Thank you to everybody who was involved and attended our spring football showcase last Saturday. What a great way to end spring football! As we wrap up off-season football and approach summer workouts we've had numerous newcomers to the program including a few transfers and our incoming freshman athletes. I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the foundations of our vision.

"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18

Since we’ve been meeting for the last few months our athletes know our vision is to LOVE, LEAD & COMPETE. I’ve had three things on my mind when thinking about the programs overall vision.

1) Start with the end in mind

If our athletes carry out the vision of our football program, they will transform into individuals who care about the person they are. Not only the person they currently are but also the person they will become down the road, especially when they become husbands and fathers. The belief and hope that this will happen is the very core of teaching our athletes to Love, lead and compete.

2) Clearly communicated and simplified path

Our vision is clear cut and to the point. Although what were asking our athletes to achieve is not easy (characteristics of how to love, be a selfless leader and compete with great work ethic) they will always know what we are asking of them. The decision to carry it out is up to the individual self.

3) We want changed hearts not blind obedience

The day will come, like all parents know, when their children will leave the house and transform into a young adult who has to make their own decisions. Obviously parents want their kids to make smart choices. If choices are always made for kids without teaching them the why behind the choices, we’ll have blind obedience not changed hearts. Our football program does not only consist of learning football plays, hitting the weight room and running sprints. We also include classroom sessions where we talk about things other than football. We will have guest speakers. And we will take every chance we can get to carry out our vision and teach our kids what it practically means to love, lead and compete.

Once again, remember..."Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18