2012 Mankato East Football
Parent/Athlete/Coach Meeting
August 9, 2012
Play hard! Play Smart! Have Fun!
Be on time.
Do things Right.
Head Coach / QBs
Eric Davis
Wide Receivers
Joe Johnson
Offensive Line
Dusty Julius
Running Backs
Tony Ball
Tight Ends
J.J. Lurken
Defensive Coordinator / LBs
Mark Stewart
Defensive Line
Mark Seiler
Defensive Backs
Marc Crawford
Outside LBs
Pat Griffiths
Cougar Captains
Coaches
1. Be positive role models for players and spectators in keeping with the
athletic and academic mission of Mankato East High School.
2. Be positive, fair, and consistent with players. Make sure team rules
and expectations are clear.
3. Protect the safety and health of all athletes (Troy Hoehn).
4. Make sure the team is prepared for any situation likely to arise in the
game of football by conducting organized and productive practices.
Also, continue to increase our own knowledge of the game.
5. Maintain open lines of communication.
Communication Protocol
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Player – Captain
Player – Position Coach
Parent – Head Coach
Activities Director
Parents
1. Support your son. Be a positive influence emotionally, as well as in
the areas of sleep, hydration, and nutrition.
2. Be a fan of everyone on the team.
3. Avoid doing or saying things that will negatively impact Mankato
East Football in the short term or the long term.
4. Understand that you and your son’s coach view the team and your
son from different perspectives.
5. Avoid talking to coaches:
• about complaints on game days (24 hour rule)
• about playing time
• about other players on the team
Players
1. Be on time. Do things right. Attend all practices and meetings.
Family (spiritual) and school come before football.
2. Play hard. Play smart. Have fun. Maintain a positive attitude.
3. Do everything in your power to control things you can control. Do
not expend physical or mental energy worrying about things you
cannot control.
4. Communicate with your position coach.
5. Challenge yourself as a student, an athlete, and a person – it’s worth
it!
• Academic and attendance policy
State High School League
Violation Areas:
Chemical
Hazing
Tobacco
Harassment
Social Media
First Violation: 2 weeks or 2 contests
whichever is longer
Second Violation: 3 weeks or 6 contests
whichever is longer
9-12 Program Philosophy
Varsity
Competitiveness:
Player Development:
Participation:
Top Priority
High Priority
Low Priority
Bringing Up Younger Players: As needed (only if the kid
will get significant playing time)
Schedule: 8 Games+ playoffs
Varsity football is not a participation sport. Players
lacking the skill or commitment required of Cougar
Football players are not guaranteed varsity playing time.
Junior Varsity
Competitiveness:
Player Development:
Participation:
High Priority
Top Priority
High Priority
Bringing Up Younger Players: must be right for the team
and the player
Schedule: Mirrors Varsity (Monday after)
Junior Varsity football is designed to get our athletes ready
for varsity competition, either later this year or next year.
C-Squad
Competitiveness:
Player Development:
Participation:
Medium Priority
Top Priority
High Priority
Bringing Up Younger Players: Rarely
Schedule: 8 Games (6 vs. Conference Opponents)
C-Squad football emphasizes basic fundamentals. Our
athletes are introduced to the expectations of Cougar
Football.
Mankato East Football
Lettering Criteria
1. If you have completed all of your high school football seasons during your time at Mankato
East, you will letter during your senior year.
2. If you appear in a post-season game, you will letter.
3. If you play in at least 8 regular season varsity quarters, you will letter.
4. If you serve a MSHSL violation during the football season, you are ineligible to letter. (Big 9
Conference Rule)
5. If our team wins the Big 9 Championship, everyone who dressed during a varsity game and
finishes the season in good standing with the coaching staff will letter.
6. If our team wins the Section 2AAA Championship, everyone on the post-season roster will
letter.
7. Coach Davis reserves the right to award letters under special circumstances, such as injury.
Schedules (Handout)
•Updated schedules are available online at the Mankato East Football
Website (Scroll to Athletics / Fall Sports / Boys / Football).
•Game Schedules for Varsity, B-Squad/JV, and C-Squad are also
available online at www.big9.org – there is a link on our website (Scroll
to Member Schools / Mankato East, and choose your preferred team.
Apparel
• Online
• Booster Club
• Other
Help Needed
• Cougar Cards
• Youth Football
• JV / 9th Grade Games (Scoreboard) –
Athletics Pass may be available
Wrap Up
• Eligibility Form paper clipped – player’s
name on Memo line
• Questions