Ohio State Urban Meyer Year 2

Philosophy and Culture of Ohio State

• Don't blame losses on the players its the coaches fault. 
• Not spending enough time with the players.
• Take the time to genuinely care the players.
• Brutally honesty, Demanding, Truly care for players

The Signing Class in the Big Ten

• One out of the three kids not make it to year three even with having the best weight coaches, and academic support available
• One out of the three kids are on academic probation and if they do get a degree it is not a very good degree. 
• And the other guy makes it!
• We cannot let them disappear kids need us as coaches to keep them from disappearing

What three things keeps you awake at night?

• If those three things keep you awake up at night then devote your time to that.

• Why was Ohio State not the most fundamental team in America?
• How do you handle being undefeated that won alot of close blue collar games.
• Was told they were the best team in America during Christmas Break

Why does a young man fail?

• Lack of truth in his life!
• Why do football teams fail they don't trust their coaches.
• Winning is fradge 

Evaluation

• Do not lose a kid!
• Only bad people leave the program
• Take two weeks to self-evaluate
• Strength continue to improve and enhance it
• Weakness develop a plan to bring that weakness up "The Chase"
• What kind of teammate are you? 
• Selfless and Heart
• Academics "how important is it to you?"
• Off-season commitment Attitude and Effort 
• Football Commitment
• Are you satisfied?  

Teach Accountability

• Draft 
• Divide it into captions 1st round draft pick
• Hard working
• High GSF Give a Shit Factor 
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Round 
• You need to be told to change. 

  Real life Wednesdays

• Graduate back in the day you can get a Job
• Nowadays they cannot get a Job
• Get a Degree
• Understand the Alumni base
• Educate on Finances and Real Life
• Goal is to have 4 job opportunities when they graduate.
• Action Plan
• Build Resume
• Finational Breakdown
• Interests
• What does a job entail?
• Difference between a high school diploma and a college degree
• Teach them how to put on a shirt and tie and have a conversation about life after football.       

Mickey "Coach Mick" Marotti speaking to Ohio High School Football Coaches in 2012

I was listing to "Through My Eyes" and Tim Tebow was describing some of the things that Coach Marotti put him through at Florida when he came in the spring after his high school senior fall. Here is a presentation of  Mickey "Coach Mick" Marotti speaking to Ohio High School Football Coaches in 2012. 

WE WILL GET WHAT WE EMPHASIZE 

• Work Toughness/Discipline

• Maximizing Genetic Potential: Improving

• EFFORT and DISCIPLINE: To Work on Hard Things

• Winning

WE ARE WHAT WE TOLERATE 

K.I.S.S. Principle

• Make it Easy
• Simple Things
• Use Common Sense
• Make them GO HARD
• Compete
• Progress
• If it Looks bad, IT IS
• Make FUN
• Have ENERGY GIVERS around the Program 

IT IS NOW WHAT YOU DO
BUT RATHER HOW YOU DO IT 

PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING 

Incorporate a comprehensive strength/conditioning program. Based on a precise, periodic year round plan of training. Ultimate goal is to train to be the best football player possible.  All training phases are based on the progressive overload principal.

Specific Program Goals

• Improve as a Football Player
• Maximize physical potential and physical/mental readiness
• Increase physical capacity
• Speed/Power/Strength/Flexibility/Conditioning/Body Comp   
• Help minimize injuries, decrease rehab time
• Develop confidence and unity
• Develop mental toughness and work toughness 

Action Required

• Organized, Disciplined, Precise Plan
• Create Intense Competitive Environment
• Develop Overall Toughness
• Demand Discipline. Accountability
• Sports Specific
• Coach Extremely Hard
• High "JUICE" Meter  
• Enthusiasm breeds Energy
• Energy breeds Effort
• Effort breeds Excellence

Weigh Room / Strength

Focus on ground based. multi-joint movements

Make program hard with proper progression

Use different rep/sets/exercise

4 Day Program/ 3 Day Program

Highly competitive

Begin movement and plyometric progression 

Conditioning / Speed

2-3 days per week

Focus on Mechanics

Focus on football speed (ACCELERATION/starts/agilities) 

General to Specific conditioning, energy system, interval training

Highly competitive speed and agility program 

Nutrition

• Provide recovery drinks post exercise, Nutritional beverages for weight gain and weight maintenance
• Education / Provide information
• Pre practice / lift Fueling Stations
• Breakfast Club: pinpoint High need athletes (wt gain, fat loss, wt loss, incoming freshmen) 
• Monday-Friday 6:00-7:30 am
• mandatory training table 5:000-7:00 Monday-Thursday
• 1-2 Nutritionist present
• Body composition bod pod/skin calipers
• Goal to build lean muscle mass 

Based on ATTITUDE, ACCOUNTABILITY, RELENTLESS EFFORT, TOUGHNESS and PERFORMANCE

Highly Competitive 

The SWOT analysis

The SWOT analysis is a valuable step in your situational analysis. Assessing your football programs strengths, weaknesses, market opportunities, and threats through a SWOT analysis is a very simple process that can offer powerful insight into the potential and critical issues affecting a program.

http://articles.bplans.com/business/how-to-perform-swot-analysis/116

Overcoming the Strength Plateau By Mickey Marotti, MS.MA.,C.S.C.S.

http://www.athletesacceleration.com/overcomingstrengthplateau.html

Marotti employing Motivational Techniques

Marotti employing Motivational Techniques