MIHS Football Parent Meeting

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MIHS Football Parent Meeting
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Brett Ogata Bio

• Attended Mercer Island High School
• Played football for Coach Nicholl and was on the
  only Islander team to play in the Tacoma Dome
• Played football for Santa Clara University
• Coaching experience
• Lincoln High School, San Jose, CA (6 years)
• Mercer Island High School (6 years/4 years as OC)
• Coached 3 of the top 8 scoring teams in Mercer
  Island History since 1955
• Skyline High School (2 years/QB coach)
• Won 2 State Titles and went 28-0.
• Coached 1 rated QB in nation

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Update

• Weight room Conditioning
• About 30-40 showing up on a regular basis
• Lots of hard work, good effort, great attitude
• Hired most of my coaches
• DC Jeff Zenisek
• OL Chip Daly
• Chance to have 4 teams next year if can get
  enough freshman and sophomores to turn out.
  Varsity, JV, Sophomore, Freshman.
• Already on the KingCo 4A Sophomore schedule

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Vision of MIHS Football

• Create a positive environment
• Every player has a positive experience
• Let the players play
• Coaches coach
• Parents be supportive parents
• Assembly line analogy
• Players, Parents and Coaches all working together
• Football family environment
• All parents working together, volunteering
  together, having fun together
• Having social event, i.e. after game parties for
  parents and coaches only, Cinco de Mayo,
  tailgating, etc.

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Parent Concerns

• Appropriate concerns to address with the coach
• Mental and physical treatment of your child
• Ways to help your child improve
• Concerns about your childs behavior
• Inappropriate concerns that a parent should not
  discuss with the coach
• Playing time
• Team strategy or play calling
• Other team members
• When
• Monday through Thursday (not after games)

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Vision of MIHS Football

• All inclusive Mercer Island Football Community
• A continuous and seamless program from the youth
  to the high school program
• Involved Alumni
• Summer youth camps
• School support
• Mercer Island community support
• A supportive booster club with active members

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Vision of MIHS Football

• 140 or more players in the program
• 4 high school teams (Frosh/Soph/JV/Varsity)
• More coaches to accommodate the number of players
  (total of 14 so far)
• Help with a positive attitude on the Island
• Encourage others to join the football program

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Vision of MIHS Football

• Support the football program and everyone
  involved, join the booster club
• Support all players not just your son
• Supporting our fund raising efforts
  (dinner/auction, annual program advertising,
  donations, purchasing merchandise, joining the
  booster club)
• Volunteering your time
• Fund raising
• Summer camp organizer
• Chain gang and scoreboard for Frosh/Soph/JV games
• Pregame meals/after parties (parent/coach or
  player)
• Basically please help in whatever and however
  fits with your family and business life
• Donating money doesnt entitle a parent to
  criticize another player or coach

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Contributions

• How contributions will support the program
• We need to do this just to catch up with the rest
  of the teams in the league
• Items include
• Scouting video editing program
• Computers
• Lineman equipment
• End zone camera
• DVD burner
• Head sets that work
• Etc.

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Contributions

• How contributions will support the coaches
• Provide clothing for coaches to use while on
  staff
• Support coaches participation at clinics, camps,
  and scouting events
• Coachs stipends spring, summer
• Coachs stipends fall (more coaches)

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Contributions

• How contributions will support the players
• Helping with the Thursday night dinners
• Having cookies, brownies, etc. for films
• Have after game parties just for the players at
  someones house. Keep kids out of trouble.
• Theme T-shirts
• Provide Gatorade and Nutrition Bars at half-time
  for all varsity games
• Provide snacks during tournaments

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Important Dates

• Today May 29th Weight Lifting M, W, TH
• May 9th Cinco de Mayo Party (Sat)
• June 1-18 (M-TH, 10-12th) Spring Ball
• June 6th Dinner/Auction (Sat)
• June 8-18 (M-TH, 9th) Spring Ball
• June 20th Equipment/practice for camp (Sat)
• June 21st 25th Summer Camp _at_ Whitworth
• June 29th July 31st Weight Lifting M, W, F
• Aug. 3rd Aug. 14th Weight Lifting M, T, W, TH,
  F
• Aug. 17th Equipment Issued
• Aug. 19th Football practice starts

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Financial Items

• Sports Performance (Weight Lifting)
• Kevin Chiles the best
• Players are made in the off-season
• Spring ball Forms
• T-shirt and coaches time
• Introduction of the new team concepts
• Summer camp Forms
• Price of camp, travel, and coaches time
• For team bonding
• Spirit pack
• Practice jersey, shorts, shirt, socks
• To be a team

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Questions

• Thank you for your time
• Contact Information
• Email brett_ogata_at_misd.wednet.edu
• Phone [phone]
• Questions?
• GO MI!!