Justin's Tips
Week 1 -
Goal Setting
If you really want to be a great
football player, you have to set
your mind to it. By setting your
mind to it, I mean you have to
focus on what you want to/need
to achieve. So how do you know
what to achieve? Well, besides
what the coaches tell you to do,
you should have goals for
yourself.
So how do you set a goal? Well,
Webster’s Dictionary defines a
goal as, “The end toward which
effort is directed; aim,
purpose, aspiration, dream,
objective.”1 So if you are
making an effort on the football
field, on the basketball court,
or any sport’s venue, then, you
should have in mind what you
want to accomplish.
My mother would always tell me
that a goal is “just a ‘dream’
if it doesn’t have some way to
measure it and make certain you
achieved it”. Therefore, you
must decide in your mind what
you want to accomplish for the
season and set a goal or goals.
You can set goals by your
position. For example, if you
are an offensive lineman, like
me, you might want to set a goal
to “allow no quarterback sacks
or to make at least two pancake
blocks for each game”.
Or, you can set short term goals
for each week or each game.
Here’s an example for a running
back: I will gain 75 yards
during our game against Main St.
High School. Of course your
goals are somewhat determined on
how many plays include you for
that game. But you know once you
get that ball...it’s off you go!
Then, at the end of the game you
can ‘measure’ what you achieved
against your goal.
Aim high and stay focused on
your goals!
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