SPRING WEIGHT LIFTING GRADES

FIGHT GONE BAD

APRIL 1 2010

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

Here is the results from Fight Gone Bad this morning:

1.) Gus Shockley 394
2.) Coach Shockley 343
3.) Josh Shockley 322
*Obviously the dad told the boys they were not to lose
4.) Conner Wetherington 320
5.) Tanner Rogers 312
6.) DJ Curl 310
7.) Matthew Cathy 306
8.) Coach Gess 306
9.) Cody Rush 304
10.) Coach Carrera 292
11.) Bryson Durden 284
12.) Jackson West 278
13.) Meat Connelly 273
14.) Andrew Spann 268
15.) Brandon Barrett 252
16.) Cole Dent 243
17.) Caleb Lavigne 242
18.) John Tatum 240
19.) Ryan Crawford 234
20.) Matthew Moore 232
21.) Dalton Etheridge 231
22.) Kevin Martin 224
23.) John Shoemaker 222
24.) Steven Nail 216
25.) Alex J. 196
26.) Tyler Petty 191
27.) Davis Carrandi 186
28.) Bryce Rush 172

2nd WEIGHTLIFTING CYCLE

RISING FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORES

RISING SENIORS/JUNIORS

I want to make sure everyone understands these grades. They are very simple to calculate. I gave a grade for the second six week cycle at the front and then at the end I gave the final year average as I averaged the 1st six week cycle grade with the 2nd six week cycle grade. All I do is subtract points from 100 for a missed lift. At ELCA, we believe in being the best we possible can be and giving perfect effort. I can't let perfect effort come out of my mouth and not have a measuring tool to track perfect effort. I try to come up with every way possible to make kids want to give perfect effort. This is just another tool. Kids want to be at their best. I like to have concrete evidence to show them whether they are training to be their best. For those guys averaging around 100--win or lose, they know they have done everything in their power to be the best they can be.

I have not been keeping grades of the rising freshman to date except for the three that have been coming everyday. However, once we get back from Winter break I will keep track of their grades. Since this cylce was actually only 5 weeks, I took off 5 points for a missed lift. I gave anyone who came up to lift on Martin Luther Kind Day an extra three points.

As your kids get stronger, the importance of eating right becomes even more important. Below I have a simple plan to eat to gain muscle. I'm not looking for kids to get fat. I want them to put on muscle!

I don't necessarily believe that having a season where not losing a game is the goal. But I most certainly do believe in having a season (year) where training to not lose the game is the goal. In life we are going to lose but we only become losers once we have quit training for and expecting VICTORY!

GETTING STRONGER MADE SIMPLE

In the past I have set down and come up with some very complicated eating formulas that will help kids get stronger and gain mass. The older I get the more I realize we have to keep things simple. If we overload you with data and information it is just as bad as not giving you anything. So here is my attempt to make this simple—you just have to help your son be diligent.

THINGS YOU MUST DO:

1.) Get 7-8 hours of sleep a night and rest on the weekends.
2.) They must workout hard when it is time to workout. Attitude and Intensity are everything!
3.) They must eat right.

Very simple plan! When kids are in season we make them lift 40 minutes 3 times a week and this will work. When kids are not in season we go 5 times a week for 40 minutes. Really, I cannot imagine why this is not possible.

Kids need to be eating all day long. It’s simple. The most important meal of the day is breakfast. They need eggs, milk, toast, cereal, bacon, ham/sausage/chicken biscuits, juice (any combination). They need a big peanut butter sandwich or 2 about 10AM. They need to eat a big lunch. They need to have milk in the refrigerator here so they can drink 16 oz of milk after they workout. They need a big dinner. Give them a big bowl of ice cream right before bed. If they want to put on weight…double everything I said.

There it is guys…getting stronger and bigger made simple. Now, as in all things…they just have to do it.

JANUARY 11th --- CHARGER FOOTBALL UPDATE

Time is flying! Our first 6 week lifting cycle since the end of football season is over and we have the grades above if you click on the charts. You can click on it and see where your son is and what he is doing. The grading is real simple. You get one point for coming to lift. You got .5 a point for being on vacation and communicating that to me. If they didn't show up and lift than they didn't get a point. There were 30 opportunities to lift. So it was minus 3 points out of 100 for each lift missed. If somone was on vacation, they actually received half credit for a lift. The grade of 90 is an A. Obviously getting an A for the entire year will mean something. However, I will not reveal what that is until August.

It was difficult for people to earn an A with the two week christmas break in between. However 24 athletes managed to do it. We had 11 8th and 9th graders make it which means parents have sacrificed in getting their kids up here. We have started the new 6 week cycle and I will take those grades and average them with the grades for the next 6 week cycle. Anyone scoring 100 this second week cycle will automatically get their final score bumped up 2 points. So if you made a 75 last 6 weeks and score 100 this 6 weeks you will have a 90 year average.

We will continue to push and demand excellence. I hope that you do the same at home. Our lift times are 6AM, 6:45 AM (for in season athletes), 1st period, 4th period, 7th period, and 3:20 after school. In season athletes must lift 3 times. Out of season must lift 5. All require is 45 minutes a sesson. We will provide your child with the opportunity to get better and become a better athlete. It is up to them to seize the opportunities.

THIS IS ELCA CHARGER FOOTBALL--we will be the hardest working and most diligent team in the country!

JANUARY 5th -- CHARGER FOOTBALL UPDATE

W = WIN V = VACATION OR CHURCH CAMP L = LOSS

I am very proud of the fact we have through 5 weeks of training, 22 kids that have had perfect attendance without an L. That means, all through break they did not miss one single day. Remember the requirements were at least three days per week during christmas break. If kids communicated with me and I knew they were out of town I gave them a V instead of an L. Your son might have worked out at home or somewhere else but they must communicate with me and let me know. For 22 kids to not miss and get an L during weeks of exams and christmas break shows tremendous determination. Sometimes I wonder if we ask too much and then 22 kids make sacrifices. I also want to thank some of the parents who require their kids be up here. Alot of times they aren't going to want to come up here and work. Nobody likes to wake up in the mornings. Thank goodness for you guys who know it is important to teach discipline and doing those things which we do not like to do! Let's continue to get everyone on board!

Kids desire to be great. We all desire to excel at the things we do...however, we must teach them they have to work for it. It does not happen wihtout sacrifice. If I want to lead an obedient Christian life than I have to make sacrifices. I have to get up in the morning before I want to and get in the Word and spend time with the Lord in prayer. It is the same way to excel in sports and academics. I must get up and go to work daily! I must make sacrifices.

It is never to late to get back on track. In the same way it is never too late to start to pursue an obedient life with Jesus Christ, it is never too late to start to give perfect effort as an athlete and a student.

WORKOUT ATTENDANCE CHART

RISING 11th - 12th GRADE_________________RISING 9th-10th GRADE

I will upload the chart each week so you can see what is going on. I think we have some dedicated guys and I am real proud of them. Remember the weight room is open next week Monday through Thursday from 8-11am--They can workout anytime.