Important Troy Sports Camp Update

Parents and Players,

What a great start to the week! Thank you to all the parents and players that emailed me regarding vacations and sudden emergencies not only for this week, but also throughout the summer as well. Communication is crucial to the success of our young men in this program. I have been very pleased with how well we have been communicating over the summer. I talked to Mike Jolly and Barb Rupas - who are in charge of the Summer Sports Camps - about our lack of numbers for the first day of camp. I expressed my concerns with the price of the camp, relaying to them that we - the football team - only charge $30.00 for a very similar camp early in the summer. They expressed that they are more than willing to work with any of the families struggling with the cost of the camp. I, most certainly, am willing to work with all of you - no questions asked. It's times like these that we were very fortunate to have raised an outstanding amount of money during the Lift-A-Thon to help out our football family members in need. I simply need the players there; along with the parents expressing the importance of all the players being at this camp. We can sort all money issues out at the end of the week. It's important for us to make sure that all of our players are able to take advantage of every opportunity to make themselves a better teammate by being mentally and physically ready for the 2010 season. This camp is simply another advantage we have to ensure every person associated with Red Hawk Football the success they deserve. Have a great week. I'll look forward to hearing from you soon.

Go Red Hawks!!

Coach Heppner

Troy Sports Camp

Parents and Players,

Just a Reminder that the Troy Sports Camp will be held this week - Monday, July 26th through Friday, July 30. We will continue our lifting regiment Monday through Thursday with groups 5-8 coming at 9:00 -10:30 am, and groups 1-4 coming at 10:00 - 11:30 am. The actual lifting sessions may finish earlier because we will not condition on Tuesday or Thursday during the Sports Camp week.

Players issued a helmet must wear those for the camp. The good news is our new order of helmets have arrived, but the bad news is they are the wrong color. You can sense how excited I am about that. We will have this problem fixed by registration on Thursday, August 5th.

Two more weeks before the official start of the 2010 Football Season. We are definitely turning the corner after our championship win at the Stoney Creek Passing tournament this past weekend. I'm very proud to see how much this team has developed in one short year. Let's keep this momentum heading in a championship direction.

Go Red Hawks!!

Coach Heppner

7 on 7 Reminders

Parents and Player,

Just a reminder about our 7-on-7 tournament at Stevenson this Saturday, July 17th. We will need to leave the Athens parking lot - football field side- by 7:45 am. I want to make sure we arrive with enough time to properly warm up and review a few offensive and defensive strategies before the 9:00 am start time.

The Dakota 7-on-7 which was held this evening - July 15th - has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, July 27th. We are scheduled to play at 6:00, but will need to leave the high school by 4:45 because of all the road work and high traffic volume.

Thanks,

Coach Heppner

Fan Gear Extension

Parents and Players,

I've spoken with the guys at 3 Blind Mice, and they have agreed to extend our Fan Gear deadline to Tuesday, July 13. I only have 27 families that have turned in order forms at this point. I haven't been receiving too much feedback regarding the Fan Gear from anyone either. Hopefully extending the deadline to the week after the 4th of July weekend will allow families more financial freedom to purchase a few of the items. Remember, these items are for family members and players. If you have already made a payment online through paypal, can you let me know as well. I've created a spreadsheet of all the items ordered for each specific family in order to distribute the items correctly upon delivery.

I hope everyone enjoys their 4th of July weekend. Please encourage these young men to do something associated with football during this week off as well. Knowing their responsibilities is 80% of the battle. If we can be 100% prepared mentally, than the physical aspect will take care of itself.

State Champs 2010!

Coach Heppner