SAINT VINCENT FOOTBALL – MISSION STATEMENT

THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AT SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE WILL BE A PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS FOR THE STUDENT-ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.  IN ADDITION TO LEARNING THE SKILLS OF PLAYING FOOTBALL ON THE COLLEGE LEVEL, OUR PLAYERS WILL BE TAUGHT THE VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH BEING A GOOD CITIZEN, A GOOD STUDENT, AND A GOOD TEAMMATE.  THESE VALUES WILL ASSIST OUR PLAYERS IN THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS BEYOND THEIR UNDERGRADUATE YEARS AT THE COLLEGE.  WE WANT OUT PLAYERS TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE COLLEGE IN ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN FOOTBALL. 

BEING A FOOTBALL PLAYER AT SAINT VINCENT IS A PRIVELEGE THAT MUST BE EARNED, NOT ENTITLED.  OUR PLAYERS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT PLAYING FOOTBALL IS A COMMITMENT AND NOT AN INTEREST.  WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A PASSION ABOUT PLAYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL.

THE BEST PLAYERS WILL PLAY IN THE GAME, AND WE WILL NOT ALLOW PERSONALITIES TO ENTER INTO THOSE DECISIONS.  WE WILL DEFINE THE ROLES OF THE PLAYERS AND BE HONEST WITH THEM IN OUR EVALUATION OF THEIR ABILITY.  WE WILL STRIVE TO MAKE PARTICIPATION ON OUR FOOTBALL TEAM A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.  WE WANT OUR FOOTBALL TEAM TO BE THE BEST "CLASS" AND THE COACHES TO BE THE BEST "PROFESSORS" OUR PLAYERS WILL BE INVOLVED WITH WHILE ATTENDING SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE.

BEING SUCCESSFUL IN FOOTBALL REQUIRES DEVELOPING A STRONG PHYSICAL PRESENCE.  WE WILL ENCOURAGE OUR PLAYERS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITIES TO A PERSONAL MAXIMUM LEVEL.  WE WILL NOT TAKE SHORT CUTS OR USE ARTIFICIAL MEANS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.  PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.  WE WILL REMIND OUR PLAYERS THAT SUCCESS IS A CHOICE.  IT IS A CHOICE THEY CAN MAKE.

WE WILL NOT COMPROMISE OUR INTEGRITY TO ACHIEVE ON-THE-FIELD SUCCESS.  SUCCESS WILL BE ACHIEVED WITH PLANNING, BELIEVING, AND EXECUTING THE GOALS OF THE BEARCAT FOOTBALL PROGRAM.