2015 MEDFIELD WARRIOR FOOTBALL

IntroductionsFees & FormsWhat Warrior Football stands forWhat Warrior Football won’t stand forSeniors: college visits & recruitingSuggestions regarding schedulingPlaying time and communicationTeam dinners and social obligationsCommitmentScheduleQuestions

AGENDA

Head Coach:Erik Ormberg: RBs, Offensive Coordinator

Defensive Coordinator:Brian Gavaghan: DBs, WRs, Scout Defense

Special Teams Coordinator: Kevin Gavaghan: Offensive/Defensive Lines

Subvarsity Coaches:Eric Ludwig: QBsPeter Gumas: ILBsNick Adams: OLBsTBA

Volunteer Assistant/Scouting Coordinator:Brian Frazier

Kevin Donoghue—RIDDELL

INTRODUCTIONSMiddle School:George Chung & Matt Frazier

Athletic Trainer:Maria Hutsick

Equipment Manager:Hannah Blanco

Statistician/Webmaster:Ben Coughlin

Ball Boy:Eric Ledogar

•$225 User Fee•Updated Physical •Hazing sheet•Emergency informationThese items get you on the field. Please make sure to take care of this ASAP. Our goal is to have 100% by the end of the week.

Checks are not cashed until the fall.Even if you sent a physical in for the spring, another one is

needed for the fall.

REGISTRATION

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On our website you will find forms for summer camps:

WARRIOR FOOTBALL ACADEMY Registration (8/18, 8/19, 8/20)

Warrior Conditioning (Gut Camp) Registration

(6 weeks, M-Th, starting July 6th)

Jr. Warrior Football Academy Registration (7/20-7/23) VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED

REGISTRATION

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Twitter: @MHSGRIDIRONGroup Email

HUDL Accounts – Allows for secure messaging, recruiting, film review. Players need to enter their email, cell phone and cell phone provider to set up an account.

Medfield.net – Athletics link gives you schedules, scores.

Parents: please email me if you have not been getting updates or if you have changed your email.

Players: if you have changed your cell phone or cell carrier, please let me know so we can update HUDL.

Communication throughout the year

COMPETITION at every level.CONSISTENCY in our approach to

instruction.CLEAR COMMUNICATION with all

the major stakeholders.COMMITMENT to always having

the players’ EFFORT exceed their ABILITY.

WHAT WARRIOR FOOTBALL STANDS FOR:

DEMONSTRATE – IMITATE – CORRECT -- REPEAT

WHAT WARRIOR FOOTBALL STANDS FOR: Goal: Get all ninth graders in every game.

INVOLVEMENT

Goal: Have JV players get experience that prepares them for the demands of varsity.

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Goal: Recognize the varsity players who have committed to the program both on and off the field.

EXCELLENCE in EXECUTION

BETTER ATHLETES NOT BITTER ATHLETES

Poor communication.Disrespect towards staff or players.

Inappropriate requests for playing time.

Academic ineligibility.Violation of the substance use policy.

WHAT WARRIOR FOOTBALL WILL NOT STAND FOR:

TRANSCRIPT – The FIRST thing a coach will look at to weigh viability in admissions.

TEST SCORES – ACT/SAT

NCAA Clearinghouse—www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

We encourage college coaches to visit MHS between the hours of 11AM and 12:30PM. This is during the lunch/reading blocks so classes are NOT interrupted.

We are updating our ALUMNI LIST & COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONTACT LIST.

Update your HUDL accounts with SAT, ACT, GPA, Transcript.

SENIORS AND RECRUITING

If your son expresses an interest in playing at the DI, II or III level, understand how much the expectation level increases.

The demands of college football are year-round—this dictates and limits certain opportunities for all student-athletes.

Please understand that no coach is offended if a student decides to not play

college football.

SENIORS AND RECRUITING

There is no such thing as a “verbal” commitment to a school. You are committing to a coach NOT a school.

If you plan on a PG year colleges want to see that you are progressing, not just repeating.

Parents are recruited as well. Coaches come to games to see kids and watch parents in the stands.

SENIORS AND RECRUITING

*Franklin & Marshall x2USMC

*WesleyanMiami, OH x2

HobartEastern Connecticut State

ClarksonLoyola, MDLoyola, NO

*Williston AcademyUNH x3

UMASS AmherstJames MadisonGeorge Mason

*Southern New HampshireUNDECIDED

University of New England

*Denotes plans to play college sports

CLASS OF 2015:

IN-SEASON SCHEDULE

MondayVarsity: Walkthrough/Condition/Film JV: GAME Frosh: Co-Practice w/ 8th Grade or varsity

Tuesday—WednesdayVarsity/JV/FROSH: Full Pads Practice

ThursdayVarsity/JV: Full Pads Walkthrough FROSH: GAME

FridayVarsity/JV: GAME FROSH: Walkthrough/Condition

SaturdayVarsity: Conditioning/Stretch/FilmJV: WalkthroughFROSH: No weekend commitments

SundayNO FOOTBALL COMMITMENTS. REST & RECUPERATE.

**Once we are in season, practice times run from 3-5:30/6PM**

SCHEDULE SUGGESTIONS

Please make every effort to plan dentist, doctor, college appointments around these times. This is only a request. There is only one full 5-day week of school the first 7 weeks of the year.

We will practice on non-school, non-religious holiday dates. This is to ensure that we are prepared for Friday’s game. (i.e., Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Columbus Day).

Communication is a partnership. If your child is injured in a game, is ill, or has a family commitment please call or email a staff member (coach, trainer, nurse, dean of students, main office).

SCHEDULE SUGGESTIONS

PART IIAcademics come first. Students should attend

extra-help sessions, as needed. Our preference is that they meet with teachers before school or immediately after.

“I have to go to football,” is NEVER an excuse a teacher should hear. Players need to bring a note to practice after their help sessions.

Please be aware of the BONA FIDE TEAM RULE. If your son misses a football practice or game to play in a travel or select team outside of MHS it is a 2-week suspension and your child cannot play in any tournament games.

PLAYING TIMEPractice competition > Game competition.

If a player thinks they are not getting a fair, appropriate assessment in regard to playing time, direct them to their position coach.

Second stringers need to perform consistently AT or ABOVE the level of the first-stringer in order to get on the field consistently.

The best places to make an impact are on scout teams and special teams.

PLAYING TIME PART II

If your child has communicated with the position coach and feels as though they are not getting a fair, appropriate assessment as to their playing time I will meet with the player and parent.

Please do not send an email that begins:

“My son doesn’t know I am contacting you but…”

Team Dinners exist to promote team unity.

We want all players to embrace the mentality of these dinners when they go out with friends on Friday or Saturday nights.

Making good decisions outside of school, home and the field is how a program forms a reputation.

TEAM DINNERS & SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS

WARRIOR FOOTBALL ACADEMY:--Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 5-8PM

August 18th, 19th & 20th.--Held here in Medfield.--RISING 10th-12th graders only.

Free Wednesday Clinics (July 29th, August 5th,August 12th)

Open to all ages. Great place to learn the basics of football.We run this with Millis, D/S & Sharon. Held at MHS Turf. Wednesdays 6pm—8pm.

As a staff we feel Gut Camp, Warrior Football Academy and Wednesdays are the most important camps to

attend.

SUMMER COMMITMENTS

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

July 6th: Gut Camp Begins, 6:15AMJuly 29th: First Wednesday clinic 6PM on MHS

TurfJuly 19th: NE 7v7 Passing Competition at Oliver

Ames HSJuly 20-23rd: Jr. Warrior Football AcademyAugust 18-20th Warrior Football AcademyAugust 24th: First day of practice, all 9th-12th

grade (Time is TBA)August 29th: Co-Practice at Millis 9AMSeptember 5th: Scrimmage @ Millis 6pmSeptember 7th: Labor Day practice (Time is TBA)

**You will receive email updates on changes and a 3 Week Preseason Practice Plan in

early August.

CONDITIONING TESTAt the start of the preseason all players will run TEN 40-yard dashes in five minutes. Failure to pass this test will result in extra conditioning practices during preseason. Players will be informed of their expected time completions. We will also test players in BENCH, SQUAT, CLEANS, CHIN UPS & DIPS.

RISING NINTH GRADERS WILL NOT BE TESTED IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM THE RUNNING TEST.

***If a player isn’t physically prepared for the rigors of preseason we will not allow them on

the field.***

 

INTRODUCTIONSVarsity Captains:

Sean PhelanGeorge Sawan

Tim WarrenJohn Williams

A few words from their parents….

Email: eormberg@email.medfield.netTwitter: @MHSGRIDIRON

Football Email ListHelmets & Shoulder Pads: kdonoghue@riddellsales.com

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QUESTIONS?