Football Week 0

It is finally time to play a real game. I was very pleased with what I saw on Friday night in Fort Bend. We are really playing some great defense. Our offense is a little banged up in a few key spots but we are certainly ahead of last year and I am anticipating a great deal of improvement in the next few weeks. The MS will start out with a tough opponent but I would not have it any other way. They have made a lot of progress since the first scrimmage and they will continue to close the gap as the season goes along.

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

High School Week 0 Schedule
Monday, August 23-3:45 to 6:10 PM (Full Pads)
Tuesday, August 24- 3:45 to 6:10 PM (Full Pads)
Wednesday, August 25-3:45 to 5:30 PM (Half Shell)
Thursday, August 26-3:45 to 5:15 PM (Half Shell)
Friday, August 27- Home Game against Brazos Christian at 7:30 PM

Brazos Christian JV Game
We will play Brazos Christian in a JV game but it will not be this Saturday. I am expecting the Westbury to cancel our JV game and if that is the case we will play Brazos Christian on 9/11 otherwise it will be later in the season.

Middle School Week 0 Schedule

Monday, August 23-3:45 to 6:00 PM (Full Pads)
Tuesday, August 24- 3:45 to 5:45 PM (Full Pads)
Wednesday, August 25-3:45 to 5:30 PM (Half Shell)
Thursday, August 26-Game at Northland at 5:00 PM Bus will leave at 3:40

Football Parent Meeting
I have uploaded a new version of the parent handout with a few corrections to the website at www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Parents.cfm. There are simply too many things that need to be updated every season.

Season tickets
If you have purchased season tickets they will be available at the gate on Friday. If you have not there is still time. www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Tickets1.cfm

Loving Your Teammate

We talk about love a lot as a football program and today I saw a great example. We want to love our teammates in order to make them better. We want them to be better football players, better students, better friends, better men and most importantly better Christians. Football is a game of hard hits and we have seen a lot in the past few weeks. When you play against your own teammates in practice you tend to let up and not play all out. Not hitting as hard as we can does not make our teammates better. We encourage our defense to make big hits in practice and last week I encourage our offense to thank them for it when they do. If our receivers learn to take big hits in practice they will make big plays on Friday and today we did just that. Troy Mason went across the middle, his brother put the ball right on him and Kyle Moon brought one tremendous hit. Troy caught the ball, jumped up, gave Kyle a high five and thanked him for a great hit. This happened two more times with the same players and by that time it was contagious. We made it a great day today and it was all related to two players loving each other enough to do the hard work of making each other better.

Football Week -1

I saw some good things at both the high school and middle school scrimmage. I believe that both teams are much further along than they were at this point last year. We are always looking to close the gap between our potentials and our performance and will continue to improve at all levels throughout 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.”

High School Week -1 Schedule
Monday, August 16-3:45 to 6:10 PM (Full Pads) (Parent meeting in the gym at 7:00)
Tuesday, August 17- 3:45 to 6:10 PM (Full Pads)
Wednesday, August 18-3:45 to 5:30 PM (Half Shell)
Thursday, August 19-3:45 to 5:30 PM (Half Shell) (Football parent meeting in the grandstand at 5:30)
Friday, August 20- Scrimmage at Fort bend Baptist at 7:00 PM (Bus leaves at 4:30)

Middle School Week -1 Schedule
Monday, August 16-3:45 to 6:00 PM (Full Pads) (Parent meeting in the gym at 7:00)
Tuesday, August 17- 3:45 to 6:00 PM (Full Pads)
Wednesday, August 18-3:45 to 5:30 PM (Full Pads)
Thursday, August 19-3:45 to 6:00 PM (Full Pads) (Football parent meeting in the grandstand at 6:00)
Friday, August 20- 3:45 to 5:30 PM (Full Pads)-This will be the last Friday Practice for middle school.

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 be from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM on Monday, August 16 in the gym.

Football Parent Meeting
Thursday we will have a football parent meeting at 5:30 for HS and 6:00 for MS in the grandstand to go over some basic information about the season. Please plan to attend as this meeting is a great time to answer a lot of questions that are often asked of the coaches throughout the season. If you have not already had an opportunity to sign up for the various volunteer opportunities that we need help with throughout the season you will have another opportunity. We are only asking everyone to serve 3 times and many of the opportunities do not require you to miss any part of the game.

Away Game Travel
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.

Season Tickets
We are getting close to selling out so order 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.

Practice Clothing
Our practice clothing really will 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.

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.

HS Football Week -3

August is here and it is time for football. I could not be more excited about the next five months. This is week -3. Our first game will be played week 0 and I have no idea why we do it this way in Texas. The schedule for the first week and other important information follows. A date has not yet been determined but we will be having a football parent meeting at the end of one of the practices that will probably answer some questions you might have. It will probably be next week so if you have any questions prior to that do not hesitate to ask.

We come off the field from 5:30 to 6:00 each night to talk about one of our nine principles for building men. It would be good for your son to have a snack like trail mix at that time. They will get plenty of water and Gatorade throughout practice. It will be hot but we will take good care of them.

Weekly Theme
Purpose
Acts 17:26b “He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.”
Jeremiah 29:11 “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’”

Week -3 Schedule
Monday, August 2-8:00 to 10:00 am# and 3:30 to 7:00 pm (Helmet Only)*
Tuesday, August 3-8:00 to 10:00 am# and 3:30 to 7:00 pm (Helmet Only)*
Wednesday, August 4-8:00 to 10:00 am# and 3:30 to 7:00 pm (Helmet Only)*
Thursday, August 5-8:00 to 10:00 am# and 3:30 to 7:00 pm (Full Pads)^
Friday, August 6-8:00 to 10:00 am# and 3:30 to 7:00 pm (Full Pads)^
Saturday, August 7-8:00 to 10:00 am (Full Pads)

Practice Clothing (Your son should have cleats for all practices)
#This practice will be in the weight room and on the track so tennis shoes will be needed
*Your son needs shorts and t-shirt for Helmet Only practices. Our practice clothing will not be in until the following week.
^Your son should always have an extra pair of shorts in his locker as we will probably wear shorts for the 6 to 7 part of practice on Thursday and Friday.

Texans Practice
Next week we are planning to take the team to a Texans practice. This is optional but a great opportunity. As a staff we have been to several practices this year and have learned a lot of good things. We will take the bus from the school and will probably need to leave at about 7 am. We will return back to school at about lunch time. There will not be morning practices next week. When all the details are set I will send out more information.

Kickoff party
The football kickoff party will be held in the stadium at CCS on Saturday, August 7 at 6 pm. It will be a bring your own pizza pot luck. If you do not want to pick up your favorite pizza on the way you can bring $10 per family and we will order from Gattis when everyone arrives. The kickoff party is a great time to meet coaches, players and parents. We will introduce players and talk briefly about the season.

There are many volunteers that are needed to make football possible on Friday nights. If everyone takes a turn that amount of work is pretty limited and rarely do you miss any of the action. More information about the volunteer opportunities and signup sheets will be available at the kickoff party.

Forms
Your son will need 4 forms filled out and turned into the Cindy Wilhite. I would like to have all of these turned in by the first practice. See the website at www.CypressChristian.org/Athletics/Forms.cfm for more details.

Support the Football Program
Season ticket, football booster club and sponsorship information is available at www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Support.cfm

New Uniforms Have Arrived

When you hold one in your hand it will over deliver. It should be a good year if we play as good as we look. Here is a look at them on a real live future player. Click here for another picture.

New Uniforms

The new uniforms and decals have both shipped and should be on campus this week. If you have not yet seen them you can check them out on the website at www.CypressChristian.org/Football/The-Look.cfm

Your son can try one on for the first time at our team meeting Sunday night at 6pm in the field house.

Just 5 days to go.

Meet the Varsity Staff Night

We have three new varsity coaches that will be joining the staff for the 2010 season and I want to encourage you to come out to meet them and the rest of the staff tomorrow night at Goode Company Bar-B-Q. When you go through the line and purchase your food mention Cypress Christian and 10% of your purchase will go back to the school. Even if you do not want any Bar-B-Q you can come out and join us is in the banquet room starting at 6 pm. There is no form program. I will simply introduce the coaches once everyone has arrived and allow for plenty of time to fellowship. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for the booster club and purchase season tickets. Goode Company is located on the 290 feeder road just north of 1960.

Cypress Christian Football 2010 Varsity Staff
Returning Staff
Jacob Spenn - Wide Receivers
Devin Powers – Linebackers
Tim Honeycutt – Offensive Line
Wes Van Pelt - Quarterbacks
New Staff
Bobby Gentry – Defensive Line (MS History Teacher)
Chris Laidlaw – Running Backs (HS History Teacher)
William Fields – Defensive Backs

There are no official workouts this week. We will have a team meeting Sunday night at 6 pm. Thursday night the seniors and I will spend the night at The Core starting at 7pm. Practice starts with equipment handout at 8 am August 2.

Warrior Football (HS and MS) - July 19

Last 7 on 7-July 20 5:00 to 6:30 pm at CCS (High School Only)
This is the last 7 on 7 before the start of practice. We were able to get some good things done last week and once again will need all of our players as we continue to make changes on defense and add new plays on offense.

Workday
This Saturday (July 24) from 9 am to Noon we will be working on our facilities to get ready for the season. The list includes everything from painting and pulling weeds to organizing equipment and carpentry work. While the kids are good help it would be great to have parents as well. I will send out a few more specifics later in the week.

Meet the Staff Night (High School Only)
We have several new faces on the coaching staff for next season and I want you to have an opportunity to meet them before the first practice. We will be at Goode Company BBQ (Just North of 1960 on 290) on Tuesday July 27 at 6pm. Don’t forget to mention CCS when you get your food and Goode-n-Company will donate 10% to the school. There will be no formal program just an opportunity to meet coaches and talk about the season.

Senior Retreat
The seniors and I will be spending the night at The Core (Willowbrook Church’s Youth Building) on Thursday, July 29. We will be talking about leadership, developing Core Covenants for the 2010 team, and setting goals for the season. I will send more details to the seniors later in the week.

High School First Day of Practice
Our first practice will be August 2 at 8am. We will hand out equipment and do a little testing in the weight room and on the track. Your son should be prepared to run the 40 and bench.

MS Equipment Pickup First Day of Practice
The first day of practice is Monday, August 9. Eight graders can pick up their equipment on Friday night August 6 prior to the eight grade lock-in. All other players can pick up equipment starting at 10:30 am on Saturday, August 7.

Kickoff party
The football kickoff party will be held in the stadium at CCS on Saturday, August 7 at 6 pm. It will be a bring your own pizza pot luck. If you do not want to pick up your favorite pizza on the way you can bring $10 per family and we will order from Gattis. The kickoff party is a great time to meet coaches, players and parents. We will introduce players and talk briefly about the season.

Forms
Your son will need 4 forms filled out and turned into the Cindy Wilhite. I would like to have all of these turned in by the first practice. The updated hand book has not been put on the website yet but the others are there at www.CypressChristian.org/Athletics/Forms.cfm. If you have not gotten a physical there will be one more opportunity for a $15 physical at Body Balance on July 28, www.CypressChristian.org/News/Athletic-Physicals.cfm.

Season ticket, football booster club and sponsorship information is available at www.CypressChristian.org/Football/Support.cfm

Just a couple weeks left to go until the official start of the 2010 football season.

High School Warrior Football - July 10

We are just a few weeks away from the start of the 2010 season.

7 on 7

We will have 7 on 7 at the school from 5 to 6:30 this Tuesday. We are trying to install some new things on defense and offense and it will really help us in the fall if we can get everyone to 7 on 7 this week and next.

Tuesday Morning Workout

This Tuesday morning our workout will be at Velocity Sports. I will transport players from the school if needed but it would be best if they go directly to velocity. The workout will start at 7:45 (players should arrive at 7:30). There is no charge for this workout.

Roster

Parents were emailed a high school roster for next year. Please verify your son’s shirt and short size. I will be ordering clothing at the end of the week.

Football Camps

This week we will be hosting an elementary football camp from 9:30 to 11:30 on Monday and Tuesday and a middle school football camp from 9:30 to 11:30 on Wednesday and Thursday. We have about 50 kids signed up and I will need about 3 to 5 upperclassmen to help each day with the camps.

Physicals

Your son must have a physical before we start practice August 2. You can get an athletic physical from Body Balance for $15 on July 14 or 28. See the website for more details. www.cypresschristian.org/news/Athletic-Physicals.cfm

Equipment

Each player is responsible for his own cleats (style does not matter but we prefer that they be a majority black) and must also purchase a 5 pocket girdle. The girdle runs about $25 unless it has build in pads.

Girdle

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3594015&cp=3077571.3079736.2360713.2366532.2360752&parentPage=family

Practice

We start practice August 2 and our schedule will be as follows. There may be some changes to the morning practice. The times list our on field practice times and your son should be dressed and ready to go 5 minutes prior to the start time. The afternoon practice will contain a break from 5:30 to 6:00 where we talk about Building Godly Men. You can view the full practice schedule including practice attire at www.cypresschristian.org/football/Practice.cfm.

• Monday, August 2-8:00 to 10:00 am and 3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, August 3-8:00 to 10:00 am and 3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 4-8:00 to 10:00 am and 3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Thursday, August 5-8:00 to 10:00 am and 3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Friday, August 6-8:00 to 10:00 am and 3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Saturday, August 7-8:00 to 10:00 am
• Monday, August 9- 3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, August 10-3:30 to 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 11-3:30 to 5:30 pm
• Thursday, August 12-Scrimmage at 4:30 at home against Lutheran North
• Friday, August 13-4:00 to 6:00
• Saturday, August 14-8:00 to 10:00 am