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Building a program - Football

The document outlines a comprehensive plan for building a high school football program, focusing on academics, weight training, morale, and community involvement. Immediate and long-term goals include enhancing equipment, developing leadership, and fostering a strong team culture. Strategies for improvement are detailed, including fundraising, academic agreements, and community outreach initiatives.

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Building a program - Football

The document outlines a comprehensive plan for building a high school football program, focusing on academics, weight training, morale, and community involvement. Immediate and long-term goals include enhancing equipment, developing leadership, and fostering a strong team culture. Strategies for improvement are detailed, including fundraising, academic agreements, and community outreach initiatives.

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How to Build A High School Program

Things We need to improve and Questions:

1. Academics – we need to have some type of Academic agreement with the players. Have them
buy into the understanding that it starts in the classroom
a. Reputation of good people in the classroom and around the school. (Help People)
2. Weight Room – Have kids buy into the weight room – Need to get way stronger to compete at
any level
3. How is our Morale as players? Is it low?
4. Unity Council Group? 2 Kids per class?
5. What is our mission statement of Fargo South?
6. Philosophy of FS Offense/Defense/SP and Program?
7. What are our Standards/Values of FSHS?
8. 8th Grade Parents meetings 1-on-1? – Send letter/email to see who would be interested
9. 9th grade parent meetings to keep as many as those kids out?

Other Things:

1. Family Section at Games – Have Bleachers setup in Endzone away from Parents/Fans
a. Could include Alumni Section. Need to get more buy in from them.
2.
Coach Denny Molzen – Castro Valley HS

Immediate Goals:

Football

1. Get in weight room


2. Equipment upgrades
3. Scheme last

Off Field

1. Develeop Leadership/Accountability
2. Boost morale
3. Address grades/campus “issues”

Administrative

1. Hire staff
2. Schedule – Spring/Summer
3. Parent meeting
4. Budget/fundraising

Long term Goals

1. Make the WT Room foundation of our program


2. Get best equipment for players
3. Compete for league Titles
4. Develop leaders & young men of character
5. Positively impact our campus/community
6. Make being a member of the football team the “thing”
7. All Teams maintain a Team GPA of 3.0

Have Goals – 3 years out/5 years out/10 years out/15 years out, etc.
* Wt Room – Black shirt Criteria – Earn the right to wear –

 Offseason comp pts


 Post Attendence
 Attire – CV Colors only

Off Field

 Select 8 Squads & Squad Leaders


 SL – 2.75 GPA, no discipline issues, in prog previous yr ** should be our criteria for captains**
 Change Logo ** will not do with FS**

Admin

 Most of $ & Fundraising to safety equipment


 Upgrades helmets/shoulder pads, practice bags
 Grants – USA, CVSF, Boosters

Offseason Competition points

Academics:

 4.0 or higher = 30 Points


 3.5 to 3.99 = 20 points
 3.0 to 3.49 = 10 points
 2.5 to 2.99 = 5 points
 2.0 to 2.49 = 3 points
 Below 2.0 = -5 points
 Cut/detention/suspension/referral = -5 points
 Tardy (includes team function) = -1 point

Weight room offseason:

 Improved Max lift by 20lbs or more = 15 points


 Improved Max lift by 11-19 lbs = 10 points
 Improved Max lift by 6-10 lbs = 8 points
 Improved Max lift by 1-5 lbs = 5 points
 Did not record Max Lift = -5 points
 Attended Session = 1 point
 Attended Offseason meeting = 1 point

Fundraising:

 Doubled Fundraising Expectations = 10 points


 Worked a concession Date = 10 points
 Meet Fundraising expectations = 5 points
 Did not meet funraiser expectations = -5 points
Community outreach:

 Participated in community activity = 5 Points


 Signed off community Service (4+hrs) = 5 points

Athletics Support

 Supported Designated Sporting event = 5 points


 Portrayed poor Sportsmanship = -2 points

Spring Sports Participation

 Started and completed a winter and/or Spring Sport = 30 points

** periodic reward Top players

 Goodie Box – Random things kids would want


 Equipment/Lockers first in August
 Jersey #’s

** Reward Top Squad

 Goodie Box/food/shirt

** Instilled Competition, accountability, dedication

** effort Valued

** Squad Leaders Communicate w/ Squads.

 Squad Jobs during the season

Other Immediate Actions

 Grades/Campus
o Study Hall requirement for All
o Reward GPA Kids
o Emails to Staff/Follow up on
o Show kids you care – Go to other sporting events
 Scheme Change
o Traditional wing – Couldn’t do same went to gun wing T
o Hudl Fixed/Discussed BEFORE present to players
 Hire Staff
o Only retained two staff members I personally knew
o OC/DC close friend – worked with previously

Year 1 Actions

 Football
o Game Socks – No Excuse – Look the same
o AM Lifts after Season
 Off Field
o Alumni Flag Football Game – In Summer
o Bring Alumni in to be around program
o Summer BBQ at my house
o Thanksgiving – Have Returning players only over
o Spring – Have Seniors leaving program over for BBQ
o Raider Game/ USA Grant
o Teacher Appreciation Game & Honorary Captain
 Top 3 Staff Members (SRO,Teacher, Castodian, etc.)
 Give them your away jersey to wear to the game
 T-shirt if they would rather have t-shirt
 Have the players write a Thank You Card/Note to Teacher
o Grade Check = Game “Ticket”/ Off Season Comp Pts
o Social Media Presence
 Top 10 Plays from Offense/Defense/SP Teams
o Hammer/Paddle
 Be the Hammer
 Have a Small Hoop to celebrate Turn-overs and TD’s
 Have a Team Sign to tap on the way out.
o Elementary Track Meet
 Run the track meet
 Go out to Youth Football nights ** South Teams**
o Bowling Night
 Chalk-talk nights
 Zoom chats
 Who’s your hero and why?

Mistakes/Misses/Lessons

 Interview w/ plan for entire 1st year w/ Details


o Be willing & able to adjust, know what you are getting into
 Narrow focus – Can’t do it all, no quick fixes
 Summer – Went PM’s
o Built in excuse for bad grades
o Didn’t work w/Freshmen
 Sr – SO 6:30 to 9
 Fr – 9 – 11am
 No afternoon times
 Didn’t emphasize specials enough
o Now SPT points/ Top 5 Personalized hoodies @ Banquet
 Better to hire less guys than a wrong guy
o Now – 1. Tell me your Story #2 Why do you want to coach at CVHS
 Over Emphasis Standards/Values
o Do this from the start
o 2.75 GPA for Squad Leader too low
 Kids pick 6 and staff pick 2
 Build Relationships w/ Players
o Should’ve met 1-1
o Meet Sr’s for sure!!!!
 Leap of Faith – Wasn’t on campus Year 1
o Delegate jobs to assistants

Changes Since Year 1

Weight Room

 Upgrades
o JC, DO, Boosters, PE
 All Green top/Black Shorts
o Except Black Shirt Winners
 Am Workouts Jan – August
 6th Period Class
o Next Year 30 Kids but not all yet

Off Field

 1 on 1 Meetings w/ All Returners


 SR class/ SL Meetings
 Lunch Meetings
o Core Values etc.
o What it means to be a Gentleman
 Freshmen Parent Home Visits (Freshmen that completed the Season)
o Completed the Season – Did during Winter Break
o Coaching gear on, nothing more
o Chance for parents to ask questions.
o Copy of Off Season competition
o Helps with Retention
 Year that he didn’t do it, not as many came back
 Tahoe camp
o Team camp – Get away from the “normal”
 No pads – Shorts/T-shirts
 Camp-out – Talking between coaches/Players
 Coach Picket – does something else
 Got Green jerseys & New Whites for 2020
 Speed Flex/ Power Pads for Most players
o Practice Jersey, Pants, Guardian Caps
 Guardian caps – Linemen, RB’s, TE’s, LB’s
o Practice Equipment, Bags, Med Balls
 Signage/edits
o In the team room/ locker room
 Elementary school Recognition @ half
o 5 Kids recognized at Half (names and why they are recognized)
 Have them walk on the field at Half-time and helps build relationships
 College Spring Visits
o 2 D1 Kids, 2 NAIA, Several JC
 Competitions w/ other Programs within the School
o Builds community and relationships with other programs
 Adopt a Family – Holidays
 Projects on Campus
o Paint wall in stadium
o Special Olympics – Send off for Athletes if leaving from School.

What’s Next

 Playoffs!!!!!
o We’ve improved win percentage each year
 Assts. More involved in culture/lessons
o Family groups – each coach 5-10 players at random
o Each week a coach does something w/ theme of the week
 Next level on campus next winter
o ????
 Players into Elementary schools w/ 2nd & 7 Foundation
o Go and read to kids in schools and the kids get to keep the books
o Books are sent to the program
 Spring Practice at MS???? - *** Practice at MS in the Fall?***
 Adopt a Player/Teacher Program
o T-shirt/ Gatorade (Season long)
 Daily Music = Core Value = IE Tuesday Toughness
 More Signage/visuals

Denny Molzen

510-502-4739

[email protected]

@coachmolzen

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