11 things that can take your program to the next level 2015

8/19/2019 11 Things That Can Take Your Program to the Next Level 2015

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From Good to Great:

11 Things That Can Take Your Program

to the Next Level


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11 Things That Can Take Your

Program to the Next Level

•South Callaway is a Work in Progress…

• Basic South Callaway Info:

– Small School (~270 Students)

– Rural School• No Major Town – Combination of a Few Small Towns

– 45% on Free or Reduced Lunch

–

Started Varsity Football in 1998 – Most ParentsDid Not Play Football – Long History as

Basketball/Baseball Community


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– 2006 & 2007 = 2 – 18 & a 14 Game Losing Streak• Avg. Giving Up 45 Pts. a Game & Only Scoring 14 Pts.

– 2008 Goal: Take the Program to the Top Half of Class 2• Went 6 - 5 in 2008 & 2009 (Made Playoffs Both Seasons)

– 2010 Goal: Become a Top Team in Class 2• Past 5 Seasons Have Gone 54 - 9

– 2008 Forward – Figuring Out Ways to Take the Team to theNext Level

– Want To Share Those With You Today

– Menu – Take What is Applicable•

All Programs Are Works in Progress – Grading Scale Analogy –

• Easier to go from a D to a B than it is to go from a B+ to an A.

Questions to Ponder:

What big/little things can you do to help yourprogram take the next step?


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– #1 – Weight Room & Athletic Development

• G.T.M.E. – Winning Games in the Off Season

– Book Called Gridiron Dynasties – Importance of Weight Room in

Top Programs

• Had to Figure Out Ways to Increase Intensity in Weight

Roomo Breaking Records

o Finishers

o Weightlifting Competitions

o

Correlating Strength Gains With On Field Successo We Sell Our Kids That They Will Work Harder Than Others

o i.e. - Sets of 11 on Auxiliaries (Opponents are Doing 10)


What is one thing that you can do to increase the intensity in yourweight room?


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• G.T.M.E. at South Callaway:

– Record Breakers

• Borrowed From B.F.S. and Mizzou

• Must Find Ways to Celebrate Athletes Getting Stronger

• Gives Instant Feedback (Video Game Generation)• Number of Reps on Last Set is A.M.A.P.

– I Will Choose a Number, Based on the Percentage That Will Show

Strength Increase

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If Athlete is Able to Complete the Record Breaker Number of Repson Last Set – They Can Increase Max by 5 lbs.

– Celebrate Broken Records By Saying, “Record Breaker Give me

One…” Clap or Hoo-Rah!


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– Record Breaker Example

• The Record Breaker For This Week Was 6

• If an Athlete Can Get at Least 6 Reps at 90% of Their Max

On Their Last Set Then They Will Have Broken Their Recordand Will Be Able To Increase Their Max By 5 lbs.

• Maxes Kept on Large Charts Outside the Weight Room


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– Daily/Weekly Record Board – Great Motivator

• Simple Yet Effective Tool to Increase Competition in Weight

Room

–Examples:• Students Who Lift Highest Amount of Weight on Core Lift

for Their Body Weight Get Name on Board

– Students Will Check Board Every Day

• Record Number of Records Broken by Class. Allows Classesto Compete Against Each Other.

– Allows Buy In From All Athletes


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– Weekly Record Board Example


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– Weekly Record Board Example


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– Finishers (Exit Exercises)

• Exercise Done at the End of a Workout to Tax the Physical

and Mental Capacity of Your Athletes

•Examples:

– Farmer’s Walk -- Stairway to Heaven

– Partner Carries -- Core Rollers

– Plate Presses -- Towel Pushers

– Towel Wrestle -- Spiderman Walks

– Towel Pull Ups -- Push Up Card Game

– Arm Burnouts -- Tire Flips

– Viking Push Up -- Sledgehammer Swings

– Tire Tosses -- Running of the Bulls


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– #2 – Character Education

• Component vs. Foundational Approach

• Why Do Your Players Play On Your Team?

• Must Build Quality Relationships With Players

•

Use Football to Make an Impact in Lives Beyond the Field• Develop Weekly Character Plan

o Monday: Introduce Theme, Brief Discussion

o Tuesday & Wednesday: Quote of the Day, Highlight Examples in Practice,

Discuss Theme

o Thursday: Character Meeting Before Team Dinnero Friday: Review of Theme in Pre-Game Discussion

o Saturday: Review Execution of Theme in Game


What is one character component that I want to add into my program?Am I living in a way that reflects the character I want my players to act?


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– #3 – Senior Leadership Training

• During Losing Seasons Was Frustrated at the Lack of Leadership

and Buy In From Senior Class

• Had to Find Something to Maximize Our Seniors

• Leadership Training Was the Answer

o At Least Monthly Meetings

o Allow For Them to Develop Vision for Senior Year

o Seniors Set Goals for Season

o Teaches Them and Gives Them Opportunities to Practice Being a

Leader


What is one thing that I can incorporate next season that will allow myseniors to practice leadership in a tangible way?

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– #4 – Development of Team Identity

• What is Your Team All About?

• What are the Pillars/Foundation of Your Program?

• Ask Your Players! You May Be Surprised at What You Find

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For Us, This Became a Chant We Do Before Games• Reminds Us What We are All About

• Good Refocusing Tool


What is your team identity?

What do you want your program to be about?

If you asked your players & coaches what your team does best, whatwould be the common answers?

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– #5 – Get the Right People on the Bus

• Good to Great – Jim Collins• 1st - Must Get Your Family on Board With the Coaching Lifestyle

o Get Your Family as Involved as Much as Possible

o Important for Players to See You “Living It”

• 2nd - Must Find Quality Staff Who Buy Into Your Coaching Philosophy

o Limited by Teaching Positions (Volunteers)

• Use Local Colleges or Community Members

o Can Never Have Too Many Coaches (S.C. Has 8 Coaches)

• 3rd - Must Pour Into Coaching Families

o Have Coaches BBQs

o Encourage Coaches to Get Their Families Involved Too (Inventory Ex.)

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– Get the Right People on the Bus (Very Important)

– Process… Took 3 Years at SC to Get a Stable Staff

– Questions to Ponder:

– Who do you already have on the bus who wants to go

in the same direction?

– What "bus seats"/roles for the program do you need

to have filled in order to become a more effective

program?

– Who else do you want on the bus? – What do you do when someone steps off or needs to

step off (due to discontent, different opinions, etc.)?

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– #6 – Having Traditions•

Importance of Traditions• Not Enough Ceremonies in Young People’s Lives

• Gives Players Something to Look Forward to/Provide Comfort

• Can Be Small Things

o Pre Game Routine

o Team Meals

o What to Do After Wins (Warrior Chant)

• Can Be Big Things

-- B.L.U.E. -- Link in My Pocket

-- Teacher Appreciation Night -- Callaway Cup

-- Warrior Elite Club Meal -- Father-Son Jersey Night


What is one tradition you want to continue in your program?What is one tradition you would like to incorporate next season?

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– #8 – Grading Film and Weekly A.O.I.’s

• Great Programs Focus on Themselves Not Their Opponents• Process vs. Outcome Based

• Grade Sheets (Google Docs)

o Athletes Take Great Pride In How They Grade Out

o Coaches Modify Sheets to Fit Position

o Allows Coaches Quality Film Time With Players

• Weekly A.O.I.S

o Grading Film Gives Us Specific Things to Work On In Practice

o Gives Purpose to Individual Time

o Athletes Want to Know What They are Successful At As Well

o On Friday Night Focus is On Personal Improvement

Key to Success!


What is one way you can provide more specific feedback to yourplayers following competitions next season?

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– #9 – Empowering Assistant Coaches

•Most Assistant Coaches Want Some Type of Freedom and Inputin the Program

o Must Figure Out Correct Balance as a Head Coach

• Important to Allow Assistant Coaches to Have a Voice in the

Program

o Each Coach Is In Charge of Setting Up Their Own Team Social

o Coaches Must Present Basic Skills and Drills of Their Position

to Entire Staff at Coaches Meeting in Late Spring/Early

Summer

Allows for Common Language and Consistency

o Allow Coaches to Give Their Own Thoughts on State of

Program (S.W.O.T. Analysis)

Question to Ponder:

What is one way you can provide assistants more opportunity for"buy-in"/ownership of the program next season?

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– #10 – Parent and Community Involvement •

Wanted to Increase Numbers on Team• Had to Get Parents On Board

• Parents Are Your Biggest Ambassadors in the Community

• Football Has So Many Moving Parts

o Fundraising Golf Tournament

o Pre-Game Meals Banqueto Team Dinners Programs

o Chain Gang Apparel

• Asking Parents For Their Help and Involvement Often CausesParents to Care More

•

Fine Line, But Has Helped Increase Numbers and Pride inProgram

• Most Parents Almost as Sad as Their Player Graduating theProgram

Question to Ponder:

What can you add as a parent role that would add more diversity tothe opportunities parents have to be involved?

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– #11 – Being Other’s Focused – Community Service and

Support of Other Programs• Had To Prove to Community That it Wasn’t All About Football

o Football Team Started Cheering at Other School Sporting Events

Bulldog Nation

o Football Team Started Being Involved in Other Aspects of School

Literacy Night

Volunteer at Events (Fair, PTSO Carnival, etc.)

• So Much Research Out There On the Importance of Community Service

• Must Help Provide Athletes With a Different Message

o Community Service Projects Help Them Understand It’s Not AboutThem

o Gave Up Days of Summer Camp to Do Community Clean Upo Always Trying to Find More Ideas!


What is one way you can provide an opportunity for your players to be

involved in service to others?

What is one way you can specifically encourage your players to besupportive of other programs at the school?



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– BONUS – Prayer/Support Team•

Football Is a Long Season – Need People to Be There For You (Listen,Encourage, Pray, etc.)

• Prayer/Support Team Fills That Need

o Group of People Who You Give Updates to During Season (Weekly)and Out of Season (Significant Events)

o Close Trusted Family and Friends

Most of Ours Are Not From the Community Be Conscientious About Using Kids’ Names, Discussing

Controversial Issues, etc.

Use Discernment In What You Share

o Circle of Coaching Friends

o Colleagues That I Speak to on a Weekly or Bi-Monthly Basis

o Able to Share My Heart To Them Without Feeling Judged

o Can Share Highlights But Also Be Honest About Concerns

• Very Important Over The Years – Helps Recharge Batteries!


Do you have people who you can turn to for support no matter what?Who do you talk to when things are difficult?


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Any Questions?

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