White Bear Lake Football 2014Commitment

2014 White Football

“Show class, have pride, and display character.

If you do, winning takes care of itself.”

-Bear Bryant

Mission Statement

I will give full commitment to all my players on and off the field.  My mission is to install in them that service to others and concern for others is what is most important in our program and in life. 

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 captain and invited to

to pre game meal• Friday reading program

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

Advice for Parents

1) Make sure your son gets off to a good academic start – Skyward, Coaching Staff Support.

2) Encourage your son to be a multi sport athlete as long as possible.

3) Encourage your son to “hang in there” with football – understand the process – “A”, “B”, JV Team.

4) Prepare your son for the path, not the path for your son.

5) Love your son, don’t fall in love with him.

6) Release your son to athletics.

7) Enjoy the current sport!

Tradition

• 101 years of football• 798 games• 464 wins• 12 all star game representatives• 15 all state players• Longest standing game (Stillwater 92 meetings)• 7 alumni currently playing college football• 49 players completed college football since 1993• 1 state championship

Safety

• Keep kids safe• #1 priority• Our trainer: Erin Betts- Ebetts2@fairview.org

Lettering Requirements100pts= Letter

 • 75 points awarded for 4 years of playing White Bear Lake Football • 5 points awarded for each quarter played in varsity football games, special teams included.

1play = 1 quarter• 30 points awarded for meeting community service standard• 30 points awarded for no unexcused absences from practices, games, scrimmages, etc. • 20 points awarded for being a team captain or special teams captain of the week• 30 points awarded for maintaining a 3.0 or higher GPA during the season. • 20 points for Act(s) of sportsmanship or character witnessed by coaching staff or brought to the

attention of coaching staff by an external witness (teacher, staff member, administrator, parent, official, etc.) in which an athlete has demonstrated the above mentioned character or integrity

• 40 points awarded for selling 10 bear cards and completing 10 letters for letter writing fundraiser

• Minus 20 points Act(s) witnessed by coaching staff or brought to the attention of coaching staff by external witness (teacher, staff member, administrator, parent, official, etc.) in which an athlete has demonstrated the lack of character or integrity

• Minus 50 points MSHSL violation during season

Practice

• 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

a excused absence• If injured, you still fully suit up for practice

this is a 9-12 policy• Only exception is a head injury• Sophomore pride

Communication

• #1 will be the website: www.whitebearlakefootball.com• Summer calendar up now• Apparel available on online store soon!• Twitter: @bear_football• Winter newsletter• Varsity Coach:

Ryan.Bartlett@isd624.org• 10th grade coach:

Jeremy.Post@isd624.org

• 9th grade coach:

Craig.Nasvik@isd624.org

Community Service

• 2012 MSHSCA community service team award winner!• Coach for Varsity is coach Determan, coach Fitzpatrick for

Sophomores• 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

Academics and Behavior

• Priority #1• The HIGHEST standard all the time• We will abide to the White Bear Lake athletic

policy on academic standards• Our goal is to win the Academic Conference

Championship• Our players come to White Bear Lake to

go to school, football is a PRIVILEGE • Captain school policy

WBLAHS Athletic Eligibility Recommendation

Player Pack

• Dry fit shirt, shorts, mouth guard, practice jersey, game socks

• Cost is $50. Available to purchase first week of June at equipment hand out, checks made out to WBL Football

• Equipment handout will be June 3rd-5th after school at South campus.

• Available online• Apparel website up shortly

Midnight Madness

• By law we cannot begin until 12:00AM August 11th

• VARSITY ONLY (9th/10th/youth players come watch with supervision)

• We want to start the very first second we can• Cretin will be sleeping while we practice!• Players will be home by 1:30• Fans are strongly encouraged• Players will report to South at

9:15PM for a movie

Two A Days

• August 11th

• 9AM-3:15PM 10th and Varsity• 3:30PM-6:00PM 9th grade (check schedule for changes)• You will need a lunch, tennis shoes, t-shirt, football gear at all of two a

days• You are not allowed to leave for lunch or leave campus without a parent

during practice times• We have practice, meetings, weight lifting, film study, conditioning, etc.• Varsity scrimmage is August 23rd at Centennial High School at

10:00AM. • 10th grade scrimmage at Centennial High School August 23rd at

8:00AM

Football Preview Night

• August 20th• Each family will be responsible to bring a dish • Introduce teams• Introduce coaches• Pictures will be before the preview night

starting at 4:00PM, picture order forms will be given to players

Labor Day and MEA

• 9th and10th no practice Labor Day, Varsity afternoon practice 3PM

• MEA October 18th and 19th

• 9th and 10th No practice Thursday or Friday of MEA• Practice for Varsity Thursday morning of MEA• No practice for varsity Friday or Saturday• Schedule college visits for Friday-Sunday of

MEA!!!!!!!

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 13th you will receive the cards • You sell 20 cards,

you get free hoodie

from our team website• Letter writing

Questions

• Questions?• Preview!