Program Organization

1. Program Organization Jerry Campbell Head Football Coach Victoria Memorial High School E-Mail Midlineopt@aol.com Web Site: www.jcfb.com Cell / 361-571-0463

2. Vision for the Memorial “Viper’s” Football Program “To make sure that the football program will be respected as one of the best football programs in the state” “Where We Go One, We Go All.” 150 % Effort “We Are Only As Good As the Last Person so, How Good Will We Be” The success of our program will be our ability to communicate; and realize that in order to run a top-notch program will require the input off all those involved and the willingness to share in the success and failures, the ups and downs of those who sacrifice the time, and provide the internal commitment to the future of the “Viper Football” program.

3. “Besides Teaching Our Athletes What You Know, Show Them That You Care” The Building of an Attitude – Memorial High School The following information will be the norm for how we establish our football program and a winning attitude. We must expect from our athletes and from ourselves the strength from within to be the difference maker. MENTAL PREPARATION THE UNKOWN INGREDIENT – must win the mental battles. ATTITUDE and EFFORT IS OUR FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS – and is the 150% vehicle in which our staff and athletes must ride to make the difference.

4. The letters in the word ATTITUDE = 100% represent their placement in the alphabet. We must find away within our program to generate another 50% effort to be the best. This will come from talking it and demanding the best possible effort from our coaches and players. Each and everyday that teams take the field, coaches demand and expect that their team give 100-110% effort. We must distance our self’s from that in order to make a difference. Our ability to give 150% effort equals the difference maker. Dare to be different. Our success is not about any one person’s ego and what he wants; it must be what’s best for the group (Church, family, coaches, players, school, community, etc.). F orget The Past We must concentrate on what we are going to do now and in the future. O ut Work Our Opponent Leave no stones unturned. C ommitment Be the best – talk it – live it. U tilize our Abilities Find away to put our athletes in the best position to succeed. S eek Personal Bests Must challenge our self's each and everyday to get better.

5. If The Dream Is To Become a Reality: The Building of a Championship Program – the following information should be talked and expected by all our football coaches. To be the best takes Effort and Commitment. We all are an extension of each other. Expect it to Happen – 150% Effort Talk and think in terms of success – believe it will happen Ask that our athletes give 150% in what ever they do. Dream Big – Stay Focused Develop a plan - Believe in it – Improve it constantly Analyze and make our plan fit; it must fit our personnel No one person more important than the team. Coaches must be able to support each other at all levels. Develop a Great Learning Environment We will involve everyone in the community if possible. Develop players who are dedicated and unselfish, only as good as the last guy. Sacrifice – Team – Hold the Rope – Stay Focused Stay in front of the learning curve

6. If The Dream Is To Become A Reality: Always Stay Positive Coaches should always look for good in our players – attitude, performance, work habits, etc. Have discipline and be consistent. Each position coach mustgetinvolved in the personal lives of his players. Make each player on our team understand that they have a role in the success of our team whether as a starter or as a back up. Accountability both coaches and players the key ingredient, each person has a piece of the pie. If there is something you don’t like about the program then work to make it better. Have a Great Positive In-Season This is where we will maintain the edge i.e. classroom, weight room, conditioning, getting involved with your position players. Our season must also be determined by the amount of work and sacrifice we develop in the in-season programs. Develop great Team Leaders, lead by example. Maintain Speed – Quickness – Strength – Unity – Mental Toughness.

7. Main Objectives of the In-Season Football Program Develop Mental Toughness In Our Athletes. (Must Win the Mental Battles) Do all the little things right all the time. Our athletes must take coaching. Coaches must demand that our athletes follow our team rules. Coaches need to go the extra mile to make sure the little things are taken care of. Physical Strength and Quickness Weight Room, Classroom – Championships are Made and Maintained here. Strength and quickness drills must compliment the schemes. Intensity Everything is done at a high level of enthusiasm and competitiveness – Push each other and work at top position skill level. Never be satisfied. All out effort - All the time – 150% effort during group and team periods. Coaches and players must expect more of themselves and players

8. Main Objectives of the In-Season Football Program Unity – Coaches and Players Always “US” and “WE” not “I” and “ME”. Make being on the TEAM the greatest experience of our athlete’s life. We are fortunate – God gave us the ability to coach and our athletes the ability to play. Hard work together + Unity of Team. Encourage each other to work harder – the harder we work, the harder it is to surrender. Remember, if you don’t invest very much then losing doesn’t hurt very much, this applies to both players and coaches. Players want coaches that care about them, become apart of your position players lives. The Difference Between Us and Them We do work harder – 100% them / 150% us. Discipline. Never walk on the practice field, don’t be the one we must wait on. With hard work we can accomplish it – it will be done. Football is no sport for a lazy coach or athlete. We will sweat the small stuff. The little things we do will make us champions. Our success – Our attitude – Our work habits. These are the choices we make. CHOOSE SUCCESS!

9. Football Starts in the Classroom!! Educational, and Coaching Philosophies One thing can be said: “You can take football from me, but you can never take my education away”. The talk of getting an education will always take precedence over athletics. I believe that athletics and academics can and should work hand in hand. Establishing discipline in any program starts in the classroom. There is no reason that we should not strive to be champions in the classroom, as well as champions on the playing field. Discipline in the classroom means discipline on the playing field. It is very important to see athletics as a part of the total educational program. It should both compliment and contribute to the overall educational and athletic process. For many student athletes it is the most effective climate for learning the invaluable lessons of personal integrity, determination, self-confidence, and proper mental attitude (discipline startsin the classroom). Individual and group responsibilities along with the desire to achieve high goals will be the basic objectives of our athletic programs.

10. What You Can Expect From the Head Coach and Boys Athletic Coordinator To be accountable for all actions. When we win it will be because of our assistant coaches and players. If we lose it will be because of the HeadFootballCoach, but I will make necessary changes to the program if needed. To deal with all coaching situations with honor and integrity. If we as coaches need to discuss potential problems and or disagreements it will be behind closed doors, and to let you know privately when you have been derelict of duties and publicly to promote your successes. To run an organized program so that we will be able to function efficiently. I want our coaches coaching our athletes, becoming apart of their lives and to be someone they can trust first and foremost. To maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to work. To listen to your suggestions. To give you ownership, responsibility and authority. To work and provide leadership to win. To treat you like a man with dignity and respect. To be totally concerned about you and your family, regardless of what problems confront you. To be very loyal to you and do everything a head coach can do to help you grow professionally. To sell you to our administration, players, community, and other coaches. To let you coach on the field within your personality.

11. Expectations Of Our Assistant Coaches “A good coach makes better players out of border line athletes and often makes good players out of mediocre ones. A good coach emphasizes their abilities – enables them to make the most of their god given talents – gives them the best chance for success by putting the right player in the right place.” Robert Zuppke To be the very best classroom teacher, and on the field coach that you can be. Make sure that you stay on top of your department heads expectations also; this means lesson plans, etc. Never use profanity around our athletes and never allow our players to. Never use tobacco around school, field house, practice fields; this means coaches and players. We have a Tobacco free campus, No Tobacco In The Field House! It is the athlete’s responsibility to please the coach and not the coach’s place to please the players. Our job as coaches is to run a top-flight program that will eventually lead to continued success. As coaches we have an obligation to run a disciplined program that will be successful in the long run. To do anything else is unfair to the coaches and athletes who want to win. Don’t worry about what your fellow coaches are doing. Just do your job and do it well. When hanging out around the field house and our kids are in the locker room and you find yourself with nothing to do please go and visit with our players. This will be expected

12. Expectations Of Our Assistant Coaches Don’t allow anything to lie around the athletic area, which includes the locker room, and weight room and dome areas. Our Strength Coach as well as our assistant coaches will be responsible for the up keep of the weight room. All coaches please pitch in to help in keeping the field house clean. If you have an assignment that requires you to supervise the locker room, dome, and weight room areas please make sure our athletes keep it clean and they are picking up after themselves. Don’t run off right after practice, pitch in there’s always something to do, check in with the coordinators or head coach before leaving. Don’t expect anything less than perfection in every aspect of the football program. Don’t leave the locker rooms unsupervised when our athletes are still inside. Don’t keep score; coaches must take pride in their assigned responsibilities. Coaches will be expected to be on time for all staff meetings and practices, unless you have notified the head coach of a problem. Follow the fifteen-minute rule, if we expect our athletes to follow this rule then we as coaches need to follow it also. To be a positive role model.

13. Expectations Of Our Assistant Coaches To do everything you can do to develop a winning attitude. To study and work hard to make yourself a great coach. Educational growth is a must for any coach in order to maintain, sustain and develop new innovative ways of coaching, new teaching techniques, and better ways to improve teaching. To be professional in attitude, responses, work and personal appearance. Never involve your spouse in the coaching situation in a negative manner. To be sincerely interested in the success of our players and other members of the coaching staff. Never give up on a player. He can always change and likely will if given the chance by you. To be positive and never doubt that we will be successful. To be loyal to the program. If you have problems with the head coach or any of our other coaches please keep your comments in house they don’t belong out in the community. To be creative and have the ability to think on your own and apply gained knowledge of the game. Please don’t wait to be told what to do. To be on the same page with each other (offense, defense) when taking the practice or game field. Never take your disagreements to practice.

14. Expectations Of Our Assistant Coaches Don’t get complacent as the season goes on. Don’t let the little things slide in the discipline of our players; this will lead to bad habits. Have a plan for everything. Be organized. Do not choose favorites. Work with every player on the squad. If you are going to leave campus or be absent from assigned duties please check in with the appropriate staff member in charge of teachers. When taking the field know where you belong, be waiting for your players, don’t have players waiting on you. Utilize instruction time before and after practice. As a rule of thumb use the “15 minute rule” if I arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled meeting time then I’m on time; if I arrive 10 minutes early I’m 5 minutes late; if I arrive 5 minutes early then I’m 10 minutes late; and if I arrive on the scheduled time then my players are waiting for you. Have something to say after each effort. Remember, this is coaching and “don’t coach outof frustration.” Don’t just tell an athlete what he is doing wrong, show him how to correct it; this builds credibility.

15. Expectations Of Our Assistant Coaches Stay alert for players with injuries or heat problems. Refer to trainer. Strive to make your group the best on the field, take pride in your work. Do not experiment with drills during practice, have your work thought out, and make sure it fits the scheme. Always strive to improve your individual position technique that you are teaching your athletes. Never lose your poise or confidence, coach those things that you know how to fix. As a position coach, expect to be talked to if something avoidable goes wrong. Our practices must be organized; talk in meetings not on the field, repetition is the most important key, repetition instills learning. Don’t hold clinics on the field. Players must perform on the practice field with a since of urgency, hustle is the key ingredient. Pay strict attention to the scheduled time segments. Wear a watch to practice, take a whistle to the practice field and don’t forget your practice schedule. Don’t relax during any segment. All segments are very important, or they would not be included.

16. Expectations Of Our Assistant Coaches Gain the respect from your players, don’t demand respect, you must earn it. Coach our players all year long, “talk football”. Encourage them to “hang around the field house”, to work on a position specialty skill, and to work in the weight room. Talk the importance of classroom demeanor, doing well in class, staying current on all classroom assignments and homework. Character in the classroom is key. If you get tired pray for strength, because as a staff we are only as strong as our weakest link. Coaches will be asked to make thorough preparation for carrying out their responsibilities at each and every practice session, off-season and in-season events. Coaches will be asked to personally assume the responsibility for preparing any necessary charts and drill situations to accomplish smoothly and efficiently the teaching expected of him on and off the field. Always be optimistic. The glass is half full.

17. What We As Coaches Will Expect From Our Athletes • Behavior Expectations of Our Student Athlete’s • Accept and understand the seriousness of their responsibility, their commitment to • success and the privilege of representing their school and their community. • Live up to the standards of sportsmanship established by the school administration • and the Districts athletic code of conduct. • Learn the rules of the game thoroughly and discuss them with parents, fans, • fellow students and elementary students. This will assist both them and you in • the achievement of a better understanding and appreciation of the game. • Treat opponents the way you would like to be treated, as a guest or friend. Who • better than you to understand all the hard work and team effort that is required of • your sport? • Wish opponents good luck before the game and congratulate them in a • courteous manner following either victory or defeat. • Respect the integrity and judgment of game officials. The officials are doing their best • to help promote you and your sport. Treating them with respect, even if you disagree • with their judgment, will only make a positive impression of you and your team in the • eyes of the officials and all the people at the event.

18. What We As Coaches Will Expect From Our Athletes • Always use Yes Sir, Yes Ma’am; No Sir, No Ma’am. • Position coaches will be responsible for teaching his position players how to play • hard between the whistle and how to act between plays. Absolutely no trash talking!!! • To give their very best effort towards receiving a quality education. • Do the right thing; make good decisions that won’t affect them, their families and or the football program in a negative way. • Always give their best effort for the team, teammates, and themselves. • To treat all teachers with full respect or to treat others the way you want to be treated. • To be an athlete of Character. • Abide by team and school rules. Must stay clean-shaven. • Sacrifice for the team, each individual is only as good as the team. • Be the best person that they can be, be a role model for others.

19. Discipline Consequences in Season and During Athletic Periods Each position coach must pay attention to his position players if any of these infractions occur and if so be responsible for taking appropriate action to insure it doesn’t happen again. Late for practice or class – Quality time with coach Skipping class during athletic period, off-season – Quality time with coach Not wearing proper issued clothing – Quality time with coach Not shaving - Quality time with coach. Leaving locker unlocked – Quality time with coach. Inappropriate language – Quality time with coach Losing equipment – Quality time with coach and cost of replacing equipment. Leaving equipment out on the floor – Quality time with coach. Punishment Running After Practice For each offense a “Dirty 300” will be given a player after practice. The commitment coaches or position coach will be responsible for punishment running after practice. Definition of a “Dirty 300”. 100-yard forward sprint. 100-yard back pedal. 100-yard Bear Crawl. When performing the bear crawl the athlete’s knee should not touch the ground, if a knee touches then the athlete will start the “Dirty 300” over again.

20. Approach to Practice Sessions Nothing is more important to the success of our football program than the time we spend on the practice field. The important thing is how we utilize this time. The time we spend preparing for practice is as important as the actual time we spend on the field. The only way we can determine whether our practices are organized or not is by what we accomplish on the field during our allotted time. Whether we win or lose on Friday night is determined how we practiced during the week. In other words we’ll play like we practice. “Must Practice Like Champions.” During pre-season practices, we must get our team fundamentally sound. We must attempt to prepare our self’s to play a game the week prior to the opening season. Compile a “must list”and make certain every situation is covered on it. Both Offensive and Defensive coordinators must conduct a game like scrimmage and do not conclude it until every situation that might arise during the season is covered prior to our first scrimmage.

21. Practice Philosophy and Guidelines for Coaches The 150% Factor Utilization of practice time is of utmost importance. We must have practice segments organized to the minute. Each segment will last 5 minutes but not longer than 10 minutes in duration. Each segment should be coached to its fullest potential and once the period is over then we must proceed to the next period, no exceptions. By sticking to this routine, it forces us to coach hard and to near game like situation. Coaches muststay aware of the time and practice segment we are in. Coaches are to get as much “talking” done as possible before going onto the field. We do not want to slow down the tempo of practice. Enthusiasm is a vital role in a good practice. By standing around and “talking” to our players will sometimes slow down their intensity. Players need to know that when they step onto the grass they must be a 150% player as well as the coach being a 150% coach to his players. Our practices should be sharp, enthusiastic, with lots of hustle. This can only be possible if we have “A Unified Coaching Staff” which means all our coaches involved in the football program demanding the same style of play. Be Positive … Coach up and make our players the best that they can be, each player should be made to feel important to the overall success of the program. As a staff we must stress to our players the importance of a great work ethic. If our opponent runs 10 – 100 yard sprints then we must run 10 better. It is my belief as the Head Football Coach is that if we are going to change the attitude of our players then we must change the attitude and expectations of our self’s as coaches for what it takes to win and go the distance. The little Things Make The Difference, I Will Never Compromise My Beliefs, and Our Expectations of a Quality Practice (150% effort).

22. Practice and Development Considerations • The following information is basic practice and drill considerations each coach will be asked to remember when installing and developing their position players. The following information must be adhered to when taking the practice field and preparing our football team for a championship run. We have an eight-hour rule under U.I.L. for allocated practice time during the week. • Give each player a chance to succeed and be positive. We’re only as good as the last guy; so how good will our players be? How important will you make each player feel in relationship to the success of our football program? • Push players to their full maximum effort during individual, group and team periods. • When not installing techniques and introducing schemes make your “Drill Atmosphere” as near game like as possible. • Teach at the top position skill level in your group don’t coach down. • Correct all techniques and assignment errors immediately. When working in group settings and or team make sure we all take notice of our position players the little aspects of technique and correct them if needed. • Maintain positive discipline – control the desired results – stress execution. • Teach high percentage repetitions with low group discussion, repetition develops position skills. • Skills are perfected by “Repetition”.

23. Practice and Development Considerations • Skills are perfected by “Repetition” – move players fast through drills, use the 150% factor for developing our players. • Begin new practice periods as fast as possible; keep an eye on the segment clocks. • Must be able to coach first key reactions to our position players and make this important. This is where the stimulus response works. • Teach the easiest way to complete your desired results for positions drills – repetition continues to be the key. • As a position coach stress basic skill techniques, the game is secondary. The coordinators will provide the direction for scheme. • Instill in our athletes a positive work ethic built around the 150% factor and giving all they have during our scheduled practice periods. We will play like we practice. • Be persistent in demanding that techniques are performed correctly. As an example if you are responsible for coaching defensive backs than on any given snap all your position athletes should be observed and corrected. This is called coaching on the run.

24. Practice and Development Considerations • Coach at near game like player reaction as possible. • Plan and only use drills that relate to specific position assignments that the coordinators will use. Check your practice schedules before taking the field. • End practice segments on the whistle – start new drill as soon as possible. No standing around. Each coach will be required to take a whistle to practice. • Coordinators have practice schedules ready and available prior to practice. Coaches must check with coordinators for practice schedules before taking the field. • When working with other groups (example OL vs DL) get your group ready quickly – do not wait for the other group – reps are the most important thing. • Be sure to set your equipment up prior to the first period on the segment clock starts. • Recognize fatigue and be ready to adjust your drills accordingly. • Your position players should be encouraged to drink water when needed, don’t deny a player if water is asked for. • The most important thing to remember as a coach in our football program; your coaching image can change the football life of your position players. Get involved with your players and be concerned about their personal lives.

25. General Coaching Axioms Each and every coach in our program has an obligation to push his athletes in order to achieve things they never thought possible (In-Season, Off-season, Classroom, Weight room). An athlete and or coach can become whatever he thinks he can be, but he must be willing to pay the price with effort and dedication. Not everyone can be a coach and or player. One must pay the price to be apart of a successful football program. Any organization that is easy to be a member of generally isn’t worth being apart of. Dress for Success During The Season And The Off – Season. Dress neatly at all times, especially when meeting parents, administrators, attending professional clinic (coaching school) etc. Please wear practice and game clothes that have been issued and represent your particular campus. When attending any clinic and especially coaching school, long pants will be worn. Chain Of Command I’m not impressed with the title of head coach, but grateful to have the opportunity to be the head coach in Victoria. Everyone on our staff will be made to feel that his voice and opinion matters. However, someone has to have the final say. As the head coach I will take all blame for lack of success, but willing to make the necessary changes to insure future success. If the football program develops a problem and you, as the position coach can’t solve it, bring it to the head coach and give me your recommendations for a positive solution.

26. Football Staff Office Hours The basic rule is to work long enough, to get the job done. Should not get caught up in busy work, coaches’ need time to themselves and for their families during the season and off-season, but understand this is a 5-A football program that must raise its standards of expectations of our self’s as coaches and as athletes to get the job done no matter what the hours are. A coach needs to be flexible, but understand that this is not an 8 to 5 job, but a profession. Do what it takes to get the job down; don’t shortchange the other coaches and or our players. Please have all notable changes to defense and offensive schemes, practice schedules, weight room, week-end duties, coaches assignments, staff meeting times and responsibilities discussed with Head Football Coach prior to any changes being made. Because I like to be at the office does not mean you or the other coaches have to be there at the same time. When our work is finished it is time to go home. Our assistant coaches’ departure from school during the football season will be left up to our coordinators unless I as the head coach have appointed coaches for a specific assignment. I will ask that all coaches pitch in to make sure all responsibilities have been completed on game night and that the dressing rooms are always supervised, no coach should be excused until the last player has left and the laundry and any other duties have been completed.

27. Hard Work While the head coach’s time is not more valuable than yours, neither is yours more valuable then mine. Be prompt in completing all your assigned duties and be prepared to discuss duties performed. Be a self-starter and make a personal commitment toexcellence. Get the job done regardless of the hours involved. If you love your job, you will never count the hours. Accept responsibilities, accept duties, make personal sacrifices, improve your knowledge of football, and constantly strive to exhibit to your players your commitment to the program and to them. Loyalty Loyalty to the program is a prime ingredient for success. If the program is going to be loyal to you then you must be loyal to the head football coach, school, administration, team, fellow coaches, and our athletes.. You must be willing to listen and change if necessary and to except suggestions that the head coach makes according to schemes and or personnel changes if the staff is going to be successful. You must defend and hold each other up at all times this means the head coach as well. Never discuss anything but good qualities about the staff and the program. Loyalty is a two way street. Unity Our staff can’t be split between offense and defensive staffs. No-second guessing. It must be understood that we will win together and or lose together. All disagreements and problems should be handled in private. If there is a disagreement don’t take it into the community and or onto the field; parents and kids pick up on this fast.

28. Staff Expectations and Relationships • There is only one Head Football Coach and I will count on each coach to take full responsibility for his assigned duties and to up hold the integrity of the program and its philosophies. • As a staff we must be prompt for all staff meetings and practice sessions. All meetings and practice sessions are mandatory and if for some reason you can’t be at a scheduled meeting or practice please notify Coach Campbell. Make sure you check with head coach and or coordinators for staff meetings and our schedule chances to our daily routines. • Philosophies and agreed upon offense, defense and kicking game procedures must be presented to the Head Coach before changing. • As the head coach, coordinators should please present all game plans prior to the first Monday meeting with players during the season. Due to past experiences it must be pointed out that as a coach and staff if we go out into the community that we don’t draw any undo attention to our program in a negative way. • Assistant coaches will be held accountable for their position players and coaching styles. No bad language in the program. No negative trash talking during games and or practices once the whistle has blown. Position coaches will be accountable for the whereabouts of their position players if missing from practice or games. If a position coach is missing a player a phone call should be made immediately to see if the player is at home, etc. We must teach our athletes how to play with action not words. • If any negative situation occurs during a game such as a fight between our athletes and opposing team both the head coach and coordinators will be the only coaches to enter the field and attempt to stop our players from escalating the situation. The rest of the staff will be asked to make sure all other athletes remain on the sideline.

29. Hydration Coaches please make sure when we prepare our practice plans that we allocate time for water breaks. No athlete should be denied if he feels that he needs water. Our trainer will make sure that his staff has stationed enough water around the practice and playing field that no disruption in practice should occur. Athletes need to drink throughout the day (water, sports drinks, fruit juice, and non-caffeine drinks). Should drink at least 16 oz of fluids, 2 hours before practice or games. Drink another 8 oz’s of water, 15 minutes before practice or games to ensure proper hydration. Drink to fully replace sweat loss during exercise. Water will be readily available at all practices. Our student athletes will be encouraged to get water whenever they feel the need. Memorial Staff Meetings It is always important that all coaches be at scheduled meetings on time, if there’s going to be a problem let the Head Coach and or Coordinators know. Please follow the 15-minute rule. It will be the responsibility of our assistant coaches to check in each day with coordinators for staff meetings and or any possible changes to schedules. Opponent’s Propaganda Board - Locker Room Our JV coaches will be responsible for our propaganda board located in the blue room during the season. This board will be done over the weekend and ready for our players when they return on Monday. Locate newspaper articles and any computer-generated information located on the web.

30. Theme of the Week Senior Campus – Hall Board We will have a theme of the week bulletin board; location for this board is located outside the training room. The theme of the week will be rotated weekly and maintained by the coaching staff, with each coach assigned a topic. The theme of the week will last through the entire season and on into the play-offs if applicable. The information provided below is the assigned theme of the week topics. Each week’s topic should be posted no later than Sunday evening. WeekTopic One Hydration Trainers Two Character Coach Stewart Three Leadership Coach McCarter Four Commitment Coach Lupo Five Attitude Coach Eblen Six Pride Coach Campbell Seven Excellence Coach Barnett Eight Integrity Coach K. Barnett Nine Effort Coach Newman Ten Adversity Coach Rojas Eleven Winning Coach Williams

31. Commitment Coaches Each week we will assign coaches to take care of the week’s needs. These assignments will be on a rotating bases or a permanent one depending upon our philosophy. Some of these things are: Take care of all conduct running for tardies, missed workouts, meetings, etc. Inspect dressing room before and after workouts. Pick-up and start laundry for Varsity, JV and sophomore teams after evening workouts; report next morning to put clothes in dryer. Any other duties that may be assigned by the head coach. Make sure all doors leading to locker rooms are locked after athletic period and after practice. Make sure all doors leading to the showers from varsity locker room are locked. Check facility and make sure outside doors are locked when leaving for the evening.

32. Laundry, Locker Room, and Extra Punishment Runs Each week and on a rotating basis our commitment coaches will be responsible for laundry, locker room and discipline running (position coach) after practice. At the conclusion of each evenings practice, players will turn in their under clothes for laundry by placing them in their assigned laundry strap. Players will retrieve their laundry straps prior to the start of athletic period the following day. All laundry straps will be assigned by laundry bin. Coach Escalona will be responsible for equipment left out on the floor and to make sure all lockers have been locked when our athletes leave the locker room for practice during the season. If equipment is left out and our a locker is left open he then will provide coaches responsible for Quality Time with their names.

33. Dressing Room Supervision When our athletes enter and leave the field house they should do so through the back doors of the locker room. Coach Major, Coach Eblen meet and greet at the back doors before practice and before athletic periods. Coach Major and Coach Eblen supervise back door before athletic period and Coach Taylor and McCarter after athletic period. All coaches upon the completion of practice and assigned duties will be expected to be in the dressing room. Coach Barnett will monitor all dressing room responsibilities. If not a commitment coach during the week please be apart of walking through the locker room to visit with our players. If players leave any of their football equipment on the floor or lockers left open then this will constitute a “Dirty 300”. It will be left up to the coach Escalona to lock up both JV and Varsity locker rooms once our athletes have left and cleared out for practice. Coach Escalona will also be responsible for checking to see if our athletes have locked their lockers, Coach Escalona will present those names of athletes to Coach Campbell who have left equipment out and who have left their lockers unlocked. Coach Boehm, Coach Perez, and Coach Williams will be responsible for supervising the JV locker room. Coach Barnett, Coach Stewart, Coach Newman, and Coach Rojas will be responsible for supervising the Varsity locker room during athletic period. Coach Hackey will assign duties for his coaching staff for the supervision for the Stroman campus.

34. Game Week Schedule and Preparations Monday – 2 hrs. 35 minutes Coaching staff (Sr. and Stroman) meets at 6:30 a.m. on senior campus. Athletes report and ready to go by 7:30 a.m. Athletic period hand out scouting reports, helmet stickers, watch film Practice begins 4:15 pm, ends 6:15 24 Periods of practice. Conditioning at 6:05 periods 23 & 24 Tuesday – 2 hrs 35 minutes Athletes report and ready to go by 8:05 a.m 7:30 Weights, 8:00 a.m. Kicking Game Practice begins 4:15 pm, ends 6:15 24 Periods of practice. Conditioning at 6:05 periods 23 & 24 Wednesday – 2 hrs. 35 minutes Athletes report and ready to go by 7:15 a.m 7:30 Individual time with position coaches. 8:35 a.m. E.O.P. Practice begins 4:15 pm, ends 5:30

35. Game Week Schedule and Preparations Thursday – Athletic Period Only Athletes report and ready to play the game by 7:30 a.m. Release athletes for shower at 8:40 a.m. Varsity Staff travel and coach sophomore game when out of town. 1st period JV coaches prepare for JV game. Friday – Athletic Period Only Athletes report and ready to meet by 8:05 a.m. Team Goals meeting. F.C.A. 20 minutes Handout game uniforms Varsity. If away game, pack bags, position coaches confirm player’s bag is OK and all personal equipment is inside. Home games players will be provided with a spaghetti dinner by our booster club.

36. Saturday • All coaches report 7:00 a.m. • 7:00 Review goal chart, grade film. • Injured players to trainer if applicable by 8:30. • 9:30 Players report weight room, Coach Perez, Coach Boehm, and Coach Walker will supervise lift and running. • 9:30 Coach Brownson and Coach Barefield assisted by Intermediate school coaches will present scouting report to varsity coaches. • All Senior campus offense and defensive coaches assist in game planning and film review • 11:00 Weekly game award stickers. • 11:15 Position Meetings • 12:00 Release players • 12:15 Lunch provided by Booster club. • Before leaving have all goal boards, opponent board, and motivational board completed. • Sunday P.M. • Sunday report 1:30 after church and finish up scouting reports and game plan till done. • Coordinators present potential game strategies to Head Coach for up coming week. • Run off all scouting reports offense, defense and kicking game and have them ready to hand out on Monday mornings during athletic period. • Freshman coaches meet on Senior campus to break down and grade freshman game film and assist where needed. • Coaches will be excused by coordinators at the completion of the day.

37. Weekend Duties In-Season Film cut-ups done. Opponent’s Bulletin board done, see commitment coach section. All goal boards completed by offense and defensive coordinators. Game statistics done and completed by Coach Hackney and Coach Walker. Tackle charts done and updated. Scout teams; offense, defense and kicking game cards completed. Defensive Data Input for computer printouts done. Offensive Data both self-scout and opponent input completed. Scouting reports all coaches. Grade Friday night film – all varsity positions on Saturday morning, report 7:00 am.

38. Game day Responsibility Check List Pre-game meals (collect money) Coach . Transportation. Issue Uniforms and equipment. Clean visitor’s dressing room. Ice down drinks. Film exchange. (Coach Eblen) Equipment kit for repairs. Clean referees locker room, cokes. Practice balls for game. Game balls for officials. Official game time. Field organization, coaches designated field positions for individual warm-up. Kicking tees and net. Head sets. Video equipment Coach Escalona. Ball boys. Coach Johnson Coach Eller, Coach Hector Reyes, Coach Oscar Reyes, Coach Firova Vipers Den. Clean towels. Towels for wet balls. Player supervision – all coaches. Call sheets – Coach Taylor and Coach McCarter. Express any trick or unusual plays with officials – Coach Campbell.

39. Varsity Home Game Routines Our Booster club will provide spaghetti as a pre-game meal for our players and coaches. Players will be charged $1.00 for their meal. Coaches please lend a helping hand to our booster club when serving pre-game meal. 4:00 Pre-game meal. 5:00 Players Report For Taping 5:20 Coaches meet with position players 6:17 Quarterback’s and Receiver’s Early Warm-up a. CYFL follows players to field. 6:27 Throw 300-500-800-900 Passes 6:32 Special Teams Warm-up 6:44 All others to the field 6:47 Pre-Game Stretch Team 6:52 Individual Position Warm-up 6:57 Offense / Defense Play Polish 7:02 X-Pt. – Field Goal 7:07 Return To Locker 7:15 Coin Toss 7:22 Return To Field 7:25 National Anthem 7:30 Beat McAllen Memorial Whenever we have a home game our varsity players will be allowed to ask their favorite teacher to wear their away game jersey. Coach Barnett and Coach Eblen will be responsible for handing out and collecting game jerseys and game pants.

41. Pre – Game Stretch

43. Half Time Organization • Things that must take place during half time: • Players must be given time to rest. • All injury and equipment problems taken care of. • Staff must analyze the first half and make plans for the second half. • Players must be re-motivated to play the final and most important part of the game. • Halftime divided into four periods: • First period (four minutes). • Staff meetings. • Team rest. • Injury and equipment care. • Second period (four minutes). • Offense and Defensive position coaches meet with assigned groups. • Third period Offense and defensive Coordinators meet with their entire offense or defensive squads. (Four minutes). • Fourth period (four minutes) • Head coach meets with both offense and defense as a team. • Return to field for warm-up. • In order to stay on schedule at half time Coach Perez will keep coaches informed about remaining clock time and when we should return to the field for our second half play.

44. Half Time Organization • Period One – Half Time Organization • The first period is a critical one for the staff. At this time you should be involved in an analysis of what has taken place during the first half and deciding what your plan of attack will be for the second half. The information that you should consider includes: • Offensively • Fronts by down and distance. • Secondary by down, distance, and formation. • Short yardage and goal line defenses – stunts. • Your play selection by success and failure. • Defensively • Plays by formation. • Plays by down and distance. • Pass routes. • Your defensive calls by down and distance. • Kicking Game • Has there been any assignment breakdown in any phase of the kicking game. • Is the fake punt possible? • How is the kick-off coverage and punt coverage? • Should you punt, block or return, etc. • General • Personnel adjustments because of injuries or other reasons. • Any possible playing conditions such as wind, rain, and so on, affecting the play.

45. Half Time Organization Period Two – Half Time Organization The second period of our halftime is for each coach to meet with the players of his position. During this period, you hope to do two things. First, you quiz your players as to what is happening to them on the field. Our staff should be made to feel that it is extremely important to have open communication with their players. Many times you will find that one of your players will come up with information that turns out to be very helpful the second half. Also, the coach needs to know, for instance, if a receiver can beat a corner on an out route or a streak, or if an offensive lineman can reach a down defender on outside plays. Period Three – Half Time Organization As soon as each position coach has met with his players, both the offense and defense meet with their coordinators to tie the schemes together. You should allow 4 to 5 minutes for this period. Period Four – Half Time Organization With about 8 minutes remaining the person in charge of keeping time will give a 5-minute warning. At this time your coaches with press box responsibilities and your team captains should leave the locker room for the field. The head coach will take control at this point and the offense and defense join together for final instructions. It is the job of the head coach to finalize all strategy and goals and to motivate the squad for the second half. This time period lasts usually not more than 3 to 4 minutes. The team then departs for the second half.

46. Bus Assignments and Routines for Away Games When traveling out of town our coordinators will be responsible for taking roll of players and coaches assigned to their buses when leaving for and returning from away games. The defense will always be assigned bus number one. Our buses will not pull out of the parking lot until both coordinators have notified the head coach that all their athletes are loaded onto their assigned buses. Position coaches will help in loading the buses and to make sure all necessary equipment has been placed on the buses. Due to the amount of equipment needed for an away game by our trainers please lend a helping hand and assist our trainer and his staff. Coach Boehm and Coach Perez will be responsible for handing out sack lunches to our athletes when scheduled, sack lunches will be provided by subway sandwiches. Please make sure our athletes take only one sack lunch. When on the road Uncle Mutts will provide our post game meal. This is an important time to make sure our visiting locker room has been left the way it was found. All position coaches will lend a helping hand to make sure this is done. Coach Boehm and Coach Perez will supervise our athletes outside as they get their plates. Once we have finished eating it will be the responsibility of all our coaches to help patrol the eating area and that all plates have been thrown into trash cans (leave the eating area clean). Coach Newman will return from all away games with Coach Hackney in order to get our game film duped and ready.

47. Video Duties and Responsibilities • Coach Newman will be in charge of our video program and the duplication of game film as well as practice video. The following coaches will assist Coach Newman • Coach Jupe video editing – Crain • Coach Fanelli video editing – Howell • Coach Alvarado game night video both tight and wide cameras. • Coach Boehm will be responsible for End Zone camera. • Coach Escalona will assist with pre and post-game video and headphone procedures. • Coach Eblen will call and make video exchange arrangements with opponents. • Coach Boehm and Coach Perez will make necessary video exchange on Saturdays. • Procedures for Saturday morning preparations will be to have ready by 7:00 am for Coach Taylor and Coach McCarter one Tight, Wide, and End Zone copies. All storing and checkerboard tapes shall be done on Saturday mornings. • Coach Newman has the responsibility of making sure all practice segments to be videoed are covered where needed. Coordinators should check with Coach Newman for those arrangements. • Coordinators will set offensive and Staff meetings as needed. If practice segments are going to be videoed then coaches must take the time to review them. • Coach Newman please make sure Stadium press box has been secured and locked after filming any practice inside the stadium.

48. District Video Exchange Policy • Coach Eblen will be responsible for making video exchange arrangements with opposing coaches and will make necessary arrangements on game day for video exchange. Coach Boehm and Coach Perez will be responsible for Saturday exchanges with up coming opponents. • VHS videotapes (new tape-first generation) of four (4) games, including the most previous one, if desired, will be traded with each opponent. • Three (3) tapes will be traded on the night that last opponent plays, the week before the scheduled game. If tapes from the last game played are requested, the tapes must be traded by 10:00 AM the next day. • Video tapes of each game shall include two separate tapes: one wide angle tape displaying all offensive back, receivers and defensive secondary; the second tape should show a close angle of the offensive line from tight end to tight end, all running backs, defensive linemen and linebackers. In both copies filming should start with the break of the huddle and stop two (2) seconds after the play ends. The tape should show the scoreboard after each score and at the end of the quarter. The film should also show periodically the down and distance markers if possible. • All trade tapes will be returned to the original owner prior to the scheduled game time. • Both coaches will follow the above procedure on videotapes unless both coaches mutually agree.

49. Passing Game: 300 Dropback / 800 – 900 Sprint out

50. Screens and Boots