Skyline Rookie Green Mission Statement

Skyline Rookie Green Mission Statement
The 2010 Skyline Rookie Football team aspires to be an outstanding educational-athletic team that provides a high-quality experience to every athlete and coach. A high-quality experience is one in which every player Has fun playing the game -
  • Feels he is an important part of the team regardless of performance -
  • Learns “life lessons” that have value beyond the playing field -
  • Develops and learns as an athlete with a deepening understanding of the skills, tactics and strategies of the game -

    • Tuesday, August 10, 2010

    First Practice in the Books

    Rookie Green Parents:

    Nice first practice.  We have a lot of great kids on the team. As the parents who stuck around saw, some are better than others when it comes to certain skills, but we really need your reinforcement at home to help us build up their confidence.  Keep in mind that everybody plays on our team.  It is our job as coaches to find what position and responsibility on the field they will be most comfortable with.  We will start deciding on offensive and defensive positions for each Rookie Green Player by week's end.   We are going to continue to run some offense and defense over the next few days so that the coaches can see a little more before we make final decisions.  One thing that would help break a few ties is if you can please e-mail head coach Mike (mdardis67@hotmail.com) your son's top 3 positions he would like to play, and if it came down to it, would he prefer offense or defense?  Some decisions will be cut and dry and we'll do what is best for the team.  If a few kids can go either way, Mike might consider the player preference as kids are often more motivated to play hard if they like the position they are in.  It does not mean your player will get one of those 3.  It will just help us figure some things out if we have a few kids who could play a few different positions.

    PLEASE go over the offensive information (Click Here to download) with your kids before tomorrow night's practice. Mike stresses that they know things like who's the #1 Position - the Quarterback... who's the number #5 position - left tight end, etc., etc.  Mike would also would like them to know the 5 pass patterns contained in the document and the running holes on offense. 2, 4, 6 and 8 on the right side.... 1, 3, 5 and 7 on the left side. Tomorrow we learning tackling technique and will run some offensive sets.

    Thanks to the coaches and the parents who stepped up to help out during the practice.  We are excited to see you all tomorrow.

    Coach Mike

    PS: we will be alternating between the lower field (the one we were on today) and the upper field (baseball field).. tomorrow we'll be on the lower field again.
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