Next weeks game against Mar Vista (10/6/11) has been cancelled. The Mariners don't have a Freshman team this year and we will not be playing them next week Thursday. We will not schedule a game for that week.
Instead, we will take a bye and will be preparing for the next schedule change. On the original schedule, we were to play Lincoln HS on 10/13/11. That schedule was wrong. We will be playing the Dons of Cathedral Catholic HS in Carmel Valley. It will mark the start of Eastern League play and we are anticipating a huge game for both teams.
So mark your schedules for 3:00 PM on Thursday 10/13/11 to be at Cathedral HS. We are hoping to have a huge showing from out fans.
The Lincoln game is slotted for the last game of the season (11/9/11). But Lincoln does not have a Freshman football team. We are currently looking for a team to fill that spot to end the season. I will let everybody know as soon as I find a team to play.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Game Time for Westhills Game
We play the Westhills Wolfpack tomorrow at 4:30. The team bus will leave Patrick Henry at 3:00, which means parents won't have to worry about transportation for the players.
The players will report to the locker room at 2:15 and suit up for the game.
Directions to Westhills HS:
E/B on Mission Gorge from Jackson Dr.
Left on West Hills Pkwy
Right on Mast Blvd
Right into West Hills Park
Visitor Entrance can be accessed from West Hills Park.
The players will report to the locker room at 2:15 and suit up for the game.
Directions to Westhills HS:
E/B on Mission Gorge from Jackson Dr.
Left on West Hills Pkwy
Right on Mast Blvd
Right into West Hills Park
Visitor Entrance can be accessed from West Hills Park.
Patriot Apparel for Sale
I am sorry for the late notice, but the Booster Club is selling Patriot t-shirts and hoodies. This will the one and only time you can buy the gear for the rest of this season.
T-shirts are for sale for $12 and the hoodies are $30. These items are separate from the Spirit Pack and it is a good way to show your Patriot Pride.
To ensure quality control, I will personally be collecting your orders and deliver them to the Boosters. If you buy any items, please fill out a check for the amount made payable to the Patrick Henry Boosters, place the check in an envelope, put your son's name on the envelope and the quantity sizes of the items. (LeRoy Dailey. hoodie 1 XXL. T-shirts 1 med 1 XXL)
Orders will be due on Thursday 9/29. I will stay after practice today to collect orders. I will also collect orders tomorrow after the game and I will personally deliver the order
after I drop the team off in the locker room.
T-shirts are for sale for $12 and the hoodies are $30. These items are separate from the Spirit Pack and it is a good way to show your Patriot Pride.
To ensure quality control, I will personally be collecting your orders and deliver them to the Boosters. If you buy any items, please fill out a check for the amount made payable to the Patrick Henry Boosters, place the check in an envelope, put your son's name on the envelope and the quantity sizes of the items. (LeRoy Dailey. hoodie 1 XXL. T-shirts 1 med 1 XXL)
Orders will be due on Thursday 9/29. I will stay after practice today to collect orders. I will also collect orders tomorrow after the game and I will personally deliver the order
after I drop the team off in the locker room.
Friday, September 23, 2011
El Cajon Valley Braves 0 Patriots 31
The Patriots travelled to El Cajon Valley HS to play the Braves yesterday and came away with a total team victory with a 31-0 win. Defense pitched their second shutout of the season and it was a team effort as we played all the defensive players in the game.
Sean Ybarrondo started the scoring with a 30 yard field goal. Defense was stout by continually making plays in the Braves backfield. Then the momentum changer came. On 4th down, Jack Kurz rushed the punter and blocked the kick. Isaac Pacheco made a clean pick of the ball and raced with the ball for a 40 yard TD return.
Tyree Range was the second coming of former Patrick Henry Alum and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. Range scored two rushing TD's. But what was more impressive was the way he ran like a fullback. in the 3rd quarter, Range carried the ball for 23 yards. 16 of those yards were with Braves on his back and he carried them all down the field.
We executed the 2 minute offense before the end of the half and scored on the play of the game. With excellent blocking from the O-line, Cruz Samniego threw a pass to Kage Nygaard for a 20 yard gain. But Nygaard wasn't finished. He weaved in and out of traffic with help of downfield blocking, broke tackles and as he was about to be pushed out before the goal line, he dove at the pylon knocking it down for a 75 yard catch and run for a TD.
To hear the fan reaction of the plays gives me goose bumps. It was loud and exciting and I could not hear myself think for a bit after the play.
QB Max Martinez and our corp of running backs executed the 4 minute offense by running the clock down at the end of the game.
Field Goals, cleanly picking up a fumble and 'taking it to the house', two minute offense, knocking down the pylon and the four minute offense are all things we practice every week. When we hit the practice field, our coaches are very thorough in the preparation of the team. But on Thursdays, we turn it over to the team. And they put in the effort to win.
But I want to send out a warning. We have room for improvement. Let's not go patting ourselves on the back just yet. I watched film from the game and we made too many mistakes. Our schedule is going to get harder now and we need to tidy up the loose ends.
Sean Ybarrondo started the scoring with a 30 yard field goal. Defense was stout by continually making plays in the Braves backfield. Then the momentum changer came. On 4th down, Jack Kurz rushed the punter and blocked the kick. Isaac Pacheco made a clean pick of the ball and raced with the ball for a 40 yard TD return.
Tyree Range was the second coming of former Patrick Henry Alum and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. Range scored two rushing TD's. But what was more impressive was the way he ran like a fullback. in the 3rd quarter, Range carried the ball for 23 yards. 16 of those yards were with Braves on his back and he carried them all down the field.
We executed the 2 minute offense before the end of the half and scored on the play of the game. With excellent blocking from the O-line, Cruz Samniego threw a pass to Kage Nygaard for a 20 yard gain. But Nygaard wasn't finished. He weaved in and out of traffic with help of downfield blocking, broke tackles and as he was about to be pushed out before the goal line, he dove at the pylon knocking it down for a 75 yard catch and run for a TD.
To hear the fan reaction of the plays gives me goose bumps. It was loud and exciting and I could not hear myself think for a bit after the play.
QB Max Martinez and our corp of running backs executed the 4 minute offense by running the clock down at the end of the game.
Field Goals, cleanly picking up a fumble and 'taking it to the house', two minute offense, knocking down the pylon and the four minute offense are all things we practice every week. When we hit the practice field, our coaches are very thorough in the preparation of the team. But on Thursdays, we turn it over to the team. And they put in the effort to win.
But I want to send out a warning. We have room for improvement. Let's not go patting ourselves on the back just yet. I watched film from the game and we made too many mistakes. Our schedule is going to get harder now and we need to tidy up the loose ends.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Team Picture Order Forms and Action Shots of Players
As a reminder, team photos will be taken this coming Friday at 3:15. I will be handing out order forms from Sharon Cooley Photography if parents wish to order individual photos of the players. We will ask that the players wash their uniforms after the game on Thursday so that we look sharp for the team photos. Remember, part of the Spirit Pack pays for one 8X10 team photo. Any other extras will have to be ordered.
Speaking of photos, my friend Nick LoCoco is a photographer and has offered to take action shots of our players during the remainder of the games this year. He has been taking sports action shots at NCAA sweet 16, University of Northern Arizona and was our photographer two years ago. He has volunteered to set up a web site for parents to take a look at some of the action shots of our players and order them on-line.
You can find Nick's website at:
http://nicklococophotography.zenfolio.com/phhs11
Speaking of photos, my friend Nick LoCoco is a photographer and has offered to take action shots of our players during the remainder of the games this year. He has been taking sports action shots at NCAA sweet 16, University of Northern Arizona and was our photographer two years ago. He has volunteered to set up a web site for parents to take a look at some of the action shots of our players and order them on-line.
You can find Nick's website at:
http://nicklococophotography.zenfolio.com/phhs11
Game Time for and Directions to El Cajon Valley High School
Game time for the El Cajon Valley game is 5:15 pm. The bus leaves on Thursday at 3:30 so there is NO NEED to pull players out of class and NO NEED for parents to pick up their sons and transport them to the game.
Directions to El Cajon Valley HS:
E/B I-8
Take the Mollison exit.
Turn right on Mollison Ave.
Turn left on East Madison Ave.
School is on the right at 1035 East Madison Ave.
Our sideline will be the one on the left as you face the stadium in the parking lot.
Directions to El Cajon Valley HS:
E/B I-8
Take the Mollison exit.
Turn right on Mollison Ave.
Turn left on East Madison Ave.
School is on the right at 1035 East Madison Ave.
Our sideline will be the one on the left as you face the stadium in the parking lot.
Spirit Packs to be Distributed
I will be holding a short practice today to hand out the Spirit Packs. Practice will be over at 4:00 today and the players will line up at the boys PE locker room. We will hand out the Spirit Packs to all the players.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Football is a Tough Sport
I remember my first year of Pop Warner. I was a bigger kid and I had to play with the older kids. I was in 6th grade and I played against 8th and 9th graders. To say I was not mentally prepared for that kind of challenge would be an understatement.
I felt overwhelmed, scared, intimidated by kids that were older and stronger than me. I was basically a live punching bag for the team and I wanted to quit. I would get a bruised finger and go home to my mom and say I was injured. My mother would tell me (and she will admit to this), "Suck it up and get back out there! You have to be tough to play football!"
No truer words could have been spoken. I got tired of getting picked on by the older kids. I got tired of being bruised. So I took my mom's advice and started to be more aggressive at practice. I began to hit hard and I would take on the toughest kids and I would hold my own.
At the end of the season, I started the last 2 games playing center. I look back at that time and think of what doors had opened for me because I "sucked it up" and stuck with it. I started as a Freshman because I showed no fear. I started both ways as a Sophomore on JV and made the Varsity team. My junior year at Henry I started as a tackle and remained there through my senior year. And I attribute all that success to not having fear.
The best thing about coaching Freshmen football is that I get to mold our players into men, student athletes, contributing members of society, team mates, sons and football players. I know there are many players that have not played football and they don't know the limits of their mental toughness.
We had a player that sprained his ankle, one with a bruised foot, another that sprained his finger and another that got accidentally "chopped" in the throat.
Football is not a contact sport. It is a collision sport. We, as coaches, do our best to ensure the safety of all our players. We talk to them about the demands of the sport and that times, when you have a bruised finger, you need to "suck it up". But I also want them to understand the psychological demands of being tough.
There is a difference in playing in pain and having an injury. A stubbed toe... Pain. A bruised thumb... Pain
A twisted ankle... Pain
But injuries are different. A broken toe that hurts so bad, you can't touch it? Injury. Go see a doctor. A broken thumb? Injury Go see a doctor. A broken ankle? Injury. Go see a doctor. And just know this, if you see a doctor, I am not qualified to clear you to play. You will need see that same Doctor and get a release from him to play full contact football.
We have players that diagnose themselves. They watch too much dog-gone TV. But to take yourself out of a game or practice because of a little injury doesn't cut it for me. I remember back to those days in my first year of football and I can empathize on what the players are feeling or what they are going through.
I have been there and I remember it like yesterday. Get in there and suck it up. I spoke to the players about this the other day. I told them I loved them and that if I didn't care about them, I would either say nothing or I would shame them over their lack of mental toughness, the same shame I felt when I first started to play football. I would never want to go through that again and I sure as heck wouldn't want our players to feel that either.
We are lucky in that Coach Abate has been a certified trainer many years before. Also, PHHS just hired a new trainer to help with the athletic department. We care about our players and we look out for their physical and psychological well being.
I felt overwhelmed, scared, intimidated by kids that were older and stronger than me. I was basically a live punching bag for the team and I wanted to quit. I would get a bruised finger and go home to my mom and say I was injured. My mother would tell me (and she will admit to this), "Suck it up and get back out there! You have to be tough to play football!"
No truer words could have been spoken. I got tired of getting picked on by the older kids. I got tired of being bruised. So I took my mom's advice and started to be more aggressive at practice. I began to hit hard and I would take on the toughest kids and I would hold my own.
At the end of the season, I started the last 2 games playing center. I look back at that time and think of what doors had opened for me because I "sucked it up" and stuck with it. I started as a Freshman because I showed no fear. I started both ways as a Sophomore on JV and made the Varsity team. My junior year at Henry I started as a tackle and remained there through my senior year. And I attribute all that success to not having fear.
The best thing about coaching Freshmen football is that I get to mold our players into men, student athletes, contributing members of society, team mates, sons and football players. I know there are many players that have not played football and they don't know the limits of their mental toughness.
We had a player that sprained his ankle, one with a bruised foot, another that sprained his finger and another that got accidentally "chopped" in the throat.
Football is not a contact sport. It is a collision sport. We, as coaches, do our best to ensure the safety of all our players. We talk to them about the demands of the sport and that times, when you have a bruised finger, you need to "suck it up". But I also want them to understand the psychological demands of being tough.
There is a difference in playing in pain and having an injury. A stubbed toe... Pain. A bruised thumb... Pain
A twisted ankle... Pain
But injuries are different. A broken toe that hurts so bad, you can't touch it? Injury. Go see a doctor. A broken thumb? Injury Go see a doctor. A broken ankle? Injury. Go see a doctor. And just know this, if you see a doctor, I am not qualified to clear you to play. You will need see that same Doctor and get a release from him to play full contact football.
We have players that diagnose themselves. They watch too much dog-gone TV. But to take yourself out of a game or practice because of a little injury doesn't cut it for me. I remember back to those days in my first year of football and I can empathize on what the players are feeling or what they are going through.
I have been there and I remember it like yesterday. Get in there and suck it up. I spoke to the players about this the other day. I told them I loved them and that if I didn't care about them, I would either say nothing or I would shame them over their lack of mental toughness, the same shame I felt when I first started to play football. I would never want to go through that again and I sure as heck wouldn't want our players to feel that either.
We are lucky in that Coach Abate has been a certified trainer many years before. Also, PHHS just hired a new trainer to help with the athletic department. We care about our players and we look out for their physical and psychological well being.
Picture Day Friday 9/23/11
The Freshman Football team will be taking team and individual photos on Friday 9/23/11 after school. According to the Football Boosters, each player that paid for a Spirit Pack will receive an 8 X 11 team photo.
For those of you that what to order individual photos of the players, I will get order forms for you sometime next week.
We play at El Cajon Valley HS next Thursday. The players will be responsible for cleaning their uniforms that Thursday night so we have clean uniforms on Friday.
Speaking of photos, my brother in law is a photographer and will begin to take action shots of all the players. He will set up a website to order photos. As soon as it is up, I will pass that link onto you.
For those of you that what to order individual photos of the players, I will get order forms for you sometime next week.
We play at El Cajon Valley HS next Thursday. The players will be responsible for cleaning their uniforms that Thursday night so we have clean uniforms on Friday.
Speaking of photos, my brother in law is a photographer and will begin to take action shots of all the players. He will set up a website to order photos. As soon as it is up, I will pass that link onto you.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Building Men for Others: Accountability
Being this is my 18th year of coaching high school football, I have heard just about every excuse there is in the book. And being a cop for 25 years, the excuses get even lamer.
After the game at Hilltop, the County went through a power outage. The locker room was pitch black and we used cell phones to light our way through opening lockers. It was hard to see as the players tried to change their clothes and put all their gear away in their lockers.
As I closed everything up for the evening, I saw that gear was scattered on the floor of the locker room. I left it all there and locked up the room.
Yesterday, one of our players came up to me and said, "Coach, somebody got into my locker and stole my girdle."
In the 25 years of being a cop, nobody ever took the time to pick the lock of a locker. And nobody every took another person's stinky girdle. Crime doesn't happen that way. But this young man was adamant that the perpetrator took his soiled and slightly smelly underwear. There was no way he could have left the girdle out by accident.
So I had him check the tops of the lockers and see if it could have been thrown there. Sure enough, it was on top of the locker. Somebody picked it off the ground and threw it there.
It is hard for all of us to assume that we could make mistakes and that there is an outside possibility that WE are the masters of our own fate. It is easy to blame somebody took something from us instead of saying, "Coach, I lost this or I lost that."
It comes down to this: We are all accountable for everything we do in life. Step up and put your stamp on what you do in life. If you make a mistake, FIX IT!
I will be sharing this life lesson to our players today after practice.
After the game at Hilltop, the County went through a power outage. The locker room was pitch black and we used cell phones to light our way through opening lockers. It was hard to see as the players tried to change their clothes and put all their gear away in their lockers.
As I closed everything up for the evening, I saw that gear was scattered on the floor of the locker room. I left it all there and locked up the room.
Yesterday, one of our players came up to me and said, "Coach, somebody got into my locker and stole my girdle."
In the 25 years of being a cop, nobody ever took the time to pick the lock of a locker. And nobody every took another person's stinky girdle. Crime doesn't happen that way. But this young man was adamant that the perpetrator took his soiled and slightly smelly underwear. There was no way he could have left the girdle out by accident.
So I had him check the tops of the lockers and see if it could have been thrown there. Sure enough, it was on top of the locker. Somebody picked it off the ground and threw it there.
It is hard for all of us to assume that we could make mistakes and that there is an outside possibility that WE are the masters of our own fate. It is easy to blame somebody took something from us instead of saying, "Coach, I lost this or I lost that."
It comes down to this: We are all accountable for everything we do in life. Step up and put your stamp on what you do in life. If you make a mistake, FIX IT!
I will be sharing this life lesson to our players today after practice.
Practice Scedule for the Bye Week
Since we are in a bye week, the coaching staff will take the time and go back to basics with our players. A refresher course on how to block, tackle, catch and run. We will practice Tuesday and Wednesday at the normal times, 2:45 to 5:15.
On Thursday, I will giving the players a day off. All the coaches will be attending games throughout the County to scout our upcoming Eastern League opponents.
Fridays will be our weight room day. We will take roll at 2:30 and we should be done by 3:45 at the latest.
On Thursday, I will giving the players a day off. All the coaches will be attending games throughout the County to scout our upcoming Eastern League opponents.
Fridays will be our weight room day. We will take roll at 2:30 and we should be done by 3:45 at the latest.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Hilltop Lancers 6 Patriots 27
To say yesterday was a hectic day would be an understatement. When the bus left yesterday, we left minus 6 players that weren't released from 6th Period. We arrive to the field at 2:45 and the referees tell us we are scheduled to kick-off at 3:00. (We usually need 40 minutes to stretch before the game). Luckily, the referees took pity on us and gave us an additional 20 minutes to warm up.
Parents brought players to the game, QB's really didn't get the reps they needed to warm up sufficient and we had controlled chaos for a bit. Things calmed down once we began the ball game.
The Patriots took the opening kick-off to the Lancer 45 yard line and marched to a opening series TD with Keith Reed running a perfectly blocked option play from 30 yards out. Then the scoreboard went dead. Little did we know, all of San Diego County lost power.
Johnny Bergum was a workhorse and gained lots of tough yards. Adrian Torres (who missed the bus) scored on a one yard TD run and a five yard TD pass from Cruz Samniego. Samniego completed the scoring by throwing a 10 yard pass to Kage Nygaard.
Patriot defense played good, but as the Head Coach, I see room for improvement. Ernie Moya, Casey Cirina and Jack Kurz led the charge up on the defensive line. We will be working hard during the upcoming bye week to make ourselves better.
Our coaching staff did a great job managing the game. My job is to coach the coaches and I felt they were very prepared to handle the adversity we encountered before yesterday's game. As far as I am concered, they deserve the credit with yesterday's victory over the Lancers. Coach Hubka, Abate, Naughton, Armenta, Brown and Munoz kept the players focused while rotating players in and out of the game.
Once again, we had tremendous fan support at our game. I speak for the entire team and say thank you all very much for coming and supporting our players. We will not have a home game this year, but having the fan support we have had so far this season really makes a difference.
The ride home on the bus was good. There was hardly any traffic on the freeways. But once we got to the locker room, there was no light and the locker room was pitch black. That's OK, I have an App for that. I used my new iPhone's flashlight App and went locker to locker to illuminate the players locks. Players were able to get their iPhones out and began to help each other. These young men truly take care of one another.
Parents brought players to the game, QB's really didn't get the reps they needed to warm up sufficient and we had controlled chaos for a bit. Things calmed down once we began the ball game.
The Patriots took the opening kick-off to the Lancer 45 yard line and marched to a opening series TD with Keith Reed running a perfectly blocked option play from 30 yards out. Then the scoreboard went dead. Little did we know, all of San Diego County lost power.
Johnny Bergum was a workhorse and gained lots of tough yards. Adrian Torres (who missed the bus) scored on a one yard TD run and a five yard TD pass from Cruz Samniego. Samniego completed the scoring by throwing a 10 yard pass to Kage Nygaard.
Patriot defense played good, but as the Head Coach, I see room for improvement. Ernie Moya, Casey Cirina and Jack Kurz led the charge up on the defensive line. We will be working hard during the upcoming bye week to make ourselves better.
Our coaching staff did a great job managing the game. My job is to coach the coaches and I felt they were very prepared to handle the adversity we encountered before yesterday's game. As far as I am concered, they deserve the credit with yesterday's victory over the Lancers. Coach Hubka, Abate, Naughton, Armenta, Brown and Munoz kept the players focused while rotating players in and out of the game.
Once again, we had tremendous fan support at our game. I speak for the entire team and say thank you all very much for coming and supporting our players. We will not have a home game this year, but having the fan support we have had so far this season really makes a difference.
The ride home on the bus was good. There was hardly any traffic on the freeways. But once we got to the locker room, there was no light and the locker room was pitch black. That's OK, I have an App for that. I used my new iPhone's flashlight App and went locker to locker to illuminate the players locks. Players were able to get their iPhones out and began to help each other. These young men truly take care of one another.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Game time change for Hilltop (Edit change in directions)
As stated in the bottom of your football schedule, times are subject to "change".
Our game time has been moved up to 3:30PM at Hilltop High School. Directions to Hilltop are as follows:
Take the 805 South to the H Street exit WEST. Take the first left at Hilltop Drive. Take a left on EAST I Street. Hilltop High School is located at the corner of Claire Avenue and East I Street. To arrive at the stadium walk up to the top of East I and the stadium is on your left hand side.
The team was happy to see such great support at last weeks game. They look forward to the same support this week from their family and friends. It makes a big difference to the players and the coaches.
Go Big Green!
Our game time has been moved up to 3:30PM at Hilltop High School. Directions to Hilltop are as follows:
Take the 805 South to the H Street exit WEST. Take the first left at Hilltop Drive. Take a left on EAST I Street. Hilltop High School is located at the corner of Claire Avenue and East I Street. To arrive at the stadium walk up to the top of East I and the stadium is on your left hand side.
The team was happy to see such great support at last weeks game. They look forward to the same support this week from their family and friends. It makes a big difference to the players and the coaches.
Go Big Green!
Friday, September 2, 2011
San Ysidro Cougars 0 Patriots 19
Yesterday was a typical first game at the freshman level as the Patriots beat the Cougars 19-0. It was Typical in that there were a lot of inexperienced players on the field and they did not know how to carry themselves during the course of a game. It is also typical that mistakes will be made during the first game for freshmen.
But what stands out the most is the heart and desire for our players to compete and play hard. There were a lot of players that stepped up and had outstanding games. We started the game with an interception by Nick Cocca on the first play from scrimmage. Not to be outdone, we fumbled it back to the Cougars. That was just the first two plays of the game.
Offensively, Keith Reed and Sean Tighlman scored on runs of 5 and 12 yards respectively. Cruz Samniego threw a perfect pass to Nick Cocca for another TD.
Despite the errors made here and there, the defense played a good game. They came away with two out of our three game objectives with 3 turnovers and 3 sacks. The goal line stand at the end of the game was truly a thing of beauty with different players coming up and making plays. Casey Cirina, Jack Kurz, Ernie Moya, Isaac and Isaia Pacheco, Brandon Brooks, Tommy Fiato and Sean Ybarrando all had a hand in the stop of the Cougars at the 2 yard lines as the clock expired preserving the shut out.
I want to take a moment and address the problem we had on the sideline and the foul behavior that stemmed from that. There were two girls on our sideline that were not from PHHS. They were disrupting the chain gang and my ability to keep our team focused. I asked them to leave and they refused to do so.
That is why SYHS was penalized 15 yards by the referee and the game came to a stop. Later in the 4th quarter, the girls grandmother came down to the field and went after their head coach, who happens to be a friend of mine and a former partner of mine on SDPD when we worked San Ysidro.
Again, the referee had to stop the game and get the Varsity coach to have the lady removed.
I know this frustrated everybody but the players. The players didn't care and all they wanted to do was play football. But I could hear comments from out stands that were obviously the product of frustration. At one point, I could hear people sing, "Na na na na Na na na na Hey hey hey, goodbye!"
Funny as that might have sounded, I did not see a need for it. All it could do is incite a bad situation and make it worse. I am teaching out players to treat others with respect or R.O.O.T.S. for short. Respect the Rules, the Officials, Others, the Team and most important respect Self.
My staff and I live that way all the time and we expect our players to do the same. Parents, family, friends and the coaches have one goal: Let's make our football players men for others. Let's be the example for that. Because our success will not be gauged in wins and losses. It will be gauged in 5 to 10 years from now when they become productive members of society, loving husbands, loving fathers and loving sons.
But what stands out the most is the heart and desire for our players to compete and play hard. There were a lot of players that stepped up and had outstanding games. We started the game with an interception by Nick Cocca on the first play from scrimmage. Not to be outdone, we fumbled it back to the Cougars. That was just the first two plays of the game.
Offensively, Keith Reed and Sean Tighlman scored on runs of 5 and 12 yards respectively. Cruz Samniego threw a perfect pass to Nick Cocca for another TD.
Despite the errors made here and there, the defense played a good game. They came away with two out of our three game objectives with 3 turnovers and 3 sacks. The goal line stand at the end of the game was truly a thing of beauty with different players coming up and making plays. Casey Cirina, Jack Kurz, Ernie Moya, Isaac and Isaia Pacheco, Brandon Brooks, Tommy Fiato and Sean Ybarrando all had a hand in the stop of the Cougars at the 2 yard lines as the clock expired preserving the shut out.
I want to take a moment and address the problem we had on the sideline and the foul behavior that stemmed from that. There were two girls on our sideline that were not from PHHS. They were disrupting the chain gang and my ability to keep our team focused. I asked them to leave and they refused to do so.
That is why SYHS was penalized 15 yards by the referee and the game came to a stop. Later in the 4th quarter, the girls grandmother came down to the field and went after their head coach, who happens to be a friend of mine and a former partner of mine on SDPD when we worked San Ysidro.
Again, the referee had to stop the game and get the Varsity coach to have the lady removed.
I know this frustrated everybody but the players. The players didn't care and all they wanted to do was play football. But I could hear comments from out stands that were obviously the product of frustration. At one point, I could hear people sing, "Na na na na Na na na na Hey hey hey, goodbye!"
Funny as that might have sounded, I did not see a need for it. All it could do is incite a bad situation and make it worse. I am teaching out players to treat others with respect or R.O.O.T.S. for short. Respect the Rules, the Officials, Others, the Team and most important respect Self.
My staff and I live that way all the time and we expect our players to do the same. Parents, family, friends and the coaches have one goal: Let's make our football players men for others. Let's be the example for that. Because our success will not be gauged in wins and losses. It will be gauged in 5 to 10 years from now when they become productive members of society, loving husbands, loving fathers and loving sons.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
6th Period PE and Freshman Football Practice
I sat down and spoke to the Athletic Director, Coach Lococo about the upcoming school year.
The reason many of our players don't have 6th period PE was by design due to the size of the team room and the high number of athletes that have to use the room. 6th Period starts at 1:15. The Varsity team will be the first to suit up. They have to be on the field at 1:40. Then the JV will suit up and they have to be on the field at 2:00.
School ends at 2:15 and the freshmen team will have the team room to suit up for practice. Players have to be out on the field at 2:45 to warm up throwing and kicking. We start practice at 3:00 sharp and will finish around 5:00 or 5:15.
For those players that have to take the bus home, I will excuse them at 4:45 to catch the last bus of the day, which leaves at 5:00. If you are a parent of a VEEP student and you can pick your student athlete up at 5:15, I would encourage them to stay and finish practice with the rest of the team.
The reason many of our players don't have 6th period PE was by design due to the size of the team room and the high number of athletes that have to use the room. 6th Period starts at 1:15. The Varsity team will be the first to suit up. They have to be on the field at 1:40. Then the JV will suit up and they have to be on the field at 2:00.
School ends at 2:15 and the freshmen team will have the team room to suit up for practice. Players have to be out on the field at 2:45 to warm up throwing and kicking. We start practice at 3:00 sharp and will finish around 5:00 or 5:15.
For those players that have to take the bus home, I will excuse them at 4:45 to catch the last bus of the day, which leaves at 5:00. If you are a parent of a VEEP student and you can pick your student athlete up at 5:15, I would encourage them to stay and finish practice with the rest of the team.
San Ysidro Game to Start at 5:15 PM
Even though I passed out the game schedules to you all, on the bottom of the schedules it does say: "Note - Dates and time are subject to change."
Our game will be moved to 5:15 PM. Players need to be at PHHS at 2:30 and the buses leave at 3:15 sharp.
Also, next weeks game at Hilltop will be at 3:00 PM, not 4:00 pm.
Directions to San Ysidro:
S/B I-805
E/B I-905
Take the first right onto Otay Mesa Rd.
The football stadium will be right in front of you.
Our game will be moved to 5:15 PM. Players need to be at PHHS at 2:30 and the buses leave at 3:15 sharp.
Also, next weeks game at Hilltop will be at 3:00 PM, not 4:00 pm.
Directions to San Ysidro:
S/B I-805
E/B I-905
Take the first right onto Otay Mesa Rd.
The football stadium will be right in front of you.
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