Coach Grabowski’s Notebook - A plan for building tradition: embrace the past; build the future

Summary: Coach Grabowski shares a page from his notebook with several ideas on how to build tradition into the culture of the program and connect the past to the future. National Conference 00:55 A plan to create community with players and alumni 02:17 How to use these ideas 02:30 Defining “tradition” 03:26 Starting the process of building tradition 03:55 Using the school library and yearbooks as a resource 04:37 What to do with the information gathered 05:09 Enlisting the help of alumni 05:48 Creating lists of past players and accomplishments 06:33 Including tradition in the physical space of the team 08:21 The “Alumni Locker” 10:09 Creating a “helmet history” 11:56 Example from team newsletter 14:18 Creating connection through jersey numbers 16:04 Recommendations for player letters to alumni 17:12 Final thoughts and recommendations 17:39 Share your ideas with us @coachkgrabowski @FBDevCoach