WIN

TODAY!
Winning
On and Off
the Field

High Schools That Work

July 2014

WHO ARE THE

NORTHWESTERN TROJANS?
HISTORY OF TROJAN FOOTBALL:
4 State Championships
2013, 2010, 1993, 1989
9 Upper State Championships
10 Region Championships
7 NFL Players (3 Active)
Patterson WR-Vikings, Joseph DB-Texans, Watson TE-Saints
5 NFL 1st Round Draft Picks
Patterson WR, Joseph DB, Watson TE, Burris DB, Sanford DB
27 Current College Football Players (D1-D1AA-D2)
1 National Gatorade Player of the Year (Only SC National Winner)
Justin Worley QB 2010-Tennesse Volunteers
40 National Record Book Rankings (Multiple Offensive Categories)

2013 NORTHWESTERN TROJANS

National Rankings:
#4 Max Preps
#7 USA Today*
*Tied Highest in SC History
State Ranking:
#1
Record:
15-0 (2nd Time in School History)
*2010 Trojans 15-0
2013 Interesting Facts:
*Trojans Never Went into
Halftime Trailing
**Only Trailed Twice All Season

NORTHWESTERN DATA
Free and Reduced Lunch Data:
School:
Football Team: 65%
***What other important data could be used here???

WHAT DOES WIN TODAY! MEAN?

Winning ON and OFF the Field:

Classroom
Home
Community
Weight Room
Practice
Games
A players job is to WIN everydayIn football, like life, there are losers.
We train our players to push to WIN in all aspects of life. We keep them
focused on the daily WIN instead of focusing on the long term WIN.

WHY SPEND
TIME ON
ACADEMICS?
OPPORTUNITIES:
College Football Dream
NFL Dream
College Student Dream
Military
Technical School
*Northwestern Coaches #1
Job is to Groom Kids into
Young Adults with
Opportunities to WIN in Life.

WHAT IS OUR ACADEMIC PLAN?

#1 GOAL: Eliminate all Ds and Fs on Report Cards
#2 GOAL: Increase Each Players Overall CORE GPA
#3 GOAL: Increase Each Players SAT and ACT Test Scores
#4 GOAL: Increase Each Players EFFORT in the Classroom

HOW WE MAKE OUR PLAN WORK

#1: Administrative Support
SchedulingVarsity, JV, Freshman (New)
#2: Guidance Support
EligibilitySchool (Graduation) State (Eligibility) NCAA (Clearinghouse)
#3: Teacher Support
CommunicationAcademic Plan, Grades, Discipline

#4: Football Staff Support

CommunicationWeekly Academic Meetings, Teacher Email, Progress/Report Cards
#5: Parent Support
CommunicationMandatory Parent Meetings (August 1, February 1), Phone Calls and Emails
#6: Player Support
Hands OnConstant Monitoring (Academic, Team, Individual Parent Meetings)

At the end of the day EVERYBODY must know and work on the same page!

IMPROVING ACADEMICS
2011-Current
WAYS PROVIDED TO IMPROVE GRADES, TEST SCORES, CORE GPA.
IN-SEASON 1st SEMESTER
Football Class Study Hall-Fridays
Post Practice Study Hall Ds/Fs-Wednesdays
Specific Tutoring Sessions with Mrs. Jordan

OFF-SEASON 2nd SEMESTER

Football Class Study Hall-Thursdays

Lunch Study Hall Ds/Fs-Daily (Depending on severity of grade and how many are bad)
Specific Tutoring Sessions with Mrs. Jordan
Content/Credit Recovery with Mrs. Jordan

IMPROVING ACADEMICS
2013 Updated
INCORPORATED A THREE STEP PROGRAM

1. ACADEMIC WARNING ***LINK WORD DOC???

2. ACADEMIC PROBATION ***LINK WORD DOC???
3. ACADEMIC SUSPENSION ***LINK WORD DOC???
TEAM ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY SHEET**LINK WORD DOC???
GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING STILL MONITORED BUT NO EXTRA
ASSISTANCE MANDATED (But still provided if needed)

SAT/ACT IMPROVEMENT
Resources used to improve SAT/ACT test scores.
USA Test Prep ***LINK WEBSITE??
Free Rice ***LINK WEBSITE??

Using the above resources improved Seniors test scores from 2012 to
2013, data shows we had more Seniors eligible per NCAA
Clearinghouse in 2013 vs. 2012 due to increased test scores matching
their Core GPA (NCAA Sliding Scale).

2013 FALL (In-Season) RESULTS

As-75
Bs-55
Cs-48
Ds-23 (4 Ds are the below Fs recovered)
Fs-0 (4 Fs Content Recovered to Ds)
Team GPA: 2.9
88% 2013 Team on Academic Honor Roll

2013 YEARLY RESULTS

As-283
Bs-272
Cs-156
Ds-49 (10 Ds are the below Fs recovered)
Fs-0 (10 Fs recovered to Ds in summer school)
Team GPA: ???
11 Players finished on A/B HONOR ROLL for 13/14

12/13 COMPARED RESULTS

12 As-257
12 Bs-242
12 Cs-229
12 Ds-54
12 Fs-2

13 As-283
13 Bs-272
13 Cs-156
13 Ds-49
13 Fs-0

AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
2014
Improving 1st Semester (In-Season) to 2nd Semester (Off-Season)
Transition of Semester Grades
2nd Semester Senior Grades due to Senioritis/Limited Football
Accountability
Consistent Drive to Eliminate all Ds and Fs

HOW DOES THE FOCUS OFF THE

FIELD HELP US ON THE FIELD?
EFFORT+ACCOUNTABLE+ATTITUDE+WORK ETHIC+SUCCESS=WIN
EFFORT
ACCOUNTABILITY

ATTITUDE
WORK ETHIC

SUCCESS

WIN TODAY!
*ALL THESE FACTORS ARE NEEDED TO WIN IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE FIELD*

EFFORT+ACCOUNTABLE+ATTITUDE+WORK ETHIC+SUCCESS=WIN
*Increased EFFORT off the field leads to increased EFFORT on the field
*ACCOUNTABLE in the classroom and home carries over to football
*ATTITUDE of winning off field leads to winning ATTITUDE on the field
*Improved WORK ETHIC improves football results
*Breeding SUCCESSFUL results off the field breeds SUCCESS on the field

Bottom line we are trying to get players to WIN everyday in all

aspects of life, then carry those tools over to the weight room,
position meetings, practice and ultimately gameday
WIN TODAY!

At Northwestern We Must Train Our Players To

WIN and WIN Daily. In Order For That To
Happen Our WINNING Plan Must Be Executed
By Coaches, Players, Administration, and
Parents. If Executed Daily, The Chance For A
WIN On Gameday Increases. More Importantly,
The Plan Increases The Chance That Our Players
WIN Off The Field And Embrace The
Opportunities That Come With Those WINS.

WIN TODAY!