Program Organization

Nicholas Belmonte

Sunday 4 pm- ?? Staff meeting. Film breakdown of our own game from Friday night followed by film breakdown of upcoming opponent. Defensive Coordinator and Offensive Coordinator will introduce game plan. All staff have chance to review and provide input, but ultimately head coach decides on all final plans. I always look for best players in our opponents backfield and offensive line. I believe it is critical to defeating a team to take away their best guy and their best plays. We formation defend so we may design a special front and coverage for what we see out of our opponent. Speaking as myself the Defensive Coordinator, at this time I begin entering data into HUDL and formulating scouting report for our players. Our freshemen head coach also helps putting data into HUDl, those of you who use know it is a valuable tool but can be time consuming. Offensively I have no input into the plan and when out offensive staff is planning in a similar manner to our defense, I typically leave the room and begin working on defensive reports

Monday 3:30 pm- 5 pm Film session with players. Coordinators hand out scouting reports and review with players. Players are expected to know all adjustments for Tuesdays practice.

Tuesday - WHile at practice players will focus on learning formations, blocking surfaces, and pass routes of our opponent. As a defensive coordinator I seldom include blitzing in Tuesday's practice plan as I want to see if our players can pick see what they need to see.

Wednesday follows the same pattern as Tuesday but the blitz is introduced into our pass skeleton and team defense period. By now we expect our players to have a firm grasp of the game plan and they need to be able to execute on the fly.

James Ferrell
Close your eyes, and allow me to share my dream for Our High School Football Program

It is a Friday night in September and as I glance towards our sidelines, I see a unified roster rich in inspiration. I smile, accepting that for some of our players, this year will be the greatest of their lives. Our student athletes are from all cultures and ethnicities and as the minutes tick by, inching our team closer to opening kickoff, I witness the players applauding and encouraging one another. I reflect back to the individual player meetings held in July. During those learning sessions, I met with each player independently and became exposed to their unique goals, concerns, and motives for joining our football program. After identifying their objectives, each player created a personalized action plan, uniquely focused on the phases needed to attain their goals. Every practice, every lifting session, and every team meeting was directed toward the unique needs of our players. As a result, our athletes now swell with the confidence that only comes when committing action to something bigger than themselves.

I reflect upon our program’s parental involvement and am grateful for their support and encouragement. As part of this year’s evaluation method, I hand-delivered My Personal Promise to every parent, soliciting engagement and accepting feedback. I am continually amazed by the similarity of the needs of all the parents.

This year, I hired two new assistant coaches. In fact, our newest assistant has just completed his undergraduate degree in leadership. My program is continuously looking to enhance the quality of our coaching team and I am particularly enthusiastic for our two newest assistants. It is three minutes and counting and time for our assistant coaches to gather their Mentoring Groups and review tonight’s goals and opportunities. I always try to match our staffs’ temperaments to the direct motivational elements of each player. Our team calls these units “Mentoring Groups.” This strategy provides an opportunity for players to develop a relationship with a coach outside of their normal position coordinator. It is written in my “Coaches Bill of Rights” that every coach has the right to contribute to the betterment of athletic success.

Our entire community has turned out for tonight’s contest and it’s another sell-out, in a streak that goes back six years. It is now our community’s turn to give back to our athletes. Just last week, our entire roster assisted the M.O.M’s club in decorating Main Street with yellow ribbons. Additionally, I am grateful to see that the entire faculty section of our stadium is occupied. All teaching staff, from the Superintendent to the Groundskeeper, are in attendance and offering unconditional support. With thanks, our players offer a signal of mutual applause towards the principal’s direction.

The stadium is beautiful this evening and I wonder if I have ever witnessed a more flawless environment. The field has been meticulously manicured, right down to the painted end zones. The air is electric and I can smell our program’s sterling traditions mixed with the smoke from hundreds of charcoal grills. Across the Track and Field Complex, I can see the entrance to our Memorial Locker Room. Our high school was the recipient of a Leadership Grant and choose to allocate a portion of the investment into the new players’ lounge. In the theater-style media room before tonight’s contest, the players viewed John Wooden’s speech: “The Difference between Winning and Succeeding”.

As you open your eyes, I willingly confess that nothing you have just read is true. At least, not yet.



Mission:

My desire to coach is powered by a deep compassion for others. It is my belief that an exceptionally uplifting personal experience can alter lives for the better and enrich needed values for a lasting legacy – James Ferrell’s coaching Philosophy.

Through our football program, it is our mission to teach young athletes the core values compulsory in leading a life of purpose and priority. We are people, whose sole concerns are the physical, social and psychological needs of athletes. Additionally, it is our opinion that positive life lessons felt through recreational athletics are exceptionally impactful and can offer lasting guidance throughout an individual’s lifetime. We are an organization of individuals, proud to give back to cause and recognize common loyalties and mutual trust as the cornerstones of fellowship.

Vision:

We have a long-term vision and commitment to character excellence and personal success. We have a positive attitude towards our student athletes, our school, our football program and each other.

Since the early 1920’s, Bishop Union High School has supported a football program. It is our program’s vision to leverage this legacy with the intention of increasing the self-esteem and certain worth in our athletes. We are proud, yet humble. We strive to develop confidence and appreciate the sterling reputation of our football program. As a small community, Bishop is unable to support the spectrum of youth opportunities offered in a more urban setting. As such, our youth are limited in athletic and cultural exposure. Our program must apply a premium on expectations, and dedicate our actions to the developmental needs of our participants.



Core Values:

In order to be the premier youth program for our community, our staff must adhere to three key values. First, we must create influential relationships with our student athletes. Second, we must be aggressive continuous learners. Thirdly, we must suggest active parental involvement.

1. Relationships are central to our program’s success.

Our coaches understand that relationships are the key to our success. We welcome the opportunity to create meaningful connections with all students, regardless of athletic ability. Additionally, we feel relationships are about giving, as much as receiving. We ask our students to be learners among their peers and accept this responsibility with openness and cooperation. It is imperative that our athletes participate and learn the impact a caring association can have on a deepener life.

2. Coaches Need Coaching, Also. The role of a dynamic coaching leader is to love your coaching staff, so they in turn can love the players.

The role of an influential coach is to bring out the best in all people, including your assistant coaches. Coaches need the opportunity to develop their core values and work on weaknesses. Errantly, many coaches focus exclusively on their athlete’s needs and fail to take measures to improve their own limitations. By dedicating time away from the athletes, a coach can make their own skillset a priority. In successful coaching, Martens says, “Remember this when you assume the tremendous responsibility of being a coach: Your athletes are much more likely to become what you are than what you want them to be” (martens, p. 8). Coaching leadership involves the removal of obstacles, excuses and distractions, allowing the team to concentrate solely on the goals, action plans and evaluations of our athletes. Through this concept, I have drafted my Coach’s Bill of Rights. Martens describes the benefit of an “athletes first, winning second” philosophy, but what obligation do programs have to the development of its coaches? The Coaches Bill of Rights provides permission for our assistants to love coaching and the players it serves.

3. We are partners with parents. We will all share in the rewards of a prosperous, character driven program. It takes each of our maximum efforts to make this happen.

Honesty is central to our program’s mission and supports our vision. Truthful coaching practices builds trust with the players, the staff and most importantly, the parents. I think of the parents as investors, who have pledged their child’s experience to our care. Like all stockholders, parents require a return on their security. We will aspire to become complete coaches, who will earn the trust of parents by fostering a dynamic environment which encourages ongoing improvement using the best ideas and systems. With this in mind, I have developed a central promise to all parents. This promise details my personal pledge to their child’s development; physical, social and psychological.



James Ferrell’s Coaching Staff Philosophy

Our coaches aspire to become complete instructors, who will earn the trust of all our customers by fostering a dynamic environment which encourages ongoing improvement using the best ideas and systems – James Ferrell’s Coaching Staff Philosophy



Collaboration among our coaching staff. An unmotivated assistant will produce an unmotivated athlete.

To insure motivational consistency for our athletes, I feel it is critical for head coaches to create a motivational action plan for each of their assistant coaches and support staff. This idea stems from indirectly motivating the athletes through a highly motivated assistant coaching experience. It makes sense that head coaches encourage their assistants to increase the depth of their knowledge to better provide a ground-level, high quality experience to the individual athletes.



My Promise to my Coaching Staff

I recognize that I CAN’T lead this team on my own. I require coaching partners in order to make a difference in the lives of our student athletes.

I promise to devote my time and resources to creating a relationship founded on mutual trust and genuine conviction. It is my goal to build a determined and integrated coaching unit, a collection of passionate associates that believe in the same vision and core values. I promise to actively involve your talents and desires in the planning of our program’s success, while empowering your character to achieve your own coaching goals.

I promise to be considerate of your needs. I promise to foster Coaching Staff goals and allow each of your talents to support in the achievement of our team objectives. My responsibility as this program’s head coach is to ignite your passion for coaching and by bring each of you together, I will create an atmosphere of equal understanding and opportunity.

I promise to commit to your growth as a coaching leader and develop your skills and abilities. You are in control of your own coaching career and I require that while you serve our program, you feel capable and confident.

I promise to be the First to Trust!



Coaches Bill of Rights

Our Program’s “Coaches Bill of Rights” recognizes that coaching should be fun and provides permission for our assistants to love coaching and the players it serves.

1. Our Coaches Have The Right to contribute as a unique part of the entire coaching staff.

2. Our Coaches Have The Right to inspirational leadership and mutual collaboration.

3. Our Coaches Have The Right to inspire prominence in other.

4. Our Coaches Have The Right to grow from your mistakes through continuous learning.

5. Our Coaches Have The Right to reach their greatest coaching potential.



Parent Philosophy

We are partners with parents. We will all share in the rewards of a prosperous, character driven program. It takes each of our maximum efforts to make this happen.

– James Ferrell’s Parent Philosophy



Parent – Coach Relationship



Honesty is central to our program’s mission and supports our vision. Truthful coaching practices builds trust with the players, the staff and most importantly, the parents. I think of the parents as investors, who have pledged their child’s experience to our care. Like all stockholders, parents require a return on their security. We will aspire to become complete coaches, who will earn the trust of parents by fostering a dynamic environment which encourages ongoing improvement using the best ideas and systems. With this in mind, I have developed a central promise to all parents. This promise details my personal pledge to their child’s development; physical, social and psychological.

365-Day Checklist

1.Off-Season I (January to March)

( ) Establish a strength program. Start “off-season I”

( ) Meet with Athletic Director, cover items such as:

( ) Inspect Field, facilities, equipment and supplies.

( ) Weight Room

( ) Review Fall Schedule

( ) Budget and supplemental fund raising

( ) Review roster

( ) Plan for off-season, preseason, and season

( ) Assemble staff, including assistant coaches, student

Support staff and medical team

( ) Review game film

( ) Conduct player interviews

( ) Finalize offensive, defensive, special teams and players handbooks

( ) Publicity and community support – Athletic director

( ) Develop detailed plan for off-season II

( ) Develop initial depth chart

( ) Attend coaches clinics

( ) Establish and Invite youth coaches to spring camp

( ) Check football clinics and spring practices of colleges

( ) Review academic progress of athletes

( ) Establish written goals for program. Send to AD

( ) Review goal-line defense (Jan) total defense (Feb)

And passing game (Mar). Decide on changes

( ) Review State and conference regulations

1.Off-Season II (April to June)

( ) Finalize spring practice schedule (if allowed)

( ) Supervise off season II strength program

( ) Check status of returned reconditioned equipment

( ) Attend college football practices around our area

( ) Hold team meeting to explain team policies

( ) Make final purchases of new equipment

( ) Prepare checklist of questions and problems

( ) Assign position coaches to cover all game elements

( ) Check departing seniors for college school acceptance

( ) Review pass defense (April), running game (May)

2 – minute offense (June) from last year’s film

( ) Prepare news release on upcoming season

( ) Set up individual conference with all players with

Head Coach after spring ball. Review player’s needs.

( ) Scouting staff meeting for next year’s opponents

2.Pre-Season (June to August)

( ) Review kicking game

( ) Check football player’s final grades. Follow up on

Players who need to attend summer school. Obtain

Scholastically ineligible list.

( ) Confirm film trading agreement with all opponents

( ) Finalize depth charts

( ) Prepare summer assignments for football staff

Check vacation plans

( ) Prepare for football camp/2-a-days.

( ) Supervise preseason weight room and running

( ) Look into summer camp for athletes

( ) Develop a video plan

( ) Finalize detailed practice schedules.

( ) Complete computerized scouting report on last year

3.Season (August to November)

( ) Establish weekly practice routine

( ) Establish weekly scouting procedure

( ) Check on game-day preparations and rehearsals

( ) Establish game grading procedures for all coaches

( ) Check travel plans one week ahead of each away game

( ) Check team tendencies

4.Post-season (November to December)

( ) All-star recognition and league meetings

( ) Team Banquet and recognition

( ) equipment collection/repair/inventory

( ) Season wrap ups, staff meeting, program evaluations

( ) Collect players and coaches handbooks

( ) Send thank you letters to those who helped



Offensive Philosophy:

We operate from a no huddle, spread structure and use a variety of option attacks. Additionally, within a large percentage of our program’s running attack, the quarterback is reading a specific defensive player’s reaction and if the quarterback keeps, then depending on our formation, has an offensive option outlet.

Defensive Philosophy:

When it comes to defensive philosophy, I have discovered that there are many ways to achieve a goal. In my defensive philosophy I value an attitude over a particular scheme or defined system. It is this confidence and self-assurance I want flooding through every aspect of a defensive groups. I believe aggression as an attitude and is simply an expression of a secure student athletes.

Additionally, I have found that the environment we create as coaches has a tremendous impact on the player’s driven attitudes and spirited outlooks. By creating a competitive atmosphere that rewards young athletes to embrace challenges, Student Athletes will no longer hide in stressful situations, but win or lose, those same athletes will look forward to competition and friendship.

Special Teams Success:

1. You need the SKILL AND the WILL to win!

2. The harder you work – the harder it will be for you to surrender

3. The only way to achieve a Goal is to have one.

4. TEAMWORK prevails over talent. ATTITUDE!

5. IMPROVEMENT begins with “I”.

6. COMMITMENT is more important than conversation.

7. Train like you play – You’ll play like you train.

8. A WINNER makes commitments. A LOSER makes promises.

9. TALENT without effort is a TRAGEDY!

10. Do not confuse ACTIVITY with ACHIEVEMENT.

11. At the beginning of each day, recognize your opportunity and go seize it.

12. OPPORTUNITY is never lost. The other guy takes those you miss.

13. Failure is temporary detour. Not a dead end street.

14. Only one person in the world has the power to defeat you. That person is you.

15. In difficult times, players don’t win for you – people do!

16. When you complete the season, we don’t want you to look back and think of what could

have been. We want and expect you to take Care of that business now.

17. Prizes are awarded, NOT at the beginning – but at the END. Therefore, it doesn’t matter

where you start – but rather how or where you FINISH.

18. In EVERYTHING you do – conduct yourself with a purpose. OUR purpose.

19. ATTITUDE is everything!! THIS IS ALL ABOUT US!

Kyle Williams
"A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are." Ara Parasheghian

To be successful in football, players must have knowledge, discipline, integrity, and a very good work ethic. Young men learn these attributes from observing adults demonstrate them. Each coach musty have knowledge of his position, show the discipline to follow instructions, have the integrity to do the right thing, and demonstrate a work ethic that is second to none. It is our responsibility and duty to be role models for our players.

Be a Positive Influence on Players

Remember we are here to teach the players how to become good men. To do this, they need positive influences by positive role models. Too often, they do not have anyone in their lives helping them to make good choices and teaching them how to think and act like an adult. The players have to trust us and know that we are on their side and support them in their journey toward becoming good men.

Loyalty to the Program

Each coach must be completely committed to the program and must maintain unwavering support of the program in public. All disagreements, problems, and concerns with the program are to be brought up at appropriate times and behind closed doors. This does not mean that the assistants are to be "yes-men" but are to completely support th program in public and work behind closed doors to make any changes they feel are necessary for the program.

Hard Work and Dedication

The coaching staff must model the hard work and dedication to the program that they demand of the players. Coaches must be on time for all meetings, complete all tasks in the appropriate amount of time, and work above and beyond the time spent in practices and meetings with the players. Coaches are expected to be present and on time for all team events.

Know and Understand the Schemes

Each and every coach must know and understand the offensive, defensive, and special teams schemes so that they are all teaching the same concepts to all levels of the program. Nothing can confuse and cripple a player more than being told multiple things by different coaches. The players must be coached with the same language, responsibilities, and concepts in order to succeed on the field. It is the coach's responsibility to be able to explain their position player's role in the scheme which he/she is playing.

Grow and Develop as a Coach

Each coach has a responsibility to the program and their players to become the best coach possible. Learning different points of view and techniques to teach the players will improve the coaching ability of each coach, which will in turn improve the skill and knowledge of the players they coach. The better the coaches are within a program, the better the program is.

Meetings and Planning

Attend all meetings called by the head coach and coordinators.

Plan and organize meetings and drills to teach necessary information and skills to position players.

Practices and Equipment

Plan, organize, and implement all aspects of practice with the head coach.

Help with issuance, inventory, and storage of all equipment.

Keep field equipment in good condition and help with repair and/or replacement.

Weight Room and Locker Room Duty

Know the weight room program and lifts.

Supervise the weight room and locker room when scheduled.

Player Evaluation and Development

Evaluate players each week, games, season, and year.

Meet with position players to discuss areas of strength and weakness.

Develop each player at his/her position to maximize his/her abilities.

Recruitment of Feeder Programs and School

Attend all freshman/JV home games.

Be present at 8th grade home game when scheduled.

Recruit in classes and hallways for possible players.

Shane Roy

Film has been made so much easier to share in the HUDL era, especially giving access to your players for multiple films in a given library. I can only have dreamed to have this much access as a kid in high school...I don't know how much homework I would have been able to do however!

Our weekly scouting procedures and game-plan work typically look like this:

Post-game Friday night: HUDL film is uploaded from our contest.

Saturday: Offensive and Defensive Staffs begin to self-scout and chart upcoming opponents. Our league SOP's have opponents required to upload and share film by 1:00 PM. Full breakdowns occur for what is to come in the given week. Staffs collaborate throughout the day discussing key themes to the week and continuing film into Sunday. As part of our defensive collaboration, we will typically split up film if later in the year, i.e. if it is a big opponent for us so we can have as much data as possible. So, for example, if we are playing an opponent in week 9 with a league championship on the line, our DC will break down four of the films and I will take four of the films. No stone will be left unturned.

Sunday: Compiling the data into Google Sheets so we can sort and adjust columns to locate tendencies happens on Saturday and Sunday. Google Sheets are stored automatically and shared with staff. From there, to get defensive packets ready for staff and kids to have in their hands, the data is sorted by A) Formation and B) Play so that schematic sheets can be developed more efficiently. These will be completed by Sunday afternoon so the DC can begin to arrange down and distance plan and call sheet for the week in addition to blitz looks. Offensively, the staff does their own workup that involve fronts, coverages and blitz tendencies based on hash, down-and-distance and location on the field.

Monday: Hard defensive packets are distributed to coaches and players. Players watch film of upcoming opponent pre-practice, focusing on key plays/tendencies identified by both offensive and defensive staffs during the weekend. 20-30 minutes will be spent here before looking at these situations on the field for the first time. After practice, another 30 minutes will be spent evaluating the past Friday's game before we move on.

Tuesday: OL/DL will watch film at lunch of upcoming opponent with HC (required).

Wednesday: Skill players will watch film at lunch of upcoming opponent with WR/Safties coach (required).

Thursday: OL/DL will watch film at lunch for any other key items from opponent that need to be reviewed (optional).

Friday: Skill players will watch film at lunch for any other key items from opponent that need to be reviewed (optional).

Phillip Severson


Motto for our team is something we can all live by and measure up to...Day by Day WE get better and better. We will look for our players, coaches and support staff to improve as an individual every day as well as team improvement. We expect tis improvement to take place not only in season but in the offseason as well. We will maintain a safe, respectful responsible, environment adhering to any rules and regulations set forth by the NFHS, state association, and school district. We will accomplish this while still having FUN!



Head coach responsibilities

1. To communicate the team philosophy.

2. To define player roles on each team.

3. Set forth expectations for both the team and individual athletes.

4. Communicate locations and times for practices and contests.

5. Communicate team requirements (i.e. fees, special equipment, off-season conditioning).

6. Define procedures related to injuries.

7. Discipline procedures which may lead to denial of participation in contests.



Assistant coach responsibilities

1.Be on time for practices and meetings


2.Be knowledgeable and up to date on techniques relating to their position


3.Give input regarding practice schedule


4.Give input regarding game plan


5.Give input regarding player evaluations as it affects depth chart


6.Be enthusiastic and support the head coach as our final decisions rest with the head coach.




Offense

We will be a I formation team that will establish a physical running game. We will look to wear teams out and dominate the line of scrimmage, as well as the time of possession. After the run has been established we will look to hit play actions passes and strike quickly. Even though we will be emphasizing the run we will install a package that will allow us to effectively run a 2 minute drill.



Defense

Defense is about ART Alignment Responsibility and Tackling. We will major in a 4-4 cover 3 defense where the front 8 will each have a gap of responsibility. If their gap is not threatened the need to get to the football ASAP and make the tackle. Running the 4-4 will allow us to morph to a 4-2-5 if needed vs spread packages. We can also play man to man if the need arises.



Special teams

We will be sound in all areas of special teams. We will rely on great scouting as to what will be our best option for special teams returns. We will never try to hide someone on a special team but put our best athletes on the field and put them in position to make plays.



In Season

We will practice 5 days a week with games on Fridays. Saturdays will be a light practice, and film work. Sundays will be a rest day other than a later evening meeting by the coaching staff.



Out of season

It will be our hope that our players will be multi sport athletes. We will especially encourage our lineman to be wrestlers as it is extremely beneficial in leverage and hand fighting. Track is also a sport that would benefit our players as it would improve their speed and footwork. All sports help as it build better competitors.



Summer

It will be important to establish a summer routine. Ideally we would like 1 hour in the weightroom, 30 minutes of speed work and 30 minutes of skill work 4 days a week. We will also participate in a 7 on 7 camp as well as a full team jamboree. At the end of the summer we will have our team camp to help lead into the new season. We will also have a seven day dead period that will allow athletes to rest recover and have some family time.



Leadership

We will have themes of the week that focus on 8 Keys of excellence. Those keys will be further developed in the off season through a leadership training sessions twice a week. We will encourage athletes to advocate for themselves both in football and in the classroom.

Dale Ziola

The Mission

The football program will be an extension of the educational institution. From the experience the student-athletes gain by participating in the wonderful game of football, they will become courageous, respectful, accountable, reliable, and trust worthy young people that will be prepared for life beyond the adolescent years. The players will learn that neither winning nor losing is as important as what they learn about themselves during, and in preparation for, heated competition.

The Vision

Our school’s football program will cultivate and nurture a team that they, their parents, and our community can be proud of, with an emphasis on team. We will bring a group of people together, who learn to care for one another, who will learn to care for one another so much, that their passion for their cause spills over to the field, and all football associated activities, they any observer will beam with pride at the mention of our football team.

And, How We Get There…

Develop the Characteristics of Champions: Trust, Commitment, Caring, Competitive Drive and Willingness to Sacrifice. The characteristics of champions (Kersting, 2008) were adapted from Joe Kersting, the head football coach at Glendale Community College in Arizona, and have been a part of our program for many years. These characteristics are present in champions; champions in the classroom, boardroom, neighborhood, and on the playing field. The ability to cooperate, work together and care for one another is vital to team settings, such as football. These attributes also apply to a multiple of circumstances that are present in our daily lives. If a person can learn what it takes to be their best in an athletic endeavor, then they should be able to apply those traits to other situations throughout their lives. The key to learning is being able to understand why? When an athlete asks, “why were we successful?” they need to understand the cultural makeup of the team, which is what makes the difference during the critical points of games and the season.

When an athlete looks back and asks, “why?” they will notice that these characteristics were present when they were at their very best. They will be able to apply this knowledge to their own lives: relationships, family life, education, and career. These characteristics are the fabric of true champions. Having these characteristics does not guarantee a championship will come, but they give one the best opportunity to achieve at the highest level. The characteristics of champions allow an individual to persevere when times are tough, and there will always be those times; so even is not a champion on the field, they will be a champion in life, and that is what really matters.

Build our team through the weight room. Paul Bear Bryant said, “the price of victory is high, so are the rewards,” and Woody Hayes summed up the same sentiment, “if it comes easy, it ain’t worth a damn” (Bielat, 2005). An impeccable commitment to the strength and conditioning program will give the athlete the opportunity to be at their physical best, increasing their chances of success on the field. A fanatical effort, day after day, in the weight room does not come easy, though. The weight room promotes hard work and accountability, and is the best team building methodology. It is very difficult, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally, to persevere through a grueling training program. What one learns about themselves, and more importantly, about their teammates, as they struggle through the process, together, pays dividends in their development. This is the brick and mortar that holds foundation of this team together.

We will play with relentless effort and enthusiasm. Everybody loves a “Rudy,” the small dog in the fight. They are driven by passion, love. It allows them to dig deep, and all they have. Love is infectious, and when this passion is brought to all that we do, those around us cannot help but to be infected, and breeds pride in our community and ourselves. Woody Hayes was famously quoted saying, “they may outsmart or be luckier than me, but they won’t outwork me” (Bielat, 2005). A love of what we do, and who we do it for, the team, allows us to attack the work that must be done to be successful with a fervent fury. This vigor breeds effort and enthusiasm, leads to success, and fosters pride.



Kersting, J. (2008). Building a Championship Football Team. Monterey: Coaches Choice

Bielat, L. (2005). Winning Words from Football Greats. Monterey: Coaches Choice

I believe running a football program year-around for 365 days is important in order to have a prosperous season the following football season. The purpose of the plan is to layout the goals and objectives for the program in preparation for various portions of the football season. Each of the phases of the football season is unique in planning for the preceding phase. Providing a central target plan for the program will provide direction for the team to follow. It offers the team, as a whole, to be accountable for the team to achieve the goals and strive to become a better program.







The assistant coaches expectations are to be held to a high standard in order to illustrate the character we want the players to exemplify. The coaches will be the best teachers/coaches they can be to the student, which will provide a great role model to admire and replicate.The assistant coaches will conduct themselves with the utmost respect on and off the field to reflect the program in a positive manner.







The offensive is predicted on playing with discipline and displaying an aggressive style of football on the field. The objective of the offense is to control the clock and wear out the opponent. The game plan will not be dictated by the equal ratio of run and pass but by the advantages thee defense provides and the ability of the offense to make adjustments based on the weakness the opposition exposes during the game.







The defense the unit that works together to play sound assignment football. The player’s motive on the field is to attack and react to the ball. The defense will impose their will, apply constant pressure to the quarterback, and will use their football knowledge to make intelligent adjustments against the offensive team. The eleven defensive players on the field will be productive and hustle to the ball, until the whistle, on every play.







The kicking game is an integral part of the football game. It has the potential to change the turn out of the game as much as a score on offense and a stop on defense. The football team must be aggressive, discipline, and strategic in special teams. The player for the position will be recruited to the kicking team to provide the team with the best opportunity to develop favorable field position and make plays that will turn the momentum of the game.







The leadership program will combine the rigor in athletic performance and the development of building character and leaders in the community. The football team will participate after the last game of the season in December and continue in the program until the month of May, prior to Spring Football.







The summer/off-season program th players will be tested in their performance to evaluate and assess the current performance level. The performance will be compared to other athletes in relation to the position played on the football field as well as the performance ranked amongst the rest of their teammates.After the athletes get the results, they will be assessed in four week intervals. There will be a total of 8 cycles the players are to complete prior to the beginning of the football season. The weight lifting percentage will be predicated on the one max repetition they achieve. The amount they lift are to gradually increase as they develop their muscular strength.