MHS Boys Soccer Player’s Responsibilities
ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY : We are student-athletes. No one is entitled to play high school soccer. It is a privilege earned by showing discipline and self-mastery of the primary requirement: education.
BE A GENTLEMEN, ALWAYS: When we are in a restaurant, traveling on the road, interacting with other students of any institution, volunteering our time, communicating with any adult, and most certainly, wearing our uniform – we represent ourselves with dignity.
CONNECT: You do not have to have a smart phone, but you must be able to access either the school computer or a public library computer to receive and act upon information that is transmitted through TeamSnap, websites, or email. This is a life skill. “I don’t do email” is not acceptable. It’s part of a maturing social responsibility. You must also learn to keep a calendar, whether it as e-calendar or paper, that organizes your commitments, beyond just soccer as well.
RESPECT EQUIPMENT: Your uniform and our our training equipment come at real price, but that’s not the reason you respect these things. They may be “worth” something, but the “value” they have is their ability to develop all of us into a team. Disrespect the value of the jersey, goal, agility stick, cone – and you disrespect the team’s evolving future.
COMMUNICATE: If you miss a training, have an issue with a player, experience an injury, have a concern of any kind – you, the player, need to take responsibility to address this with Coach Novak or anyone on the coaching staff. If parents/guardians need to become involved through awareness or action, then appropriate communications will follow, but you must take primary responsibility to communicate.
ALLOW OTHERS THEIR DREAMS: We are all so different. Any team draws from a variety of interests, talents, and visions. Don’t judge others for being different from your viewpoint, or skill level, or hope for the future. Listen. Acknowledge. Allow your brother to dream.
FORGIVE: We all hurt others. We all say things we shouldn’t and sometimes regret. Don’t let wounds fester. One “I’m sorry” does more good in this world than we can ever know. All of us, Coach included, will inevitably offend or hurt someone’s feelings, intentionally or unintentionally. On this team, the appropriate follow up is “I’m sorry”.
GROW WITH GRIT: Understand the Growth Mindset. Identify & reject the Fixed Mindset. Find your passion and persevere.
LIVE OUR MISSION: Fuel your efforts with our S.T.R.I.K.E. Core Values so as to enjoy the game, improve each other, and compete to win.
CREATE A CULTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION: Meet these standards and internalize the core values of support, trust, respect, improve, know, and excel and you will not only create a better version of yourself, but you will continue to build a tradition and culture that will allow other young men to become the best version of themselves.
ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY : We are student-athletes. No one is entitled to play high school soccer. It is a privilege earned by showing discipline and self-mastery of the primary requirement: education.
BE A GENTLEMEN, ALWAYS: When we are in a restaurant, traveling on the road, interacting with other students of any institution, volunteering our time, communicating with any adult, and most certainly, wearing our uniform – we represent ourselves with dignity.
CONNECT: You do not have to have a smart phone, but you must be able to access either the school computer or a public library computer to receive and act upon information that is transmitted through TeamSnap, websites, or email. This is a life skill. “I don’t do email” is not acceptable. It’s part of a maturing social responsibility. You must also learn to keep a calendar, whether it as e-calendar or paper, that organizes your commitments, beyond just soccer as well.
RESPECT EQUIPMENT: Your uniform and our our training equipment come at real price, but that’s not the reason you respect these things. They may be “worth” something, but the “value” they have is their ability to develop all of us into a team. Disrespect the value of the jersey, goal, agility stick, cone – and you disrespect the team’s evolving future.
COMMUNICATE: If you miss a training, have an issue with a player, experience an injury, have a concern of any kind – you, the player, need to take responsibility to address this with Coach Novak or anyone on the coaching staff. If parents/guardians need to become involved through awareness or action, then appropriate communications will follow, but you must take primary responsibility to communicate.
ALLOW OTHERS THEIR DREAMS: We are all so different. Any team draws from a variety of interests, talents, and visions. Don’t judge others for being different from your viewpoint, or skill level, or hope for the future. Listen. Acknowledge. Allow your brother to dream.
FORGIVE: We all hurt others. We all say things we shouldn’t and sometimes regret. Don’t let wounds fester. One “I’m sorry” does more good in this world than we can ever know. All of us, Coach included, will inevitably offend or hurt someone’s feelings, intentionally or unintentionally. On this team, the appropriate follow up is “I’m sorry”.
GROW WITH GRIT: Understand the Growth Mindset. Identify & reject the Fixed Mindset. Find your passion and persevere.
LIVE OUR MISSION: Fuel your efforts with our S.T.R.I.K.E. Core Values so as to enjoy the game, improve each other, and compete to win.
CREATE A CULTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION: Meet these standards and internalize the core values of support, trust, respect, improve, know, and excel and you will not only create a better version of yourself, but you will continue to build a tradition and culture that will allow other young men to become the best version of themselves.
