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2014 Mankato East Football
Parent/Athlete/Coach Meeting
August 7, 2014
Play hard! Play Smart! Have Fun!
Be on time.
Do things Right.
Head Coach / QBs
Eric Davis
Wide Receivers / JV OC
Joe Johnson
Offensive Line
Dusty Julius
RBs / 9th Grade OC
Tony Ball
Tight Ends
Kyle Melcher
Defensive Coordinator / LBs
Mark Stewart
Defensive Backs
Mark Seiler
Aaron Taylor
Special Teams/ 9th Grade DC
Pat Griffiths
OLBs
Defensive Line / JV DC
Taylor Waldorf
Leadership Team
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.
Parents
1. Support your son. Be a positive influence emotionally, as well as in
the areas of sleep, hydration, nutrition, and “fun”.
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 coaches / Be a Great Teammate
5. Challenge yourself as a student, an athlete, and a person – it’s worth
it!
6. Academic and attendance policy
Practice Attendance is Not
Optional!
• High School sports are different
• Football Off-Season
• Missed practices down last year; but still
too many
• This needs to be a priority in order for you
to have a positive experience
• Practice Schedule
• Lifting
Training Camp Installation
Sample Practice Plan
Sample Script (Tuesday)
Sample Special Teams Depth
Chart
Practice Attendance is Not
Optional!
• Unexcused Absence: Will miss all or part
of a game
• Excused Absence: May not start
• Tardiness: will be handled by Position
Coach and/or Head Coach
Communication Protocol
• Player – Leadership Team
• Player – Coaching Staff
• Parent – Head Coach
– Varsity: Coach Davis
– JV: Coach Johnson
– 9th Grade: Coach Ball
• Activities Director
• Quitting the Team
Injured / Ineligible Players
• If you want to remain a part of the team and
finish the year in good standing with the
coaching staff, you are expected to attend
practices and meetings unless excused by
your coach or trainer (no cell phones, food,
etc.)
• Game Day attire
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
Media / Social Media
There’s a reason coaches speak in clichés to the media.
Anything other than general positive comments is usually a bad idea.
Once you as a parent or player hit “Send”, it’s public and permanent.
Sometimes these things end up on my desk.
Videos and comments that you find humorous and/or private may be
offensive to others and this can have negative consequences for you
and the team.
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 / B-Squad
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 (usually Monday after)
Junior Varsity football is designed to get our athletes ready
for varsity competition, either later this year or next year.
9th Grade / C-Squad
Competitiveness:
Player Development:
Participation:
Medium Priority
Top Priority
High Priority
Bringing Up Younger Players: Rarely
Schedule: 8 Games (mirrors Varsity except for Winona)
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 A 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.
•If you wish to receive our newsletter, e-mail Coach Davis
•Typical Week
Apparel
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Gun Show Shirts
Game Socks ($5)
Camp T-Shirts ($5)
Camp Shorts ($5)
Hats?
Help Needed
• Cougar Cards – Coach Seiler – looking for
a significant improvement
• Youth Football Concessions
• JV / 9th Grade Games (Scoreboard) –
Athletics Pass may be available
• Applebees?
Wrap Up (Part 1)
• Online Registration / Up to Date Physicals
• Schedule
– Equipment Handout Saturday
– Meeting in Auditorium, Monday, August 11,
8:15 a.m. . . . Be On Time!
– Pictures: Black / Gold Scrimmage on Tuesday,
August 19 (SPX Sports)
– 6 Team Scrimmage (August 23)
– Labor Day Practice
– Freshmen Typical Week
Wrap Up (Part 2)
• East Cafeteria – Breakfast / Lunch
• Hudl – Playbook Monday morning
• Questions