Post by coachdeeley on May 14, 2007 12:32:53 GMT -6
Afternoon Coaches,
I'm the OC of a newly formed University team in the BCAFL league in the UK. We have a small coaching staff which has increased since we recruited at the freshers fair last August. We recruited 100 players that day of which we know have a game squad of around 45-50 guys.
We're teaching the game from scratch to guys who in some cases have never watched a game of football in their lives. 95% of the players we have in our game day squad havent played before - we've been lucky that we have 3-4 players who have played both in France and in Britain.
We've finished our first season with the end of year flag tournament and awards night to come and we're very happy about how far the team has come since day one.
I was chatting with my offensive captain yesterday who has played previously and a word that kept coming up was tradition. Its something that I'm very keen to begin installing in the team and believe its something that keeps a team strong and together. The team I played for in the UK has a strong tradition based on previous players, achievements, coaches and most importantly the attitude of the club - its the reason I'm still involved in the club as Director of Football.
My question is: Whilst tradition is something that is formed and developed is there anything that you've put in place to encourage this? Is it simply a case of letting it develop organically over time or can it be encouraged in any way?
Thanks
Coach Deeley
I'm the OC of a newly formed University team in the BCAFL league in the UK. We have a small coaching staff which has increased since we recruited at the freshers fair last August. We recruited 100 players that day of which we know have a game squad of around 45-50 guys.
We're teaching the game from scratch to guys who in some cases have never watched a game of football in their lives. 95% of the players we have in our game day squad havent played before - we've been lucky that we have 3-4 players who have played both in France and in Britain.
We've finished our first season with the end of year flag tournament and awards night to come and we're very happy about how far the team has come since day one.
I was chatting with my offensive captain yesterday who has played previously and a word that kept coming up was tradition. Its something that I'm very keen to begin installing in the team and believe its something that keeps a team strong and together. The team I played for in the UK has a strong tradition based on previous players, achievements, coaches and most importantly the attitude of the club - its the reason I'm still involved in the club as Director of Football.
My question is: Whilst tradition is something that is formed and developed is there anything that you've put in place to encourage this? Is it simply a case of letting it develop organically over time or can it be encouraged in any way?
Thanks
Coach Deeley