Key Elements To Turning A Football Program Around

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Wildcat Football OUR HISTORY AT NEW LONDON - SPICER

FIRST THREE SEASONS: RECORD PTS PTS AGAINST GR.9-12 RECORD 2000 2-6 44 256 4-19 2001 1-7 101 219 5-18 2002 0-8 122 243 5-18 TOTALS 3-21 267 (11) 718 (30) 14-55 *WE WERE THE HOMECOMING TOUR

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LAST 3 SEASONS
RECORD 2008 10-3 2009 14-0 2010 9-2 TOTALS 33-5 PTS. PTS. AGAINST GR.9-12 REC. 480 195 23-6 458 136 25-1 315 190 24-2 1253(33) 521(13) 72-9

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First (I) We needed to develop a plan or a philosophy on what we wanted to be as a staff and as a team.

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1) Look at a successful program near you What do they do to be successful? Albany Offense/Sp. Teams Melrose/E. Grand Forks
- Passing Game/Shotgun Spread Benson Bubble Screens/Fake Punt Concordia Cobbers: Brian Westby D/C This is an ongoing process!

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2) Look at successful programs at all levels
A) St. Johns University Preparation of players Very Little Hitting at Practice

B) Pete Carroll - USC


Positive/Upbeat Coaching

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3) Get Advice from other Coaches Learn/Listen Clinics / Go to practices Hall of Fame Coaches Mentoring Program - MFBCA

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4) Football/Philosophy/Players/Plays Lots of Different Systems Lots of Different Ways to do Things Lots of Different Ways to Accomplish Things As a coach you have to believe in what you are doing to sell it to your athletes.

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5) Player Development

A) WEIGHT ROOM MAKE IT GREAT! BOOSTER CLUB BFS / HUSKER POWER / SPARQ 6 ATHLETES TO 60 ATHLETES / DAY START THE SUMMER GOING INTO 7TH GRADE YOU HAVE TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE

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B) SKILLS BLOCKING / CATCHING / THROWING / SNAPPING / KICKING / PUNTING * REPS AND MORE REPS *SUMMER SKILLS SESSIONS 1/2 SKILLS - 1/2 OFFENSIVE PLAYS * SPECIALTY CAMPS QB / SNAPPERS

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C) SPEED DEVELOPMENT * ADVANCED CONDITIONING * TRACK * SQUAT AND CLEANS IF YOU WANT TO BE FAST TRAIN FAST YOU CANT TACKLE WHAT YOU CAN'T CATCH ALL THINGS BEING EVEN THE GUY THAT WORKS OUT PLAYS THEY CARE MORE

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CONSISTENT COACHING STAFF TRY TO GET PEOPLE THAT ARE SOLID IN CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT. VARIETY OF PERSONALTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES PLAYER TREATMENT POSITIVE AND UPBEAT AS POSSIBLE YELLERS WE DO HAVE OUR MOMENTS

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GAME ATMOSPERE PARENTS PAINT / GROUNDS CREW / LOGIC GOALPOSTS / MARKERS MUSIC PARENTS, COACHES PICK CANNON ANNOUNCER ATTENDANCE BOOST 50 / 50 MAKE IT AN EVENT, AS WELL AS A GAME

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PARENT PRIDE : DECALS ON CARS TEE SHIRTS TEAM MEALS, BANNERS MOMS VOLUNTEER WEDS. NIGHTS DADS PHOTOGRAPHERS MOM OR DADS (3) GET THEM WHEN THEIR SON IS IN JR. HIGH TO START HELPING. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW MANY WANT TO HELP.

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CHARACTER BUILDING *TEAMWORK *ATTITUDE *TOGETHERNESS MEALS BEFORE AND AFTER *DE-EMPHASIS STATS AS BEST YOU CAN *GRADES / ELIGIBILITY: 3.52 GPA TO HOPEFUL GRADUATES IN A YEAR. FOOTBALL MATTERS

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INSANITY : DOING THINGS THE SAME WAY AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS EVALUATE YOUR PROGRAM AFTER EACH YEAR * WHAT DO YOU NEED TO IMPROVE ON? * WHY IS THE TEAM LOSING THE GAME OR GAMES THAT THEY ARE LOSING?

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* STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 9TH GRADE - 60 % PARTICIPATION 10TH GRADE - 60 % 11TH GRADE 50% 12TH GRADE 40%: SEE THE WRITING ON WALL WE WENT FROM 80 85 95 110 PLAYERS THE LAST 4 SEASONS.

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RANDOM ITEMS FUNDRAISERS COACHING RESPONSIBILITIES ON GAME NIGHT AWAY GAME JOBS DELAGATE RESPONSIBILITIES PRESSURE OFF ME DEFENSE AND 4TH DOWN PRACTICE DRILLS SPECIAL TEAMS

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