Head Coach Garrett Grady
Expectations of Our Student-Athletes
The vision of our program is clear and simple. We not only want to win State Championships but we want to be champions in life. We will set an expectation of excellence. Our goals will be set high and we will formulate a plan to achieve our desired goals. All members of our team will play vital roles in our mission. We want the members of the football program to graduate with the following skills:
1. To look people in the eye when talking to them.
2. To speak about things that matter.
3. To commit to something and actually stick with it.
4. To work hard for goals that they set for themselves.
5. To become a good teammate who works with multiple changing personalities on an ongoing basis and makes all work together.
6. To receive coaching and then give mentorship once it is learned.
7. To learn how to win, how to handle a loss, and how to move forward with a positive take away (Learning opportunity, stay strong).
8. To understand how to deal with pressure with clarity of mind.
9. To learn the value of delayed gratification.
10. To appreciate structure and understand its value. These are real skills that student athletes can take with them when they are in real situations in life. These qualities will help them become better community members, husbands, and fathers. Our program will not exclude students from having the opportunity to be a part of the team. All student-athletes will have the opportunity to learn. It is our belief that good coaches give encouragement. This program will not be built strictly on motivation and hype, but rather it will be built on empowerment. Motivation, by itself, might get us through a practice or a situation, but empowering will give us the belief that we can be something more. Empowering our program will get everyone involved to continue the work when it becomes the grind. We will be the type of coaches that tells all team members that they are the reason we are winners. We will provide encouragement and the opportunity for encouragement. We will learn to fight for what we love, to belong to something bigger than self, and to work with diversity. It is our goal to not only build championship caliber student-athletes, but to also build our team to become champions in life. So, our students can grow up to be productive adults excelling in a competitive global environment
