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Courage does not always roar.
Sometimes it is a quiet voice at the end of
the day, saying…”I will try again tomorrow.”
Mary Anne Radmacher
The only things that stand
between a person and what they
want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it’s
possible.
Rich Devos
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Friday June 27 2008 @ 02:06PM CDT) |
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Untitled
Making a Difference
 Meet Coach John Stephens, Head Football Coach for the Ware County High School Gators in Waycross, Georgia. Stephens has been making a difference in the lives of young people for most of his life, and continues to follow his passion for football and coaching. The Gators were the 2007 State AAAA Runners-up with a final score of 14-20 against the Northside Warner Robins Eagles.
Over 43 years ago John Stephens decided he wanted to be a football coach, and that is what he's been busily pursuing ever since. According to his wife, he coaches "probably because he looks at everyone and everything and sees what he hopes for and what SHOULD or COULD be more strongly than he looks at what IS. Maybe he's just never grown up…but whatever it is, he is simply 'magic' with kids."
Stephens cannot remember when he wasn't a WORLD customer. He says "World Sporting Goods' training equipment is so practical….there are no gimmicks. Not only does their equipment LOOK good, it is functional."
Coach Stephens is optimistic about the 2008 season, with many key players returning:
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Wednesday June 18 2008 @ 02:23PM CDT) |
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The Psychology
of Football Coaching
By Coach S. "Chuck" Myers
Football coaching is
psychological. It involves motivating,
disciplining, teaching, and caring. If you are lucky, you will have
very
talented athletes who thus far have relied on their natural
talents—speed,
agility, size—but who, because they are gifted, may be undisciplined
and not
have much of a work ethic. Often, you will have less talented athletes
who may
need help in areas such as persistence and self-confidence. You can be
sure you
will have a wide range of personalities to deal with and win over.
Passion
Regardless of
the talent of your players and your level of
football, one of the most important traits you can show is passion:
passion for
your players and passion for the game that they are playing and that
you are
coaching. Passion consists of excitement, devotion, love, involvement,
attention, and—very important—energy
transfer. If you truly have passion for the game of football, your
players
will see that in you, and your energy and enthusiasm will be
contagious. If you
don’t have passion for football, you’re in the wrong profession. If
your
enthusiasm for your job is waning a bit, think about the fact that
hundreds of
guys are driving home tonight past football fields and dreaming of
being you.
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Thursday June 12 2008 @ 01:35PM CDT) |
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Coach_John_Williams_BarstowYouth
Meet Coach
John
Tex Williams
from Barstow,
Ca. - Winner of World’s October, 2007 Equipment Giveaway
and $1,000 in
training
equipment from World Sporting Goods, Inc.
Coach
Williams has been
coaching
football for over 22 years, including Youth, High School, Junior
College and
Semi
Pro Football teams. He has a GREAT love of the game, and after
coaching Semi-Pro for the past 2
years, recently decided to
return to
Youth Football in Barstow, .
Feeling that is where it all begins, going back
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Thursday June 12 2008 @ 10:15AM CDT) |
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Post_Sr_Bowl_08
South
Wins 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl In Thriller
 Florida's Andre
Caldwell scores on game's final play and Georgia kicker Brandon
Coutu kicked
the extra point to give the South a 17-16 victory.
MOBILE, Ala. (January 26,
2008) -- In the most thrilling Under
Armour Senior Bowl finish in history and the first to be decided on the
game's
final play, Florida's Andre Caldwell scored on a two-yard touchdown run
as time
expired and Georgia kicker Brandon Coutu kicked the extra point to give
the
South a 17-16 victory.
Tennessee quarterback
Erik Ainge led the South on a 14-play, 86-yard drive in the game's
final 2:48
to give the South its first win in four years.
Tulane's Matt Forte was the
game's leading rusher with 59
yards and caught four passes for 38 yards,
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Thursday June 12 2008 @ 09:59AM CDT) |
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SeniorBowl08
The
59th Annual
Under Armour Senior Bowl
Saturday - January 26
(World Sporting
Goods continues to provide training equipment for the Senior Bowl for
over 32 years)
The future is here at the 59th annual Under
Armour Senior Bowl, as college football’s best will take their next
step to
becoming tomorrow’s NFL greats during another week in Mobile that will
be
attended by over 800 NFL coaches and top decision makers which make it
football’s premier pre-draft event!
College football’s best will take
their next step to becoming tomorrow’s NFL greats, all in front of a
sellout
crowd and a national television audience on January 26 in Mobile’s
Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
It’s a
one-of-a-kind event will cap
off one of the most important weeks in football, as the Senior Bowl
will once
again attract the nation’s best senior NFL Draft prospects and over 800
National Football League coaches, scouts and front office personnel to
the Port
City making it football’s premier pre-draft event.
In addition to
its importance to
the football world, the Senior Bowl is also a vital event for thousands
along
the Gulf Coast, as the Senior Bowl is a non-profit, charity event that
has
joined with Food World to create the highly-successful Food
World-Senior Bowl
Charitable Partnership, which has donated over $4.2 million to
charities
benefiting youth along the Gulf Coast.
The Senior Bowl
is also enjoying
its second year of its title sponsorship agreement with Under Armour,
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Wednesday June 11 2008 @ 03:18PM CDT) |
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U.S. Army All-American Bowl Sets Attendance Record
with 36,534 filling the Alamodome
for the Nation’s Premier All-American Game East defeats West 33-23; Terrelle Pryor Named MVP 
(San Antonio, Texas) January 5, 2008 — The U.S. Army All-American Bowl set an attendance record today with 36,534 filling the Alamodome to watch the nation’s premier All-American game, besting last year’s attendance of 35,151. In one of the Bowl’s most exciting games, the East squad defeated the West, 33-23, with Unanimous Player of the Year Terrelle Pryor leading the East with one rushing and one passing touchdown. Pryor was awarded the Pete Dawkins MVP Trophy honoring the Most Valuable Player of the game.
Notes & Quotes from Game Day:
-MVP of the game: Terrelle Pryor was named MVP of the game. Pryor threw for one touchdown and rushed for another. Overall, he threw for 76 yards and rushed for 79 more yards in leading the East.
-Record-breaking Attendance: The game set a new U.S. Army All-American Bowl attendance record with 36,534 filling the Alamodome, besting last year’s attendance of 35,151.
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Friday April 25 2008 @ 01:01PM CDT) |
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~ GREAT
FOOTBALL QUOTES ~
"At Georgia Southern, we
don't cheat. That costs money and we don't
have any." Erk Russell /
Georgia Southern.
"Football is only a game.
Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless,
Beat Texas." Sign seen on an
Arkansas church prior to last year's game.
"After you retire, there's
only one big event left .... and I ain't
ready for that." Bobby Bowden
/ Florida State
"The man who complains
about the way the ball bounces is likely to be
the one who dropped
it." Lou Holtz / Arkansas
"When you win, nothing
hurts." Joe Namath / Alabama
"Motivation is simple. You
eliminate those who are not motivated."
Lou Holtz / Arkansas
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Wednesday February 20 2008 @ 01:50PM CST) |
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DEFEND THE DOME
Have you been to an Atlanta Falcons' game at the Georgia Dome
lately? If so, then you may have seen or participated in the Defend the Dome
game, sponsored by FORD MOTORS. The Big Sam Pop-Ups were provided
by World Sporting Goods, Inc. Check it out:
 The
Defend the Dome
game is located on the Falcons Landing right outside the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta. Falcons landing is an excellent way for fans to have
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Posted by Mary Forrest
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(Monday February 18 2008 @ 03:30PM CST) |
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Coach_John_Williams_BarstowYouth
Meet Coach
John
Tex Williams
from Barstow,
Ca. - Winner of World’s October, 2007 Equipment Giveaway
and $1,000 in
training
equipment from World Sporting Goods, Inc.
Coach
Williams has been
coaching
football for over 22 years, including Youth, High School, Junior
College and
Semi
Pro Football teams. He has a GREAT love of the game, and after
coaching Semi-Pro for the past 2
years, recently decided to
return to
Youth Football in Barstow.
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Posted by Coach Marc Gibson
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(Wednesday February 06 2008 @ 04:39PM CST) |
Views: 73 |
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Mary,
Since I last spoke with you, after receiving our Pop-up Tackle Maker, we had a very successful season. We finished the regular season 9-1 and won the conference title (second time in three years)and advanced to the regional championship game where we lost 21-14 to the eventual state champion. We broke or tied 19 school records in the process, and five of our players were
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