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Physicals
Information will be available on physicals offered at Samaritan North in early June. As soon as we know the date, it will be posted on the boltsfootball.com website, and made public through MyCallOne.
Summer Football Camps
At this time, many of you are trying to decide what football camp you want your son to attend this summer. I would like to offer a few suggestions to help make your decision easier.
College camps are used as a tool for their coaching staff to see players they are recruiting. College camps offer ample instruction, but their main purpose is to evaluate recruits. If your son has been invited to a college camp, they should go. Oftentimes, recruited players are invited to many camps, if this applies to your son, pick one or two colleges he has interest in, and attend those camps. If they have been invited to multiple camps, attend one, then see if the others will let you come for a day and showcase your talents. Most schools will allow this. If you have signed your son up for a college camp, but he has not been invited, let him attend. He will have a good football experience.
The best camp to attend for instruction is the Bishop-Dullughan Passing Camp at Franklin College in Indiana. This camp includes all positions except offensive and defensive linemen. We have had many players attend in the past and it is a fantastic camp for instruction. I attended this camp when I was in high school, and it is one of the finest football camps in the country. Coach Mike Schneider has worked this camp every year since I attended as player in 1984. If your son is interested in attending, have them let me know and I will get a brochure. I suggest that all of our players attend the same camp so you can get a discount. Usually there is a session the week after school is out, which is the one I steer our players toward because they have that week off in our program.
If you are interested in this camp you may register at http://www.bishopdullaghan.com/
OHSAA rules prohibit players to attend contact camps. Many camps in Kentucky and Indiana are contact camps. Before signing your son up for a camp, be sure it complies with OHSAA rules and does not allow contact. The Bishop-Dullughan Camp has the players wear helmet and shoulder pads for safety, but it is not a contact camp.
If a player misses a summer workout because they are out-of-town attending a sports camp, they still get their three points for each workout missed. They must let Coach Schneider know ahead of time where they will be attending.
Also, QB’s and WR’s need to be aware that Coach Mike Schneider’s annual QB camp is scheduled for June 9 and 10 and is held in conjunction with coach Loren Meadows’ annual WR camp at the stadium.
Finally, camps are an expense that, if you can afford, are a great opportunity for your son to work on football and meet players from other areas. I am not saying you have to send your son to camp, but I am just providing information in case you are contemplating this option. If you have additional questions, feel free to call me at 572-8772 (cell), or e-mail at warcat96@aol.com.
Restaurant Ticket Book Sales
The football program’s largest fund raiser of the year kicks-off at the mandatory player/parent meeting on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Each player will receive 35 ticket books to sell to friends, family, co-workers, and anyone who enjoys eating out. Each book contains coupons to many fine restaurants and golf courses.
The cost of each book is $20, and the football program retains 60% of the profits. We use these profits to purchase the game day polo shirt, windsuit and game cleat prizes. All of the money from the sales goes to the Thunderback Club to purchase any additional equipment for the football program.
Each player selling 15 books receives their game cleats free. Each player selling their allotment of 25 books receives the game day polo shirt and their game cleats for free, Any player selling 35 books, gets their game cleats, polo shirt, and traveling windsuit, $100 cash, and five off-season attendance bonus points. Finally, any player selling 50 books (see Coach Schneider if you need additional books) earns the polo shirt, windsuit, cleats, $100 cash, five bonus points, and their two-a-day and pre-game meals free.
As has always been the case with this fund raiser, those varsity players not selling the prescribed amount for each required item (cleats, polo, and/or windsuit) will pay the listed buyout amount to the Northmont Thunderback Club. The freshmen are required to earn the polo shirt and game cleats. Those freshmen not selling the prescribed amount of books to earn the polo and game cleats will pay the listed buyout amount to the Northmont Thunderback Club. Any freshmen who sell 35 books will also receive the windsuit. All players in grades 9-12 are required to wear the team game shoes.
The buyout amounts are very simple. Each varsity player is responsible for $350. Every book they sell reduces the buyout amount by $10. If they sell 35 books, their buyout amount is $0. If they sell 28 books, their buyout amount is $70; sell zero books, your buyout is $350. For freshmen, they are responsible for $250, the buyout amount reduces $10 for each book sold.
The sale lasts from Thursday, May 21 through Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m. This year, there will be TWO “Blitz Nights.” The first will be Wednesday, June 3 from 5-8 p.m. Players will turn-in all money collected to this point. If they have sold 35 books, and do not want to pursue selling the remaining 15 to reach 50, then they may so choose. Those who have not sold 35 to this point will blanket the community and try to reach their sales goal that evening. Our second “Blitz Night is June 11, all money must be turned in to Coach Schneider by 7 p.m. that evening, NO EXCEPTIONS! “Blitz Night” begins at 6 p.m. at the stadium film room. Those players who have sold their 35 books need just turn in their money that evening. Those who are short of their goal have the opportunity to go into the community and sell at the restaurants, or by canvassing their neighborhoods.
Our previous “Blitz Nights” have been very successful. Players also had success by setting tables at the Englewood Kroger’s on Memorial Day weekend. Please contact Kroger management prior to this endeavor. Sign-up sheets will be available at the player/parent meeting for players to sell at these venues.
Summer Practice Schedule
During the summer months, the strength and conditioning program continues. The players are off until Monday, June 8, when the program resumes. Summer lifting times are at 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m. OR 5:30 p.m. The players only need to attend one of the three sessions. These times are very accommodating for the players who work, take summer school, or play baseball or AAU basketball. One of the three times fits any and all schedules.
OHSAA rules allow seven practice days during the summer months, prior to July 31. Our team practice day will coincide with the Mike Schneider QB and Loren Meadows WR Camps to be held at the stadium on June 9 and 10. We will have a team practice session on Tuesday, June 9. In the morning, we will practice in position groups, then practice with the QB’s and WR’s from the camp in the afternoon. The practice session will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The freshmen will attend the Springboro Freshmen 7-on-7 Tournament on the evening of Friday, July 17 from 5-9 p.m. The JV and varsity will play in the Northmont 7-on-7 Tournament to be held on Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the stadium complex.
The Northmont football camp is Monday thru Thursday, July 20-23. The camp brochure is available on the web site, and will be part of the paperwork received at the May player/parent meeting.
Football practice begins on Monday, August 3. The freshmen and varsity will practice together beginning at 7:30 a.m. and be at the school until about 4 p.m. each day. Between practices players attend meeting, lift, watch film, and eat.
Also, football players will be practicing on Labor Day in the morning. We will have your son’s to you by noon on Labor Day for family activities.
4th Nine Weeks
We are currently in the fourth nine weeks. This quarter determines eligibility for the upcoming football season. Any player currently in grades 9-11 not passing five classes (P.E. Survey, Heritage of Movement, and all P.E. activity classes are the only classes which do not count) will be ineligible to participate in football for 2009. For current 8th graders, they must pass 75% of all classes to be eligible for freshmen football. All classes at the middle school count. Basically, the 75% rule means if they fail two or more classes, they will be ineligible to participate during the 2009 football season.
All parents should be diligently checking their son’s academic progress through the Northmont district’s Progress Book. If you do not know your username and password, contact your son’s guidance counselor IMMEDIATELY, so you can track his grades during these pivotal final weeks of the school year!!!
Grade Issues
As we approach 4th quarter interim time, some parents will make a “knee-jerk” reaction to poor grades on interims (I have already had one 8th grader leave the program because football was “affecting his grades.” For the record, they were poor when he entered.) Understand, I receive grade reports every Monday on each player actively participating in the off-season program, and contact any player currently with a “D” or “F” in a class, alerting them to their deficiency so they can make the necessary adjustments. Players with a “D” or “F” on their interim report (set to be distributed next week), will have a letter sent to their parents alerting them of the problem.
If you son is having grade issues, removing them from the football program is not the answer for numerous reasons. First, once he is removed from the program, you will now fight the grade issue battle on your own. If he is not attending weight training, we are not going to track his academic progress any longer. Secondly, we have workout sessions before and after school. There is no way a student studies at 5:45 a.m., goes to school, returns home, and studies from after school until bedtime; if so, he would not have grade issues in the first place. Finally, we can help assure his grade issues are alleviated due to constant monitoring of the situation.
A few suggestions which have worked in the past include:
1. As a parent, make sure to check Progress Book on a daily basis so you know exactly what he is doing in each class.
2. Have your son keep a daily notebook (the school agenda is perfect for this) with each class listed. Have him show you each night what they did on class, what assignments are due the next day, and when the next test is for each class. Have them show you EVERY COMPLETED assignment, before he can partake in other activities.
3. Make sure he gives ample study time to each test to insure his grade is improved, not hindered by the test.
Following these suggestions will benefit his progress. I hate when parents take away a very positive activity (football) with an excellent support system. Instead of taking away a positive, take away items they covet such as: cell phones, computers, video games, and/or television. These measures will have much greater impact, than taking away football. No one ENJOYS getting out of bed at 5 a.m. to workout. If you take that away, it is not punishment.
Sunday Throwing Sessions
Since the weather is now nice, players are meeting at 3 p.m. each Sunday on the stadium turf to begin throwing sessions. These are important, not only for your son’s individual skills, but for our team success, as well. All QB’s, WR’s, RB’s, LB’s, and DB’s are encouraged to attend. Because of OHSAA rules, coaches are not allowed to attend these sessions. The veteran players teach the younger players the different techniques, routes, and various nuances of playing in our intricate offensive and defensive schemes. If you son is available at these times, have him attend. The more he knows going into the season, the better off he, and us, will be.
FORE........
What: NORTHMONT THUNDERBACK CLUB 20th ANNUAL GOLF OUTING WHERE: MOSS CREEK GOLF COURSE
FORMAT: YARD STICK SCRAMBLE
WHEN: FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009 @ 12:00 P.M.
DONATION: $80.00 Per Golfer; $320.00 Per Foursome.
PLEASE CONTACT DENNIS LIEBERMAN AT 937-223-5200 OR 937-604-1725 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR E-MAIL AT DLIEBERMAN@FLHSLAW.COM
T.J. Chumps in Englewood has come aboard as a major sponsor. The post-golf meal will be held at T.J. Chumps, and non-playing spouses, for a fee, will be allowed to join the festivities at the restaurant for an evening of food, fun, and beverages.
If you have a business, or know someone who does, that would like to sponsor a hole the cost is $125. Entry and sponsor information is available on boltsfootball.com.
Dennis Lieberman has graciously taken over the duties of chairing the golf outing.
March Thunderback Club Meeting
Tuesday, May 6th, 2009 AT 6:30 p.m. in the LIGHTNING LOUNGE. Come see how your fundraising dollars are being spent! Any parent of a football player in grades 7-12 is welcome!
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CLASS REPRESENTATIVES:
7th Grade - Amy Kirby
8th Grade - Mindi Puderbaugh 604-7524 & Monica Albright
Freshman - Jina Kyvik 238-3725 and Tina Bowers 832-0598
Sophomore - Mary Lynn Gothard - 836-8464
Junior - Deb Reaman - 898-3230
Senior - Susan & Doug Harlow - 836-1263
Wee Bolt/Wee Cheer Liaison - Amy Jewsikow
Contact the above representative from your grade (as of the start of the 2008-09 school year) if you have any questions.
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