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Keeping you updated on Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran Football
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[GroversFB @GroversOak]

What a great moment.

[Grover Athletic Club @OG_GAC]

Game winning field goal kicked by Luke Johnson. Oak Grove 37 - EEK 36🏈

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Being a Head Coach is HARD Work.

I have talked to MANY coaches over my long career.

Here are 9 Things Coaches Want Parents to Understand.

1: We CARE about your Child
Even if your child doesn’t get much varsity playing time, we care about them. Nothing is ever personal. We love your child. Everyone has a Role. They are all different. But they are all important. Help us celebrate their role.

2: TIME
There are only two people who understand the time commitment of a coach. The Coach and their Spouse. We are always “on,” constantly thinking about our team. We sacrifice our Family time to be with your child. We don’t need a pat on the back. Just respect this fact.

3: We LOVE this job.
But it is a hard job. Please don’t steal our Joy. Our Passion. Our Commitment. We are losing too many coaches. Help Support us.

4: Coaches want to WIN more than you do.
We are very competitive. We put our heart and soul into this job. We are not perfect. Either are you. No one is. Strategy or X’s and O’s matter much less than you think. We are at practice every day. Trust what we see and do.

5: Everything is EARNED.
You get what you earn. Don’t blame the coach. Encourage your child to be committed. It is your child’s job to get in the weight room, shoot in the driveway, go to the gym or field, etc. Encourage them to do this. You get what you earn.

6: Trust the PROCESS
Team Sports are the ultimate lab setting for life. There will be bumps in the road. It is guaranteed. It is part of the process. Accept this fact. Trust the Process. The life lessons learned will last a lifetime.

7: Winning is HARD
Other teams want to win too. Other teams put time in too. Other teams compete too. The season is a grind, and the process is more important than the prize. Learning how to win…and how to lose…is an important part of this process.

8: Your child GETS it.
Your child understands. They are at every practice. They know their strengths. They know their weaknesses. They know their role. Don’t feed their youthful insecurities by questioning the coach. This will hurt their experience and the team.

9: Finally, and Most Importantly, this is your child’s experience, not yours.
This is important. Let them enjoy the experience with your support. Don’t judge them. Don’t be critical. Just be there. Tell them you LOVE watching them play. Be a fan of the TEAM.

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[GroversFB @GroversOak]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

[Grover Athletic Club @OG_GAC]

With 4.3 seconds left in the game, Junior Luke Johnson kicks a field goal to win the game. Final score Oak Grove 37 EEK 36

Way to go Grovers!! 💪🏈

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Fargo's only #Region1Football representative gets their season rolling Friday night

Here's what coach Whitney had to say about the squad
@GroversOak @OG_GAC
#FMWFSports #Region1Sports #NDPreps
https://t.co/afY17XXlpx

[Coach Hines 🇺🇸 @CoachKurtHines]

Ever wonder who DOESN’T care about your excuses?!

[Coach Hines 🇺🇸 @CoachKurtHines]

Don’t you quit!

[Derek Smith @chowan6464]

Just stole this but nothin but truth!!!

[Craig Roh @craigroh]

🔥If you want violent effective hands you need to practice using your hands from different positions

For example, Coach Tray Scott practices the fork lift from a fitted position as if you have already bull rushed.

[GroversFB @GroversOak]

@KolpackInForum Agreed... And move Soccer to spring. Nice swap..

[Coach Hines 🇺🇸 @CoachKurtHines]

If you try to avoid failure in the weight room (and during practices), you’re certain to meet up with it come game time!

[Melanie Redd Performance Training @coach_mel_redd]

If the weight room was looked at as a classroom, every high school would have one.

But just having one isn’t enough. You wouldn’t have a science lab with no science teacher.

While weight rooms are important, having a qualified strength coach is even more important.

[GroversFB @GroversOak]

@CoachReedLive dropping gems

[NHSACA @nhsaca]

The @nhsaca would like to congratulate Mike Forsberg from Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran HS National Basketball 🏀 Coach of the Year Finalist @NDHSCA1

[Grover Athletic Club @OG_GAC]

We are looking for youth basketball teams to play in our 🏀tournament 🏀 on Mar 5 (boys) and Mar 6 (girls). Teams in Grades 4-6 boys & girls-we need BOYS 4TH GRADE & BOYS 6TH GRADE TEAMS. Register online by Feb 21-link is in our bio. 🏀@nodakbasketball

[Jody Norstedt @Norstedt_GO]

A few changes coming to #NDpreps football beginning next season. Today, the NDHSAA approved August 4th as the practice start date for all classes and August 18th for first games.

[Mike Zier @ZierMike]

This is so good. In football as it is in life. Good way to end my night

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

You will never forget your senior year of high school football.

Make every snap count.