The ILMS Guys in Ties welcomed in ILHS teacher and head football coach Mr. Jonn Rapp for some off- season motivation this week!
Coach Rapp started teaching at ILMS as a 7th grade teacher and wanted to teach at the high school. When that opportunity opened up he took it. Coach Rapp now teaches 9th grade American History.
He loves the R Factor that we teach on Lake Effect Days and he incorporates it into his coaching. He has simplified it into 3 things: Outcomes, Max Effort and Decision Making.
1. Outcomes are what you want to accomplish each day? Coach Rapp talked about waking up in the mornings and setting goals or outcomes you want to achieve. He lives by O=E+R rather than E+R=O. This puts your goals and outcomes first so you know how to respond to the events that happen.
2. Max Effort- Put your best effort in everything you do whether it is sports, school, work, etc. This will help you grow into a person you want to be. If he has a player or student that is not happy where they are on the football field or with their grades, the first thing he asks them is if they gave Maximum Effort in that. This leads to a teaching/coaching moment for him.
3. Decision Making- Decisions are another important part of this simplified version of R-Factor. If you want better grades, study more. If you want to win, make better decisions during weightlifting and practices.
Great talk, Coach Rapp!
The ILMS Guys in Ties are learning all about a recent holiday business phenomenon!
Local businessman Jason Monfort joined the guys for a recent lunch meeting. Monfort's family owns several McDonald's restaurant locations in western Ohio, including the Indian Lake McDonald's. Monfort described some of the challenges that they worked through during the recent wildly popular Grinch Meal promotion, including nearly running out of some food products. Several of the guys had already tried the Grinch Meal and have the socks to prove it!
Monfort gave the guys his six tips for success including choosing to work hard, choosing to have a good attitude, choosing to always be polite, displaying gratitude, always having discipline and smiling. He cautioned that being on your phone or device too much is a distraction that can impede success. Great advice!
Guys in Ties is a voluntary lunch time group for sixth grade boys that meets a few times a month to discuss manners, behaviors and habits of respected individuals. It is led by sixth grade teacher Mr. Chris Burden.