We want to say a huge thank you to the staff that came together for the 2010 season. We're blessed to have a great group of guys who love the game and love working with kids. This season is shaping up to be another great year and these guys will make a huge impact on the program.
Off the field duties:
JC Christensen*** - Director of A-team, Website Communication
Tom Holmes*** - Parent's Club Coordinator, Fundraiser
Jerry Miller*** - Director of B-team, Administration
On the field duties:
Brandon Emerson** - Running Backs, Linebackers, B-team assistant
Craig Farrar** - Offensive Line, Linebackers, B-team head coach
Shawn Ferguson** - Receivers, Defensive Backs, B-team assistant
Joe Geiser** - Receivers, Defensive Backs, A-team assistant
Mike Harwood* - Offensive Line, Defensive Line, A-team assistant
Brad Hewitt* - Quarterbacks, Defensive Backs, B-team assistant
Brody Hewitt** - Running Backs, Defensive Line, B-team assistant
Travis Higgins* - Offensive Line, Defensive Line, B-team head coach
Tom Holmes*** - Running Backs, Defensive Backs, A-team assistant
Karl Kuhns* - Offensive Line, Defensive Line, B -team assistant
Grady Suggs** - Quarterbacks, Linebackers, A-team head coach
Next time you see one of these guys give them a huge thank you for stepping up and investing in the tradition of the Southeast Local School District!!!
[all names listed alphabetically by last name]
[* denotes number of years in the program]
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Used Cleat Bank...
Have an old pair of cleats that don't fit but could work for someone else?
Bring them to practice and add them to the "Used Cleat Bank".
Bring them to practice and add them to the "Used Cleat Bank".
Rest & Recovery...
What are the keys to the proper rest and recovery of our bodies after vigorous exercise?
It's been a long week with lots of opportunities for players to develop soreness in their muscles. Every player is going to develop soreness in different areas depending on what kinds of activities they are used to. I know my boys could hardly walk down the stairs yesterday! (c:
Over the last four days we've encouraged our children to run faster, harder, longer and in different ways that their bodies are not used to. In the process of doing this their muscles have been stressed, stretched, even slightly torn (which is normal and not a bad thing) and in general broken down. Your body naturally wants to fix this problem and even correct it in such a way that the next time the body is subjected to that kind of activity it will achieve proper performance with minimal breakdown in muscle structure.
This in simple terms is called getting in shape.
It's important to understand that your body repairs, rebuilds and strengthens its muscles only when it is given proper rest and enough time to recover. This is how athletes get quicker, faster, and stronger. However if proper rest and recovery time is not taken we can actually become weaker.
Here are some keys to proper rest and recovery:
1.) Understanding the difference between short term and long term recovery, and leveraging both of them to your advantage.
2.) Recovery does not necessarily mean inactivity. "Active Recovery" is essential to removing chemicals that your muscle cells have produced during intense exercise.
3.) Fuel your body with the right nutrients it needs to recover. It's essential to have plenty of water, protein and carbohydrates after intense workouts or competition.
4.) Sleep well. While a full grown adult can operate effectively with just 6-8 hours of sleep, children 9-12 years old need 10-12 hours of quality sleep.
5.) Find other ways to increase new fresh blood flow to your muscles. Icing your sore muscles is a key way to bringing new blood with important nutrients that will help to rebuild and strengthen your muscles.
In summary, eat right this weekend, get out and walk a couple miles to get your blood flowing and stretch out your sore muscles after, and get a good night's rest.
Hope this helps! See you on Monday refreshed, rebuilt and ready to go.
Sincerely,
Coach JC
It's been a long week with lots of opportunities for players to develop soreness in their muscles. Every player is going to develop soreness in different areas depending on what kinds of activities they are used to. I know my boys could hardly walk down the stairs yesterday! (c:
Over the last four days we've encouraged our children to run faster, harder, longer and in different ways that their bodies are not used to. In the process of doing this their muscles have been stressed, stretched, even slightly torn (which is normal and not a bad thing) and in general broken down. Your body naturally wants to fix this problem and even correct it in such a way that the next time the body is subjected to that kind of activity it will achieve proper performance with minimal breakdown in muscle structure.
This in simple terms is called getting in shape.
It's important to understand that your body repairs, rebuilds and strengthens its muscles only when it is given proper rest and enough time to recover. This is how athletes get quicker, faster, and stronger. However if proper rest and recovery time is not taken we can actually become weaker.
Here are some keys to proper rest and recovery:
1.) Understanding the difference between short term and long term recovery, and leveraging both of them to your advantage.
2.) Recovery does not necessarily mean inactivity. "Active Recovery" is essential to removing chemicals that your muscle cells have produced during intense exercise.
3.) Fuel your body with the right nutrients it needs to recover. It's essential to have plenty of water, protein and carbohydrates after intense workouts or competition.
4.) Sleep well. While a full grown adult can operate effectively with just 6-8 hours of sleep, children 9-12 years old need 10-12 hours of quality sleep.
5.) Find other ways to increase new fresh blood flow to your muscles. Icing your sore muscles is a key way to bringing new blood with important nutrients that will help to rebuild and strengthen your muscles.
In summary, eat right this weekend, get out and walk a couple miles to get your blood flowing and stretch out your sore muscles after, and get a good night's rest.
Hope this helps! See you on Monday refreshed, rebuilt and ready to go.
Sincerely,
Coach JC
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Important Website Links Added...
You'll notice that on the right side we've added links to our leagues official website were you can find a printable game schedule, updates to scores weekly, and pictures from games played. You can even submit your own photos to be posted.
We've also placed a link for our facebook fan page so that you can join us on facebook and post questions and receive daily updates on how the season is progressing.
And last but not least we've posted the link for our official team page. Here you will find team rosters, practice updates, detailed scheduling of activities, weather reports and the status of practice, etc.
We've also placed a link for our facebook fan page so that you can join us on facebook and post questions and receive daily updates on how the season is progressing.
And last but not least we've posted the link for our official team page. Here you will find team rosters, practice updates, detailed scheduling of activities, weather reports and the status of practice, etc.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Conditioning...
Can you remember the last time you had to get in shape for an event? Remember the hard work, the extra time, and the aches and pains of pushing yourself past what at first you thought you couldn't do?
Most of us are not able to do it on our own we need a coach or at least a partner. When it comes to conditioning for football, it's no exception. And for the first two weeks of practice we always strive to get our players into game ready condition. There are basically two aspects that we want to condition and train our players for at this level.
The first one is recovery time. We need to be able to go all out for 8 to 20 seconds and then be able recover within 35 seconds before we have to go all out again. We're trying to simulate this type of activity by running sprints that are timed and then allow for a set recovery time. We time the sprints so that we can keep of standard of effort and time the recovery period to encourage the body to get used to using that rest as effectively and efficiently as possible. And then when that recovery time is over we have to run a certain distance again in a set time. As the season progresses we will decrease the amount of time allowed to complete the distance as well as decrease the amount of recovery time until we get down to 35 seconds.
The second one is physical stamina. We need to be able to play consistently for 60 minutes with the maximum amount of strength, speed and mental toughness that we have. Therefore we structure our conditioning times for 1 hour. During that one hour we have 3, 3 minute breaks where we encourage the players to rest and get plenty of water. We also set our exercises to last for 12-15 minutes at a time to simulate a quarter's worth of play. During our conditioning we're focused on increasing the amount of stamina we have by pushing our body to work harder than it's used to for longer than it's used to. Over the course of the season we will push ourselves to be the best conditioned team in the league so that in the fourth quarter when the other team is out of gas we've got plenty left and are running at top speed.
We know that most if not all of the players are not going to like conditioning. It's a tough assignment to ask anyone to run harder than they want to for longer than they want to and do it in such a way that they love it and want to do it better the next time. But conditioning is part of learning the game of football, and it's an important lesson about life. Woe to us when we find ourselves with not enough stamina to complete an obstacle that life hands us, or no ability to recover from a hard day's work knowing that tomorrow holds more of the same.
As a parent please encourage your child to see the value in getting into shape. No one can be a champion at a sport without finding a way to put forth effort they didn't know they had to accomplish a task they didn't know they could accomplish. When you can learn to do that while having the courage and tenacity to face these obstacles with great expectations and an iron will you will find that you've succeeded at more than just a game you've become a true winner in life.
Most of us are not able to do it on our own we need a coach or at least a partner. When it comes to conditioning for football, it's no exception. And for the first two weeks of practice we always strive to get our players into game ready condition. There are basically two aspects that we want to condition and train our players for at this level.
The first one is recovery time. We need to be able to go all out for 8 to 20 seconds and then be able recover within 35 seconds before we have to go all out again. We're trying to simulate this type of activity by running sprints that are timed and then allow for a set recovery time. We time the sprints so that we can keep of standard of effort and time the recovery period to encourage the body to get used to using that rest as effectively and efficiently as possible. And then when that recovery time is over we have to run a certain distance again in a set time. As the season progresses we will decrease the amount of time allowed to complete the distance as well as decrease the amount of recovery time until we get down to 35 seconds.
The second one is physical stamina. We need to be able to play consistently for 60 minutes with the maximum amount of strength, speed and mental toughness that we have. Therefore we structure our conditioning times for 1 hour. During that one hour we have 3, 3 minute breaks where we encourage the players to rest and get plenty of water. We also set our exercises to last for 12-15 minutes at a time to simulate a quarter's worth of play. During our conditioning we're focused on increasing the amount of stamina we have by pushing our body to work harder than it's used to for longer than it's used to. Over the course of the season we will push ourselves to be the best conditioned team in the league so that in the fourth quarter when the other team is out of gas we've got plenty left and are running at top speed.
We know that most if not all of the players are not going to like conditioning. It's a tough assignment to ask anyone to run harder than they want to for longer than they want to and do it in such a way that they love it and want to do it better the next time. But conditioning is part of learning the game of football, and it's an important lesson about life. Woe to us when we find ourselves with not enough stamina to complete an obstacle that life hands us, or no ability to recover from a hard day's work knowing that tomorrow holds more of the same.
As a parent please encourage your child to see the value in getting into shape. No one can be a champion at a sport without finding a way to put forth effort they didn't know they had to accomplish a task they didn't know they could accomplish. When you can learn to do that while having the courage and tenacity to face these obstacles with great expectations and an iron will you will find that you've succeeded at more than just a game you've become a true winner in life.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
No Games Labor Day Weekend!!!
It's official! The league commissioners voted to have no games on Labor Day Weekend. The season will officially start on August 28th but off September 4th and then back the following Saturday through October 9th.
Top 5 Things You Can Do To Get Ready For Football Practice
1. Consider any changes to your diet. You are an athlete and when considering what you should and should not eat you must realize that your body is like a machine. If you put good fuel into your body you can expect it to run well while you demand peak performance. Training requires a lot of calories and the proper nutrients and minerals. Study up on websites that offer nutritional advice and develop a diet that is right for you. Here's a couple good ones to get you started: E-How & Kids Health
2. Get outside and play. If you're not involved in any organized sports or have any daily exercise opportunities, now is the time to consider getting outdoors for 45-60 minutes each day for vigorous play. During the season you will be required to practice for 90 minutes at a time and it's easier on your body to adapt to this change now instead of waiting for the first day of practice. Anything you can do to increase your endurance, strength and flexibility is a good start.
3. Become a student of the game. Start watching football on tv. Go to the library and check out books on football. Ask questions about things you don't understand. Learn what all the positions are on offense and defense. Learn the basic terminology used in football.
4. Play the game. There is no substitute for grabbing three or four of your neighbors and playing backyard football. It teaches leadership, teamwork, and problem solving while you have fun and exercise. It's a win, win, win!!! All of the heroes of the game started in the backyard of some neighborhood drawing up plays in the dirt.
5. Mark your calendars so you don't miss any games or practices. The schedule is already posted on the team website so make sure you've written down those dates on your calendar so you don't accidently double book your calendar.
2. Get outside and play. If you're not involved in any organized sports or have any daily exercise opportunities, now is the time to consider getting outdoors for 45-60 minutes each day for vigorous play. During the season you will be required to practice for 90 minutes at a time and it's easier on your body to adapt to this change now instead of waiting for the first day of practice. Anything you can do to increase your endurance, strength and flexibility is a good start.
3. Become a student of the game. Start watching football on tv. Go to the library and check out books on football. Ask questions about things you don't understand. Learn what all the positions are on offense and defense. Learn the basic terminology used in football.
4. Play the game. There is no substitute for grabbing three or four of your neighbors and playing backyard football. It teaches leadership, teamwork, and problem solving while you have fun and exercise. It's a win, win, win!!! All of the heroes of the game started in the backyard of some neighborhood drawing up plays in the dirt.
5. Mark your calendars so you don't miss any games or practices. The schedule is already posted on the team website so make sure you've written down those dates on your calendar so you don't accidently double book your calendar.
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