Off Season Workouts

Off Season

Our football program has the most room to grow in the areas of speed, quickness and physical and mental toughness and the best time to do that is the off season. Under my direction Coach Fields will be running our off season workouts. These workouts will be Monday through Thursday starting next week right after school and will be conducted as a part of the track practice for those athletes in track.

I want to strongly encourage every football player to participate in track if they are not playing baseball. I will be helping with the track program along with Coach Fields, Coach Honeycutt and Coach Gentry who will be the head boys track coach. If an athlete is not signed up for track they are limited to a one hour workout by TAPPS rules and will need to leave at 4:30. Track is a great way to get faster and being on the team does not necessarily require you to participate in meets or do multiple events. There are only 23 weeks to work out before the start of the 2011 season so let’s get to work.

End of Season Party

We will have our annual end of season party on January 23. We will be watching the AFC/NFC Championship games, our own highlight film and eating wings. The party will start at 4:00 and be hosted by the Mitchell’s who live just a couple minutes from the school at 12502 William Dowdell, 77429. The wings and some snack food will be provided but please send your son with drinks and additional snack food.

Boys and Girls Country

We did not have an opportunity to do a service project as a team during the season but we will have an opportunity on January 29. We will be traveling to Boys and Girls Country to put on a football camp from and spend time with those kids from 1 to 3 in the afternoon. I will be sending out more information and will need an accurate head count in the next couple weeks.

Senior Show Case and College Football

Click here for information about a great free college football recruiting event in Houston for current seniors on February 19 in the Texans practice facility. If your son has any interest in playing college football this is an event they need to attend. I talk with college coaches every week and need to know if your son is interested in playing college football. The first step is for them to meet with Shelly Patterson and she will help them put together a recruiting packet that we send out to colleges.

Survey and Player Interviews

I greatly appreciate those that have filled out the survey and would like more of you to take a few minutes. There is one for everyone at: www.cypresschristian.org/football/End-of-Season-Survey.cfm . If your son has not had an exit interview with me please encourage them to do that after school one day.

Equipment

We still have some missing equipment so please get that turned in so that we can finish our inventory and start our reconditioning process.

2011 Season

Spring football will start May 9 with our spring game on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. The first fall practice for the 2011 season will be on August 1.

Football Banquet/Survey/Interviews

Equipment
I am still missing 11 pairs of game pants and 26 jerseys. The missing game uniforms at this point would cost close to $3,000 to replace. Please have you son turn in his equipment this week if he has not done so already. While seniors will be able to keep their blue uniform I still need them to turn them in first.

Fall Sports Banquet
The HS Fall Sports banquet will be Monday, January 3 at 7pm. While the dress code for this event has become pretty casual I would prefer that your son at least dress in chapel day attire.

Survey
If your son has not yet finished the survey you can now fill it out on line. Please encourage them to provide details. I added one for parents as well if you are interested. I am the only one that will see and use this information. The online versions of the survey can be found at the following link: www.cypresschristian.org/football/End-of-Season-Survey.cfm

Player Interviews
Any time this week is a great opportunity to have an end of season interview. They usually take about 15 minutes. Have your son just come to my office in the administration building. This process really helps us to build the program and gauge where we are at as we plan for the future.

End of Season Party
We will have our annual end of season party on January 23. We will be watching the AFC/NFC Championship games, our own highlight film and eating wings. We have not set a time yet but it will probably start around 3 or 4.

Off Season
I meet with Coach Fields today and we are putting together an off season program that will start in early January. TAPPS allows for a 1 hour workout right before or after school in the off season. Our first choice would be right after school from Monday to Thursday. We will provide more details in the future.

2011 Season
Spring football will start May 9 with our spring game on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. The first fall practice for the 2011 season will be on August 1.

Season's End

I always try to make the last theme of the year - Finish. I admittedly was trying to make it one more week. I was very proud of how we finished as a team last Saturday. Most teams would have quit but we continued to fight. I hope your son learns to never give up and to always compete to the fullest in the present because you never know what will happen in the future.

I love this team because of the investment they have made in the lives of everyone on the team. I would choose the trip home with this team after a defeat than going on with any other team. It is much more than a game it is about relationships as we imperfectly follow Christ. That journey did not end in Georgetown but will continue on until we can all say 2 Timothy 4:7 and know it to be true in our lives like it was true for Paul.

Weekly Theme – Finish
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Thanks for a great season, and I am looking forward to a reunion in 10 to 15 years where we hear just how successful the season was.

The following are a few important things as we wrap up the year and prepare for the next season.

Last Hit Drill and Equipment Turn In
We will go out on the field one last time for the last hit drill and then turn in our equipment. If your son is playing another sport they will only be a few minutes late to that practice.

Championship Game
I will be attending the state title game on December 4 at noon. We may take the bus if we have enough players (parents can go to) are interested. Austin Regents defeated Dallas Lutheran 61 to 42 (Regents was up over 40 at one point) and will play Brook Hill for the Championship.

Fall Sports Banquet
Players will be voting on awards and I will send you the date for the banquet as soon as I know it.

End of Season Party
We will have our annual end of season party in early January. When I have more details I will let you know.

Player Interview
I would like to conducted end of season interviews with all players, including seniors. They usually take about 15 minutes. I will send out more information including some questions I would like players to answer later in the week. This process really helps us to build the program and gage where we are at as we plan for the future.

Hair Cuts
All hair should be returned to normal dress code when your son returns to school on Monday morning.

2011 Season
Spring football will start May 9 with our spring game on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m. The first fall practice for the 2011 season will be on August 1.

Playoff Shirts

Your son will receive a playoff t-shirt after practice today. If you would like to purchase an additional shirt they are $10. Please contact Cindy Wilhite at Cindy.Wilhite@cypresschristian.org with the number and sizes if you are interested in purchasing a shirt. The revenue from shirt sales will help to offset playoff expenses like field rental and transportation.

The shirts are navy with the following design on the front.

Playoff Game Travel

We will be taking a chartered bus to the game and leaving Saturday morning. Your son should be at the field house no later than 7:15 and we will leave at 8 AM. We will be stopping at Old Settlers Park just north of Austin (just west of the intersection of 130 and 79) for lunch. The football program will feed your son Chick fil a for lunch and pizza at the stadium after the game. Depending on the length of the game we should arrive back at the school around 10 PM.

Please have your son in bed no later than 10 PM on Friday night.

Warrior Football Week 12

I am pretty sure that 7 straight wins is a school record. We continue to improve each week and this is certainly the right time of year to be playing our best football. There were a couple of upsets in the first round and you can view the scores and second round match ups at http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=374539&tclass=Division%20III.

As we prepare to play an option team it is important that we know our assignments and execute them every play. Offense is also about execution and in both cases our part can seem minor at times but from the right perspective it might be major. We are working for something greater than ourselves and that requires obedience. All of us certainly have plans for our lives but God sees a bigger picture from a greater perspective and we are called to be obedient to him, even if that means building a boat when we have never seen rain.

Weekly Theme – Obedience

Genesis 7:22 “Noah did everything just as God commanded it.”

Week 12 Schedule
Monday 7:00 AM Film in field house
Monday 3:45 to 6:00 PM (Helmet)
Tuesday 3:45 to 6:00 PM (Full Pads)
Wednesday 3:45 to 5:30 PM (Full Pads)
Thursday 3:45 to 5:15 PM (Half Shell)
Friday 3:45 to 5:15 PM (Half Shell)
Saturday Game against Dallas Lutheran TBA
The time and location for the game should be worked out Monday morning.

Thanksgiving Practices
If you have conflicts with practices over break please let me know.