You Can Build a Championship Culture: 'Managing Discipline'

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The full text of “You Can Build a Championship Culture: 'Managing Discipline'” by Bill Redell and Mike Maio, from the Vol 3 — Winter 2018 issue.

Joe Montana 3 Time Super Bowl MVP Member of the NFL Hall of Fame “I have known coach Redell and Coach Maio for over a decade and my son, Nick, played for them at Oaks Christian School. There are no finer people and coaches than Bill and Mike. Without reservation, I recommend their manual, “You Can Build a Championship Culture: A Coaches Complete Guide to Everything Off the Field” to you.

It is a comprehensive guide for what a coach does when not on the playing field.” Clay Matthews Sr. 19 Year National Football League [NFL] Veteran Player “I was fortunate to coach with Coach Redell and Coach Maio at Oaks Christian School. Their manual, “ You Can Build a Championship Culture: A Coaches Complete Guide to Everything Off the Field” is a great book for coaching and includes everything a coach needs to deal with on a day to day basis.

It is a good blueprint for a coach to follow when dealing with parents, the media, discipline concerns, staff and a whole range of additional issues.” Chapter 7-Managing Discipline “Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures suc - cess to the weak, and esteem to all.” George Washington, 1759 Like all things, athletics is a constant evolv - ing endeavor. The core values are still the same but the manner they are managed and administered must change with the times.

This must happen for them to be accept - ed and followed. In developing standards, goals, and expectations a coach must focus on the small details. Some of these may seem trivial, [e.g. no sitting on helmets; shirt tails tucked in, etc.], but contribute to the commitment to high standards that are seen by others. These standards must be

23 evident during practice, during games, in the classroom, and off the field. Discipline is the application and method of training people to follow the rules of behavior for an organization or team. It may look like it is strict but without it chaos would exist in the organization. It is the coach’s responsibility to establish the code of conduct for the play - ers, coaches, and parents. He must follow the guidelines of the school, state, and league poli - cies.

Then he may add his own requirements to fit his final code of conduct, behavior, and standards. The players, coaches, and parents must all follow the set rules. Discipline is an extremely important core value for success to be attained in any organization. No success, whether individual or team, can be fully reached without discipline. It requires full attention on the perseverance of the team goals regardless of the difficulty. Set high standards that the athletes must abide by and live up to at all times.

Athletes want to know where they stand and what the parameters are within the team organization. High standards lead to high expectations. Rules should not be crafted for the sake of making rules. They are established to help the team op - erate smoothly and efficiently. All rules, guidelines and standards of the program are set forth with dignity toward all athletes. Therefore, when situa - tions occur that demonstrate good behavior, they are recognized. Likewise, if a rule is broken, there is a consequence.

Establishing discipline and being a disciplinarian is not easy. It can be difficult and frustrating at times. Failure to establish discipline, when it is needed, will have a huge negative effect on team success. READ MORE...

Coach Bill Redell Bill Redell, 76, recently retired as head football coach at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. A graduate of Occidental College where he was an All-American, Bill later played in the Canadian Football League for six seasons. After a brief stint in the insurance business, he became a high school coach in the mid 1980’s. Coach Redell spent 32 years as a high school coach and his teams won 8 California Interscholastic championships.

He has been named the Nation’s High School Coach of the Year four times. In 2001 he was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame and is a member of 10 different halls of fame. He has won numerous awards ranging from the prestigious Southern California Broadcaster’s Lifetime Achievement Award to the Gerald R. Ford Award. His overall record is 238-70-3. Bill and his wife Cheryl have been married for 51 years and have three grown sons and 8 grandchildren.

Bill can be reached at his web site – www.billredell.com.

Coach Mike Maio Recently retired football and baseball coach Mike Maio, 78, has been awarded the Los Angeles Times Baseball Coach of the Year Award four times. He was also selected as the state of California’s Baseball Coach of the Year. The baseball field at El Camino High School – where he coached both football and baseball – is named Mike Maio Stadium in his honor. Coach Maio began his career at Trinidad High School in Colorado and later coached Trinidad Catholic High School.

He then coached football and baseball at Holy Family High School in Denver and then moved on to coach at Belmont High School in Los Angeles. After coaching both football and baseball at El Camino for 22 years, he retired from teaching. After retiring, Coach Maio then became an assistant football coach and head baseball coach at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Colorado State College (Northern Colorado University) and a Masters Degree from California State University. He and his wife Roseanne have been married for 52 years and have two sons and three grandchildren.