2014 White Bear Lake Football

“Show class, have pride, and display character.

If you do, winning takes care of itself.”

Welcome

• Power point is on website• www.whitebearlakefootball.com• 3rd year• Memories

Safety

• #1 priority• Keep kids safe• Our trainer: Erin Betts- ebetts2@fairview.org • Equipment upgrade at 9th grade level

BMFO: Building Men For Others

• Learn life lessons• Form meaningful relationships• Putting action into words• Learn the importance of serving others• Teach boys what it means to be a real man• There is much more to life than football• Each coach has word of the week• Staff member of the week• The staff member is an honorary captain

BMFO

• “If you could speak to every boy in the world-let’s just pretend you could wipe out anything they’ve already seen or heard from their fathers or anybody else-how would you explain your own definition of what it means to be a man?”

• It’s about relationships and a cause,” Joe said. “Simple as that. What’s a man created to do? He’s created to be a son, a father, a husband, a brother, and so on. So I’m going to measure my masculinity- and it’s really about my humanity- based on how successful I am as a husband. If I blow it there, or if I blow it as a dad, nothing else really matters. All the power and prestige and possessions in the world will never make up for failed relationships.

• -From the book “Season of Life” which will be read to all players who come through the White Bear Lake football program

BMFO: Building Men For Others

9th Grade Coaches

• Craig Nasvik• Connor Luby• Steve Nasvik• Gary Moos• Tim Sager• Emails on website• Going to add 1 more

coach

Academics and Behavior

• Priority #1• We will abide to the White Bear Lake athletic

policy on academic standards• You cannot fail classes and play sports!• Our players come to White Bear Lake to

go to school, football is a PRIVILEGE• THE HIGHEST STANDARD ALL THE

TIME

Communication

• #1 will be the website: www.whitebearlakefootball.com

• Apparel store on website this summer!• Twitter: @bear_football• Winter Newsletter• Calendar on website• Varsity Coach: Ryan.Bartlett@isd624.org• 9th grade emails on website

9th Grade Goals

• Have fun• Participate• Learn football• Teamwork• Discipline• Establish pride• COMMITMENT TO OTHERS

9th Grade Football

• Two even split teams, additional team if numbers dictate it

• Coaches will split teams after evaluating players

• Everyone makes the team!• Practices at North Campus• Price Field (District Center) for games• Schedules on website now

Community Service

• 2012 MSHSCA community service team award winner!

• You have to meet your standard to earn your bear claw• Fundraisers do NOT count towards community

service.• 12th graders- 12 hours• 11th graders- 10 hours• 10th graders- 8 hours• 9th graders- 0 hours

Our Philosophy On the Field

• Special Teams:• Be the best• Character• Offensively:• Fun• Fast paced• Multiple• Tempo, Tempo, Tempo

Philosophy Cont…..

• Defense:• Flex base defense• Pursuit• Turnovers• Hustle• Multiple • Aggressive

Player Pack

• Mouth guard, Practice jersey, Dry fit shirt, shorts, game socks.

• Price $50• Incoming 9th can purchase during two a days,

all players will purchase a player pack

Key Summer Dates

• June 9: Summer Weight Training Begins• June 27-July6th: Off, Dead period• Youth Camp July 28-29. 6-8:00PM at South. 9th grade

players will work with 9th grade staff. Flier on website • July 30th: Fall Sports meeting, mandatory for

player/parent at District Center• August 4: Football Sign up (HAVE PHYSICAL DONE!!)• August 11: Football begins• August 20: Picture/Potluck/football preview night

at South campus 5:30PM.

Summer Weight Training

• Form on football website• Why?- IT PREVENTS INJURY• 9th graders preferred session: 11:30-1:00• Monday-Thursday• Bring shoes, shorts, t-shirt• Run by the White Bear Lake strength trainer Scott

Hintz and football coaches will be present• Important to be there as many days as possible • You need to train with US!!

Weight Lifting Goals

• 225lb Clean • 900lb Club• 225lb Bench• 350lb Squat• 4.85 40• 800lb Club• 1000lb Club• 27 inch vertical• Explosive athletes

Practices

• Start August 11th

• One afternoon practice for two weeks (1 longer practice)• One practice after school during school year• All players must be at all practices• A unexcused absence to practice is an automatic 1/2 game

suspension, NO EXCEPTIONS• An unexcused absence is no call, no note and no communication

with a coach• If you are not at school, it is considered an excused absence• If injured, you still fully suit up for practice, 9-12 policy• Only exception is a head injury• NO MEA or Labor day practice

Players Fundraising

• You need to do your part• You will all sell your bear cards and turn them

in (Our biggest fundraiser) 9-12• August 12th you will receive the cards • You sell 10 cards• Letter writing

We Need You

• Team up with a Senior

parent• Help with one thing• Home games • Pre game meals• Saturday breakfast• Program ads• Preview Night• Lots to do!• Tea1124@juno.com

Wrap Up

• Call or email with any questions