Packaging is March 24, 2010 at the Paton-Churdan Community School Building
What can 13 cents buy? Not too much these days, but it will buy a meal to help fight hunger across the world. Kids Against Hunger is an ecumenical opportunity for Middle School and High School students to make a difference side by side with a little sweat equity. The mission of Kids Against Hunger, a humanitarian food-aid organization, is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the USA and to feed starving children throughout the world. Last year 71,280 meals were packaged at a cost of around $9800. Most of the food went to Honduras and some went to Haiti. Now, more than ever, food is needed. For 2010, our goal is to package 75,000 meals at a cost of $10,250. The packaging will take place on March 24th at the school in Churdan. Donations can be sent to St. Joseph’s Parish Center, c/o Shannon Duffy, 501 N Locust, Jefferson IA 50129. Please make checks payable to St. Joseph’s with Kids Against Hunger (KAH) noted in the memo. With questions, contact Wendy Pittman at 386-2514 or w2pittman@netins.net
Amazing Video
Do you have an amazing sports video or just something you are really proud of? Send it to us. We will post on our website and vote on the best one. We will chose 1 winner each month and gift certificates will be the prize. Continue to send the video’s in, surprise gift certificates at any given moment.
What is Important to You? Why are YOU coaching?
These are questions parents and youth coaches should be asking before they are accepted as a coach. If you think about it, we are just teaching these kids what we believe. So why? Why do you want to coach? After you answer this question then you know what you are trying to do. Then, you can better explain to your team why you are coaching. If you can’t answer kids and look at them in the face and tell them honestly why you are coaching, you need to step back and figure it out before you even step on the mat,floor,field.
Have you ever heard the song, “Dad…I have been a watchin’ you…” If you haven’t, you need to listen to the words and realize that kids are always watching us..even when we coach. Leading by example is taken so lightly these days.
Morrie Adams is one of the greatest minds in the athletic world. He does mental training for the University of Iowa wrestling team. As some of you may know, Iowa has been one the greatest wrestling programs. Morrie talked about a couple that brought their High School wrestler in for a session. They started telling Morrie that little “Johnnie” was acting pretty scared on the wrestling mat. Morrie asked them to videotape Johnnie’s Mom the next time Johnnie wrestled instead of Johnnie. The tape proved to be true that Johnnie’s Mom was acting just as scared in the stands during the wrestling match. Morrie told the mother that if she is acting scared in the stands, how do you suppose Johnnie is going to act?
So, if you are in your yard and yell, SNAKE, SNAKE and start running, do you think your child will hang behind and pick up the snake? NO, they are going to run also.
God Made Everyone To Be Above Average!
Thanks,
Doug Whipple
SWIM MEET TIMES
We attended our first swim meet last night and got to talking about times and splits. We have friends that have said they have searched looking for swim times and there is nothing. Wondering your opinions on this and if you would enjoy knowing times from around your area in different events. Let us know your thoughts. Even for a first meet, saw a lot of great times!
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As we look back over the past few years, it is easy to see organized sports becoming available at a much younger age. While Little League Softball and Baseball go back several years, they now have more company with the likes of tackle football leagues, basketball and wrestling to name just a few. As a high school coach and a parent of young athletes, I can see how towns feel these programs are necessary at younger ages to keep high school sports competitive. However, I think there are two things which need to be kept in mind when coaching younger athletes: keep a working relationship with the high school coaches and make sure to make it fun for the kids.
If you are coaching youth in your town, you need to realize you are preparing them for their junior high and high school coaches. It is important you let them have a say in what you are coaching the young athletes. Even though you might think you are teaching them the best technique or correct way to do a drill, it might not be something they will ever do again as they get older. I would sit down with your local junior high/high school staff and have them give you some ideas on what/how to teach the younger athletes. There are several drills which can be taught at the younger age which they will continue to do all the way thru high school. If they can learn these drills or techniques at an early age, it will make them more successful as they get older. If you are coaching younger athletes, don’t be afraid to ask your local high school coaches for help. Coaches are always willing to help whenever they have time.
Secondly, as Coach Brands mentioned in his web-cast, you need to make sure and keep things fun for the kids. Although we often get caught up in winning and losing, we need to remember it is more important to learn good fundamentals and technique first and the rest will take care of itself. I have seen to many times as a coach were athletes will not go out in high school due to the fact they were burnt out as a young child. As a coach we need to make the experience of playing at a young age fun and stay positive when talking to them. They are going to make mistakes just like we do as adults and there is no reason to be demeaning to them because they will always remember their first experience and you need to make sure it is an enjoyable one.
