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.