The easiest way to get ahold of me is to call me on my work cell at (619) 980-4159. I work for the San Diego Police Department so don't be shocked when I answer the phone by saying, "Field Training, this is Officer Dailey".
I also carry a Department PDA and I get all my e-mails 24/7 (Well , I put it on vibrate at night). You can e-mail me at ldailey@pd.sandiego.gov .
I will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. If your question is a noteworthy subject, I will pass onto other parents via this Blog.
There are two items I or any coach on the PHHS Football staff will not discuss. It is my philosophy, and the philosophy of my boss, Coach Martinez, not to discuss play calling. The coaches are the ones to break down game film, set a game plan on Saturday mornings, put together a practice schedule and implement those plans on the practice field. The play calling will be the job of the coaches.
The second item is playing time. If there is a question about playing time, I want the player to talk to his individual coach and open a dialog on what needs to be done to get on the field. I want the players to be accountable for what needs to be done. Several players have taken the initiative and sought advice/individual coaching before practice to make them better players.
My philosophy as the Head Coach of the PHHS Freshman team is to play as many players as we possibly can. There can only be 11 players on the field at one time and we have 81 players. We can all do the math on that problem. But I can assure you we will make every effort to play every player that earned the right to play through their hard work at practice.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Building Men for Others
Back in 2002, I was watching the HBO Sports Magazine 'Real Sports' with Bryant Gumbel. I watched a segment about coaching high school football that changed the way I coached and the way I approached my personal and professional lives.
The video featured a high school football coach by the name of Joe Ehrmann, who was a former DT for the Baltimore Colts back in the 70's. What he preached to his players was something unique and different...to love each other. Yes, football players loving one another!
The premise is to build a community of men that care for and take care of each other. These are words I preach on a daily basis to our young men. I talk to them about false masculinity and what really matters in life, Faith, Family, School and Football.
You folks will hear us making the following exchange: "What's the coaches job?" The players respond, "To love us." I will ask, "What's the player's job?" And the response is, "To love each other!" And they get it!
Not once has anybody trashed talked to another player, been disrespectful to a fellow player or coach or used profanity. On the contrary, our players play hard, hit hard, encourage and motivate each other all under the name of love.
Our success will not be measured in wins and losses this year. Our success will be measured 5 to 10 years after our young men graduate. The measure is what kind of loving son they become, what kind of loving husband and father they become and how productive a member of society they become. That is my goal for our young men.
I used this Building Men for Others in 2003 when I was the Head JV Coach at Bishop's and it worked. The players took care of each other, they supported each other, they built a community and more important, they loved each other!
I joined Coach Martinez at Southwest High School in 2006. Southwest HS is located 1 mile north of Mexico and it had many of the problems associated with many inner city schools. (Drugs, gangs, lack of attendance and productivity at school, single parent homes, etc.) When I introduced 'Building Men for Others' to the players, some looked at me weird. But the more I spoke about it, the more the players understood. Even the most hard core gangster on my team separated himself from the gang element and came up to me and said, "Coach, I love you. Thank you for loving me."
Needless to say, I knew I was on the right path. I have attached the video of that show to this blog. Please take a look for yourself and watch the video.
URL=http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e70dfa5d0fbdeef32102
The video featured a high school football coach by the name of Joe Ehrmann, who was a former DT for the Baltimore Colts back in the 70's. What he preached to his players was something unique and different...to love each other. Yes, football players loving one another!
The premise is to build a community of men that care for and take care of each other. These are words I preach on a daily basis to our young men. I talk to them about false masculinity and what really matters in life, Faith, Family, School and Football.
You folks will hear us making the following exchange: "What's the coaches job?" The players respond, "To love us." I will ask, "What's the player's job?" And the response is, "To love each other!" And they get it!
Not once has anybody trashed talked to another player, been disrespectful to a fellow player or coach or used profanity. On the contrary, our players play hard, hit hard, encourage and motivate each other all under the name of love.
Our success will not be measured in wins and losses this year. Our success will be measured 5 to 10 years after our young men graduate. The measure is what kind of loving son they become, what kind of loving husband and father they become and how productive a member of society they become. That is my goal for our young men.
I used this Building Men for Others in 2003 when I was the Head JV Coach at Bishop's and it worked. The players took care of each other, they supported each other, they built a community and more important, they loved each other!
I joined Coach Martinez at Southwest High School in 2006. Southwest HS is located 1 mile north of Mexico and it had many of the problems associated with many inner city schools. (Drugs, gangs, lack of attendance and productivity at school, single parent homes, etc.) When I introduced 'Building Men for Others' to the players, some looked at me weird. But the more I spoke about it, the more the players understood. Even the most hard core gangster on my team separated himself from the gang element and came up to me and said, "Coach, I love you. Thank you for loving me."
Needless to say, I knew I was on the right path. I have attached the video of that show to this blog. Please take a look for yourself and watch the video.
URL=http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e70dfa5d0fbdeef32102
Monday, August 24, 2009
M.I.A.
We were missing 7 players today at practice. We are making preparations for Mission Bay and it is tough when a player does not make it to practice.
Out of the 7 players, only one called in an notified me of an injury he sustained last week. Another one showed up at the end of practice and was injured while 'rough housing' with his cousins. That leaves 5 players unaccounted for. One was a starter and he lost his starting job to somebody else.
I leave it to each player to be accountable and all it takes is for them to call me and let me know their reason for missing practice. If there is an injury that required medical attention, I urge the player to bring me a Doctor's note releasing them back to full contact football. If it's a family matter, please let me know. Some players feel a sprained finger is cause to miss practice...
I ask that players be responsible and call me if they are going to miss practice. It's what all of us should do when calling in sick to our boss. Not showing up and not calling in is unacceptable. I can be reached at (619) 980-4159.
Out of the 7 players, only one called in an notified me of an injury he sustained last week. Another one showed up at the end of practice and was injured while 'rough housing' with his cousins. That leaves 5 players unaccounted for. One was a starter and he lost his starting job to somebody else.
I leave it to each player to be accountable and all it takes is for them to call me and let me know their reason for missing practice. If there is an injury that required medical attention, I urge the player to bring me a Doctor's note releasing them back to full contact football. If it's a family matter, please let me know. Some players feel a sprained finger is cause to miss practice...
I ask that players be responsible and call me if they are going to miss practice. It's what all of us should do when calling in sick to our boss. Not showing up and not calling in is unacceptable. I can be reached at (619) 980-4159.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
New Blog Site
Well hello Patriot Family. This is my first attempt at a Blog so please excuse me while I fumble my way through this.
I needed a vehicle to pass information onto parents of the Freshman Football Team at Patrick Henry High School. Making a Blog seemed liked the easiest way of doing so.
Practice this week will be changed due to 'band camp'. I can't help but think of this one time, when I was in 'Band Camp'... But that is another story. Our practices will be 4:30 to 7:00 pm on the Baseball Field this Monday and Tuesday (8/24 and 8/25). Wednesday and Thursday (8/26 and 8/27) practices will be at the same time in the stadium.
Friday's scrimmage against Mission Bay will be in our stadium at 2:00 pm. I hope you will all be able to attend and cheer our young men on.
I am amazed at the number of young men that have come out for freshman football, 81 so far. And there is a good likelihood more will want to come out once school starts. My philosophy is this...I'm not going to turn anyone away. Because if they are not involved in an after school activity, then they will be involved is something else.
This is just a start and I will be posting more as we go on.
LeRoy
I needed a vehicle to pass information onto parents of the Freshman Football Team at Patrick Henry High School. Making a Blog seemed liked the easiest way of doing so.
Practice this week will be changed due to 'band camp'. I can't help but think of this one time, when I was in 'Band Camp'... But that is another story. Our practices will be 4:30 to 7:00 pm on the Baseball Field this Monday and Tuesday (8/24 and 8/25). Wednesday and Thursday (8/26 and 8/27) practices will be at the same time in the stadium.
Friday's scrimmage against Mission Bay will be in our stadium at 2:00 pm. I hope you will all be able to attend and cheer our young men on.
I am amazed at the number of young men that have come out for freshman football, 81 so far. And there is a good likelihood more will want to come out once school starts. My philosophy is this...I'm not going to turn anyone away. Because if they are not involved in an after school activity, then they will be involved is something else.
This is just a start and I will be posting more as we go on.
LeRoy
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