Spring football practice is underway with players and coaches focused on improvement and preparation for its season opener on Aug. 28 against Nevada Community High School.
“The focus is continuing to get better each and every day. Find ways to compete in everything that we do and find ways to not allow adversity to determine our story. Improvements will come in the details of practice,” head football coach Chip Gregory said. “I would say we have grown as a group to be more cohesive in our everyday practices and structures that allow us compete as we develop as oppositions fighting for the same team whether that be offensively or defensively.”
Sophomore Logan Raymond is just coming back from an injury and is focusing on the new drills in practice to get better for next year.
“As a center my job is responsible for snapping the ball to the quarterback and blocking the other team’s defense. The drills so far are super helpful to get back into the rhythm of practice,” Raymond said. “We have focused a lot on positioning and communication which will be important for next year as we are moving up to 5A division 1. I am most excited to play harder teams next season. It will be a good test to show our hard work on what we have done.”
To help ensure the players stay as healthy as possible the athletic training staff is taking new approaches to keeping athletes healthy and performing at their best.
“We have reviewed our injury data from the previous football season to evaluate possible injury trends and discussed with coaches ways we can address these areas to help prevent injuries and keep athletes healthy and competing at a higher level,” athletic trainer Teagen Crane said. “Our goal is to be more proactive in how we prepare athletes for the demands of their sport. In addition, we continue to stress consistency in treatment and rehab, emphasizing that progress requires regular attendance and effort just like sport practice.”
