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Which is why real coaches have to unteach this behavior and put a stop to the selfish "Hey, look at me, look what I did" actions of the individual so it doesn't cost the TEAM unsportsmanlike penalties. WE B4 ME!

You wonder why these kids act the way they do and then you see the actions of their "role models" and all of your questions are immediately answered. Adults modeling this behavior instead of putting a stop to it.

7 on 7 = AAU Basketball = Travel Baseball The behavior of the coaches / parents / athletes is often looked past because the coaches want to keep the talented ones on their team. In this day of "I'll just play for another team when the going gets tough", "coaches" look the other way and ignore red flags with a kids behavior because their talent helps them win games. I put the word coaches in quotations because if you are only trying to win games and not trying to teach your young athletes to be responsible young adults, you are not a good coach, and I don't care what your win/loss record is. Kids need discipline and structure now more that ever, and if you're teaching them that they can treat people poorly because they run a fast 40 yard dash, you are the problem. Disclaimer: This does not apply to all coaches, I know there are a lot of coaches teaching the right things and using the vehicle of sport to teach important life lessons. That is one of your most important jobs as a coach. When you teach people the right way of doing things, winning is a byproduct. We owe it to then to do better.

They are VERY good! They have size and skill. I don't think they'll lose this year.

Ok, the offensive team completes a long pass, the receiver attempts to lateral downfield but it is forward making it an illegal forward pass. The penalty says five yards from the spot and a loss of down, but the yardage, even after the assessment, is enough yardage for the first down. What down is it?

This is a post I made a couple weeks ago and I feel it's appropriate here. There is a huge difference between getting excited and celebrating with your teammates and trying to show up an opponent. There is too much of the "hey look at me, look what I did" attitude instead of the focus being on the success of the team. I know I'm "old school" and I am good with that. Gritty, not pretty. There are far too many people worrying about how cool they look and getting style points instead of getting gritty and doing whatever it takes to accomplish the task at hand without worrying one bit about what that looks like. We have people spending more time and energy practicing their new celebration dances and hand shakes instead of using that time and energy refining their craft. The best celebration and one of the best things about all of sports is turning and celebrating with the people you’ve put in the blood, sweat, and tears with. Once people figure out it’s not about YOU as an individual, it’s about US as a team, they just improved immensely at any sport and as a part of any team they are a part of. WE B4 ME! I hope everyone has a great day!

I would love to hear this DC speak at the clinic this year. We need all the help we can get. 😀

I believe it had something to do with still needing to pass inspection on some field construction or something like that.

The Beech Grove / Indian Creek scrimmage that was originally scheduled to be at Indian Creek will now be played at Beech Grove

Coach Fisher is not only a great football coach, he's a great person. The Warriors are lucky to have him leading a great program!

Whiteland - James Sleighter Field Mr. Sleighter was a long time principal at Whiteland Community High School

There is truly only one person this move needs to be good for, and that is Coach West. He has stated it is what's best for his family and that is really that is all that needs to be said. He has proven that he is a great coach and a great motivator of young men. FC, not only got a great coach, but also a great person who will get them competing at a high level in a short amount of time. FC hit the jackpot with this hire.

Also something to think about, if you don't like the state of your program or how it's being ran, get involved and volunteer your time to be a part of the solution as opposed to part of the problem. I don't know anything about this program but I guarantee these coaches spend a lot of time and effort away from their own families to try and instill, not only football lessons but , more importantly, life lessons into these young men. Everyone who is not in the locker room and on the practice field wants to be critical of what's going on and they don't take the time to do anything about it, they just sit behind a computer screen and complain about how other people are doing things. I'v been coaching a long time and have been a part of some pretty successful teams and I have also been a part of some not-so-successful teams, if you are only looking at the almighty win. But, I will guarantee you one thing, these young men were better people because of it, and that I can live with. So, you must first determine what success means, I truly believe learning respect, accountability, teamwork, discipline, and selflessness is far more important than any win you can put on a scoreboard. Don't be an armchair quarterback, be a part of the solution or continue to be part of the problem, the choice is yours.

So, you do not force your children to say "please and thank you"? You force them until they start doing it for themselves. Kids only know what they're taught, and obviously some of them aren't being taught at home, so it is our job as coaches to teach and instill such character traits. I realize there is a difference between little kids and high school students, however, they are still impressionable young people and need guidance and modeling how to do things the right way, sometimes we're the only positive lessons they get all day.