The BJPS Coach’s Pledge

The BJPS Coach’s Pledge extends beyond a knowledge of athletics and reaches into the life of each of his or her players.  It is one of the most important responsibilities at Brebeuf Jesuit and involves at least the same level of commitment that coaches expect of their players.  Mutual respect and team membership are to be expected equally of player and coach and, for the coach, involve the following promises:

As a Coach at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, I promise:

1.        To be a model of appropriate language and behavior.

2.        To respect and dignify each of my athletes as an individual.

3.        To promote the safety of each athlete and to ask no more in practice or competition than each is capable of delivering, but…

4.        To promote the conditions and circumstances that encourage each athlete to realize his or her full potential.

5.        To impose time demands that acknowledge the primary importance of each athlete’s academic and family responsibilities.

6.        To promote among all athletes and coaches a solid sense of team membership.

7.        To reflect in my coaching the best and most recent thinking/strategy in my sport.

8.        To assist, whenever appropriate and mutually convenient, with the post –high school planning of my players as it relates to athletics .

9.        To be available to parents at times that are mutually convenient.

10.     To work, whenever appropriate, with other school personnel to guarantee the best interests of each of my student-athletes.