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Post by coachthomason on Jun 12, 2017 19:17:08 GMT -6
Do you use Pride Stickers? If so why?
Also: What is your Pride Sticker criteria?
If not, why not?
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Post by coachd5085 on Jun 12, 2017 19:44:44 GMT -6
Do you use Pride Stickers? If so why? Also: What is your Pride Sticker criteria? If not, why not? Coach, you might have success searching for this. There have been several threads on this topic. If the site search function doesn't help, just google search "coachhuey reward stickers" or something similar. Pages of discussion on this topic.
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Post by coachthomason on Jun 12, 2017 23:06:33 GMT -6
Do you use Pride Stickers? If so why? Also: What is your Pride Sticker criteria? If not, why not? Coach, you might have success searching for this. There have been several threads on this topic. If the site search function doesn't help, just google search "coachhuey reward stickers" or something similar. Pages of discussion on this topic. Thanks!
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Post by **** on Jun 13, 2017 4:27:09 GMT -6
We let kids decide design of the helmet. We did stickers 2 or 3 years ago when we got a win. Last couple years kids didn't want them.
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Post by tigerscoachbuck on Jun 13, 2017 6:59:00 GMT -6
We have kicked the idea around recently but have not executed it as of yet. We have a small budget and stickers are expensive.
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agame
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Post by agame on Jun 13, 2017 7:54:48 GMT -6
We have for the first time this year..
Our guys seem to like them
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 12:23:21 GMT -6
I have always wanted to do off-season pride stickers. Examples would be, if you played another sport, you'd get pride stickers for every year youve participated in that sport. If you make the honor roll, you get a sticker that says GPA. Might keep some rewards driven kids motivated out of season?
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 13, 2017 12:40:08 GMT -6
I bought little stacks pf pancakes a few years ago, kids loved them but i stopped because it became annoying and overly needy
They were coming to me all day long with their phones on the hudl app saying look at this clip or look at this one
anytime a kid fell down and they were near it they wanted a sticker
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Post by tippecanoe41 on Jun 13, 2017 21:33:27 GMT -6
We have always used pride stickers. I can't say why it started. I do have an opinion why we continue to use them. I'd say as coaches, the tendency is that when we watch a play on film, for instance, we want to correct the bad things, and we sometimes forget to praise the good things. I'm not saying that every coach is this way, but I'll admit that sometimes I come to the realization that I need to be better in this area. We do pride stickers based on basic things-- you make an interception, you pick up a fumble, you score a TD, etc. But we also have pride stickers that our coaches give on discretion, and it really seems to make sure that our coaches look for plays that they really love that are done by players specifically in their position. So, for instance, a coach may give a pride sticker for a guy who took on a block, kept fighting it, worked hard, and forced the RB to hesitate so that a tackle was made at 1 yd instead of 8 yds. (which it would have been if he had given up). The kid doesn't get a tackle, but his effort is as much or more important than the effort of the player making the tackle.
Also, it gives coaches an opportunity to spotlight things that are great for players to do that won't show up in newspaper articles. For instance, I once heard of a kid getting a sticker in front of all his teammates with the explanation spelled out. He dislocated his finger on some play. he came out of the game for the trainer to get it back in place. Within a few plays and a little tape, he was back in the game and made a big tackle. The coach felt that was worth an extra sticker to show that toughness is respected.
If nothing else, it made that kid feel good for a while.
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Post by spartan on Jun 13, 2017 21:42:51 GMT -6
5 possible decals per week 1. playing offense 2. playing defense 3. go to all your film sessions 4. Playing special teams 5. go to all your classes.
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Post by carookie on Jun 14, 2017 10:09:36 GMT -6
I've never liked them, its just a personal preference. I have seen a number of instances where they just aren't done properly.
-inconsistent criteria across positions: example OL gets it for every series they didn't give up a sack (gets 10) DB only get is if he makes a pick, PBU, or every 5+ tackles they stay away from him he gets 1.
-coaches falling behind: along the same lines some coaches don't get their info in on time and kids start getting pissy about the whole thing
-not all players care about them: had a player a few years back who was top 5 in the nation in tackles, could have filled his helmet 3x over; never put one on. He just gave 'em away. If the best kid on the team doesn't want em it kind of throws off the importance for others.
-cost & time: limited in both aspects, rather do something different.
-designs: I know some teams mandate a similar pattern the stickers be placed on, but I have kids make their own ridiculous patterns with the stickers (swirls, Michigan Helmet stripes, one kid spelled out "#D1").
Additionally you may further create star treatment for those who earn more stickers, have players deviating from their assignment to chase a sticker, or for those who care about everyone looking uniform this does not do that.
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Post by groundchuck on Jun 14, 2017 21:28:51 GMT -6
The program I am in now does not use pride stickers. The program I used to run, we started using pride stickers my second year. We made them very team oriented. The most important thing (IMO) is when we won everyone 9-12 got a sticker for the "W". If we lost we never handed out stickers.
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Post by mholst40 on Jun 15, 2017 0:16:13 GMT -6
We began using them years back at the suggestion of returning players.
Players get stickers for: - Win - Takeaway - Pancake block - Scout Team Player of the Week - Scout Team Player(s) of the Day - Special Teams Player of the Game - Offensive Player of the Game - Defensive Player of the Game
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Post by dplubo on Jun 21, 2017 8:34:09 GMT -6
we use them... players can get stickers for
offseason - playing another sport, GPA
In season - wins, practice player of week (each position), game player of week (each position)... positions are backs, WR, DBs, LB, DL, OL.
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Post by dbeck84 on Jun 21, 2017 9:14:42 GMT -6
(one kid spelled out "#D1"). This kid deserves his own thread.
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Post by carookie on Jun 21, 2017 9:27:44 GMT -6
(one kid spelled out "#D1"). This kid deserves his own thread. Actually he ended up becoming a really good kid, his older brother was a D1 player as was his father (big time); he was a good all league type player but nowhere near the others in his family athletically. I think he was just trying to establish his footing in the family, he did this as a sophomore (side note we gave out WAY too many stickers) but grew out of it.
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