Motivating Moms

In order to involve the entire community with the football team, we have two programs which involve the parents of the players. We want to be a “family organization” and the more we can involve the whole family of each team member, the better off the team will be and the more comfortable the parents will be with the football program. One such program is called the Filming Fathers and the other is known as the Motivating Moms.

Due to girls’ athletic programs (those whose seasons coincide with football), it has become necessary for many schools to appoint someone to decorate players’ lockers each week, organize cheer sections at games, and possibly set up team/community dinners, among other similar functions. Cheerleaders are often very busy practicing on their own or even participating in fall sports. The mothers of the players are logical choices for these positions as many of them probably did perform similar functions while in school as students and/or cheerleaders and many of them may desire to be involved with the football team in some manner.

I envision that the mothers of the football players would get together before the school year began, and nominate and elect two Motivating Mother leaders. I feel it might be beneficial to have one leader be the mother of a senior player while it might be wise to have the other be the mother of a freshman player. This way when the senior Motivating Mother’s son graduates, there would still be another leader left who knows how things operate. They wouldn’t have to “reinvent the wheel” each year.

It would be up to the players’ mothers to organize and build this organization. However it is done, it will be beneficial to the team as it seems that most people have “many hats to wear” anymore and hoping that fans and parents spontaneously become great fans each weekend is unrealistic.