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Post by tigercoach on Jun 13, 2007 14:03:42 GMT -6
Need help:
Every year for the past 10 years I have taken our Seniors to be & their fathers along with our staff on an overnight retreat the last week of July. We spend the day doing father/son stuff and we sort of facilitate the activities. That night we eat and have a "circle the chairs" talk of which we ask the fathers to commit to supporting their sons senior year and make a public statement of their proudest moment as a father. Awesome time when dads publicly state that in front of their sons. In addition, we ask the sons questions and give them the chance to speak about their father and their senior year. We will keep doing this but I am looking for anything new and fresh... Anybody have any ideas?
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Post by tvt50 on Jun 13, 2007 14:36:46 GMT -6
You must be at a place where kids actually have a dad. If we did that I would hate to think how many would not be able to go. We are dads to most of our kids.
Good idea and I respect you for doing it.
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Post by tigercoach on Jun 13, 2007 15:07:57 GMT -6
TVT,
Thanks! We have had to fill in with uncles, brothers, inlaws, etc and even ourselves. Invariably, we always have a dad or dads that can't or won't shake loose long enough to spend time with their sons.
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Post by larrymoe on Jun 13, 2007 18:10:43 GMT -6
That's awesome. That's very Season of Life of you to do. I may have to store that idea in the back of my head for future reference. Love the idea and continue the great work.
I do know that at one of my former schools they took the senior kids to the NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I believe dads were invited as well, but don't remember how many went. They also went to the Hall of Fame game. Kids loved it.
The baseball coach at a former school took his seniors to the Hall of Fame too. Just some ideas maybe.
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Post by fbdoc on Jun 13, 2007 19:47:44 GMT -6
Another example of this board allowing a coach to share a FANTASTIC idea with all of us. Great job tigercoach and great job Huey!
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Post by tigercoach on Jun 13, 2007 20:30:24 GMT -6
Larry, great idea! This has been a great deal for us I would highly recommend trying it.
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Post by coachcoyote on Jun 13, 2007 21:16:10 GMT -6
We took our seniors on an overnight camping trip, had activities, gave them some free time, circled the chairs and opened the floor to comments, observations, and suggestions. Amazing what we heard. Most things very helpful. It also got the seniors talking about their commitment and love for the game. Every year, a few tears were shed, both from the players and the coaches. Wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
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Post by gunslinger on Jun 14, 2007 7:00:42 GMT -6
Contact Ronnie Peacock (Rogers High School in Arkansas- largest classification).
He has had great success with a yearly Senior/Dad retreat.
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Post by coachvaughn on Jun 14, 2007 7:56:51 GMT -6
This sounds like a great idea. Would it be more beneficial to start this experience at the start of the summer leading into their junior year though. It seems to me that by the time your senior year comes around, that if you have not committed, then you have already missed the boat. I might be way off here, what do you guys think?
Coach Vaughn
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Post by tigercoach on Jun 14, 2007 15:46:24 GMT -6
Coach Vaughn, Yes, it is a good idea to start early & I think you are exactly right about program and on the field commitment is virtually all done by the senior year. We actually have a 4 year leadership plan/series that we start when our kids come in as freshmen. We feel the senior trip allows them (seniors) to hopefully grasp the fact that as a senior it is do or die and regardless of what happens you have a maximum of 14 games left as a high school football player. We like to involve the dads so they can participate in and witness the rites of passage into the kids senior year and hopefully manhood itself. Again the trick was getting the dads involved early on but once it caught on the dads look as forward to it as the players. Its not so much about commitment itself for the players and on the field but we think teaching boys how to become great men and again hopefully in the future great fathers who will make a difference (and then come back and invest a million or so into the program  ;D |
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Post by midlineqb on Jun 14, 2007 16:18:19 GMT -6
Contact Ronnie Peacock (Rogers High School in Arkansas- largest classification). He has had great success with a yearly Senior/Dad retreat. gunslinger, How can I contact Coach Peacock about the Senior/Dad Retreat? thanks, |
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Post by tigercoach on Jun 14, 2007 16:24:57 GMT -6
Coach Peacock is at Roger HS in Rogers, Ark. I think. Good man, does a great job!
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Post by larrymoe on Jun 14, 2007 16:55:14 GMT -6
Could you maybe do a less emotionally involved activity for the dads and kids as freshmen and then continue to do your retreat as they enter their senior year as if it were some sort of checkup?
That is an intriguing idea I think.
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Post by tigercoach on Jun 14, 2007 21:50:05 GMT -6
I think that would be good. Work up and culminate your career as a Senior.
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