Fun before Football this Mother's Day

Bethany and I will be going to see Tim Hawkins this Sunday at 6:30 at the First Colony Church of Christ in Sugar Land, TX. We have seen him in the past and feel he will not disappoint. Tickets are Tickets are $15 and it would be great opportunity for football families to connect.

You can get a preview of Tim at: http://www.timhawkins.net/

Here is the link for tickets.
https://store.tunafishcomedy.com/index.php/timhawkins/tickets/sugar-land-tx-may-9th-6-30pm.html

One warning, you will laugh so hard that your face will hurt the next day.

Elementary Family Fun Day

Are you ready for some football? This weekend, four Warrior QB's spent two days learning the basic fundamentals of the position and were willing to take on the more important part of "Accepting the Risk of Leadership." We have a team of great leaders and I expect to see a lot of growth in this area during the 2010 season.

One great way to develop leaders is to give of our time to impact the next generation, which we will be doing this Friday from 3:30 to 5:00 on the football field. I need at least 20 players and would love to have several parents at the event. We rotate elementary students through 6 stations that teach them some basic football fundamentals and also provide them with an autographed mini football. Current seniors and other select players will be singing autographs. Players that attend will be able to get their helmet for spring football practice that night and put it in their locker.

Spring Football

Track and Baseball may have just started but Football is just around the corner. Spring practice will begin on May 10 for returning HS players (this includes 8th graders) and May 11 for returning MS players. HS spring practice is full pads and we will play our annual spring game on Saturday May 22 at 10 a.m. MS spring practice is non-contact. If your son is not sure about playing HS football this is the perfect opportunity to check it out. It is a more relaxed environment and we focus on fundamentals and the basics of our offensive and defensive philosophy.

Varsity uniforms will be on sale for $10 after the spring game. This will help to offset the cost of our new uniforms and when we sell everyone of them I will not have to do any laundry. I have had the opportunity to see a sample of our new varsity uniforms and they are simply top of the line at any level.

There has been a lot in the news lately regarding football and concussions. I wanted to let you know that at all levels we do teach proper techniques and fundamentals that should limit the risk of this injury, but it is a contact sport Both in the spring and in the fall I will be personally coaching the first few tackling drills for all players to insure that we learn the basics. I also want to let you know about some equipment changes that we will be making in the fall. The most important defense against a concussion is a players mouthpiece. We will be upgrading the standard mouthpieces that we buy for every player, however I am not planning to replace it when they lose it like we do the less expensive ones. We will also be starting to purchase the next generation of football helmet the Revolution Speed by Riddle. I believe that this is the best helmet on the market. We will eventually replace all our varsity helmets which will allow us to upgrade the MS to our current Revolution helmets. This process will take several years so the highest contact positions and players will be given the newest helmets first. I am committed to equipping our players with the best equipment available both for their safety and to produce the best football players that we can.

We are going to make it a great year. Season ticket and football booster club information for 2010 will be available when spring football practice starts. If you have any questions about football please do not hesitate to contact me.

2010 Varsity Football Schedule

We want to play the best teams to see just how well we are closing the gap. I do not want to put together a schedule that will result in 10 wins but not challenge our football team to be the best they can be. 2010 will be a challenge as we have upgraded our schedule strength considerably. We will take the field against three Division II teams and face two more in preseason scrimmages. The season stars at home with the traditional rivalry game against Brazos Christian before hitting the road for three straight road games against Division II opponents, Northland, Westbury and Second Baptist. We return home for the back to back Division IV state champions, Canyon Creek Richardson. District play will open up at home with Bay Area and will also include traditional rival Faith West in place of Pope John Paul the 23rd this year. One final non district game against Evadale, a small public school from close to Beaumont and a final district game at home against Faith West will lead the Warriors into the playoffs for the third straight year. You can view the complete schedule at www.cypresschristianfootball.org/schedule.php

Football Party

The football party will be this Sunday at 4PM at the Mitchells. There address 12502 William Dowdell 77429, just about a mile from school at Eldridge and Cypress N. Houston. We will be able to watch the end of the Colts and Jets game that starts at 2 and watch the entire Vikings/Saints game that starts at 5:40.

If you have not already sent me an RSVP please do. We usually have a few parents that hang out and watch the game which is always welcome. If you want to send a snack food it will get eaten but your son does not need to bring anything. We will be having wings.

Highlight Video and Game Film
I will not have all the DVD's copied by Sunday but each player will get a highlight film and pictures/stats DVD. If your son would like full copies of a particular game or even all the games just have them talk to me at school. Once I finish the full highlight DVD for the team I will add the playoff games to the individual highlight films on the web. I will probably set those so they can be downloaded from the website but I can also put it on a DVD for your son.

I added Northland to the schedule on Week 1. It will probably be at Northland this year but that has not yet been determined.

Coach Spenn

Using Our Losses

It is always interesting how God works. I have heard Colt McCoy share his faith after many football games but has never impacted as much as it did this time. I hope we always praise God in all things, as a program, a school, coaches, parents, and players.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5XdrLCftsY

Alumni Game and Seasons End Party

Alumni Game
The alumni flag football game is this Saturday at 10AM. We need players to take on the alumni. Please let me know if your son will be playing in the game. If your son wants to get a jump on his service hours he can show up at 8:30AM and stay after the game as we work on the storage area under the grandstand and put away some equipment.

Player Interviews
I will begin doing player interviews on a regular basis after school once the second semester starts. I have been able to interview about 10 players so far and I think it has been a really good experience for everyone.

Season's End Party
We are going to have our end of season football party on January 24 during the AFC/NFC championship games. We will watch some NFL football and our own highlights while eating some wings. I will send out more details as the time gets closer.

Football Alumni Game

On January 2, CCS will host six different alumni games. This year it will include flag football at 10AM. We will need players to compete against the alumni which will include 3 members of our coaching staff. It should be a fun day to start of the second semester.

All-State and All-District Teams Announced

10 members of the Cypress Christian Football team received All-State accolades for the 2009 season. Daniel Rodriguez was recognized on both sides of the ball as a first team defensive linemen and a second team offensive linemen. Kyle Francis also received first team honors as a linebacker. Brandon Galloway and Jason Groll received second team honors as a wide receiver and running back. Jack Mitchell, Michael Gamble, Kyle Hinn, Jacob Reed, and Austin Barton received honorable mention. 20 player received All-District honors. A complete list of the 2009 Cypress Christian football players that received honors can be found on the Honors & Awards page. You can view complete teams for all levels and districts on the TAPPS website at www.tapps.net/football_11man.html.

Banquet and Lupe's Kids

Banquet
The fall sports banquet is Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 in the MUF. I would like for your son to be dressed up (no shorts, jeans or t-shirts).

Awards Voting
I will be at school tomorrow morning to hand out awards voting ballots. If your son does not see me they should find Coach Neufeld or Cindy Wilhite during the day to vote.

Athletics Period
I would like all football players to be in athletics period. I will personally be running the class next semester. It is the only time during the school year outside of the football season that I can work with your son directly regarding football. It is going to become a vital part of our football program as we work to close the gap and reach the next level.

TAPPS Football Champions
Waco Richer defeated Brook Hill 35 to 28 in a great game Saturday night to win the Division III State Championship. Canyon Creek Richardson who is on our schedule for next year won the Division IV title.

Lupe’s Kids
Lupe is an amazing woman that works with these families year round. CCS partners with her every Christmas to provide gifts. I know that a lot of you are participating with your in-season sport. You do not need to feel obligated to participate with two different sports teams. We will go shopping as a team on Saturday December 12 at 10AM (probably Wal-Mart and Toys R Us). We will leave from the school but will end by having lunch at the Buffalo Wild Wings across 249 from the mall and close to the movie theater.

I will have Rylin and Carson to help us shop and to use for appropriate size comparison. If your son cannot make it on Saturday you can contribute money by giving it to Becky Morgan prior to Saturday or even bring gifts if you want to do shopping ahead of time.

Our family has 3 kids
Boy 4 size 6 – Toys and warm winter clothes
Girl 4 size 6 – doll & dish set and warm winter clothes
Boy 6 size 8 – Bike and warm winter clothes