BUILDING TOUGHNESS

Kevin Swartwood
Head Football Coach- Buhach Colony HS
kswartwood@muhsd.k12.ca.us

BUILDING TOUGHNESS

First year coach at a 5 year old school

with 3 previous head coaches:
Varsity Teams had won 8 games in 5
years!!

BUILDING TOUGHNESS

Players were not serious about football.

*Laughed off a bad play.
*Players did not want to compete.

BUILDING TOUGHNESS

Had a lot of marshmallows

and jellybeans on the team
and needed more rocks!!

What Kind of Player Are You?

Where do I start?
Began in January teaching players how to compete.
Winners celebrated and losers did something extra

UTILIZED 3 AREAS:

1. Mat Room
2. Weight Room
3. Field

Mat ROOM - Combatives

3 on 3
10 on 10

Video

THOR Testing
2010 THOR Competition 4th Block
TEAM #1 Wins
Team # 1

Event

Finish

Points

Team #2

Event

Finish

Points

Muse

Push Ups

Cochran

Push Ups

Small

Sit Ups

Shittu

Sit Ups

Dew

Bench

Klauser

Bench

Chapman

Farmers

Coffey

Farmers

Jefferson

3 Tens

Dennison

3 Tens

R. Flores

Over Squat

Gonzalez

Over Squat

A. Sanchez

Tug

10

Jordan

Tug

Total

43

Total

35

2011 Pride Points

CHAMPIONS

Updated: April 20th

A's /
A's /
Weekl
B's @
B's @ Camp
Sum
y GPA Jan Feb 1st
March April May SFB 2nd Swart
mer
Pts
Att (P- Att (P- Seme Att (P- Att (P- Att (P- Att (P- Seme y Att
L.O.D Pride
Att (P(A-4, 2, T-1, 2, T-1, ster (2 2, T-1, 2, T-1, 2, T-1, 2, T-1, ster (2 (P.
Pts
2, T-1,
B-3, A-0) A-0) Per A) A-0) A-0) A-0) A-0) Per A) 2, AA-0)
C-2)
(1 Per
(1 Per 0)
B)
B)
Last Name

First Name

Category

Marquez

Joe

16

22

24

17

28

14

123 CH (9)

Klauser

Roger

16

22

24

16

28

14

122 CH (9)

Thibault

Matt

17

22

24

17

28

14

Davis

Tyler

13

22

24

15

28

14

120 CH (9)

Marmolejo Rich

12

22

24

16

28

14

120 CH (8)

Zambrano Anthony

16

22

24

14

28

14

120 CH (9)

122 CH (9)

2011 Pride Points

CONTENDERS

Updated: April 20th

Last Name

A's /
B's @
Week
1st
ly
Jan Feb
Marc
Seme
GPA Att
Att
h Att
ster
Pts (P-2, (P-2,
(P-2,
(2
(A-4, T-1, T-1,
T-1,
Per
B-3, A-0) A-0)
A-0)
A) (1
C-2)
Per
B)
First Name

A's /
B's @
2nd Camp Sum
April May SFB
Seme Swart mer
Att
Att
Att
ster y Att Att
L.O.D Pride
(P-2, (P-2, (P-2,
(2
(P- (P-2,
.
Pts
T-1, T-1, T-1,
Per 2, A- T-1,
A-0) A-0) A-0)
A) (1 0)
A-0)
Per
B)
Category

Miles

Leon

22

24

12

28

14

Rovito

Darron

11

22

24

11

28

14

110 CON (2)

Bell

Shane

11

20

24

11

28

14

108 CON (6)

Machado

John

12

20

24

28

14

108 CON (7)

Sanchez

Isidro

22

24

26

12

106 CON (6)

Trammell

Tyler

22

24

16

28

14

110 CON (2)

106 CON (3)

2011 Pride Points

PRETENDERS

A's /
Week
B's @
ly
Jan Feb 1st Marc
GPA Att
Att
Seme h Att
Pts (P-2, (P-2, ster (P-2,
(A-4, T-1, T-1, (2 Per T-1,
B-3, A-0) A-0) A) (1 A-0)
C-2)
Per
B)

Updated: April 20th

A's /
B's @
Camp Sum
April May SFB 2nd
Swart mer
Att
Att
Att
Seme
y Att Att
L.O.D Pride
(P-2, (P-2, (P-2, ster
(P- (P-2,
.
Pts
T-1, T-1, T-1, (2 Per
2, A- T-1,
A-0) A-0) A-0) A) (1
0)
A-0)
Per
B)

Last Name

First Name

Category

Moreno

Antonio

22

24

11

25

14

96 P (4)

Datray

Nick

22

24

28

14

95 P (2)

Garrett

Robbie

22

24

26

12

93 P (4)

Mark

Andrew

22

24

28

14

90 P (2)

Ruiz

Andrew

22

20

10

27

10

89 P (4)

Farias

Adrian

22

24

28

14

88 P (2)

2011 Pride Points

A's /
B's @
Week
1st
ly
Jan Feb
Marc
Seme
GPA Att
Att
h Att
ster
Pts (P-2, (P-2,
(P-2,
(2
(A-4, T-1, T-1,
T-1,
Per
B-3, A-0) A-0)
A-0)
A) (1
C-2)
Per
B)
Last Name

Insy

DNR

Updated: April 20th

A's /
B's @
Cam
2nd
Sum
April May SFB
p
Seme
mer
Att
Att
Att
Swart
ster
Att
L.O.D Pride
(P-2, (P-2, (P-2,
y Att
(2
(P-2,
.
Pts
T-1, T-1, T-1,
(PPer
T-1,
A-0) A-0) A-0)
2, AA) (1
A-0)
0)
Per
B)

First Name

Kris

Category

22

24

27

14

Robertson Anthony

22

24

28

14

Reel

Taylor

14

18

20

26

12

93

Flores

Raymond

22

22

26

14

91

Light

Austen

18

24

28

14

91

Mendoza

Steven

16

24

26

14

96
94

88

DNR
(4)
DNR
(4)
DNR
(4)
DNR
(4)
DNR
(4)
DNR
(1)

TEAM Bonding Camps

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TEAM Bonding Camps

TEAM Bonding Camps

Picking Leaders:
Thunder Football Top Three List
Fill in the names of up to three teammates who best fit each question.
Please be completely honest. You can list yourself if you feel you fit the
question.

1.) List the top three people who have

the best work ethic on the team:

Picking Leaders:
Thunder Football Top Three List
Fill in the names of up to three teammates who best fit each question.
Please be completely honest. You can list yourself if you feel you fit the
question.

2.) List the top three people who are the

most mentally tough:

Picking Leaders:
Thunder Football Top Three List
Fill in the names of up to three teammates who best fit each question.
Please be completely honest. You can list yourself if you feel you fit the
question.

3.) List the top three people who you

trust the most:

The next time you want to defend your

sub-par performance, say instead (at least
to yourself):
NO EXCUSES!
Notice the startling effect this will have on your
self-respect.
You will have recognized your failure. You will
have been honest with yourself. You will be one
step closer to your performance habit. You will
be a better man for it. We will be a better
team!

THUNDER FOOTBALL 2011

What is your ROLE?

Put a check mark next to every team you think you should be on in the table below:

Team
Offense
Defense
Bomb Squad
Kick Off Return
Punt
Punt Return
Shoestring / PAT
PAT Defense / Block

Starter

Back-up

OUR THUNDER CODE 2011

1.Be Honest
2.Make your gasser time (34 Skill, 42 Line)
3.Show respect for yourself and teammates
4.Practice hard
5.Make the grade in the classroom
6.Support your teammates
7.Lead by example
8.Know your opponent

What you do, speaks so loudly, I

cannot hear what you say
1.
2.
3.

The TEAM Picks a word or phrase that

they believe defines their season.

2010 Word: FOUNDATION

2011 Word: RELENTLESS - DESIRE

What kind of leader are you?

What is GOOD Leadership?

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

1.) Lead by example

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

2.) Integrity (Honest and Sincere)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

3.) Courage (Do whats right)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

4.) Humility (Modest)

Passes the credit and shoulders the blame

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

5.) Commitment (2 feet in)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

6.) Perseverance
(Response to failure)

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

7.) Toughness (Mental)

Endure being uncomfortable or bored

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

8.) Heart
Desire to fight to the finish

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

9.) Ownership (your team)

The choices you make effect others

10 Ways to be a good leader:

LEADERSHIP

10.) Responsibility
Doing what you are supposed to do when you
are supposed to do it.

The TEAM Comes First

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

1.) Attends all team functions

(Unless family emergency)
Attendance mattered starting in January:
0 Absences A
1 Absence B
2 Absences C
3 Absences D
4 or More Absences F
* 1 Mile Run For Every Absence

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

2.) Always on time to team functions

Tardies mattered starting in January:
First Tardy 48 Burpies
Second Tardy 48 Crazy Eights
Third Tardy 48 Crazy Monkeys

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

3.) Plays hurt. (If injured sees a

coach first)

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

4.) Individual statistics do not matter

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

5.) Will play any position to help the

team be successful

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

6.) Wants to be on the team even if

not getting any playing time

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

7.) Does not blame teammates or

coaches for his problems

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

8.) Always coachable

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

9.) Does not make excuses

How do you know if the Team Comes First?

Team Player Actions

10.) Takes care of business in the

classroom

Game Night Goals