The Kingsford Flivver Flash!

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Win! Win! Win!

Our philosophy at Kingsford Football is simple:

"WIN! WIN! WIN! "

It's what we say when we breakdown after practice, it's something we talk about all the time, and it's something that our student-athletes are buying into.

As football coaches, we are teaching a lot more than blocking and tackling. We are teaching responsibility, ownership, accountability, and a plethora of other lessons. All of those lessons can be broken down into our three winning categories.

1. Win in the Classroom: This is about the "student" portion of being a student-athlete. This does not only mean having good grades, but also appropriate behavior and respect for other students, staff, and facilities.

2. Win in the Community: We are all members of the community and Kingsford is a great place to live! We instill in our players that to win in the community, you have to be involved in it. That could be helping place flags at the local cemetery, ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, or taking part in the 4th of July parade. We owe our support to the community based on all of the things the community does for us.

3. Win on the Field: This is the one everyone gets excited about, but it's irrelevant unless the other two wins are taking place. This involves the weight room, the locker room, and taking care of our own on the field. This also includes being coachable, a great teammate, and having impeccable sportsmanship.

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Weight Training

We love to see student-athletes in the weight room!
But why?

There are a few reasons, some of which go beyond Fall Friday nights.

1) Strenght and Physicality: Obviously, the stronger you are, the better you will be able to perform your job on the field. That's a no-brainer. If you are stronger than your opponent, you will win more of those one-on-one battles and potentially help win the football game. Whether you are a running back trying to break through the tackle of a linebacker or a strong safety who needs to tackle a receiver in space, it will be easier if you are stronger.

2) Injury Prevention: Not only are you training your body to move correctly and strengthening muscles, but you are also strengthening and improving flexibility in your tendons and ligaments. Stretching and running is part of being int he weight room and they are integral parts of preventing injuries.

3) Mental Toughness: You are making your body tougher, but you are also strengthening your mind. When you push through a hard-running sequence or push though a three rep mas, you are making up your mind that you can do hard things. If that hard thing is a fourth and goal at the 1-yard line, you have already proven to yourself that you can do hard things. So your mind will be ready to push that extra inch and score that touchdown.

4) Team Building: Getting into the gym and sweating with your buddies is a great way to build that team. Cheering each other on when you complete a hard lift and helping a teammate with a spot when they fail at a heavy lift starts to build trust and faith in your teammates. That will come into play when the hard times come out on the field. Can you trust your teammate? You trusted you on the squat rack so they can trust you on the 3-yard line.

Now what?

As we are all enduring these times of guaranteed, what are we supposed to do? We physically CAN'T go to the field house, we can't go to the YMCA, we can't go to other gyms in the area.

On the Flivver Football social media pages, we have started pushing out daily challenges. You can check them out!

We will get through and move past this COVID-19 pandemic and we will come out stronger on the other side. We always do!

Post a comment below of what you are doing to get through this tough time.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Flivver Flashbacks!

The Kingsford Flivver Flash! podcast has had some great episodes where we talk with a former Kingsford player. These young men have sprung off into the world to do great things. Some are finishing up their college career, while some are just starting.

That reminds me...I need to get some OLDER FLIVVERS for the flashback episodes! Contact me if you want that to be you! You can email football@kingsford.org or message us on any of our social media platforms, or comment on this post!

Here are the Flivver Flashbacks we have conducted so far:

Episode 12: Sit down with 2019 graduate Marcus Kazianka

Episode 15: Sit down with 2016 graduate- Wyatt Caylor

Season 20- Episode 1: Sit Down with Reid Harry

Season 20- Episode 2: Sit Down with Matt Moreau

Season 20- Episode 4: Sit Down with Noah Wilcox

Season 20- Episode 5: SIt Down with Luke Terrian

Season 20- Episode 6: Sit Down with Matt Swanson

Season 20- Episode 11: Sit Down with Sawyer Perpich

There are a few other episodes that include Flivver Alumni, but they now serve in a different capacity.

Coach Mike Olsen graduated from Kingsford and now teachers at Woodland Elementary

Episode 6: Sit down with Coach Mike Olson

Trevor Roberts graduated from KHS and is currently playing football at Northern Michigan University
Episode 17: WILDCATS!

Nick Gayan graduated from the Flivver Nation and has been teaching in the High School since the early 1990s. He is also a football referee!
Season 20- Episode 3: HEY REF!! Sit Down with Referee- Nicholas Gayan

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Morning Lifting

Sometimes it's hard to get up in the morning and get to the weight room, but it is so worth it!

The Flivver weight room has been open on Monday and Wednesday mornings for players to get their lift in. Usually, there are 3-8 student-athletes and they lift from 6:15 till about 7:00-7:15.

Some Benefits of Lifting in the morning:

1) Schedule: For students who work or play a spring sport, it's a great time to get their lift in without disrupting the rest of their schedule.

2) Feeling Better: It's a great way to start your day, working hard and getting a workout in. It really starts your day off right to get your muscles working and your blood pumping!

3) Discipline: It isn't easy to get up early in order to get to the weight room and work hard. That's what makes it so great! If you can discipline yourself to get up and go workout, you will build that mental toughness needed on the 1-yard line.

Keep an eye on Social media for lifting dates and times in the future.
As of now, the weight room will be closed through April 6, 2020.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

State Championship Wrestling with Toby Wilcox

Toby Wilcox is a Sophomore at Kingsford High School, a football player, member of the track team, and a wrestler.

Toby's overall record this year was 35-10. For most matches, he wrestled in the 145 lb. weight class, occasionally bumping up to the 152 weight class to have better competition.

He was the #1 seed at districts and ended up losing in the finals to Kyan Fessenden from Kingsley. Toby took 3rd at regionals and ended up beating Fessenden.

At the state competition, Toby lost his first match 12-3 to the #4 ranked wrestler in the state. He went on to win his second match in a 4-2 tangle. That moved Toby into the blood rounds where he had the opportunity to wrestle back to a potential 3rd place finish. Toby lost his third match 11-3, ending his 2019-2020 season placing him in the top 12 in the state.

Toby likes the personal responsibility that wrestling demands and the quickness, balance, strength, and self-discipline that it helps bring to the football field.

You will be able to hear Toby tell his story on, Season 20- Episode 11 of "The Kingsford Flivver Flash!" podcast on March 31, 2020. You can listen to, "The Kingsford Flivver Flash!" on your favorite podcasting app.

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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Social Media/Podcast

Hello to the Flivver Nation!

The Kingsford Flivver Flash! blog is another way we can engage our amazing community with content centered around Kingsford Football. We have many different ways you can connect with us.

If you are on Facebook, you can like and follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/flivverfootball/

If you are on Instagram, you can see pictures we post here:https://www.instagram.com/flivverfootball/

If you are on Twitter, follow our feed here: https://twitter.com/FlivverF

We also have a podcast of the same name, and it is available on multiple different platforms. Most episodes are between 12 and 20 min. long and feature different types of episodes.

Flivver History: Different parts of history associated with Kingsford.

Senior Spotlight: Conversation with 1-3 Seniors about their experiences, plans for the future.

Player Forums: Talk with players from all levels based on position/grade/etc.

Coaches Corner: One-on-one conversation with coaches (Not just football)

Flivver Flashback: Conversation wi.th former players

Other topics: Everything else that doesn’t fit one of the above categories.

If you would like to check it out, pick your podcatcher of choice below. If you don't have a podcatcher, you can use your web browser or mobile device to listen on Anchor.