Football Character

Gentlemen, we are not pleased with how our football brothers are representing our family,

school, community, alumni, family and yourselves. It is a privilege to play this wonderful game!

We must earn the opportunity, to have the honor to put on our high schools jersey each Thursday

and Friday night! The lack of character we are showing off the field is outshining what we are

achieving on the field. We want student-athletes that are humble to learn and grow through

adversity and success on and off the field. We want a team that others want to associate

themselves with and support; winning isn't the most important criteria for that to happen.

Humbleness, thankfulness, humility, respect, courage and honor are much more important than

winning ballgames! We can achieve both if we start to act with others' feelings in mind and focus

on how we can make someone else's day instead of just wrapped up in ourselves. WHEN WE

ARE WORKING ON THIS AND ACHIEVING THIS WE WILL BE MOLDING OUR

CHARACTER IN A POSITIVE WAY! Right now we are way off as a collective group. We

want change and are going to make changes now. As of tonight we are no longer playing football

until we meet certain criteria! TURN YOUR JERSEYS IN NOW! Saturday: 7:00 a.m. electing

captains "Attitude Reflects Leadership" Remember the Titans. Monday: 3:30 we will be doing a

service project during practice time, come prepared to work, then we are all required to attend

the Cougar Legend Banquet. Find ways to serve during this event. Tuesday: We will be

performing more service in lieu of practice. Wednesday: Study Hall begins at 3:30 and we better

have specific items to work on. We will be in there for the duration of practice. You must have

enough work for 2 hours. Criteria to EARN jersey back for Friday's Game 1) Attend all practices

that we have planned and any others that may come up. 2) Be on time and totally prepared 3) No

F's or discipline problems 4) Do an individual service project for your family, give me a typed

report of it and pictures and have your parents sign it. (Due Wed. before study hall) 5) Memorize

and pass this quote off to one of the coaches at some point during study hall "Good character is

more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good

character, by contrast is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece by thought, by

choice, courage, and determination." If you meet ALL criteria by Wednesday night, you will

have earned the privilege to play in the games on Thursday and Friday. If you fail then you will

miss this week's game.

Signed, your coaches