Friday Photos: Former Player Engagement
Spring Football is a GREAT Way to Engage YOUR Former Players
As a reminder, Friday Photos is additional player development content to dive into the player development programming and initiatives over my career in the role. This content is broken into WHY the programming and initiative happened, HOW we were able to do it, and the OUTCOME from the programming or initiative.
Former Players
In this photo you see a former University of Houston linebacker, Phillip Steward, speaking to current Houston linebackers. This was one part of our event called The Return where we invited former players back to campus.
Why?
This is a GREAT way to engage and continue the relationships the program has with the former players.
When we allowed our former players to interact with each position group, they LOVED it. The ability for them to share wisdom meant so much to them.
How?
Invite the former players to multiple practices.
Speak with your head coach and ask if former players have access to practice.
Outcome?
You create a connection with the past and present players in your program.
Former players are allowed to share these moments with friends and family, look at the supporters taking the photos of all the players together.
Current players get to hear advice, stories, and share moments with those who wore the jersey before them.
Recruits are able to see it means something to be a part of your program.
Hope you enjoyed this Friday Photos newsletter.
This is an added initiative to take you into the player development programming and initiatives I created, used, and facilitated in my career in the role.
If you want a deeper dive into the overall programming I used in my career, click this link here for the Player Development Programming Workshop.
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