CRUSADER CREED

I am courageous, but not reckless

I am confident, but not cocky

I am tough and I am smart

I am always focused and always aware

I respect my teammates, my coaches, and my opponents

I learn from victory and from defeat

I lead by my actions

I perform both on and off the field

I don’t need to speak of my successes, as my successes speak for themselves

I am well informed and well equipped

I am prepared for any battle

My God given strength, speed, ability, and intelligence are my weapons

I AM A CRUSADER!!

The Crusader Practice Philosophy

Practice time is our most value resource. All coaches have one thing they can control; they can control their use of practice time. Winning coaches win consistently because of one thing....”PREPARATION”. In short We think it is imperative that myself and my staff agree not to be out prepared in any area of the game. What this means that my staff and I should walk on the practice field with goals, objectives and the plan to carry out actions to complete the mission at hand. Every coach needs to understand that “practice” means you are giving attention and reps to the study and improvement of each player’s assignments and techniques for the offense and defensive systems we are trying to employ. We think that meaningless “football drills” need to be set aside in favor of meaningful “football drills” that pertain to the game plan we have installed, to make our team as successful as it can be. Practice is about teaching and providing corrective feedback and providing opportunity for learning and discovery for the players. Good coaches are good teachers and masters at organizing productive practices.

QUOTABLE QUOTES

"I played here for 4 years, and all I get is a pretzel?" -Domenic Cerruti 2010