s resentment among the parents...
When I used to handle equipment, many coaches would bring back their helmets with the stickers still on them. I told them they had to remove all of the stickers, and use bug and tar remover or something to that effect, to remove the glue.
Helmet stickers look cool, but they are a nuisance to the people who clean and service the equipment.
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Post by bobgoodman on Sept 1, 2010 13:45:52 GMT -6
We can no longer give out stickers... But, if you make it too restrictive, the sticker program is counterproductive, and almost always breed s resentment among the parents... When I used to handle equipment, many coaches would bring back their helmets with the stickers still on them. I told them they had to remove all of the stickers, and use bug and tar remover or something to that effect, to remove the glue. Helmet stickers look cool, but they are a nuisance to the people who clean and service the equipment. True, which is why our oraniz'n outlawed them too. The helmets stay with the organiz'n and get handed down to the next year's crop of players. Apparently my team had used decals last year to identify the team, but it's house ball so they're really the league's. I think we can use masking tape to label the helmets by player's name, though, which would be a great help to me! Now, if they were to buy their own helmets or didn't mind forfeiting their deposit....
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Post by coachdoug on Sept 1, 2010 14:25:18 GMT -6
I know national Pop Warner does not allow helmet reward stickers, and I'm 99% certain national AYF does not either. Every league I've ever coached in does not allow them, for exactly the reasons stated above - it is singling out one kid in a team environment, which naturally leads to resentment.
I'm somewhat ambivalent - I know adults that still have their youth sports awards and have them on a shelf with pride because the award really meant something meaningful to them. OTOH, a public display such as a helmet sticker is calling attention to the player - I'm not sure it's all that different than the kid spiking the ball or doing an endzone dance after a score. It just doesn't sit right with what youth football should be all about.
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Post by mahonz on Sept 1, 2010 16:01:39 GMT -6
I enjoy playing teams that do helmet awards...lets me know where the weakest players play right away.
The only helmet award stickers that I agree with is for academic achievement. That would be worth the efforts and undisputed with all players.
I don’t to any kind of helmet awards.
Coach Mike
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Post by davecisar on Sept 1, 2010 16:13:59 GMT -6
Mike
We used to do weekly academic award stickers Many of my mmp kids helmets looked like Archie Griffins- LOL
But like you, Im in charge of the gear and no matter how many times you threaten people, the helmets ALWAYS come back full of stickers- awful to have to clean 2-300 of those
We dont do it anymore
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Post by FBCoachMike on Sept 1, 2010 17:35:34 GMT -6
Our helmets get sent out to Riddel every year to get certified. They clean them up for us.
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Post by coachd5085 on Sept 1, 2010 18:49:14 GMT -6
coach cisar beat me too it. I would give them a sticker for academic achievement only
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Post by davecisar on Sept 2, 2010 5:24:27 GMT -6
In 2003 when I had 16 teams- I sent my 2 best academic teams all expenses paid to Florida to play- As it turned out my team was 12-0 and my first team scored on every possession of every game, was up 46-0 in championship game- which we won 46-12 and won a big local tourney one age group up, they wouldnt let us play our own age group, which was fine. Well my kids were pretty smart, but we finished 4th in the 16 team academic race and didnt make the trip. The 2 teams we did send- were our 2 worst on the field teams LOL- but they won the contest fair and square. So I didnt get to go on the trip AND several of the coaches ended up staying at my house in Destin while I sat back home in the cold Well at least I didnt have to endure a 20 hour bus ride All in all our kids had some pretty good grades that semester- the battle was heated. We still do weekly pizza parties for the team with the highest weekly academic accountability scores as well as end of season big individual academic awards.
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Post by utchuckd on Sept 2, 2010 6:49:57 GMT -6
We used to do helmet stickers for either the whole team or at least the whole unit when I was with the high school team. We did have a couple of categories for singe player stickers, but we didn't give much of those out.
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shawnm
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Post by shawnm on Sept 2, 2010 20:48:23 GMT -6
Thanks everyone.
I've decided to discontinue the sticker program, I'll do my rewards verbally and w/ good ole pats on the back.
Not sure how I'll deal with the ones I gave out for the first game but probably just talk to the boys honestly about it that I make a mistake about the stickers and were not giving more out.
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Post by cyflcoach on Sept 5, 2010 15:25:25 GMT -6
Although the comments about being a pain to remove are definitely correct, I continue to award stickers for both academic achievements, as well as, play on the field. We hand them out pretty liberally for practice effort and gameday successes. I understand the reasons for many coaches discontinuing their use, but I think the benefits still greatly outweigh the negatives associated with their use. Have a great season with or without them guys!
Dave Hartman CYFL Coach
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