Hello,
OSAA has created a Season 1 period of time for practices/conditioning workouts. Football (Fall) has been given the time period from October 12 – November 6. During this time, we will have the opportunity to practice, strength train, and condition. We get 6 hours for practices and 1 hour for virtual meetings per week. We will have more info on times and days as we get closer to this time. No competitions allowed during Season 1.
Season 1 starts on August 31. This means this will be our last week of workouts/practices until October 12. Things that need to be done ASAP.
- Fill out the FamilyID (www.familyid.com) for each sport your son will be participating in. No payments at this time. Please wait for payment until before actual season. FamilyID opened today. Please, please, please get this done. You can not participate in Season 1 at all until this is done. This also needs to be done before any weight training sessions during Season 1.
- Current physicals. Make sure you have a current physical on file. If yours is out of date, you need to get one ASAP. Physicals are good for two years. If you are not sure about your physical, please call the High School and ask for Julie Bothel. She can tell you when yours is up.
During Season 1, any athlete that wants to do Agility/Weights/Conditioning when we are not in session (Session 1 and Session 3) can do so with Britnie (Athletic Trainer). She will be providing time for weight room activities. I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE any athlete not in session to join Britnie during this time. The more we can get done in the weight room, will help us be successful on the field. Also will help with injury prevention. Please use this time. We need all the work we can get. If you are interested in weight training during those times, I will be creating a google form to fill out. I will get that done this week. I need to give her numbers and names to start setting up PODS. I have attached the schedule below for the school year. This provides you with dates and activities going on.
Schedule of Athletic Activities for 2020-21
Please note: Activities during Season 1 are not mandatory for athletes to attend. This is based
on CURRENT information and matrix. As those change, so would/will our plan.
August 31- September 6th: “Quiet” week. No activities.
September 7th – October 2nd (Session 1): “Spring Sports”
- Softball
- Baseball
- Track & Field
- Agility/Weights/Conditioning
October 5th – 11th: “Quiet” week. No activities.
October 12th – November 6th (Session 2): “Fall Sports”
- Football – use of football protective equipment prohibited outside of Season 3; no contact
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Agility/Weights/Conditioning
November 9th – 15th: “Quiet” week. No activities.
November 16th – November 22nd (Session 3): “Winter Sports”
- Basketball – training and conditioning only; no contact
- Wrestling – training and conditioning only; no contact
- “Sideline” Cheerleading – no stunts or contact allowed
- Agility/Weights/Conditioning
November 23rd- 28th: No activities for ALL. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 29th – December 18th (Session 3): “Winter Sports”
- Basketball
- Wrestling
- “Sideline” Cheerleading – no stunts or contact allowed
- Agility/Weights/Conditioning
December 21 – 27th: No activities for ALL. Happy Holidays!
December 28th: Start of Season 2 Winter Sports!
- Rule of 2 in effect for out of season programs.
- 2 practice weeks (Must have 9 days of practice prior to first competition with another school.)
- Revised participation limitations
- Wrestling – 9 events
- Basketball – 14 games
- Sideline Cheerleading
- January 11th : First Contest Date
- January 26th: Sky-Em basketball league play begins.
- March 1st – 6th: OSAA Culminating Week
February 22nd: Start of Season 3 Fall Sports
- Rule of 2 in effect for out of season programs.
- 2 practice weeks (Must have 9 days of practice prior to first competition with another school.
Requirement waived with participation in Season 2 with the exception of Football that must have 9
days.) - Revised participation limitations
- Cross Country – 9 meets
- Volleyball – 14 playing dates
- Soccer – 10 matches
- Football – 7 games
- March 8th: First Contest date with the exception of Football.
- March 9th: Sky-Em soccer league play begins.
- March 16th:
- First Contest date for Football
- Sky-Em volleyball league play begins.
- April 26th – May 1st: OSAA Culminating Week; no Football
- May 3rd – 9th: OSAA Culminating Week for Football only
April 19th: Start of Season 4 Spring Sports
- Rule of 2 in effect for out of season programs.
- 2 practice weeks (Must have 9 days of practice prior to first competition with another school. Requirement waived with participation in Season 2)
- Revised participation limitations
- Track and Field – 9 meets
- Baseball – 18 games
- Softball – 18 games
- May 3rd: First Contest Date
- May 11th: Sky-Em baseball/softball league play begins
- June 21 – 26th: OSAA Culminating Week
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
Hello,
We are going to continue with practices this week. We will go Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday like before. The only change is, we are going to go down to three groups instead of four. Lineman will all be one group now. Times below:
Lineman (Gold POD) – 3:45 Health Screening, 3:55 Warm-ups, 4:05 Agilities, 4:15 – 4:45 Weight Room, 4:55 – 5:15 Football Skills.
JV Skill (Purple POD 2) – 4:00 Health Screening, 4:10 Warm-ups, 4:20 Agilities, 4:30 – 5:00 Weight Room, 5:10 – 5:30 Football Skills (Might start focusing on 5-on-5 games if we get enough players).
Varsity Skill (Purple POD 1) – 4:15 Health Screening, 4:25 Warm-ups, 4:35 Agilities, 4:45 – 5:15 Weight Room, 5:25 – 5:45 Football Skills (Might start focusing on 5-on-5 games if we get enough players).
***This is an important time for players to come. I know the season will be later, but we can not just show up in February and play. We will have way too many injuries. The weight room should be your new best friend right now. I want players to be ready physically to play. We won’t have as much time in February to get ready now. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE start showing up and getting bigger, faster, and stronger. This will help all sports, not just football***
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
We have been given the OK to restart practicing again. I am meeting with my coaches tonight to discuss if we want to continue with what we have been doing or making any changes. Once I know the plan, I will send an update. I will try to send the update either tonight or tomorrow. I hope everyone is excited to get back to the weight room and fields. I hope to see all of you soon!
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
Football is being shut down indefinitely until we hear the update from the OSAA. We should hear an update by Wednesday of this week. This means no practices until we get the update. Hopefully after that, we can make decisions on when we can start back up.
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
With our season getting delayed until late August, we are going to take this week off. This week was going to be the scheduled Moratorium Week. A lot of families plan trips during this week as it is usually the only week off during the summer. Also, I have ordered face shields to be used in the weight room for players who don’t feel comfortable wearing a mask.
Again, this is just a pause week. We will continue again on Monday August 3rd. Our hope is we will get to start doing some sort of football type practice by the end of August with games starting in September. That is the hope. We need to continue to practice and lift weights. Learning a new offense is not an easy thing to do if you show up for the first time in late August. Also, weight room helps prevent injuries.
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
As many of you have already heard, OSAA came out with an update yesterday for Fall Sports. I will attach the memo for you to read if you are interested. Basically, we are on hold for football and might still get the opportunity to play. We will want to continue to practice with the hope things do get to happen. I don’t want to stop and then they change things.
Fall Sports First Contest Date
With the uncertainty of school reopening plans in many parts of the state and the time frame related to those decisions,the OSAA Executive Board has decided to delay the first contest date for Cross Country, Volleyball and Soccer until Wednesday, September 23 (previously August 27). The original first Fall practice date of August 17 remains in place at this time. New guidance from the state requiring face coverings even when exercising indoors will require further consideration regarding guidance for indoor activities.
These dates allow for local school control regarding Fall practice schedules while enabling them to focus on their primary objective of reopening to students. Decisions schools are making regarding their instructional models – on-site, hybrid or distance learning – are still being discussed locally. The dates referenced above, and an individual school’s ability to participate, may be impacted by their instructional model, along with any new health metrics set forth by the Governor’s Office and OHA. Additional guidance for Fall contest protocols, including multi-team events, spectator policies, and regional scheduling considerations, will be forthcoming. The OSAA Executive Board understands that if Fall end dates are not extended then contest limitations, playoff structures, and championship events will need to be altered.
Football is considered a full contact activity per the Governor’s and OHA guidelines and is currently prohibited. No definitive date has been established by the state for a review of this prohibition. Based on strategies provided by the OSAA Football Contingency Group it is necessary that any Football restrictions be lifted by September 28 in order to have a modified regular season this Fall that would include some type of restructured postseason.
If Fall activities aren’t able to be held in the Fall, the OSAA Executive Board is committed to working with its contingency groups to exhaust all options for these activities including shifting, condensing, or stacking seasons, like our neighbors in Washington and California, with the fundamental objective of providing participation opportunities for students. These changes may ultimately force schools into choosing which programs they will offer and students into choosing between activities, but the Board believes that a potentially difficult choice is better than no choice.
The OSAA Executive Board will meet again the week of August 3 as they and the staff anticipate additional information regarding reopening plans by schools and further school sports and activity guidance from the state.
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
This week we are only going Monday and Tuesday. We have a lot of coaches not available this Thursday. Enjoy the week and the weather.
TODAY: Players will need to enter through the Ticket Booth entrance of the game field. Again, players needs to wear masks. Players will complete their warm-ups, agility, and weight room. After the weight room, players will transition to the practice field for some football type drills. Players then will exit from the practice field. If you are getting picked up, have parents pick you up at the practice field.
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
REMINDER: Players need to bring masks for practice. They need to be worn during Health Screening portion. Once they leave that area, they can take them off. When entering the weight room, players must wear masks. Once the lifting starts, then players can take masks off. The masks can stay off as long as they are exercising. If you get done early and are standing around, masks must be on. Once you leave the weight room, masks are not required. This is based off the new mask policy set by the governor.
Thanks,
Coach Peeler
These need to be filled out letting me know if you are coming to practice or not. These are very important!!!