- If you have received your equipment, please have your kids wear their helmets to get used to the feel of them. While watching TV, playing Video Games or hanging out. This will build up their neck muscles and get them conscious of the limited visibility. I would suggest 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night.
- Have them practice putting on their equipment by themselves. We have asked that all kids show up to practice 15 minutes early so that they can get dressed in their equipment. Coaches will double check that everything is on and secure, but we do not want to be dressing the boys in their gear. Have them practice so that they can do it without any adult help.
- We expect the kids to show up to "Boot Camp" on the 10th of August in shape. I would encourage you to have your kids attend the Chiles Agility Camp (there are four left and you can drop-in any Tues or Thurs from 9-11 at a cost of $15/drop-in - see our team calendar as well) AND while wearing his equipment go for a non-stop run. Start with 5 minutes per day and gradually get up to 15 minutes. In that 15 minute time period, they should be able to run a mile in their full gear.
- Please cover our Base Offense and Defense with your boys. If your boys come to practice and understand our positions, what we call the positions and where the holes are, it will save the coaches a lot of time by not having to stop the entire team to explain and educate players.
We can't thank you enough for helping us out with these "to-do's". It will go a long way in giving your players the confidence they need when starting practice on the 10th of August.
