Hamilton High School - A Winning Tradition: Managing a Football Program

When Steve Belles took over at Hamilton High School, his first order of business was not a playbook, it was organizing the entire football program. Tradition-rich Hamilton won three straight Arizona high school state championships and ran off a 53-game winning streak. In this session Belles goes step by step through what he and his staff did to turn the program into a consistent championship-caliber team.

What you'll learn

• The Hamilton philosophy of program management
• What players should be able to expect from their coaches
• How to deal with and manage the players' parents
• Caring for your players while holding the line on discipline
• Proper organization, running a program fairly, the importance of respect, and knowing the situation and then embracing it
• The loyalty factor as it applies to both coaches and players
• Why you need a plan for every single day
• Communication among administrators, players, coaches and parents, and the strategy of "Success by Design"
• Creating a culture of discipline and core values, why good is the enemy of great, and the eight goals of the Hamilton mission

Who it's for

High school head coaches, athletic directors and coordinators preparing for a head job who need a management blueprint for staff, parents, administrators and culture rather than another scheme.

About the coach

Steve Belles was the head coach at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, where his teams won three straight state championships and built a 53-game winning streak.

The last session of Coach Belles' four-part series on the Hamilton program. Runtime: about 55 minutes.