Camp Week

This week will start our camp. This will conclude our summer work-outs before the season. It is always a good "warm-up" for the season and gives us a pretty good idea of where our team stands. I must say that I have been very pleased with the summer and our kids commitment towards this season.
This is always a great week for me from the standpoint of getting all the coaches back together and everyone starts gearing up for this fall. We have added a coach, he is actually taking my teaching job at the HS. I think he will fit right in. It will be challenging because we are going to shift the staff and their responsibilities around, but because we have great guys they will make it work. Because the school year starts so early camp is very important in terms of getting a lot of our offense and defense installed. That has been a big change for me through the years because districts start school so much earlier it has caused some creative thinking to make sure that your team is still prepared in the two weeks of practice opportunities that the IHSA gives you before the first game.
In closing, I am actually chomping at the bit to get going. I wish everyone could experience this excitement that this time of year brings.