Getting Ready for Jr. Ram Football Practice
Cleats. Try on last year's football cleats and make sure they fit. Find a different pair of cleats if they don't.
Heat. Play outside in the heat. Get hot and sweaty and get used to the heat.
Run. Run in your cleats on grass. Find some grass about twenty or third yards long and run back and forth with short breaks.
Strengthen your arms and legs. Pushups, old fashioned bear crawls with lots of weight on your shoulders - 10 yard bear crawls.
Hydrate. Drink lots and lots of water all the time but especially the four or five days leading up to practice.
Fill the tank. Eat ninety minutes before practice. Doesn't need to be the family dinner if that doesn't work, but needs to be at least a peanut butter sandwich, fruit, granola bar, bowl of cereal, etc. You don't need a lot of sugar - but you do need some food in your stomach.
Sleep. Rest is very important - and it is the hours BEFORE midnight that count the most.
Read. Check out the position descriptions on this web site for varsity football players. And remember, one of Coach Slamer's most favorite lines: "It is not where you start, but where you end up!"
Be a good teammate. Can we count on you? Are you doing your jobs around the house? Are you ready to have a great year at school? You count on your parents so much to get you to practice, help take care of your equipment, feed you and take care of you. What are you doing in return?
Heat. Play outside in the heat. Get hot and sweaty and get used to the heat.
Run. Run in your cleats on grass. Find some grass about twenty or third yards long and run back and forth with short breaks.
Strengthen your arms and legs. Pushups, old fashioned bear crawls with lots of weight on your shoulders - 10 yard bear crawls.
Hydrate. Drink lots and lots of water all the time but especially the four or five days leading up to practice.
Fill the tank. Eat ninety minutes before practice. Doesn't need to be the family dinner if that doesn't work, but needs to be at least a peanut butter sandwich, fruit, granola bar, bowl of cereal, etc. You don't need a lot of sugar - but you do need some food in your stomach.
Sleep. Rest is very important - and it is the hours BEFORE midnight that count the most.
Read. Check out the position descriptions on this web site for varsity football players. And remember, one of Coach Slamer's most favorite lines: "It is not where you start, but where you end up!"
Be a good teammate. Can we count on you? Are you doing your jobs around the house? Are you ready to have a great year at school? You count on your parents so much to get you to practice, help take care of your equipment, feed you and take care of you. What are you doing in return?
