Coaching Philosophy
MISSION STATEMENT
“As a coach I believe that it is my firm responsibility to provide an environment which promotes personal growth in all aspects of a student athlete’s life by instilling a foundation of self-discipline, positive attitude, and a winning spirit”
ALL IN
The "All In" Philosophy means that I expect my players to be "All In" on everything. If something is worth doing it is worth doing to standard of excellence. That doesn't just mean on the football field or in the weight room, the "All IN" philosophy carried over to all aspects of life. Giving it everything that you've got in the classroom, being the best you can be as a student, as a teammate, as a son or daughter, and as a friend; and not being satisfied with being average in anything you attempt.
FOOTBALL IS LIFE!
What I mean by “Football is Life” is that football is a great metaphor and tool for building necessary life skills such as discipline, character, work ethic, team-work, and family; which will become the foundation for the student athlete to lead to a life with great integrity and purpose.
As a coach it is my job to ensure that my athletes are not just fundamentally sound football players, but they learn how to navigate the ups and downs of life. If all that I have taught a player is how to play football I have failed him as a coach.
WE ARE A FAMILY!
Everyone holds a piece to the puzzle. Everybody’s contributions are important. Take pride in being a part of our football family.
“They don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care”
A COACH’S JOB IS…
“To take an athlete and/or a team to a level that they cannot get to by themselves.”
As a coach I believe that a team is foremost built on a foundation of strong fundamentals. If we aren’t physically, technically, fundamentally, and tactically sound we have little to no chance of success.
I believe that along with being fundamentally sound, a coach’s job is to ensure that his players are mentally, emotionally, and spiritually coached as well.
As a coach I strive to instill confidence, focus, and a sense of pride in every athlete. I strive to provide an environment that is process and goal oriented.
Confidence is an individual’s belief that he or she has the necessary skills to produce a desired outcome.
Everything a coach does either builds or harms confidence.
The confident athlete who isn’t afraid to make a play will always beat the athlete who is scared to make a mistake.
WHAT I EXPECT FROM MY PLAYERS
“The two things every player can control are his attitude and his effort.
Great Attitude and Effort – I expect every player to be coachable and give 100 percent of their focus and effort in anything we do.
Pride – I expect our players to take great pride in being a part of the program, everyone’s contributions are essential to the success of the team.
Accountability – Be on time with a focus on our purpose. No excuses, make a commitment and follow through. Do your part and be determined to become the very best you can be.
Respect – Respect your coaches, your teachers, your team-mates, and your family. They are all here for you, have belief in you, and want to see you succeed.
Toughness – Physically and mentally. Physically, accept that there will be pain and take pride in working through it. Mentally, accept that you will make mistakes, you will be held accountable, and it will make you better!
Have Fun! – Bring great enthusiasm with you every day. Enthusiasm is contagious. As a player you may only have one more play to enjoy this game.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ME
Dedication – I will tiresly devote as much time as possible to my players, my fellow coaches, and to the program. As a coach I am committed to excellence and I understand that excellence can only be achieved through time, effort, and attention to detail.
Loyalty – I pride myself in being a loyal person. I will do all that I can for my players, fellow coaches, and for the program. I am committed to our cause, I am passionate about what I do, and love my football family! I will always sell and defend our program.
Enthusiasm - I absolutely love what I do. There is nothing I enjoy more than to be on the gridiron with my players, fellow coaches, and my team teaching this great game. You can always expect great energy and enthusiasm from me.
Honesty –I will always be honest with coaches and players.
Committed to Learning: - I am open to change and I am a diligent student of the game. I am always open to learning something new, a different way to do things, and new methods of teaching skills.
Committed to Excellence – Everything I do, I do in attempt of reaching a standard of excellence. I am driven to be the best coach I can be and am committed to prepare my athletes for success on and off the field.
ON THE FIELD
We will be a fundamentally sound football team. Football isn’t all about X’s and O’s it is about execution. I strive for all of my players to master a skill set before moving on to more complex techniques. We will be excellent in the little things!
I believe that the best teams are not the ones with the greatest equipment or the fanciest schemes, but are the ones who are fundamentally excellent, mentally tough, united, and have great faith in each other.
Each player will understand his job and his role in the scheme. If we all do our job and execute, we will be very successful!
I believe every player needs a chance to experience success. Correct mistakes and give positive feedback. Confidence is key!
I believe in maximizing repetitions. The classroom is for meetings, the practice field is to develop skill sets by performing the skill correctly as many times as possible. However the quality of reps will not be sacrificed for quantity.
CHALK IT – TALK IT – WALK IT – RUN IT: Explain in meetings, execute on field.
Great teams close games. In order to be close games we must be the best conditioned. Take pride in being tough and the best conditioned team.
Offensively we want to physically and mentally dominate our opponent. We will out-hit, out-hustle, and out execute the defense on every play.
Games are won up-front, we will know our assignments, communicate, and play with an intense desire to be perfect at our skill-set and our job.
Defensively we will know our alignments, our assignments, and play with a defensive mentality. Penetrate-Pursue-Punish! We will take great pride in being physical, violent, and relentless. Defense is all about an all out effort to get to the football and being fundamentally sound enough to bring him down when we get there.
Turnovers win and lose games. Defensively we will strive to gang tackle, punish ball carriers, and create turnovers.
Special Teams are the X factor. When a team scores a touchdown on Special Teams that team wins 80% of the time. We will pay great attention to special teams and strive to win that phase of the game every day.
Play together! Be a team, have fun, include everybody. There is no room for factions and separation of one’s self or others. The team that loves each other, believes in themselves, is the team that will constantly rise to the occasion.