Final game, end of the season

Well our season ended with a loss to Saukville, 19-0. But our guys played with great effort...we were missing a large group of players and a lot of guys had to play positions that they have not played in a game before.

We also tried some new things for fun...some trick plays, and some plays that we made up during timeouts to try. Some were successful, some weren't. But it was fun to give it a shot.

All in all, I would say this was a successful season. Every year our goal as a youth team is not driven by winning, but by teaching fundamentals and improving as the year goes by. I think it was pretty evident that our team at the end of the season was a lot better than the team that started the season, and by the end we were playing with a lot more confidence.

This team also did a pretty good job of avoiding mental mistakes, especially the last half of the season. Most of the problems that we had towards the end were physical things, and as a coach you know that those issues will always be there in some form.

I encouraged all of the players to stick with football next year and beyond, and I hope that they do. Hopefully they all had fun this season, I know I did.

I'll see you at the banquet.

Final practice; Saukville on Saturday

Last night's practice was the pizza party, contrary to what I told the players earlier in the week. It's a nice way to end the season with a practice that is all fun and games, and for once I don't have to yell at the players for goofing around.

The final game of the season is at Saukville. Here is a map:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=204409029196823913827.0004a37b8e23690d42a66&ll=43.375296,-87.94281&spn=0.011277,0.013175&z=16&iwloc=0004a37b9070736d1d590

It will be a difficult game (we will be missing all of our quarterbacks, so some players were willing to step up to the challenge of playing a new position) but winnable as long as we play well and continue the momentum that we have built the last few weeks.

See you Saturday!

10/29 game will be at Saukville

I received word during practice last night that our final game of the season will be at Saukville, the normal noon time. Players can arrive 11:15-11:30 for warmups.

Our final practice of the season will be on Thursday. I encourage all players to be there, even if they will be out of town for the Saturday game. There will be a reward for all players that show up to practice, even if coach told the players last night that there wasn't........

10/24 practice

Another offensive practice tonight led to a little bit of creativity. We have a lot of players who will be missing this week's game due to family trips and the like, and so we will be short at a number of positions. But that's ok...we always tell the players that situations like that also present opportunities for other players to shine.

I do not yet have our opponent for this coming Saturday, which will be our final game of the season. I will let you know once that determination is made.

Thanks and we'll see you Tuesday.

Oconomowoc Purple; week of 10/24

Another solid effort leads to another victory as we defeated Oconomowoc Purple yesterday, 25-12. This was probably our best all-around effort of the season, and we played well in all phases. We kept mistakes to a minimum and were able to make a few big plays on offense, which is something that we struggled to do all season long. So the coaches were very pleased with the effort.

Final week of practice this week. I don't know our upcoming opponent as of the time of this post. I know a group of players will be missing the final game for a variety of reasons, but I still urge those players to stick around practice this week (especially Thursday).

Thanks and we'll see you tomorrow.

Oconomowoc Purple - Important Note

Hello parents,

This morning I received an email indicating that our game against Oconomowoc Purple will take place at 10:30AM on Saturday, not the normal noon time. I will have a handout and map for the players to take home.

I have also seen some resistance to this...essentially the 8th grade game was switched to a night game, but with little notice to our 8th grade teams. This is causing a potential problem and I'm not sure how things will play out.

In essence: As of now, OUR game is at 10:30am on Saturday. My handout will say the same thing. If that changes in the next 48 hours I will of course let you know ASAP. Thanks!

10/17 practice, Oconomowoc Purple

Hello everyone,

Last night's practice was a little sloppy - I think the players were still pumped up from their first win of the season and our focus wasn't so great. Hopefully tonight is a little better.

Saturday's game has been determined. It will be at Oconomowoc Purple. The map is on the website, I will also try to provide maps to the players.

Thanks and we'll see you tonight.