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Character and Community Hersey Huskies Track and Field. Love the Moment! ITCCCA 2014. TALK OVERVIEW. Character and capacity Character and Self-Knowledge Character and Adversity Character and Service Projects Character and Team Story – Memory!.
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Character and Community Hersey Huskies Track and Field Love the Moment! ITCCCA 2014
TALK OVERVIEW • Character and capacity • Character and Self-Knowledge • Character and Adversity • Character and Service Projects • Character and Team Story – Memory!
Program Purpose – Maximize Life Love the Moment! • Our mission is to reach capacity as… • ATHLETES To better performance • TEAMMATES To better our team • INDIVIDUALS To better our character • CITIZENS To better the world
Self-Knowledge and Character, Plato’s Apology and Sports • “The Unexamined life is not worth living.” • “Know Thyself” • Use Inquiry to Examine your coaching character – passion!! • Except your limitations / crush insecurities • Know who you are and know why you do what you do!
Coach Huskisson + Coach StrodeCharacter First! Was thinking of the best people that I know - wanted to take time to thank Husk for changing my life for the better! Thanks Husk! –
Northwestern Rose Bowl Team - 1995 • Based Leadership and Vision on concepts of the Servant Leader developed at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management • 1)I SERVE (service leadership) • 2) Complex / Productive Thinking • 3) Meet Adversity without paralysis
Wildcat Football 2014 and Service • Service at heart of program • Connection to life is primary • Record Breaking Service hours
Hersey Service • Children’s Cancer Walk • Diabetes Walk • MS Walk • Poverty Fund Raising • Special Olympics • Feed My Starving Children
Children’s Cancer – Truth 365 Players support tornado relief
Benny’s World • Benny’s World is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation established to fund research to find a cure for pediatric brain stem tumors, and to assist organizations that help families affected by pediatric cancer. Benny's World is dedicated to increasing public awareness of pediatric cancer.
Benny’s World • Funding for pediatric cancer from both the public and private sector accounts for less than 3% of all cancer funding.
ALLENDALE – Lake Villa, IllinoisHelping Kids be Safe, Sound & Ready to Learn! • A Home for over 150 boys and girls, 7-21 • A School for 200+ boys and girls K-12 • A Place to Heal for children, youth, adults and families in need of intervention or support. Allendale4kids.org
Allendale • Allendale Association is a private, not-for-profit social service agency serving children and adolescents with moderate to profound emotional and behavioral disabilities.
Feed My Starving Children Citizenship Service Character Development • At the end of every volunteer session the group knows exactly how many meals were produced to eliminate hunger in the world.
Wounded Warriors • To honor and empower Wounded Warriors. • To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members.
Wounded Warriorshttps://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/def
Service Leadership! • Competition within conference • Ex: Hersey vs. Palatine fundraising for children’s cancer. • Conference Goal – total by year. • IHSA Recognition for Community Outreach. • Character Development!!
Team as Story – Gratitude as Central Value • “We are the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves” Clifford Geertz • “Tell Me Something Good” - • Coach Rob Johnson