HERITAGE FOOTBALL 2012 Spring Parent Meeting Tonights Agenda

HERITAGE FOOTBALL � 2012 Spring Parent Meeting

Tonight’s Agenda Program Goals Player & Parent Expectations Parent Involvement Fundraising & Volunteering Paperwork & Physical Night Summer Calendar End of Summer & Start of Practice Equipment Odds & Ends

Program Goals Excel on and off the field Set Priorities and Goals Work to Achieve them Teach skills that will last a lifetime Hard Work, Commitment, Loyalty, & Team Work Help Student Athletes reach their fullest potential On and Off the field Academics will take you father than Football

Program Goals Do Things the RIGHT way and WIN the right way Work Hard and Earn what we get Have Fun while winning the Dulles District Championship Region II Championship AA State Championship

Player Expectations Be a STUDENT Athlete Take Care of Academic Responsibilities Demonstrate Good Character and Behavior Be a Leader on and off the field Demonstrate Respect and Loyalty Commit to Team Goals over Personal Goals Mentally and Physically Prepare Off Season Training, Playbooks, HUDL, Quizlets Have a desire to Compete and Improve Get Better EVERY Day Be Aggressive Be Physically and Mentally Tough

Parent Expectations Understand the sacrifice & commitment involved Encourage it Be a Parent, not a coach Don’t put your child in an awkward position Don’t fight battles your child isn’t fighting For themselves. Help them, don’t enable them Get Involved in a POSITIVE way Your attitude & Involvement affects your child Do so in a POSITIVE way

Ways for Parents to get Involved Volunteering Expectation of the Athletic Program Concessions, Ticket taking, Chain Crew, Etc. Becoming an HHSABC Member $ Reward for the team if we reach a target % Administrative Assistance Submitting Stats to Media, Website Updates, Volunteer Caller Parent Committees Social (team meals), Communication, Fundraising

Heritage HS Football Program Parents Club Introduction April 30 – May 1, 2012

Objective Build a strong parent organization supporting the Heritage Football Program, team members and coaching staff

Desired Outcomes • • Increase the desire of students and parents to actively participate in the program Provide strong support at every level of football (Freshman, JV and Varsity) Help the student/athlete meet and exceed their football and academic oriented goals Increase the “ Game D ay E xperience’’ for all Improve the health, safety and performance of our athletes Off-load the coaching staff from the ‘back-office’ administrative duties Build a program whose legacy perpetuates into the future Create strong Heritage HS Football Program PRIDE loyalty and teamwork

Inaugural meeting identified seven key themes for our attention • • Communications Training Fundraising Academics Recruiting Social Team Building/Development

Parent members established “teams” for each target/theme area - Parent can volunteer their name to apply particular gifts, talents and resources to advance a theme - Suggest that one ‘leader’ step forward to manage each team. Each team’s specific need can be led by various individuals

Communication team topics (examples): • • E-mail communications Web-site management New member registration/campaigning Game day announcer Schedule planning and coordination Carpooling for practices/events Teach the game to the parents - Football 101

Training team topics (examples): Nutrition guidance Weight training and conditioning program Camp options Weekend events Summer camps 7 on 7 competitions • Technique training for position groups • Equipment safety • Medical baseline review for concussions • • •

Upcoming Fundraising and Team Building Event: • CAR WASH – Sunday, May 20 th 11: 00 AM to 3: 00 PM • Location - Roy Rogers East Market Street & Plaza Please bring boys, brawn, buckets and towels!

Fundraising For Football Lift-A-Thon Summer Youth Flag Football Camp (through Parks and Recs. ) New this Summer Sponsorship Program Mid-Season

Fundraising For HHSABC Discount Cards Summer – Start of Season Mulch Sale Spring HHSABC Membership Drive Each Season – Year Long

Required Paperwork 1. VHSL Physical (dated after May 1, 2012) 2. Athletic Consent Form 3. Athletic Insurance Form 4. Training Rules 5. Emergency Care Card 6. Concussion Guidelines

Required Paperwork All Required forms can be found on the Heritage Football Website Current physical must be on file to participate In off-season practices (not for weight room or conditioning) No equipment will be issued until ALL Paperwork is turned in Please turn in ASAP

Physical Night May 30 th @ Tuscarora HS $30 (Benefits HHS Athletic Training) Limited Spaces – By Appointment Only http: //webinter. lcps. org/SPAR/ Once registered, Contact Ron Petrella (Heritage AD) 571 -252 -2810 For Reservation Time

LCPS Athletic Fee $100 – Paid to the County None of this Revenue stays at the school level Fees will be collected at Parent Meeting at the start of the season Cannot participate in contests until fee is paid Fee is waived for those on Free Lunch

“IF YOU DON’T INVEST VERY MUCH, THEN DEFEAT DOESN’T HURT VERY MUCH, AND WINNING IS NOT VERY EXCITING” -DICK VERMEIL

Summer Calendar 2012 Starts on Monday, June 11 th New Program starting this Summer Research Collaboration w/ Experts Clinic Presentations “Best Practice” Goal Driven Evidenced Based Results

Summer Calendar 2012 Goals Increase Size & Strength through lifting and proper nutrition (Body Composition) Improved Quickness, Speed, & Agility Maximize Explosive Strength & Power Increase Flexibility Injury Prevention

Summer Calendar 2012 Monday & Thursday Skill Positions – Upper Body & Speed Training “Bigs” – Yoga & Lower Body Tuesday & Friday Skill Positions – Yoga & Lower Body “Bigs” – Upper Body & Speed Training Wednesday Explosive Power & Functional Weight Training Position Conditioning

Summer Calendar 2012 Every Session will begin with a Warm up and Dynamic Stretch We will Follow Warm Ups w/ a Team – “Starting Activity” Team Building Extension of the Warm Up We will End Each Session with a “Finishing Activity” Learning to Compete

Summer Calendar 2012 No Activity the Week Of July 4 th Mandatory “Dead Period” Attendance Expectations for 10 th -12 th Graders 30 out of 38 (80%) Summer Activities Includes Lifting and Out Of Season Practices Rule of Thumb When you are in town, you need to be here!

Summer Calendar Important Dates Physical Night is May 30 th Summer Workout Sessions Start June 11 th Paperwork should be turned in ASAP No paperwork = no out of season practice and no equipment We will issue equipment on Friday, July 27 th Times by grade to be announced. Practice Starts Monday, July 30 th at 8: 00 am

Summer Practice Calendar Coming out Soon All Practice and Scrimmage Dates and Times Will be posted on the Website Most days we will go 8: 00 am – 2: 30 pm Until Teachers Return to Work Practices starting July 30 th are MANDATORY Three unexcused absences could result In dismissal from the team

Odds & Ends Every Participant will need to purchase a T-shirt and Shorts for summer Practice Cost will be less no more than $20 Spirit Pack Orders will be online again this year Information will be sent out late summer We will wear BLACK cleats. Cleats can have other colors (grey, red or white), but must be predominantly black In order to have a coach place an eye shield on your helmet, we must receive a Doctor’s note We are a team, we will not adorn uniforms to set ourselves apart as individuals