Captain’s Advisory Team (CAT) Mountain View High School

Role of the High School Captain The most important factor in the development of successful programs lies in the quality of leadership provided. The most important factor in the development of successful programs lies in the quality of leadership provided. In this program we will examine leadership and describe the attributes a good leader must possess. In this program we will examine leadership and describe the attributes a good leader must possess. We will also pay particular attention to the behaviors a good leader must engage in at practice as well as outside the athletic setting. We will also pay particular attention to the behaviors a good leader must engage in at practice as well as outside the athletic setting.

Teamwork Teamwork is defined by the ability to work together to accomplish common goals. Members of the Captain’s Advisory Team (CAT) will conduct discussions and exercises that explore the essential elements of teamwork and how captains can encourage their teams to function at higher levels. Teamwork is defined by the ability to work together to accomplish common goals. Members of the Captain’s Advisory Team (CAT) will conduct discussions and exercises that explore the essential elements of teamwork and how captains can encourage their teams to function at higher levels.

Leadership, Sportsmanship and Building Championship Teams Every participant plays a role in his or her team’s success. We will conduct a session that focuses on raising awareness, group dynamics, key attitudes, and the positive and negative motivating factors of team-building. Every participant plays a role in his or her team’s success. We will conduct a session that focuses on raising awareness, group dynamics, key attitudes, and the positive and negative motivating factors of team-building. Participants will take part in action planning to examine strategies for creating a positive, winning attitude and will leave with concrete methods and skills to build a solid, cohesive team for the upcoming season. Participants will take part in action planning to examine strategies for creating a positive, winning attitude and will leave with concrete methods and skills to build a solid, cohesive team for the upcoming season.

The Goal of CAT CAT Workshops are Designed to: CAT Workshops are Designed to: Increase individual and team confidence Increase individual and team confidence Enhance communication and trust between players and coaches Enhance communication and trust between players and coaches Build an effective working relationship between team captains and players Build an effective working relationship between team captains and players Develop intelligent decision making during and after competitions Develop intelligent decision making during and after competitions Help players quantify team goals, plans and rules Help players quantify team goals, plans and rules Optimize team performance Optimize team performance

CAT Training Topics Nutrition Nutrition Drug/Alcohol Dangers and Abuse Drug/Alcohol Dangers and Abuse Leadership Leadership Team Building Team Building Budgeting Budgeting Victory with Honor Victory with Honor Character Development Character Development Academics Academics …and many more topics to be covered… …and many more topics to be covered…

Who can join CAT Any student-athlete that wishes to captain a team at Mountain View High School must be a member of CAT. Any student-athlete that wishes to captain a team at Mountain View High School must be a member of CAT. CAT is open to all interested Freshman through Seniors. CAT is open to all interested Freshman through Seniors. To be eligible students must complete an application and have one teacher or coach submit a letter of recommendation. To be eligible students must complete an application and have one teacher or coach submit a letter of recommendation.

Extensions of CAT Community Service Community Service Work with local Youth Programs Work with local Youth Programs 10 hours of service per year 10 hours of service per year Elementary Reading Programs Elementary Reading Programs Local Park Cleanup Program Local Park Cleanup Program School Spirit School Spirit Middle School Visitation and Mentoring Middle School Visitation and Mentoring Facility and Budget Planning Facility and Budget Planning

Schedule for CAT CAT will meet the last Tuesday of each month during lunch, with meetings to be held in the Lecture Hall. Pizza will be provided for the participants. CAT will meet the last Tuesday of each month during lunch, with meetings to be held in the Lecture Hall. Pizza will be provided for the participants. A one day workshop will take place each summer, to be held in July as students prepare to return to school. This will occur on a Saturday and all meals will be provided. This will be mandatory for CAT participants and will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Coaches are encouraged to attend and participate on this day as well as those during the school year. A one day workshop will take place each summer, to be held in July as students prepare to return to school. This will occur on a Saturday and all meals will be provided. This will be mandatory for CAT participants and will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Coaches are encouraged to attend and participate on this day as well as those during the school year.

Application Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. - Eisenhower Student Name: __________________ Student Name: __________________ Student Address: ________________ Student Address: ________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Student Signature: ________________ Student Signature: ________________ Grade in School: _________________ Grade in School: _________________ Sport Participation: _______________ Sport Participation: _______________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Parent Name: ____________________ Parent Name: ____________________ Parent Contact: ___________________ Parent Contact: ___________________ Parent Signature: __________________ Parent Signature: __________________ Please return this application to Todd Garelick, Athletic Director, Mountain View High School. (520) Please return this application to Todd Garelick, Athletic Director, Mountain View High School. (520) or or

Captain’s Advisory Team A good leader inspires other men and women with confidence. A great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves. A good leader inspires other men and women with confidence. A great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves. Reed Markham, American Author Reed Markham, American Author The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see. A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see. Leroy Eimes Leroy Eimes What will be the mark you leave on Mountain View High School? How will you touch those in your program and in the feeder programs that serve the Mountain View community? How can you impact the CAT? Become a member of CAT and realize your leadership qualities and help to prepare those around you to lead our current and future Mountain Lions. Lion Pride. What will be the mark you leave on Mountain View High School? How will you touch those in your program and in the feeder programs that serve the Mountain View community? How can you impact the CAT? Become a member of CAT and realize your leadership qualities and help to prepare those around you to lead our current and future Mountain Lions. Lion Pride.

Theodore Roosevelt, "Man In The Arena" Speech Given April 23, 1910 It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.