McKay Football Guidelines

1. WE STRIVE TO TREAT OUR PLAYERS LIKE THEY ARE OUR SONS.
   
2. WE GIVE PRAISE AND COACH VERY HARD, VERY LOUD, AND VERY AGGRESSIVELY. YOU ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE, BUT BEWARE.
   
3. FOOTBALL IS A LOUD, TOUGH, DISCIPLINED, AND EMOTIONAL GAME. WE COACH IT THE SAME WAY.
   
4. WE BELIEVE AND WE TEACH OUR PRIORITIES.
   
5. WE REQUIRE YOUR CHILD'S UNDIVIDED ATTENTION WHEN WE ARE TEACHING HIM.
   
6. THE TEAM ALWAYS COMES FIRST. WE HAVE NO STARS.
   
7. WE MAY REQUIRE YOUR CHILD TO BE MORE DISCIPLINED THAN YOU DO.
   
8. WE DON'T PLAY KIDS TO MAKE THEM HAPPY. ATHLETES ARE PLAYED BECAUSE THEY HAVE GREAT ATTITUDE, THEY DO THE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED PLUS MORE, THEY ADD THE MOST VALUE TO THE TEAM, THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLES ON THE TEAM, THEIR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO MAKE THE TEAM BETTER, AND THEY DO THE JOB BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE.
   
9. A PARENT'S INFLUENCE OR POSITION MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.
   
10. PLAYERS WHO DO NOT WORK OUT WITH THE TEAM IN THE SUMMER START AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DEPTH CHART.
    
11. SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH ME IN ADVANCE. REMEMBER OUR PHILOSOPHY WHEN EVALUATING A SITUATION-THE TEAM COMES FIRST. MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN AND SO IS MY MIND; PLEASE HAVE THE SAME ATTITUDE. I WILL ALWAYS MEET WITH THE PLAYER BEFORE I MEET WITH THE PARENT.
    
12. BEING SIMPLE AND BORING AND WINNING, IS BETTER THAN, BEING COMPLEX AND EXCITING AND LOSING.

©2009 Katie Jabin