Warrior Football (HS and MS) - Week -2

We had a great first week of practice with the high school and we are much further along than we were at this point last year. It has been exciting to see players rise up to new challenges, excel at new positions, and come together as a team. I am sure your son is sore and tired but that is normal and will continue for another week or so before their body gets fully adjusted to football. The best thing to do for injuries is to put ice on them and have your son talk with Coach Van Pelt at practice.

Middle school football will start this week. We are looking forward to a great middle school season with 40 football players and the largest 8th grade class we have ever had. If you are new to football you may have a lot of questions and we will have a parent meeting during the first full week of school. I will be at the end of the middle school practice tomorrow and available to answer questions. They will wear cleats, shorts and t-shirts tomorrow along with their helmet.

Thank you for the great turnout at the kickoff party. Football is certainly about building community and we want to continue to build a great tradition around football at Cypress Christian. I hope you make plans to bring friends and family out every Friday night.

Weekly Theme - Building a Foundation
Psalms 18:2a “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.”
Matthew 16:18 “…on this rock I will build my church

High School Week -2 Schedule
Monday, August 9-3:30 to 7:00 pm (Full Pads)
Tuesday, August 10- 3:30 to 7:00 pm (Full Pads)
Wednesday, August 11-3:30 to 5:30 pm (Full Pads)
Thursday, August 12-Scrimmage at 4:30 at home against Lutheran North
Friday, August 13- 4:00 to 5:30 pm (Helmet)
Saturday, August 14-8:00 to 10:00 am (Full Pads)

Middle School Week -2 Schedule
Monday, August 9-6:00 to 8:00 pm (Helmet)
Tuesday, August 10- 6:00 to 8:00 pm (Helmet)
Wednesday, August 11-3:30 to 5:30 pm (Helmet and Shoulder Pads)
Thursday, August 12-4:00 to 6:00 pm (Full Pads)
Friday, August 13- 4:00 to 5:30 pm (Full Pads)

Football Booster club
Season tickets, coaches shirts, replica jersey, team autographed football, annual dinner, car decals, media guide, highlight DVD, membership in the general booster club, other benefits and the satisfaction that you are helping the whole school as 10% of your gift goes to the school benevolence fund and another 10% goes to the general athletic booster account. To join today or for more details go to www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Football-Booster-Club.cfm

Season Tickets
We will sell a lot of season tickets at Blue and White night so reserve your seats today. It is possible that we could sell out, which would certainly be a nice problem to have. 10% of all season ticket sales go to the school benevolence fund and another 10% goes to the general athletic booster account so you are helping more than just football. www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Tickets1.cfm

Blue and White Night
The annual school kickoff party will be Friday night starting at 5:30 in the gym. You can purchase your dinner tickets at www.CypressChristian.org/Parents/Blue-and-White-Dinner-Reservation.cfm.

High school will simply be watching film at practice so your son can go straight from practice to the event. They are welcome to wear their new uniforms and will be introduced at the event. Middle school players will not have time to go home after practice. We are planning to issue them their uniform so that they can wear it. We have had to order more uniforms and they are not in yet so this may not be possible.

Practice Clothing
Our practice clothing should be in this week. Your son will receive a pair of shorts and a shirt. They should wear this clothing for practice and team functions.