Our goal is to help develop young men by providing an environment where they will have funand develop the values of sportsmanship, teamwork, commitment and hard work. We encourage family involvement while acting as consistent and caring male role models.

The following are not suggestions they are how as coaches we will act as role models and Braves Coaches.

• Be organized. Have your practices and drills planned out, written out and timed. Be efficient with our time, keep it short. Change drills often.
• Make sure your player information sheets and release forms are in your possession at all Braves events.
• Speak with confidence and purpose.
• Get your kids plenty of water breaks. Take no chances with heat exhaustion.
• No need to have helmets on when doing cals, or chalk talks, keep the kids cool.
• Take no chances with health issues, if necessary, call parent, evacuate or call for ambulance. Keep all asthma inhalers in one location.
• Have drills with group sizes 5-10, no larger and 10 minutes or less. Keep calisthenics and agility drills to an absolute minimum (no more than 10 minutes). Sprints should be kept to a minimum as well, run plays out, play Hawaiian rules football or play tag to get the conditioning in. Do lots of fit and freeze drills, keep live scrimmaging to a minimum.
• Keep live tackling drills limited to smaller spaces. We do not want 10-yard cushions for high-speed ramming type drills.
• Review in depth safe and sure blocking and tackling techniques with the head up to lessen the possibility of neck and head injuries.
• Read the warning sticker on the helmet to all players every practice the first week in pads.
• Be positive, simile and enthusiastically encourage your players.
• Be consistent, set parameters and don’t let your players go outside them.
• Encourage overt sportsmanship at every turn.
• Encourage teamwork.
• Do not touch a player when we appear angry.
• Do not use any abusive or foul language.
• Do not smoke, dip or drink alcohol in front of any players or parents.
• Safety is our first concern; medical kits will be issued to each team.
• All players must play in the game with the exception of the playoffs. A minimum standard will not be enforced, but we do shoot for a minimum of 16 plays a game.  Any violation of this rule will result in suspension and or permanent expulsion.
• We do not want any Braves team to win by more than 4 touchdowns if we can help it.
• Call timeout and put in wholesale second offense or defense in immediately for one series when ahead by 3 touchdowns. Substitute freely.
• Have 3rd string QB and running backs ready to play for above situations.
• Do not blitz, pass, have star players handle the ball or run trick plays when up by 4 touchdowns or more, except for first series after half.
• Do not run outside or pass when up by 5 touchdowns or more.
• Put players in unfamiliar positions when a “slaughter” is on to keep the scores reasonable and guarantee fumbles to the other team.
• When ahead comfortably late in the game, do not call timeouts, absolutely do not pass or call blitzes and stay inbounds and run the clock out. Don’t sub a star or big player back in late in the game. Kneel to run out the last few ticks if you are close to the goal line.
• No arguing with officials or opposing coaches. Only talk to officials to clarify the number of the player committing the foul, asking for amount of time left or timeouts and clarifying any “Special” League Rules, never a judgment call ever. Any coach that is tossed from a game will be fired.
• No parents on the sidelines except for coaches, control the crowd.
• Restrain any problem parents by asking them to tone it down. Next warning, tell them their child will be removed from the game if they do not tone it down. Next step remove the player if necessary. Put the player back in when the guardian leaves the field. Have a board member help, if needed.
• Refer any guardian or coach complaints to the President or any Board Member.
• Retrieve equipment from expelled or players that quit immediately!
• Report any rules violations to the President or any Board member present.
• All coaches must be approved by the President in advance, absolutely no exceptions.
• They must fill out paperwork, pass the background check, attend clinics prior to them working with any player.

I agree to abide by the above guidelines as a condition of Coaching for the Braves.

I can be terminated at any time, with or without cause and will have no remedy or review.

I agree to accept whatever actions the Board feels is appropriate and agree to hold harmless the Braves Organization, its Board Members and coaches for any wrongdoing or acts of negligence.

I agree to resolve any issue directly with the Board of coaching staff and not in court of law.

I acknowledge that I will be a role model, that players will take their cue from me.

I agree to act in a way that is honorable. While the goal is to play well, the primary goal is the uplifting and proper training of young men.