Husband 29 years, and proud father to Jacob, Charlie and Natalie. Retired PE Teacher, Head Football Coach. Buffalo State Football 1988-92
Gasport, NY
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It's Sectional Semifinal week in WNY! 🏈
Who will punch their ticket to the Championships? Let us know your predictions
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Barker/Roy-Hart will host Portville in a Class C sectional quarterfinal game on Friday orleanshub.com/barker-roy-ha…
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Barker/Roy-Hart seeks win at Alden Friday to clinch a tie for C North Division title orleanshub.com/barker-roy-ha…
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“Everybody knows who the leaders are.”
Curt Cignetti said he has never voted for captains.
The longer I coached, the more I understood exactly what he meant.
Some years we had captains. Some years we didn’t. We selected them differently depending on the team.
But I also saw choosing captains create more problems than it solved.
So when coaches would ask me, “What if we pick the wrong captains?”
My answer became pretty simple:
Then don’t pick them.
Develop ALL of your leaders.
Build collective leadership.
Give kids opportunities to lead without needing a title.
Because Cignetti is right.
Your players know who the leaders are.
Your coaches know.
Your locker room knows.
Leadership rises to the top.
You don’t need a “C” on your chest to lead.
And giving someone the title of captain doesn’t suddenly make them a leader.
Sometimes it just gives the wrong person more influence.
That can be dangerous.
Develop everyone as leaders.
Then let leadership emerge. 🔥
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Here's the link to this week's NYSSWA football rankings: tinyurl.com/football-wk-03
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Register for fall sports by SUNDAY, AUGUST 9th! Click on the Arbiter/Family ID link on the BarkerCSD website.
barkercsd.net/p/~board/athle…
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Modified and Varsity Football 🏈
Shuttle Transportation Information
Starting Monday August 17th
Daily Shuttle for Drop Off and Pick Up from Roy-Hart HS to Barker Turf Field
2:45pm Departure Time - Roy-Hart HS
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Students remember more when they write it down on paper. Not type it. Not screenshot it. Write it!
The act of writing slows students down, adds tactile feedback, and helps lock it into memory.
Yes Sir!!! 👇👇👇👇
Peyton Manning shares what separated the best leaders he played with.
"The best teams I played on - our best players practiced the hardest every day. They set the example every day."
"They were sitting in meetings, taking notes, paying attention. Our young players are like, 'Holy cow - this is how they do it here. I'm gonna take notes. I'm gonna pay attention.'"
Culture is caught, not taught.
The best players lead by example. They set the standard and everyone else rises to meet it.
"When we got on the practice field - full speed. Taking snaps full speed. Walk-throughs. Everybody's intense. Calling audibles like it's a game."
"Talented players that are unselfish and set the example in the building as to what it's gonna take - that's critical."
The best players don't just perform on game day.
They set the standard every single day in the building.
That's how culture gets built.
(🎥 Notre Dame)
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