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Chris ForeAthletic DirectorExcelsior Charter Schoo

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1. What did you do differently this year frother programs in your league, your sectionstate that enabled your success as a State

Champion?

2. What piece of advice would you give toCoach who wants to win a State Champions

3. What do you consider the one most imaspect of your Championship team this year

did you develop that in your program?


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366 STATE CHAMPIONS IN 20

tracked down 320 of them

108 from 42 states responded to my s


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LESSO

FOR

BUILDIN

CHAMPIO

IP-CALIBFOOTBA

PROGR


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FIRSTCHARACTE

ITS NOT AWINNI

OxymoronHighest


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"A life of frustration is inevitable for any c

whose main enjoyment is winning. Chuck


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The advice I would gi

is not to be coaching fo

become a champion. Y

a coach is to teach you

how to become better

society. If you are coac

win, you are in it for threasons.

Mike Rowe, Rocori H

(Minnesota)


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Dont focwinning a

championshmeant to bhappen. Fodevelopin

student athleareas to prep

to be successfMike BoydCatholic Cen

(Michig


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If your goal is to win astate championship, changeyour goal!!! If your passion

is to build young men ofcharacter, faith and a strong

work ethic; to build menwho will be fathers,

husbands and sons, buildrelationships that changelives. - Greg McClendon,

Midland Christian HS

(Texas)


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We believe that you develop the whole athlete withof becoming a champion in every area of your life.

that you become a Champion first and then yochampionships. Winning a Championship doesn't m

champion in our eyes.

Kirk Fridrich, Union High School HS (Oklaho


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Beyourself. Do not fo

winning a state champions

on daily excellence.

Harry Welch, Santa Mar

(California)


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My advice would be to coach one week aand don't make it about a championship. teams work to get better each and every d

championships take care of themselves.- Andy Lowry, Columbine HS (Colorado)


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How and

did you tstart coach


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SECONCHARACTE

STAY TCOURS

Develop YPhilosop


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Stay the course. Dont change just to changconsistency and routine in the things you d

- Mark Buderus, Florence HS (Colorad

I ld t ll th


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I would tell anothestay the course andyour philosophyandyou are trying to cre

coach.

Once they buy in to are preaching not obe successful footba

but they will be succpeople as well.

- Eric Cumba, St. ThomAquinas HS (New Ham


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The most important aspectof us winning championshipsis ourcommitment to

consistency. We sell to ourkids that winning in footballcomes from sticking with

your system.- Rhett Farmer, PiedmontAcademy (Georgia)


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Every coach wants to win a state champbut they also need to understand there

perfect system, a definite blueprint fprogram. Coaches should decide on philosophical approach, and then imple

plan. Once the plan is deemed to

fundamentally solid, stick to it.- Jeff Gourley, Olathe South HS (Kan


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STATEMENT

LIONS FOOTBALL WILL BE KNOWN

A chievement in the classroom by each studen

Coaches who teach not only about football bu

Their sportsmanship in both victory and defe

Success based not on talent or ability but a nonegotiable work ethic


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Success never comes easy. There has tcommitment on your end as a coach to outw

other coaches in yourleague.- Scott Sparks, Denton HS (Montana


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Stay true to what you in. Don't think you nee

the schemes that otherdo because THEY have with it. Work hard at wYOU do and be good at

Travis Cote, BishopGuertin HS (New Ham


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Get a system you like and stick with it. jump around adding aspects to a system tlook good to start with. Consistency in a s

grades 9-12 is vital.

Carl Lemke, St. Croix Lutheran HS (Min


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Are you st

the courseyour prog

If not, w


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THIRDCHARACTE

COACH

THE HEARTHE ATH

Focus on what is important the


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Focus on what is important, thekids....don't focus on what you donor what your competition does hav

people that say it can't

be done....the kids are

the reason we are here.-Scott Bailey,

Lamar HS (Missouri)

The biggest ad


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The biggest adcould give anotis make connec

the kids; makunderstand tvalue each and

of the play

- Michael BLittle Snake R

(Wyomi


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SEE THEM

BEYOND

FRIDAYNIGHT

ld l h h


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Build relationships with your stuathletes. When you develop these

relationships, they will play hardyou, they will respect you, and pro

outside of football will be minim

- Pat Murphy, Capitol HS (Mont


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PERSON > PLAY

As a Coach I believe


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As a Coach I believe Getin the Bubble ofPlayer. They must kno

care about them as inOFF the Field even mon thefield.

-Tim McMullen

Letchworth HS (New


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Myfavorite quote, which I tell our coa

staff that we will live by is theydon'tcamuch you knowuntil theyknowhow mcare."

- Strait Herron, South Point HS (South C

I truly believe the one thing


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I truly believe the one thingthat sets our program apartfrom other programs is ourcommitment to coaching theheart of the athlete. Mostcoaches get so caught up in thexs and os but they never spendtime coaching the heart of

their kids.- Jeremy Brown

Jefferson County HS (Florida)


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What is y

greates

success

coaching a

past Frid


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FOURTCHARACTE

THE LITTHING

Focus on the little


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Focus on the littlethings. This is the bpiece of advice I eve

received as a coachcare of the small thare important and tthings like winning

come.-Rick Streiff

Cathedral HS (India


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We never talk about


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We never talk about Winning is a by-produexecuting and out-wo

your opponent. Focus you can control, whichlittle things: Footworktechnique and off-sea

training.

- Pat Murphy

Capitol HS (Montana)


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Resiliency andattention to detail. Our backuphook slide inbounds at the opponents' 3 yard li1:28 to go that allowed us to score and run theWe had covered it only during August and he pit in late November. Attention to detail is handlthrough film study and meetings.

- Joe Prudhomme Nolan Catholic HS (Texas)

I feel we did the little things right. You ca


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f g gcoach the big picture, because the big pictmade from several little pictures.

-Jon EllinghouseSierra Canyon HS

(California)

I think something we did vhi kid


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this year was to get our kidsinto concentrating on the de

little things. Little things madifferences. Focus on the lithelp with execution, penaltiand help prepare kids in ma

plays.Andy Lowry, Columbine HS(Colorado)


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We believe that our attduring the week and ourreps allow our players tothe game plan and play

- Pat Rice, Waunakee H

What d


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What d

need

bett

regar

the

thin

FIFTH


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FIFTHCHARACTE

DEVELO

A WOETHI


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Keep the vision alive with a greatwork ethicandability to persevere.

- Hal Wasson, Southlake Carroll HS (Texas)

We believe a program needs an identity to bef l W b ild i h i h h


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successful. We build ours in the weight room the eyear. - Randy Dreiling, Hutchinson HS (Kansas)


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The most important part of our team thiswas theirwork ethic, specifically with the s

and conditioning. It was developed as a pfrom the winter, into the summer and throseason.

- Keith Croft, Bishop Hendricken HS (Rhod


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We are 73-2 and have won the state championship the last 5 yearwe know something that others don't or have some unique schemetry harder on a year round basis than players at other schools. If anthat last sentence is emphasized than my message on how to be a state champion is missed.

- Dale Mueller, Highlands HS (Kentucky)

THE NUMBER ONE THING


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THE NUMBER ONE THINGCOACHES SAID THEY DID

DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS THEIR LEAGUE, SECTION, STA

WORK ETHIC!


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We provided


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structure and pfor our players

their tail off.Harsuccess.

- Mark Del PMiddletown

(Delawar


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I think our off-season program re

us over the top mentally anphysically. Mentally, I think ou

believed they could beat anybody

of the work they put in during tseason.

- Hal Lamb, Calhoun HS (Geor


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WORK SMARTERNOT HARDER!


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We break 12 months up into 1. Preseason 2. Post-Season, and have specific goals that we

accomplish during each of those periods. We uphilosophy regarding plan your work, then wplan.

- Kevin Wright, Carmel HS (Indiana)

Revised strength


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gconditioning prog

was the most impaspect of ourChampionship tea

year.-Joe Kinnan

Manatee HS (Flo


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Who two

aspects of

your program

need a better

work ethic?

SIXTH


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SIXTHCHARACTE

LEADER

We had an incredible sense ofunity leadership and


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unity, leadership, andconfidence within our programthis year. It can be attributed tothe group of seniors we hadleading and their willingness tolisten to their coaches, and the

group of underclassmen whowere willing to follow.

- Don Julian

Sheridan HS (Wyoming)


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The most important aspect would have to be the leaderseniors. Everyone bought into the conditioning and te

because everyone saw our seniors working as hard as thewin. - Ray Steele, Indian River HS (


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FIVE WAYS TOBUILD LEADERSH

1.ONGOING LEADERSHIP TRA


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We had great from our st


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athletes. Whenegreat leadersh

team our sfollowed. We dotraining with ouseniors and we

using those skills

- Frederick BStaley HS (M

Developing leaders startedb f th i i


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years before their senioryear. Looking back at old

team pictures, our strongestcaptains were managers as5/6 graders.

- John Schwartz, MendonHS (Michigan)

2. COMMUNITY LEADER


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2. PUT LEADERS IN CHARGHOLD THEM ACCOUNTAB


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HOLD THEM ACCOUNTAB

The one piece Id give to a Hea


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gwanting to win Championship i

seniors go, yourgoes, and your b

players must beworkers and mu

servants within program.

- Don Julian

Sheridan HS (W

4. AGE DOESNT EQUALEADERSHIP


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LEADERSHIP


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5. YOUMUST

SET THETONE

My advice to yupcoming head co

d d l d


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understandleader

from the top down

because someone coach does not me

dont have to do th

that they did as a

coach.- Rhett Farmer

Piedmont Academ

(G i )


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What is yourplan for

developingleaders?

SEVENTCHARACTE


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CHARACTE

CHEMISThe M

OverlooKey To Su

TEAM CHEMISTRY was

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most important aspect of our

championship. We have goodteam chemistry year in and ye

out in our program, but this tebonded like no other. - Bob

Godsey, Hartselle HS (Alabam

Wefelt that we htalent and capabiliti


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talent and capabilitisuccessful. Howev

strongly that we neework hard on TE

CHEMISTRY!

- Ken Lucas, AnnapoChristian School (Ma

Our team firstmentality was really ourkey this season the


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key this seasontheidea that everyone has

roles and no matterwhat your specific roll isit is critical to the teamand to the success of

the team. This really ledto tremendous teamchemistry andleadership.

- Pat Rice, Waunakee

(Wisconsin)


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They were plaeach other and


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themselves. It tremendous am

group mentoriteaching. We wany newspapeor relative currthat spoke to t1st mentality.Higgins, Piscat(New Jersey)


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Team unity and love for each other. Plan for it; practice it daily, it isinfluential factor. We preach common purpose, mutual dependen

honor.

- Willie Amendola, Dekaney HS (Texas)

Team Chemistry is everything! The 2010 State Runner Up had mthis year's 2011 Championship team did, but could not all get alostressed respect and had several team building activities.

Kevin Swift Gold Beach High School (Oregon)


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- Kevin Swift, Gold Beach High School (Oregon)


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ORIENTATION GROU

I would say the beliother we callBrotheh l d t i th


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helped sustain us throur year round stren

conditioning programus overcome a weekbig game environmemade the process of

football program moenjoyable. - ScotLamar HS (Missouri)

Our Team unity wasoutstanding. It started wseniors and filtered thro


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seniors and filtered throthe classes. We have bee

blessed over last thirty ywinning the state champeleven times and playingtitle seven more times. Tingredient of those teamunity.

- Barney Hester, TattnalAcademy (Georgia)

The most impaspect of our h i hi


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championshipwas definitelyTeam ChemistOur kids reallyand loved eac

- Hal Lamb, CHS (Georgia)

Without question, themost important aspect

f hi


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of our team this yearwas unity. This

particular team cametogether and held eachother accountablebetter than any team Ihave evercoached.

- Jason Herring,Refugio HS (Texas)


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How can YO

do a better

developin

team

chemistry

EIGHTCHARACTE


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CHARACTE

MENTTOUGHN

Gettingmind ri


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What Is This Thing Called Mental ToughnesInvestigation of Elite Sports Performers (2

Jones, Hanton, and Connaughton of the


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3 KEYS TO TEACHIMENTAL TOUGHNES


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MENTAL TOUGHNES

1. Define it; keep brithe kids back to it


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the kids back to it

We spent a great deal of timeon the mindset each week.Mental toughness is being able

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to go from play to play/ stay inthe moment and being able to

focus. Being excellent is theability to do common things withuncommon discipline andenthusiasm. This takes mental

toughness; which is a learnedbehavior.

- Hal Wasson, Southlake CarrollHS (Texas)

I believe the biggest task of a head cHigh School Athletics is creating a min

an expectation in your players


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an expectation in yourplayers.

- Jon Ellinghouse, Sierra Canyon (California)

2. Youve got


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g

to practice it;not going tohappenovernight!

It is just as important to develop players mental toughness and

as it is to develop their physical talents and skills. In crucial momenare more important in the determination of success and failure thaattributes. - Joe Harbour, Norwayne HS (Ohio)


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I think our kids are very poised and showmental toughness. We focus on that ineverything we do throughout the year.

- Hank Carter, Lake Travis HS (Texas)


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We were always able to respond to advematter what happened our kids respond

champions. I believe that our coaching staour players how to respond to pressure an

respond to those situations.

- Seth Stinton, Melissa HS (Texas)

3 Teach your kids to


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3. Teach your kids to

confident by puttinthem in positions t

succeed!


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This was displayed no more clearly thastate finals game when we feel behind for

first time in the game late in the fourth qua


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first time in the game late in the fourth qua

a manner that could have broken the spiritmany teams. Our senior quarterback walk

the huddle simply saidNo Doubts we got

and then we marched down the field to sco

game winning touchdown with 30 seconds

the game.

- Joe Harbour, Norwayne HS (Ohio)

What can you


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What can you

implement to

teach mental

toughness nextyear?

NINTHCHARACTE


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PREPARALeave

stonunturn

Championship-caliber footballk


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programs knowhow to preparetheir kids to be

successful onFriday nights

My best advice would be the sameadvice I would give to a first year headcoach, and that would be the only thing


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, y gguaranteed concerning your next footbseason is that you are

going to have adversity.

So plan for it.

-Kevin Wright

Carmel HS (Indiana)

Be well prepared ansound plan. You mustmore than one plan in


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more than one plan inthings don't go as wehope for. Keep your psimple so adjustmentmade at any time.

-Scott Rials

Elba HS (Alabama)

As a staff, we were better at pracplanning and time allocation for a

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our practices. Specifically, we tried

have a period go over 8-10 minutemax. This allowed us to make surecould rep more technique daily.

- Jeff Lindsley, Grangeville HS (Ida

3 Keys To GreatPractices


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Practices

Be organized

Be prepared

Be enthusiastic


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Find an offensive and defenssystem that you are comfortable


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and stay with it. We have run an

formation option offense and a 5

4) defense for 30 years.

- Barney HesterTattnall Square Academy (Geor

The coaches tauthe field each daykept practices we


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organized. Watch

and making the dimprovements whelp in the stretc

the playoffs. - BrHardin, ProvidenHS (North Caroli

Dont get too fancy with the offeand defense. It's like the KISSmethod Keep it simple stupid S


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method. Keep it simple stupid. S

coaches want to run 10 differentoffenses and defenses and the kidso confused they can't executeanything.

- Larry Glatczak, Centralia/WetmHS (Kansas)

In what

do you ne


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do you ne

get betpreparing

kids next

TENTCHARACTE


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BUILDI

TRUST ACONFIDE

If you want to win state championship


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have to get the play

bought into Youasmuch as the progra

- Tim Brabant,

Carsonville-Port SanHS (Michigan)

Your players ntrust you andt th ff i


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to the offensiv

defensive schethat you imple

- Travis Cote, BGuertin HS(New Hampsh

The one important aspect this yewas trust. We had 9 seniors that

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together around week 5 and got b

and better as the season went. Byplayoffs, our kids trusted each othand had a ton of confidence.

- Larry Glatczak, Centralia/WetmoHS (Kansas)

When HC loses trust aconfidence of his playe


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p y

coaches, administration community, he becomnothing more than an

obstaclefor his team reach peak performanc

Trust. The mostimportant characa great leader is tbe trusted Trust i


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be trusted. Trusti

developed by beinhonest, consistentalways following with what you say

going to do.- Mike Favero, Lo(Utah)


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Do not be afraid to give the kids some ownershthe kids come up with the verbal calls to commu

plays to the entire offense. When the kids had awe listened. They tookownership.

Ray Steele, Indian River HS (Delaware

BUILDING CONFIDENCE

Believe you can win or have a


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Believe you can win or have a

chance to win every game; useextreme preparation and situain practice.

- Mark Buderus, Florence HS(Colorado)

DO WHATCONFIDENCE


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DO WHAT

YOU SAY;

SAY WHAYOU DO

How are

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