Defensive Team goals for stickers

We had skull and crossbones for oooh hits. Only gave that one out for really big hits. Also gave stickers for game changing plays, int's, sacks, blocked punts etc. We also only gave out stickers after wins.

we used a "black watch"(went on opposite side of school logo of helmet) for the starting Defense if they shutout the other team. They were an elite group with a big goal attained.

Quick anecdote about helmet stickers:

When I was a player on JV in HS, the coaches would give out hlemet stickers for indidual and group goals met. One player on our team would try to get stickers he did not earn (e.g. KO team had earned a sticker for the previous game, he would go get a sticker from the coach even though he was not on that team).

After about two or three games of this, most of the rest of us peeled the stickers off of our helmets. Some guys even took the stickers from their helmets and pasted them on this other kid's helmet. When we went out for practice the next day, most of us had no stickers and this one kid had his helmet just about covered with them. Looking back I feel somewhat bad for this kid becasue he must have felt ostracized (even though he had asked for it).


The point is, I don't like helmet stickers and such things that exalt the individual over the team. IF you give out stickers, I would never give any out after a loss to anyone. Any player worth his salt would not want a souvenir or token of individual recognition after a loss.

Just my two cents. Ohio State gives them out like Halloween candy and their program is doing just fine.

1. Shut out opponent (2)
2. Hold opponent under 6 points
3. Hold opponent under 175 yards of offense

We also have three offense and three special teams. All are team awards and everyone gets one.

We have nine possible awards for our players to earn. If any part of the team achieves one of these, all the players get the decal.

1. Win
2. Gain 300 yards of offense
3. Plus 2 turnovers
4. Shut out (2 decals)
5. hold to 6 or under
6. hold opponent to less than 175 yards
7. tackle opponent inside 15 yard line
8. Average 25 yards on returns
9. Hold opponent to 10 yard average on returns