BUILDING TOUGHNESS

Kevin Swartwood Head Football Coach- Buhach Colony HS kswartwood@muhsd.k12.ca.us

BUILDING TOUGHNESS

First year coach at a 5 year old school with 3 previous head coaches: Varsity Teams had won 8 games in 5 years!!

BUILDING TOUGHNESS

Players were not serious about football.

*Laughed off a bad play. *Players did not want to compete.

BUILDING TOUGHNESS

Had a lot of marshmallows and jellybeans on the team and needed more rocks!!

What Kind of Player Are You?

Where do I start?
Began in January teaching players how to compete. Winners celebrated and losers did something extra

UTILIZED 3 AREAS:

1. Mat Room 2. Weight Room 3. Field

Mat ROOM - Combatives

3 on 3 10 on 10

Video

THOR Testing
2010 THOR Competition 4th Block
TEAM #1 Wins
Team # 1 Muse Small Dew Chapman Jefferson R. Flores Event Push Ups Sit Ups Bench Farmers 3 Tens Over Squat Finish 6 4 2 3 4 2 Points 3 5 7 6 5 7 Team #2 Cochran Shittu Klauser Coffey Dennison Gonzalez Event Push Ups Sit Ups Bench Farmers 3 Tens Over Squat Finish 4 6 4 7 1 5 Points 5 3 5 2 8 4

A. Sanchez

Tug

10

Jordan

Tug

Total

43

Total

35

2011 Pride Points

CHAMPIONS

Updated: April 20th

A's / A's / Weekl B's @ B's @ Camp Sum y GPA Jan Feb 1st March April May SFB 2nd Swart mer Pts Att (P- Att (P- Seme Att (P- Att (P- Att (P- Att (P- Seme L.O.D Pride y Att Att (P(A-4, 2, T-1, 2, T-1, ster (2 2, T-1, 2, T-1, 2, T-1, 2, T-1, ster (2 . Pts (P-2, 2, T-1, B-3, A-0) A-0) Per A) A-0) A-0) A-0) A-0) Per A) A-0) A-0) C-2) (1 Per (1 Per B) B) Last Name First Name Category

Marquez Klauser Thibault Davis

Joe Roger Matt Tyler

16 16 17 13 12 16

22 22 22 22 22 22

24 24 24 24 24 24

17 16 17 15 16 14

28 28 28 28 28 28

14 14 14 14 14 14

2 2

123 CH (9) 122 CH (9) 122 CH (9)

4 4 2

120 CH (9) 120 CH (8) 120 CH (9)

Marmolejo Rich Zambrano Anthony

2011 Pride Points

Week ly Jan GPA Att Pts (P-2, (A-4, T-1, B-3, A-0) C-2) Last Name First Name

CONTENDERS

Updated: April 20th

A's / B's @ Feb 1st Marc Att Seme h Att (P-2, ster (P-2, T-1, (2 Per T-1, A-0) A) (1 A-0) Per B)

A's / B's @ Sum April May SFB 2nd Camp mer Att Att Att Seme Swart Att L.O.D Pride (P-2, (P-2, (P-2, ster y Att (P-2, . Pts T-1, T-1, T-1, (2 Per (P-2, T-1, A-0) A-0) A-0) A) (1 A-0) A-0) Per B)

Category

Miles Rovito Bell Machado Sanchez Trammell

Leon Darron Shane John Isidro Tyler

8 11 11 12 7 0

22 22 20 20 22 22

24 24 24 24 24 24

12 11 11 8 7 16

28 28 28 28 26 28

14 14 14 14 12 14

110 CON (2) 110 CON (2) 108 CON (6)

2 8 2

108 CON (7) 106 CON (6) 106 CON (3)

2011 Pride Points

PRETENDERS

Updated: April 20th

A's / Week B's @ ly Jan Feb 1st Marc GPA Att Att Seme h Att Pts (P-2, (P-2, ster (P-2, (A-4, T-1, T-1, (2 Per T-1, B-3, A-0) A-0) A) (1 A-0) C-2) Per B) Last Name First Name

A's / B's @ Sum April May SFB 2nd Camp mer Att Att Att Seme Swart Att L.O.D Pride (P-2, (P-2, (P-2, ster y Att (P-2, . Pts T-1, T-1, T-1, (2 Per (P-2, T-1, A-0) A-0) A-0) A) (1 A-0) A-0) Per B) Category

Moreno Datray Garrett Mark Ruiz Farias

Antonio Nick Robbie Andrew Andrew Adrian

0 0 0 0 0 0

22 22 22 22 22 22

24 24 24 24 20 24

11 7 7 0 10 0

25 28 26 28 27 28

14 14 12 14 10 14 2 2

96 P (4) 95 P (2) 93 P (4) 90 P (2) 89 P (4) 88 P (2)

2011 Pride Points

A's / B's @ Week 1st ly Jan Feb Marc Seme GPA Att Att h Att ster Pts (P-2, (P-2, (P-2, (2 (A-4, T-1, T-1, T-1, Per B-3, A-0) A-0) A-0) A) (1 C-2) Per B) Last Name First Name

DNR

Updated: April 20th

A's / B's @ 2nd Sum April May SFB Camp Seme mer Att Att Att Swart ster Att L.O.D Pride (P-2, (P-2, (P-2, y Att (2 (P-2, . Pts T-1, T-1, T-1, (P-2, Per T-1, A-0) A-0) A-0) A-0) A) (1 A-0) Per B) Category

Insy

Kris

0 0 14 0 0

22 22 18 22 18

24 24 20 22 24

7 4 3 7 7

27 28 26 26 28

14 14 12 14 14

2 2

96 94 93 91 91

Robertson Anthony Reel Flores Light Taylor Raymond Austen

Mendoza

Steven

16

24

26

14

88

DNR (4) DNR (4) DNR (4) DNR (4) DNR (4) DNR (1)

TEAM Bonding Camps

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TEAM Bonding Camps

TEAM Bonding Camps

Picking Leaders:
Thunder Football Top Three List
Fill in the names of up to three teammates who best fit each question. Please be completely honest. You can list yourself if you feel you fit the question.

1.) List the top three people who have the best work ethic on the team:

Picking Leaders:
Thunder Football Top Three List
Fill in the names of up to three teammates who best fit each question. Please be completely honest. You can list yourself if you feel you fit the question.

2.) List the top three people who are the most mentally tough:

Picking Leaders:
Thunder Football Top Three List
Fill in the names of up to three teammates who best fit each question. Please be completely honest. You can list yourself if you feel you fit the question.

3.) List the top three people who you trust the most:

The next time you want to defend your sub-par performance, say instead (at least to yourself): NO EXCUSES!
Notice the startling effect this will have on your self-respect. You will have recognized your failure. You will have been honest with yourself. You will be one step closer to your performance habit. You will be a better man for it. We will be a better team!

THUNDER FOOTBALL 2011

What is your ROLE?

Put a check mark next to every team you think you should be on in the table below:

Team
Offense Defense

Starter

Back-up

Bomb Squad
Kick Off Return Punt Punt Return Shoestring / PAT PAT Defense / Block

OUR THUNDER CODE 2011

1.Be Honest 2.Make your gasser time (34 Skill, 42 Line) 3.Show respect for yourself and teammates 4.Practice hard 5.Make the grade in the classroom 6.Support your teammates 7.Lead by example 8.Know your opponent

What you do, speaks so loudly, I cannot hear what you say 1. 2. 3.

The TEAM Picks a word or phrase that they believe defines their season.

2010 Word: FOUNDATION

2011 Word: RELENTLESS - DESIRE

What kind of leader are you?

What is GOOD Leadership?

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

1.) Lead by example

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

2.) Integrity (Honest and Sincere)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

3.) Courage (Do whats right)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

4.) Humility (Modest)

Passes the credit and shoulders the blame

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

5.) Commitment (2 feet in)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

6.) Perseverance (Response to failure)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

7.) Toughness (Mental)

Endure being uncomfortable or bored

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

8.) Heart Desire to fight to the finish

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

9.) Ownership (your team)

The choices you make effect others

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

10.) Responsibility
Doing what you are supposed to do when you are supposed to do it.

The TEAM Comes First

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

1.) Attends all team functions (Unless family emergency)

Attendance mattered starting in January: 0 Absences A 1 Absence B 2 Absences C 3 Absences D 4 or More Absences F * 1 Mile Run For Every Absence

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

2.) Always on time to team functions

Tardies mattered starting in January: First Tardy 48 Burpies Second Tardy 48 Crazy Eights Third Tardy 48 Crazy Monkeys

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

3.) Plays hurt. (If injured sees a coach first)

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

4.) Individual statistics do not matter

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

5.) Will play any position to help the team be successful

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

6.) Wants to be on the team even if not getting any playing time

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

7.) Does not blame teammates or coaches for his problems

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

8.) Always coachable

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

9.) Does not make excuses

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

10.) Takes care of business in the classroom

Game Night Goals