HS Football Week 5

The football season is broken up into four parts: the preseason, non-district play, district play and the playoffs. We have now completed 2 out of the 4 and in many ways it is going to be like starting over for us when we enter district play.  It has certainly been a tough week but we now have a week off to get some things figured out. 

The football season is always a journey and while it may not feel that way and there may be more obstacles in our way we currently have the same record as last season.  For those that are new, last year we went undefeated in district play and advanced to the state semifinals where we lost a very close game to the eventual state champion.  It is always about closing the gap and this team has by no means reached it’s potential.

Weekly Theme-Passion

Revelations 3:16 “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”

Week 5 HS Schedule

Monday, October 1-4:00 to 6:15 pm (Full Pads)

Tuesday, October 2-4:00 to 6:10 pm (Full Pads)

Wednesday, October 3-3:45 to 5:30 pm (Full Pads)

Thursday, October 4-3:45 to 5:30 pm (Full Pads)

Friday, October 5-No Game-CCS Annual Banquet at 6pm

JV Game

I believe that everyone knows this already but the JV game against Woodlands Christian was canceled because they do not have enough players.  We still have two scheduled with Bay Area and another one with Fort Bend.

Schedule

I know there are a few of you wondering why we play such a tough schedule.  I am actually one of those people as well.  I wanted to share a little insight just in case you are wondering.  First, I had a much easier schedule made and then TAPPS changed its mind on re-alignment and two non-district teams were moved into our district.  Second, we have had a lot of success and earned respect across the state so about 10 teams that I contacted refused to play us. Third, travel and finding teams that will also play JV play a factor. Fourth, scheduling is done in two year blocks so sometimes a tough game this year will be an easier game next year. Fifth, transfer students change everything in TAPPS football. Finally, I do believe that it prepares us for District play and the playoffs so hopefully that holds true this year.

Annual Banquet

There is no varsity game this Friday night so I want to encourage you to come to the school’s Annual Banquet.  It will be a fun evening featuring the Jesus Painter, the comedy of Bob Smiley, a live auction with a long list of great packages for everyone (Hunting Trips, Texan Tickets, Artwork, Week at Disney and much more) and an address from our Head of School, Mr. Novotny.  One project that the banquet will be raising money towards is our weight room and locker room expansion under the grandstand.

•  Purchase Tickets
•  View Auction Items
•  General Banquet Information

MS Football Week 5

It was a great win by the A team last week. I really enjoyed watching the film. I was struck by how they overcame penalties and other setbacks to win the game. I was also impressed with how they did not play with any fear despite the fact that John Cooper had some boys that were as big as any we have seen all season. I love how they are playing as a team and having fun. It will be nice to finally take on a school our size in Faith West this week.

Weekly Theme-Passion
Revelations 3:16 “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”

Week 5 MS Schedule

• Monday, October 1-4:00 to 6:00 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, October 2-4:00 to 5:45 pm (Full Pads) – A Team Players Only
• Tuesday, October 2-5:00 pm B Team Home Game vs St. Cecilia
• Wednesday, October 3-4:00 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
• Thursday, October 4-6:00pm A Team Game against Faith West at home
• Friday, October 5-CCS Annual Banquet at 6pm

Schedule
Scheduling B team football games is always a challenge. Last year Western Academy had two teams and the game was scheduled with the B team and that is what was scheduled for this year. However, this year they have less players and I learned after the game that they only have one team so we played against five 8th graders that did make most of the plays. I wish schools were more up front about such things but that is not a reality. Most of the schools our size only have one team so scheduling is hard. I just wanted you to have a little insight in case you were wondering. I have contacted St. Cecilia about this week’s B game but have not heard anything back yet.

Annual Banquet
There is no varsity game this Friday night so I want to encourage you to come to the school’s Annual Banquet. It will be a fun evening featuring the Jesus Painter, the comedy of Bob Smiley, a live auction with a long list of great packages for everyone (Hunting Trips, Texan Tickets, Artwork, Week at Disney and much more) and an address from our Head of School, Mr. Novotny. One project that the banquet will be raising money towards is our weight room and locker room expansion under the grandstand.

• Purchase Tickets
• View Auction Items
• General Banquet Information

HS Football Week 4

It was a tough week for football for all four CCS teams but there were bright spots and some great individual plays. We continue to see improvement and growth in many areas. Learning from mistakes through watching film is the best way to get better.

Weekly Theme-Unity
Romans 15:5-6 “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Week 4 HS Schedule

• Monday, September 24-4:00 to 6:30 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, September 25-4:00 to 6:10 pm (Full Pads)
• Wednesday, September 26-3:45 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
• Thursday, September 27-3:45 to 5:00 pm (Helmet)
• Friday, September 28-At Shiner St. Paul at 7:30PM (Bus leaves at 1pm out at 12:30)

Directions
Shiner St. Paul Map and Driving Directions
We will play at Comanche Stadium which is a public school stadium and not on the campus of Shiner St. Paul Catholic School.

Shiner Preview
They are a good team but like us have a 1 and 3 record. They are a school that is our size and while it will be a tough test I do not think it will be near what we saw this week. They did play a close game against Fort Bend but several key players including the QB were out for Fort Bend.

Charter Bus for Shiner
I have talked with several people about the possibility of taking a charter bus to Shiner. This adds about $1,000 to our travel costs. We have taken charters in the past with the help of donations. Since we are not spending the night it would be nice to have the extra space and not have to worry about the driving. If you would be interested in helping with this please let me know. If we do not take a charter we would probably need a couple extra drivers to leave with the bus and take players and equipment.

MS Football Week 4

It was a tough week for football for all four CCS teams but there were bright spots and some great individual plays. We continue to see improvement and growth in many areas. Learning from mistakes through watching film is the best way to get better.

Weekly Theme-Unity
Romans 15:5-6 “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Week 4 MS Schedule

• Monday, September 24-4:00 to 6:00 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, September 25-4:00 to 5:45 pm (Full Pads) – A Team Players Only
• Tuesday, September 25-5:00 pm B Team Home Game vs Western Academy
• Wednesday, September 26-4:00 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
• Thursday, September 27-4:30* pm A Team Game at John Cooper (Bus leaves 2:45 out at 2:15)

*The John Cooper game was moved up to a 4:30 kickoff.

Northland Reschedule
The MS A game against Northland has been rescheduled for Monday, October 8 at 5PM.

Directions
John Cooper Map and Driving Directions 1 John Cooper Dr, Spring, TX 77381

HS Football Week 3

I hope that everyone made it home safely. We have several players that got pretty banged up so please be in prayer for them. We certainly got the opportunity to deal with some adversity last week. It is a part of life and I am sure we did not get it all out of the way in one week but I hope we learned to look at it differently.

It was a great weekend on so many levels. Watching two teams that really understand competition and sportsmanship play two hard fought games in the mud is not an opportunity that comes around very often. As I interacted with the Regents coaches and players throughout the weekend I was very encouraged by what they said about us as men and as football players. Regents has won 6 state titles in football over the last decade so those compliments are special. The varsity player breakfast was especially interesting as the players shared and really made friends with each other.

We certainly missed some opportunities in the varsity game but I think we learned some valuable lessons. We play a tough schedule and it has always paid off in the end. This year will be no different. We did get to finish out the weekend with a dominating performance by the JV team (38-12 W). The future is bright but so is the present and it is an honor to coach your kids through the adversity that is a football season and ultimately life.

Weekly Theme-Rebuilding
Nehemiah 2:20 “I answered them by saying, ‘The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding…’”

Week 3 HS Schedule

• Monday, September 17-4:00 to 6:30 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, September 18-4:00 to 6:10 pm (Full Pads)
• Wednesday, September 19-3:45 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
• Thursday, September 20-3:45 to 5:00 pm (Helmet) Varsity Only Players
• Thursday, September 20-JV game at Fort Bend at 6:00 pm (Bus leaves at 4)
• Friday, September 21-Home game against Fort Bend Christian at 7:00pm

Fort Bend Preview
This will be another tough test, our third in arrow against a school from a higher division. While we have not played them in several years at the varsity level we have won JV games the past couple of years and we always play well against them in 7 on 7.

Directions
Fort Bend Christian Map and Driving Directions – 1250 7th Street Sugar Land, TX 77478

Pictures
Your son will get a CD this week containing all the pictures he took at that photo shoot. They are yours to keep and you have a release form that will let you take them anywhere to get printed. There is no additional charge for pictures this year.

Morning Workouts
Reminder, we will continue to have workouts on Monday and Wednesday at 6:30am in the weight room. Workouts help with injury prevention and recovery.

Film
In order to learn from our mistakes we need to watch film to get better so please remind your son to log onto Hudl. Fort Bend and Regents film are up. We will be adding notes throughout the week. The JV game will be up some time over the night.

Away Game Travel
All in all it went pretty smoothly for our first varsity away game. If a player does not ride the bus back they should take their black travel bag with them and return them on Monday. A special thanks to the boys that rode the bus and helped us put all the player equipment away in the locker room. The black bags should be turned in each week and we will re-issue them when they are needed.

MS Football Week 3

The B team got a great road win and I think the A team was in a position to get the first win of the season but the weather put a damper on that. We did have to deal with adversity on the MS level but not quite as much as the varsity did. I hope we learned a few things about how to handle that and it will help us in the future.

Weekly Theme-Rebuilding
Nehemiah 2:20 “I answered them by saying, ‘The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding…’”

Week 3 MS Schedule

• Monday, September 17-4:00 to 6:00 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, September 18-4:00 to 5:45 pm (Full Pads) – A Team Players Only
• Tuesday, September 18-4:30 pm B Team Game at St. John’s (Bus Departs at 3:15)
• Wednesday, September 19-4:00 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell) – B Team Players Full Pads
• Thursday, September 20-5:00 pm A Team Game at home against Salem-Trinity

B Game at St. John’s
This game was originally scheduled to be at home so this is a change.

Directions
St. John’s Map and Driving Directions - 2401 Claremont Lane Houston, TX 77019

Northland Reschedule
It is very rare that we do not get a football game in. We are working to reschedule the game with Northland. We are looking at Monday, October 8.

Pictures
Your son will get a CD this week containing all the pictures he took at that photo shoot. They are yours to keep and you have a release form that will let you take them anywhere to get printed. There is no additional charge for pictures this year.

HS Football Week 2

It was a great win Friday night for the varsity and I am sure we will all remember this game for a long time. Even if we had been on the losing side it would have been worth being a part of. I got a great email from Coach Robbins that was extremely complimentary of our program and how we played the game. I have gotten to know Coach Robbins over the years since he defeated us in another great game when he was at Dallas Lutheran and I would certainly say the same things about his program. Our MS team came up short but a Westbury player told his dad who relayed the information to some of our parents that his son had never played against a team with better sportsmanship.

I was at both games and the number of CCS players helping their opponents up is amazing and the best it has ever been. I have always believed that if Christ played football he would have played all out to the whistle and then did whatever he could to help his opponent up and encourage him. I love the way we are learning to really compete. Our culture has defined competing as win at all costs but true competition is about playing the game and involves both winning and losing. It is not failure when we lose but an opportunity to get better, to learn and to grow. Please find ways to reward these efforts by our players and I hope that we will all find ways to do the same things in our own lives.

Weekly Theme-Overcoming Adversity
Romans 8:18 “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

Week 2 HS Schedule

• Monday, September 10-4:00 to 6:30 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, September 11-4:00 to 6:10 pm (Full Pads)
• Wednesday, September 12-3:45 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
• Thursday, September 13-3:45 to 5:00 pm (Helmet)
• Friday, September 14-7:30pm at Austin Regents* (Bus departs at 1PM)
• Saturday, September 15-12 noon at Austin Regents*

*Both game times have been moved back since the original schedule was released.

Regents Preview
Coach Brydon at Austin Regents is another good friend of mine. They will be a tough challenge but it will be another truly great competition. He and I are working on several things that we will do with both teams together. There is a special Fall Social that they are putting on that night. They have invited all of our fans to attend at a reduced cost of $12. I hope everyone can attend that is going to the game. More details are attached and you can go to www.regentsschool.com/fallfamilysocial to get tickets. Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday.

Travel to Regents
We will leave the school at 1PM on Friday and it is our goal to get to the hotel and eat there. We may dress at the hotel and head to the stadium in our pads or use a locker room on campus I am not sure on that yet. Players should be out of bed by 8AM and eat a good breakfast and lunch before coming to school.

Directions
Austin Regents Map and Driving Directions

Austin Trip – Hotel
Mrs. Salario sent an email about the hotel. If you have not done so already please respond to her. I would like every player to stay with their parents but I know that is not possible for every player. The football program will be finding rooms for those whose parents do not travel to the game but we need to know who those players are.

Grade Check
The grade check will be this Tuesday. We did have a few kids that are struggling in some classes. Please go on to RenWeb and make sure your son has everything done.

Hudl
All the film is on Hudl. Please encourage your son to watch 20 minutes of Regents film prior to Monday. It will make a big difference in our ability to prepare and teach at practice.

Morning Workout - Optional
We will be continuing to have workouts on Monday and Wednesday at 6:30AM in the weight room.

Pictures
It really will be this week for the picture CDs.

MS Football Week 2

It was a great win Friday night for the varsity and I am sure we will all remember this game for a long time. Even if we had been on the losing side it would have been worth being a part of. I got a great email from Coach Robbins that was extremely complimentary of our program and how we played the game. I have gotten to know Coach Robbins over the years since he defeated us in another great game when he was at Dallas Lutheran and I would certainly say the same things about his program. Our MS team came up short but a Westbury player told his dad who relayed the information to some of our parents that his son had never played against a team with better sportsmanship.

I was at both games and the number of CCS players helping their opponents up is amazing and the best it has ever been. I have always believed that if Christ played football he would have played all out to the whistle and then did whatever he could to help his opponent up and encourage him. I love the way we are learning to really compete. Our culture has defined competing as win at all costs but true competition is about playing the game and involves both winning and losing. It is not failure when we lose but an opportunity to get better, to learn and to grow. Please find ways to reward these efforts by our players and I hope that we will all find ways to do the same things in our own lives.

Weekly Theme-Overcoming Adversity
Romans 8:18 “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”

Week 2 MS Schedule

• Monday, September 10-4:00 to 6:00 pm (Full Pads)
• Tuesday, September 11-4:00 to 5:45 pm (Full Pads) – A Team Players Only
• Tuesday, September 11-5:00 pm B Team Game at Salem Trinity (Bus Departs at 3:15)
• Wednesday, September 12-4:00 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell) – B Team Players Full Pads
• Thursday, September 13-5:00 pm A Team Game at Northland (Bus Departs at 3:15)

Grade Check
The grade check will be this Tuesday. We did have a few kids that are struggling in some classes. Please go on to RenWeb and make sure your son has everything done.

Hudl
All the film is on Hudl. Please encourage your son to watch 20 minutes of Regents film prior to Monday. It will make a big difference in our ability to prepare and teach at practice.

Directions
Northland Map and Driving Directions
Salem-Trinity (Concordia Lutheran HS) Map and Driving Directions

Pictures
It really will be this week for the picture CDs.

HS Football Week 1

I was very proud of the way we played Friday night. We never gave up and continued to battle. I saw so many players helping opponents up and picking their teammates up both physically and emotionally all the way through to the handshake. There were missed opportunities but we have a pretty good track record of being a team that improves every week and plays its best football at the end of the season. If you were watching that game just as a football fan it was a great high school football game. Unfortunately, someone has to lose but what we were all able to experience two teams truly competing on the field.

Weekly Theme-Sacrifice
John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Week 1 HS Schedule
Monday, September 3-2:30 to 3:15 pm (Optional Team Film)
Monday, September 3-4:00 to 6:25 pm (Full Pads)
Tuesday, September 4-4:00 to 6:05 pm (Full Pads)
Wednesday, September 5-3:45 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
Thursday, September 6-3:45 to 5:00 pm Varsity Practice (Helmet)
Thursday, September 6-6:00pm JV Game at John Cooper-Bus Leaves at 3:50
Friday, September 7-7:00pm Home game against Lutheran South

Lutheran South Preview
Our opponents do not get any easier. Lutheran South came from behind to defeat Bay Area 20 to 17 in overtime. The coach at Lutheran South was at Dallas Lutheran when they beat us in the playoffs so some things will look familiar. He is a class act, a good coach, and someone I count as a friend. It should be another exciting night. Friday night is elementary Night so the first 100 5th grade and younger fans will get a free t-shirt and the Frisbee Dogs from Barks 5th Avenue will perform at half time.

Hudl
All the film is on Hudl. Almost everyone has set up an account. It is a powerful tool and it really is fun to play with. I know a few people are still having log in issues and we will hopefully get those resolved this week.

Directions
John Cooper Map and Driving Directions

JV Roster
We are still working out the JV roster but should have that decided after practice on Monday. The players that go to JV games may change as the season goes on.

Austin Trip – September 14
I need to know if you are not planning to make the trip to Austin so that we can secure login for your son. My basic assumption is that all players will stay with their parents at the hotel but I need to confirm this and prepare for the exceptions.

Morning Workout - Optional
We will be continuing to have workouts on Monday and Wednesday at 6:30AM in the weight room.

Pictures
Your son should get a CD with the football pictures on it this week. Like last year they are yours to keep and in full resolution. The CD will contain a release given you permission to get them printed.

Volunteer
You can sign up to help at the home games using Please Bring It. There is a link to each of our games at www.cypresschristian.org/football/Volunteers.cfm. Each family needs to sign up 3 times to get everything taken care of for the year.

MS Football Week 1

I am looking forward to seeing both MS teams play this week.  You will be amazed at the amount of improvement you see from game to game through out the season. We do practice on Monday at 4PM.

Weekly Theme-SacrificeJohn 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Week 1 MS ScheduleMonday, September 3-4:00 to 6:00 pm (Full Pads)
Tuesday, September 4-4:00 to 5:45 pm (Full Pads) – A Team Players Only
Tuesday, September 4-5:00 pm B Team Game at Home vs John Cooper (Wear blue game jersey)
Wednesday, September 5-4:00 to 5:30 pm (Half Shell)
Thursday, September 6-5:00 pm A Team Game at Home vs Westbury (Wear blue game jersey)

HudlAll the film is on Hudl. Almost everyone has set up an account. It is a powerful tool and it really is fun to play with. I know a few people are still having log in issues and we will hopefully get those resolved this week.

Elementary NightFriday night is elementary Night so the first 100 5th grade and younger fans will get a free t-shirt and the Frisbee Dogs from Barks 5th Avenue will perform at half time.

PicturesYour son should get a CD with the football pictures on it this week. Like last year they are yours to keep and in full resolution. The CD will contain a release given you permission to get them printed.