On Friday morning, December 13th, a short meeting was held to share with the football team members that were present. The team members that attended the meeting were informed that I have been removed as head football coach at Hampton. This information was revealed to me a couple weeks after the completion of our season but I was asked to not disclose this information until this time. I felt it was only right the players be informed first but I felt that it may also be valuable to post something to my football blog to inform those that have read and follow this blog. There will likely be one more post to come down the road after the holidays before this blog is removed.
Thanks,
Joel R. Miller
Friday, December 13, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Season Wrap-Up information 10/28/13
It has been a while since I've posted and I apologize for my absence. With the increase in FFA contest activity as well as the government shut-down put a few more things on my place and some priorities had to be adjusted.
First of all, I"m very proud of the efforts of the young men as we completed the remainder of the season. The season may not have produced a lot of victories on the scoreboard, but a lot of improvements were made throughout the year and some individual students-athletes were thrown in to various situations and had to learn on the fly. I will likely post more later but I wanted to relay some information right away.
We will be having a meeting after school today in the Ag room to cover a few of these topics. One of the things that will be discussed include equipment check-in. I would like to get as much checked in this week as possible. One of the things that will help make check-in go smoothly, please bring ALL of your equipment at one time for check-in. It makes it a challenge for us as coaches if someone brings us their helmet one day, 1 knee pad the next, one jersey, etc. Please gather all the equipment so that we can get everything checked off at one time.
Upcoming posts will include Hudl usage, obtaining copies of films, highlights, off-season work-out requests.
Have a great day and thanks for all of the support from parents and others during the season.
Joel R. Miller
First of all, I"m very proud of the efforts of the young men as we completed the remainder of the season. The season may not have produced a lot of victories on the scoreboard, but a lot of improvements were made throughout the year and some individual students-athletes were thrown in to various situations and had to learn on the fly. I will likely post more later but I wanted to relay some information right away.
We will be having a meeting after school today in the Ag room to cover a few of these topics. One of the things that will be discussed include equipment check-in. I would like to get as much checked in this week as possible. One of the things that will help make check-in go smoothly, please bring ALL of your equipment at one time for check-in. It makes it a challenge for us as coaches if someone brings us their helmet one day, 1 knee pad the next, one jersey, etc. Please gather all the equipment so that we can get everything checked off at one time.
Upcoming posts will include Hudl usage, obtaining copies of films, highlights, off-season work-out requests.
Have a great day and thanks for all of the support from parents and others during the season.
Joel R. Miller
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Nebraska Lutheran Week: Schedule Changes, Thank You's, and Moving On
As I sit here on Sunday night, I have just a few items that I wanted to post for parents, players and supporters of the Hampton Football Program. My last post got a little bit lengthy so I'll do my best to get right to the point.
Schedule Changes:
This week presents quite a few challenges to work around. Many of which are out of my control. First of all, the Junior High Football team gets to play its first home game of the season on Monday. Due to the fact that it takes a little bit more man-power to host a JH game, many of the varsity players will be asked to help out with the game by running the clock, being chain-gang, water boys, etc. we will not be able to start our varsity practice until after the game gets over. I'm hoping that it will conclude around 5 or 5:15. Those players that are not helping should be able to stay and get help with schoolwork after school and possibly complete their homework. My goal is to have most varsity players dressed and ready to go for practice at 5:00. They will get warmed up, stretched, and ready to go on their own so that when the coaches complete their work with the JH game, we can get right to practice. Practice will be shortened some as we will have to shuffle some things around and deviate from our normal weekly routine.
Tuesday should be more like a "normal" day with practice right after school starting at 4.
Wednesday is a 2:00 dismissal due to Parent-Teacher Conferences going from 4-9pm. We will start practice as soon as the boys get dressed out after school and Coach Klute will finish the last part of practice while Coach Ediger and myself prepare for conferences. I'm looking forward to visiting with as many parents as possible during conferences about your son's work in my classroom.
There is no school Thursday due to all day teacher inservice. we will begin our pre-game practice routine at the normal time of 4 on Thursday.
Friday we will take on Nebraska Lutheran at 7pm in Hampton. Please come and show your support to these young men that continue each week to improve themselves and make the Hampton Hawks even better.
Thank You's
I wanted to share out that I really appreciate the positive comments that I got from different parents last week concerning some of the issues that I had to deal with. I appreciate your support and hope to continue to provide a program with rules and structure to help these young men to grow, learn from their mistakes, and mature. My hope is to be fair and consistent in all of my decisions.
Moving On:
As I told the team after the loss at Meridian, that was not the direction I expected that game to go. I think each game (win or lose) provides our team an opportunity to get better. There is nothing we can do about the past outcomes of games but we can learn from our past to improve our future. Nebraska Lutheran will be another quality opponent which we must respect. We as a team have to also believer in ourselves to be a quality team, work hard this week, listen to the coaching staff as they build a game plan and above all, execute for 4 quarters on Friday night.
Life is not always fair. Those that are able to handle adversity will rise to the top in life and be successful.
Schedule Changes:
This week presents quite a few challenges to work around. Many of which are out of my control. First of all, the Junior High Football team gets to play its first home game of the season on Monday. Due to the fact that it takes a little bit more man-power to host a JH game, many of the varsity players will be asked to help out with the game by running the clock, being chain-gang, water boys, etc. we will not be able to start our varsity practice until after the game gets over. I'm hoping that it will conclude around 5 or 5:15. Those players that are not helping should be able to stay and get help with schoolwork after school and possibly complete their homework. My goal is to have most varsity players dressed and ready to go for practice at 5:00. They will get warmed up, stretched, and ready to go on their own so that when the coaches complete their work with the JH game, we can get right to practice. Practice will be shortened some as we will have to shuffle some things around and deviate from our normal weekly routine.
Tuesday should be more like a "normal" day with practice right after school starting at 4.
Wednesday is a 2:00 dismissal due to Parent-Teacher Conferences going from 4-9pm. We will start practice as soon as the boys get dressed out after school and Coach Klute will finish the last part of practice while Coach Ediger and myself prepare for conferences. I'm looking forward to visiting with as many parents as possible during conferences about your son's work in my classroom.
There is no school Thursday due to all day teacher inservice. we will begin our pre-game practice routine at the normal time of 4 on Thursday.
Friday we will take on Nebraska Lutheran at 7pm in Hampton. Please come and show your support to these young men that continue each week to improve themselves and make the Hampton Hawks even better.
Thank You's
I wanted to share out that I really appreciate the positive comments that I got from different parents last week concerning some of the issues that I had to deal with. I appreciate your support and hope to continue to provide a program with rules and structure to help these young men to grow, learn from their mistakes, and mature. My hope is to be fair and consistent in all of my decisions.
Moving On:
As I told the team after the loss at Meridian, that was not the direction I expected that game to go. I think each game (win or lose) provides our team an opportunity to get better. There is nothing we can do about the past outcomes of games but we can learn from our past to improve our future. Nebraska Lutheran will be another quality opponent which we must respect. We as a team have to also believer in ourselves to be a quality team, work hard this week, listen to the coaching staff as they build a game plan and above all, execute for 4 quarters on Friday night.
Life is not always fair. Those that are able to handle adversity will rise to the top in life and be successful.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Meridian Week Thoughts: Be a STUDENT-athlete!
So far, this season has been a challenging one. In fact, each season is a challenging one as they all create different obstacles and hurdles along the way. That is one of the joys of teaching and coaching is that there is always something different to try and conquer each and every day.
As I write this, I think of the challenges facing this football team this week. Things like:
Injuries
Number of FB players on the down-list
Members of the football team misbehaving in the classroom.
At the end of each practice, I always try and provide announcements on upcoming events, bus departure times, encouragement to ice, stretch and see the trainer, etc. Many times, I stress the importance of being a STUDENT Athlete. This week, it seems to be a continuous speech. Our football team has got to understand that STUDENT comes before Athlete for a reason. Students just need to do the following:
1. Show up for Class on Time!
2. Sit down and listen to the teacher whether you like them or not and do what they say
3. Don't screw around with other classmates verbally or physically in class
4. Make sure to record ALL assignments and complete them by the due date.
5. Ask for help from the teacher when you begin to struggle in the class, don't wait till its too late!
These seem like 5 simple rules to follow. Teachers are in a position to help students learn. Students have to do their part in order for learning to happen. Members of a team, need to do their part to make sure all members of the team are getting to class on time, listening, completing homework, etc.
This past week, I have had conversations with multiple parents concerning students' grades and their ability to participate in the sport of Football. I've also had conversations with parents concerning classroom behavior issues which have lead to suspensions from this Friday's game. I've learned that coaching is about a lot more then designing X's and O's and scouting opponents films and that has rang true this week. Coaching provides me an opportunity and a platform in which to help STUDENT Athletes grow. Sometimes the lessons are hard and difficult to enforce but needed for the well-being of not just the reputation of the program, but the betterment of the individual football player.
For those parents that read this, please visit with your STUDENT Athlete and encourage them to follow those 5 simple steps to have success in the classroom. Success in the classroom will lead to success on the athletic fields and ultimately ensure that your child will be successful in life.
For those STUDENT Athletes that read this, please do the following so I can see you on the field on Friday nights with your teammates!
1. Show up for Class on Time!
2. Sit down and listen to the teacher whether you like them or not and do what they say
3. Don't screw around with other classmates verbally or physically in class
4. Make sure to record ALL assignments and complete them by the due date.
5. Ask for help from the teacher when you begin to struggle in the class, don't wait till its too late!
Go Hawks!!!!
Coach Miller
As I write this, I think of the challenges facing this football team this week. Things like:
Injuries
Number of FB players on the down-list
Members of the football team misbehaving in the classroom.
At the end of each practice, I always try and provide announcements on upcoming events, bus departure times, encouragement to ice, stretch and see the trainer, etc. Many times, I stress the importance of being a STUDENT Athlete. This week, it seems to be a continuous speech. Our football team has got to understand that STUDENT comes before Athlete for a reason. Students just need to do the following:
1. Show up for Class on Time!
2. Sit down and listen to the teacher whether you like them or not and do what they say
3. Don't screw around with other classmates verbally or physically in class
4. Make sure to record ALL assignments and complete them by the due date.
5. Ask for help from the teacher when you begin to struggle in the class, don't wait till its too late!
These seem like 5 simple rules to follow. Teachers are in a position to help students learn. Students have to do their part in order for learning to happen. Members of a team, need to do their part to make sure all members of the team are getting to class on time, listening, completing homework, etc.
This past week, I have had conversations with multiple parents concerning students' grades and their ability to participate in the sport of Football. I've also had conversations with parents concerning classroom behavior issues which have lead to suspensions from this Friday's game. I've learned that coaching is about a lot more then designing X's and O's and scouting opponents films and that has rang true this week. Coaching provides me an opportunity and a platform in which to help STUDENT Athletes grow. Sometimes the lessons are hard and difficult to enforce but needed for the well-being of not just the reputation of the program, but the betterment of the individual football player.
For those parents that read this, please visit with your STUDENT Athlete and encourage them to follow those 5 simple steps to have success in the classroom. Success in the classroom will lead to success on the athletic fields and ultimately ensure that your child will be successful in life.
For those STUDENT Athletes that read this, please do the following so I can see you on the field on Friday nights with your teammates!
1. Show up for Class on Time!
2. Sit down and listen to the teacher whether you like them or not and do what they say
3. Don't screw around with other classmates verbally or physically in class
4. Make sure to record ALL assignments and complete them by the due date.
5. Ask for help from the teacher when you begin to struggle in the class, don't wait till its too late!
Go Hawks!!!!
Coach Miller
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)