Brownell Talbot
Varsity Football
Standard Operating Guidelines
2010
Mission Statement:
As individuals: We allow the game of football to teach us the value of hard work, competition, teamwork, character, faithfulness,
commitment, persistence, and discipline.
As a team: we work for a common purpose to play disciplined/efficient football. In everything we do we will put forth our full effort
to compete to the very best of our abilities. We expect excellence, with the understanding that excellence is not a sometimes thing,
but an all-the-time thing that is applied to everything we do.
Program Goals:
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That every young man, who goes through the BT football program, is a better man after having gone through; a better
citizen, and one day a better husband and father.
Win. Doing whatever it takes, anything and everything as long as it holds up and does not violate goal number one.
Objectives for winning
1. Take care of the ball + Create turnovers = Win turnover battle.
2. Do your job.
3. Play with great effort, focus, and physicality.
4. Raiders don’t beat Raiders – elimination of mental errors/ penalties
Equation for Winning
Talent + Attitude + Preparation = Performance = Confidence = Success
Team Policies and Procedures:
Rules
1. Be respectful. This applies to player’s conduct toward coaches, teammates, administrators, teachers, parents, opponents,
referees, and fans.
2. Be on time.
3. Practice is absolutely mandatory.
- Any absence from practice, unless prior approved by Coach Mancuso, will be considered an unexcused absence. Being at
practice is the expectation and does not guarantee playing time; but missing practice will limit playing time. If practice attendance is
poor it may result in a player not dressing for game/games or dismissal from team.
4. No alcohol or recreational drug use.
Anyone caught drinking or using recreation drugs in the off season will be dealt with at the head coach’s discretion; anyone caught
in season will serve a minimum mandatory 2 game suspension (1st offense of career). Additional offenses will require longer
suspension and likely dismissal from the team.
These rules are not open to discussion; other situations will be looked at on a case by case basis, and are subject to the coach’s discretion. Violation
of team rules will be handled by head coach.
Repeated violations can result in suspension or dismissal from team.
Expectations of a Raider:
 Be excellent – excellence does not mean that you are the best at everything; it does not mean that you always win. Excellence
is a spirit with which you conduct yourself, always putting forth your best effort. Excellence is not a sometimes thing, it is an
all-the-time thing.
 Hard work – weight room, practice, games.
 Compete – be a 6 second competitor. 3, 4, and 5 second competitors don’t finish plays, don’t win games. Compete from the
start of the play to the end of the play.
 Have fun.
Procedures:
Anyone with any problems involving team rules/policies, academic concerns, playing time concerns, or any other issues needs to
schedule a time to meet, in a private setting, with Coach Mancuso.
There are proper ways to discuss these issues:
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24 Hour Rule – players/parents who have an issue with playing time or a coach’s decision need to wait for 24 hours after a
game before speaking with Coach Mancuso. Post game emotions are too high and it puts both the coach and the
player/parent in a bad situation; the 24 hours allows a cooling off period, so that the decision can be explained in a
logical/respectful manner.
o Needs to be understood:
 My goal is to always speak positively about players in public, but when a player/parent asks to meet with
me or speak with me over the phone, you are asking me to be completely/brutally honest. I will be
completely honest, so if you ask a question you should be prepared for a real answer.
 When discussing an issue with a player/parent – I/we will only discuss the player or the parent’s child, not
any other players.
o Be respectful if you, as a player, have an issue with a coach’s decision.
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Pre Game – for away games player’s cell phones will be confiscated upon entering the bus. We do not need the
distractions. They will be returned after game, so players may contact their parents.
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Post game – after shaking hands, players and coaches will immediately jog into the locker room. Not stopping to talk with
anyone. Coaches will address the players in the locker room privately.
Academic Policy:
Academics always come first. Players are expected to do their very best in the classroom. This applies to, but is not limited to:
Respect for your teachers, administrators, and classmates.
Having assignments in on time.
If a player consistently appears on the ineligibility list, even though he may be eligible by game time, he may not be allowed
to play or suit for games until the academic issue is resolved. This will be at the coach’s discretion.
If a player is ineligible according to the Brownell Talbot eligibility policy, he will not be allowed to suit up for games.
If a player needs to see a teacher he must let a coach prior to doing so. He himself must talk to a coach, not sending
someone else to do it. When he returns to practice he must have a legible note from the teacher in order to return to
practice.
Locker Room Policy:
1. The locker room is to be kept clean. A player’s equipment and personal items are to be kept in their locker with the locker
locked.
2. Language in the locker room is to be kept clean. Remember that we share the locker room with other members of the student
body. We are to be an example of excellence in all that we do.
Schedule:
2-a-day practices begin – 8/9/10 (Monday) – physicals and parent consent forms must be in to participate. The consent forms can
be found at www.nsaahome.org .
In-Season Schedule:
Monday, 8/23/10, we will begin our in-season game week schedule. It is as follows:
Monday – Wednesday: practice 4pm – 6(ish)pm
Thursday: practice 4pm – 5pm / Team dinner at 5:30pm if at BT, 6pm if at a player’s home.
Friday: Game Day
Saturday/Sunday: off days (until state playoffs)