WEEK 1 PRINCIPLE
Teamwork / Help Others
In a sport like football, teamwork is vital. It's critical for us to work together and help each
other. But this is more than just football. This applies to all aspects of your life (help
someone else, and you help yourself). You should look to help others in your life, with
nothing expected in return. Developing strong relationships, respecting others, and showing
sincere care to everyone around you will take you a long way in life. This is something we
will embrace as a team. We will constantly focus on the importance of teamwork and
helping others...
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to
repay you." - John Wooden.
WEEK 2 PRINCIPLE
Positive Attitude
We will strive to have a positive attitude in practice, games, and all aspects of our lives.
Your attitude is what defines you. Your attitude affects you and the people around you. Your
attitude affects your performance in games and practices. As a player, you should spend
most of your time thinking about the positive things you are doing, versus dwelling on the
negative ones (mistakes). You should also have a "proactive" attitude. This means that life
is what YOU make of it. You choose happiness. You choose sadness. You choose
decisiveness. You choose success. You choose failure. You choose courage. You choose fear.
Just remember that every moment, every situation, provides a new choice. And in doing so,
it gives you a perfect opportunity to do things differently to produce more positive results.
Having a proactive attitude is about taking responsibility for your life. Proactive people don't
blame genetics, other people, circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior.
They know they choose their behavior. Reactive people, on the other hand, are often
affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their
behavior. We will strive to have a positive and proactive attitude in everything we do.
WEEK 3 PRINCIPLE
Be Honest With Others and True to Yourself
For us to succeed, we must have honesty and we must trust each other. This is one of the
most important things you can do. Honesty applies to your life in countless ways and it can
have different meanings. You must search for those meanings. For starters, an honest
person is someone that can be trusted and relied upon. An honest person completes their
agreements and promises -- this could be as trivial as finishing a task on your "to do list".
Completing these agreements and tasks, removes clutter from your mind. An honest person
is also someone that lives with integrity and character. Be reliable and someone that others
can count on. Be responsible. Live with integrity and character. Be a good sport. Be true to
yourself.
WEEK 4 PRINCIPLE
Work Hard and Always Give Your Best Effort
In football and life there are certain things you can NOT control. You can't make every play,
you always can't control who has the ball, you can't control if the ref blows the whistle. But
there is one thing you can control 100% of the time --- your effort. You have 100% control
of your effort. You have a choice to go 50% on a play, or go 100% on a play. Because of
that I expect you to ALWAYS give your best effort. There is no excuse you can give because
you have control over it. You might miss a few flags. You might drop a few balls. I can live
with those mistakes as a coach. But what I can't live with is anything less than 100% effort.
There is no substitute for hard work. The hard work will eventually pay off.
WEEK 5 PRINCIPLE
Perseverance
As a team we will strive to show incredible perseverance and resiliency. We will play
through mistakes. There will be bumps in the road, we will play through them. I believe it's
critical to always persevere -- never give up and don't be afraid to make mistakes. Anything
is possible through hard work and perseverance.
"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you
already did." - Newt Gingrich
"The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience
but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges." - MLK
"The only real failure in life is one not learned from." - Anthony J. D'Angelo
"In order to succeed, you must first be willing to fail."- Anonymous
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." - Albert Einstein
WEEK 6 PRINCIPLE
Enjoy the Moment (have fun)
We are going to work hard, but enjoy this process. Enjoy the improvement. Have fun with
it. Looking back on my football playing days, those were some of the best times of my life.
No I didn't always play, start, or do well. Yes, it was hard work at times. But I loved it and
learned from it. Focus on the things you are good at. Enjoy the process and focus your
energy on the positive things (give thanks).
WEEK 7 PRINCIPLE
“Hardwork beats talent when talent fails to work hard." A very good point.
Our 5 Standard Rules:
1. Learn to listen
2. Be obedient
3. Be respectful
4. Be honest
5. Be humble
WEEK 8 PRINCIPLE
Used by all levels of rugby players, from elite to junior level. I think a strong set of core values for any
sport.
These core values are about the whole team and game not just about the coaches as some of these
post's are.
1:Teamwork
2:Respect
3:Enjoyment
4:Discipline
5:Sportsmanship.