DearSpartanFans,Itishardtobelievethatthefirstmonthof2020isbehindus!IamexcitedtosharewithyouthewonderfulthingsgoingonintheworldofBixbySpartanFootball!Withthenewsemestercomesanexcitingtimeofplanningandpreparationforourupcoming2020VIsion!Ourcoacheshavebegunourleadershipbookstudy,andwillsoonbeginmeetingwiththe2020LeadershipCouncil.Webelievethatourdeliberateinvestmenttowardteachingleadershipgetsbetterandmorerefinedeachyear.Thisyearourfocuswillbe“LeadersCreatingLeaders.”Wethinkitisimportanttoidentifyandteachourstudentathleteswhatleadershiplookslike,andhowtheygoaboutcreatingleadersamongsttheirpeergroups.Ourcoachingstaffandplayersareveryproudofourundefeated2019season,butrealizewemustneverbecomesatisfied.Aswesay,“whenyou’regreenyougrow,andwhenyou’reripeyourot.”Itisourgoaltocombatcomplacencyonandoffofthefootballfield.WearediligentlyworkingtorefineandimproveourmissionofbeingrespectedasthebestprograminOklahomaatdevelopingstudentathletes.(JanuaryUpdatecontinuedonPg.2)

(JanuaryUpdatecontinuedfrompg.1)Afewofour#Team21effortstoguideandnurturestudentathletes’actionsoffofthefieldincludeacontinueinstructionoftheCoachingBoysIntoMenprogram.Thisprogramincludeslessonsonmutualrespect,socialmediaawareness,violencepreventionandrespectforwomen.EachWednesdaywecoveranewlessonandreviewprevioustopics.BixbySpartanFootballstrivesforcontinuousimprovement.Lastyear,webeganwhatwecall“5-minutefootball.”Eachday,afterwecoverthecorevalues,weintroduceabasicfootballtopicforfiveminutes.Thetopicmaybeassimpleas“howmanymenmustbeonthelineofscrimmage,”to“howweleveratrapblockoncounter.”WefeelthatbyamassingourcollectivefootballIQwecanputourplayersinpositiontobesuccessfulonFridaynights.Oneofthebiggestcomponentstoourfootballprogramisyear-roundstrengthandconditioning.Withoutadoubt,whenpeopleaskus,itisthebestthingthatwedo.Ourstrengthandconditioningprogramgiveusacompetitiveadvantagebynotonlyhavingstrongerathletes,butitalsoreducesthesofttissueinjuriesthatourplayerssustainduringaseason.Thisallowsourplayerstobeonthefieldandstrongerthanouropponents.CoachMattThompson,ourS&Ccoach,isoneofthemostinnovativestrengthcoachesinthebusiness.Hehasagrowthmindsetandisalwayslookingfornewwhystogiveourathletesanadvantage.Theexcitingthingaboutouryear-roundprogramisthatwedon’teverfeellikeweareplayingcatchupwithourathletes.Wetrainathleticismyearround,nomatterifyouareaone-sportathleteorathree-sportathlete.Ourprogramisbrokendownintothefollowingblocks:

1. Volume-4weeks2. TimeUnderTension-4Weeks3. Hypertrophy1-4Weeks4. Hypertrophy2-4Weeks5. SpringBall-6Weeks6. S.P.A-Strength/Power/Agility7. In-Season-LowVolume

Finally,wearesoexcitedaboutNationalSigningDay!ThisWednesday,February5th,manyofourseniorswillinkNationalLettersofIntenttoplayfootballatthecollegiatelevel.Itissuchanhonortohavesomanyexcellentathleteswhohavetheopportunitytogetcollegepaidforbyplayingthisgreatsport!WeinviteeveryonetocomejoinusincelebratingWednesdayat2:45p.m.intheWhiteyFordGym!It’sagreatdaytobeaSpartan!Sincerely,CoachMontgomery

YEAR PLAYER COACH YEAR PLAYER COACH1958 MarkGibson RedRogers 1995 JaredWilliams RickRogers1959 JohnPorterfield McKenzie 1996 JeffTaylor RickRogers1960 JerryLawhorn Snider 2002 ShaneDavison McGrew1965 DannyWillis Snider 2005 BenTucker McGrew1965 JohnGiles James 2006 MarshallFraley McGrew1967 RogerDicus James 2007 ChaseBoles McGrew1970 RobertCox Davis 2007 ChrisHarris McGrew1970 ButchDavis Davis 2008 BeauBentley McGrew1977 EdJohnson Graham 2008 JakeMorgan McGrew1978 MarshallGoff Graham 2009 DeWittJennings McGrew1978 KevinStringfellow Graham 2012 DeAndreJennings Montgomery

1980 TimGibbs Snider 2013 ChandlerMiller Montgomery

1983 VictorMoore Snider 2013 MatthewDreyer Montgomery

1983 ToddKrehbiel Snider 2014 AustinGrotts Montgomery

1984 BradBest Snider 2014 KyleRhine Montgomery

1986 RogerGibbs Koester 2015 CadeCabbiness Montgomery

1986 GillJohnson Koester 2016 TannerGriffin Montgomery

1988 KeithRoller Koester 2016 BrendonEvers Montgomery1988 JasonStubbs Koester 2017 BryceBray Montgomery1989 TimSefcik Koester 2017 CobyTillman Montgomery1992 JimmyRoller RickRogers 2018 CadeCavender Montgomery1993 TancyEvans RickRogers 2018 EthanHall Montgomery1993 JeremiahJohnston RickRogers 2019 BrodySartin Montgommery1994 MitchMinik RickRogers 2019 BrennanPresley Montgomery1995 JeremyMeadors RickRogers

Coach’sCreedAsaBIXBYSPARTANFOOTBALLCoach

• IamCONSISTENT• IamaPROGRAMBUILDER

• IMAXIMIZEPOTENTIALbycoachingeveryplayer,everyrepetition• IamCOMMITTEDtothisPROGRAM

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THESTANDARDofBIXBYSPARTANFOOTBALL

Congratulationstotheseathletesforhavingtheperfectseason!Theseathleteshada4.0GPA

duringtheFall2019Semester!

Luke Creeger 4.0Blake Hasselman 4.0Trevon Holt 4.0Grant Dishman 4.0Tanner Doyle 4.0Isaac Gibson 4.0Corbin Steele 4.0Zach Blankenship 4.0Barrett Daniel 4.0Connor Stacy 4.0Caleb Townsend 4.0Stephen Dreyer 4.0Noah Jones 4.0Brady Gresham 4.0Connor Nolan 4.0Tyler Parsons 4.0

“ProvetheCulture”NutritionBasics

Carbohydratesarethemostimportantfuelsourceforathletesbecausetheyprovidetheglucoseusedforenergy.Muscleglycogenisthemostreadilyavailableenergysourceforworkingmuscleandcanbereleasedmorequicklythanotherenergysources.Carbohydratesshouldcomprise45%to65%oftotalcaloricintakeforfour-to18-year-olds.Goodsourcesofcarbohydratesincludewholegrains,vegetables,fruits,milkandyogurt.

Proteinsbuildandrepairmuscle,hair,nailsandskin.Formildexerciseandexerciseofshortduration,proteinsdonotactasaprimarysourceofenergy.Proteinshouldcompriseapproximately10%to30%oftotalenergyintakeforfour-to18-year-olds.Goodsourcesofproteinincludeleanmeatandpoultry,fish,eggs,dairyproducts,beansandnuts,includingpeanuts.

Fatisnecessarytoabsorbfat-solublevitamins(A,D,E,K),toprovideessentialfattyacids,protectvitalorgansandprovideinsulation.Fatalsoprovidesthefeelingofsatiety.Fatsshouldcomprise25%to35%oftotalenergyintakeforfour-to18-year-olds.Goodsourcesoffatincludeleanmeatandpoultry,fish,nuts,seeds,dairyproducts,andoliveandcanolaoils.Fatfromchips,candy,friedfoodsandbakedgoodsshouldbeminimized.

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