HS Football Week 0

Scrimmage recap

I was very pleased with our scrimmage on Thursday night. We played much better upfront and eliminated a lot of the little mistakes from the first scrimmage. I am sure we will see a lot more progress this week. Brazos Christian is always a great season opener. It is a school very similar to us in many ways. We had some injuries last year but were still able to escape with a 13-0 shutout to start the season. The drive to college station is one of the best road trips of the season and I look forward to seeing everyone on Friday night as we strap up the pads for the first game of the season.

Weekly Theme - Love

1 John 4:18-19 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because He first loved us.”

Week-0 HS Schedule

Monday, August 22-3:45 to 6:25 PM (Full Pads) (Parent meeting in the gym at 7:00)

Tuesday, August 23- 3:45 to 6:10 PM (Full Pads)

Wednesday, August 24-3:45 to 5:30 PM (Half Shell)

Thursday, August 25-3:45 to 5:00 PM (Half Shell)

Friday, August 26-Game at Brazos Christian at 7:30 PM (Bus leaves at 4:00)

Saturday, August 27-Man to Man at Houston’s First Baptist at 7PM (Bus leaves at 6PM)

Louis Zamperini at Houston’s First Baptist Church

I have 18 tickets to listen to Louis Zamperini speak at Houston’s First Baptist Church on Saturday, August 27 at 7PM. We will start by making the tickets available to seniors and work our way down through the grades. Louis is the subject of the book Unbroken and was both a POW and Olympian. I believe that this will be an incredible event but it will not be G rated. For more information please visit www.houstonsfirst.org/mantoman. If your son is interested please let me know by Tuesday and if we have a large interest I will look into getting more tickets. This event is one example of how we spend some of the booster dollars each year.

Volunteering

Our team mom, Helen Mitchell, will be sending out an email with opportunities to sign up to volunteer. We need your help. We expect each family to sing-up for 2 or 3 things over the course of the season. By signing up first you get your choice of opportunities.

Away Game Travel—Directions to Brazos Christian

Football players do not go home after school on game days. Your son will be feed a meal after school and then we will load the bus and leave. It is our goal to arrive at least two hours before kickoff when playing a road game. Click here for driving directions to Brazos Christian.

School Wide Parent Meeting

This is a required meeting for any parent that will have a son or daughter participating in a sport at CCS during the 2010-2011 school year. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM on Monday night with what I believe will be a great presentation on the Role of Parents in athletics by Jim Ater of Proactive Coaching. Resources will be available for $5. The meeting will also include a presentation from Dr. Rand of Methodist Hospital on injuries as well as important updates to our athletic hand book.

Season Tickets

We have had a lot of people purchase season tickets and I greatly appreciate your support. You can still order yours today at www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Tickets1.cfm Season tickets are good for all home games at any level. 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.

Additional Practice Clothing

I will place the additional order for shorts and shirts Monday. If you have not emailed me the additional sizes you would like please do so as soon as possible. MS players will get their clothing this week.