Just a quick reminder on our August Schedule that is on the horizon and arriving very quickly!! The only equipment needed for our August 2nd and August 3rd  Practice will be shorts, shirt, cleats, and we will provide the rest of the equipment. (Elmwood Football Practice Schedule for August) ***Thur. August 2nd - 9:00 - 10:30 am    (we will practice and also do our equipment and locker checkout). -  At Elmwood Middle School ***Fri. August 3rd - 9:00 - 10:30 am    (we will practice and also do our equipment and locker checkout). -  At Elmwood Middle School ****Fri. August 3rd - Will be our very important Player and Parent Meeting from  6:00 - 7:00 pm at the Elmwood Middle School Cafeteria.  ****Sat. August 4th - Father Son Super Bowl Game and Cook out  from 6:00 - 7:30 pm ***August 6th – August 10th – ( 9:00 – 11:30am) at Elmwood MS. ***August 13th, August 14th, August 15th, and August 17th -  (Time is 6:00 – 8:30pm) at Elmwood Middle School)  ***August 16th  is Open House Night at Elmwood Middle School so we will have practice on that day from 6:30 - 8:00 am __________________________________ ****We have gotten a very positive response in regard to the Father Son Super Bowl Game and Cook Out on Saturday, August 4th from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.  It is going to be a lot of fun and the whole family is invited, (mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles,  grandparents, etc.)  I will have an open air covered tent set up to place the food in. My grill should set us up good, but if anyone wants to bring their own grill that is totally fine as well? A suggestion may be to bring a lawn chair. Along with this exciting event you will be able to see the awesome new training equipment that we have available for our players to use this season, our newly stocked weight room, last year's championship trophy, our championship banner that is hanging in the gym, and our super cool poster sized showcase pictures from last season that are now hanging up in the locker room that you can now view. This year's team will also have their poster sized moments of victory showcased for next season in the locker room. There will be lots of good food, and great, friendly competition as the men show the boys how the game of football is supposed to be played. Jusk kidding, the younger generation might just show us how to play. Fathers, uncles, grandfathers, older brothers are all welcomed. This will work out great because we have our parent and player meeting on Friday, August 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, so we can build up a little bit of hype for the Father Son Super Bowl Game and Cook Out festivities on Saturday, August 4th. ****Here is a list of items that people are bringing thus far........ 1. - I will bring a grill, some plates, and eating utensils. 2. potato& macaroni salad for cookout 3.,Cupcakes 4. Burgers or dogs 5. bags of chips, bags of cookies 6. Plates and eating utensils 7. dessert pizza Also, here is the updated list of jersey numbers for our players. Any numbers that are open and includes your child's playing position is open for grabs. We will have our team pictures coming up soon. The team pictures are scheduled for August 14th, but I am tring to move them back to a later date for when after school begins in order to have all of our players included in the team picture. I will be sending home picture order forms in the near future, and I will keep you posted on the new team picture date if it changes. Go Raiders!!!!!! Coach Hattier ***Please take time to sign the Rogers Public Schools Athletics Rules Acknowledgement Form, and the Concussion Form  and turn them back in to me or Coach Tebbenkamp ASAP.  Also, if your child is in need of a current physical please take time to complete that as well. ****One last thing if any player is in need of cleats we have 7 extra pair of used cleats that are still in good working condition.  Here are the size ranges -  9. 5 10 10. 5 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.5

Elmwood Raider Football - update

We have gotten a very positive response in regard to the Father Son Super Bowl Game and Cook out. It is going to be a lot of fun!  However, there are several parents who have prior engagements on that weekend. In order to give our parents a little more time to plan and to allow for more parents and players to attend I would like to push it back to the following Saturday, August 4th. It will be the same time from 6:00 - 7:30 pm if that still works for everybody. This will work out great because we have our parent and player meeting on Friday, August 3rd, so we can build up a little bit of hype for the game! I apologize again, but I think that it will work out better for everybody. ****We can start a list of items that people are willing to bring. 1. - I will bring a grill, some plates, and eating utensils. 2. potato& macaroni salad for cookout 3.,Cupcakes 4. Burgers or dogs 5. bags of chips, bags of cookies Also, here is the updated list of jersey numbers for our players. Any numbers tha are open and hat fit your child's playing position is open for grabs. We will have our team pictures on August 14th at 6:15 pm. I will be sending home picture order forms in the near future. Go Raiders!!!!!! Coach Hattier 12 - Elmwood Raider Football Jersey Numbers 1- Rudy Lopez 2-Taylor Carr 3- Chandler Hatch 4-  5- Jake Benninghoff 6- Byers Elmore 7- Cade Chastain 8- Jordan Hemphill 9-  10- David Frazier 11- Braydon Clifford 12. Corey Phelps 13-  14- Andrew Greear 15-  19-Cahl Chastain 21-Landon Cradduck 22- Mason Gray 23- Landon McClung 24- McCarter Murr 25- Ashton Rivera 26- Dakota Emmett 27- Brock Israel 28- Joel Ballasteros 30 - Jake Scoggins 31- Hunter Satterfield 32- Josh Sndrews 33- Zane Klingman 34- Mason Ruiz 35- 36- 38- 41- 43- Connor Crihfield 44- Brey Montgomery 48-  51- Seth Kupers 52-  53- Hunter Adams 54- Dalton Davis 55- Will Coclasure 56- Phillip Necessary 57- Kayse Tenas 58- Noah Smith 60- Alex Fielding 61- Elias Vazquez 62- 63-  64- Landon Harper 65- Seth Davis 67- 68- Derek Baxter 69-  70- Ibarrah 71- Mathais Dick 72- Tobye Driggs 73-Joseph Holcomb 74- Tyler Pattersonb 75- Dylan Bennett 77- Connor Frantz 78- Blake Parsley 79- 80- 81- John Stockes 82- 84-

Elmwood Raider Football - (This Weeks Schedule, August Practice Schedule, and Important Forms)

 

Hello to all, I have attached two of the three forms that need to be simply signed and turned in as soon as possible. These three forms are the  (District Guidelines Acknowledgement Form, the Heat and Illness Form, and the Concussion Form). In this email I only attached the District Guideline Acknowledgement Form and the Concussion Form. I will send out the Heat and Illness Form as soon as I receive it. These are required by Rogers Public Schools for participation in football this year. For the District Guideline and Acknowledgement Form you will simply read through p. 37 - 40 and print off p. 40 and sign and turn in.  You will simply read p. 37 - 40 and print off and sign p. 40. I will also pass these forms out to our athletes this week  and they can simply have it signed and bring it back to me. You can also print it off and send it to me with your child.

 

I have also attached the Elmwood Raider Football Apparel Ordering Form. The deadline for ordering items is August 26th. I placed the  2012 Elmwood Raider Football Player and Parent Packet below. This packet contains a wealth of information regarding the upcoming football season. I have also included this packet in this email below. Please feel free to look it over as it will explain the finer details of the upcoming football season.

 

Our Parent and Player meeting is quickly approaching on Friday, August 3rd at the Elmwood Middle School Cafeteria from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. It is going to be an exciting and very important time. At this important meeting we will discuss all of these forms and answer any questions that you may have. We will have plenty of food and smiling faces as we discuss the wonderful things that await us for the 2012 football season!!!

 

Our schedule for this week is that we will have our 7 on 7 competition on Monday. As usual we will meet at the Elmwood Middle School Parking Lot at 7 am and we will travel to Southwest Junior High School in Springdale to compete in our 7 on 7 games. This is sure to be a great time! We will stop for lunch at MAD Pizza on the way back, and will arrive at Elmwood around 1:00. We have had a successful time thus far competing against teams throughout the area. I am excited about the 2012 Elmwood Raider Football Team!!!!!!!!

 

Our only MAD Day workout this week will be on Thursday at the normal time of 8:45 - 10:15. We will start back on August 2nd and August 3rd have a light practice and issue equipment and lockers as we prepare for the upcoming season. It is very important to have 100% participation for the August practices. We are going to have a lot of fun as we work hard to strive toward success!!!

 

As I said, I am very excited about our 2012 Elmwood Raider Football Team. I believe that great things await us for this football season. Each of our young men have worked very hard to prepare for this season, and I am excited to see them shine on the football field. I look forward to visiting with you at our parent meeting on August 3rd, the Elmwood Middle School Cafeteria from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

 

 

Here is our August Practice Schedule as well as our 2012 – 2013 Elmwood Raider Football Parent and Player Manual --

 

Light Football Practice, Football Equipment Checkout, and Issuing Football Locker Assignments.

***August 2nd – (9:00 – 10:30am) at Elmwood MS.

*** August 3rd – (9:00 – 10:30am) at Elmwood MS.

***August 3rd – Very Important Parent and Player Meeting at the Elmwood Middle School Cafeteria from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

 

***Football Practice - August 6th – August 10th – ( 9:00 – 11:30am) at Elmwood MS.

 

***Football Practice - August 13th, August 14th, August 15th, and August 17th - (Time is 6:00 – 8:30pm) at Elmwood Middle School)

 

-August 16th  is Open House Night at Elmwood Middle School and we encourage all of our athletes and parents to attend this important event so we will have practice on that day from 6:30 - 8:00 am at Elmwood Middle School

 

***Our practice schedule for when school begins is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:15 – 5:30. Thursdays are our game days.

 

 

 

ELMWOOD  RAIDER FOOTBALL

PARENT MANUAL

2012 – 2013

 

HEAD COACH - RYAN HATTIER (Rhattier@rps.k12.ar.us)

ASSISTANT COACH - JEREMIAH TEBBENKAMP (Jtebbenk@rps.k12.ar.us)

 

 

 

GENERAL PHILOSOPHY

 

    The X's and O's in football are fun to think about and play an important role in game planning, but the X's and O's alone will not win a football game. There are other key elements that we believe have great importance to the success of our team. As coaches it is our job to provide motivation, establish discipline, and instill character in our student athletes. We strongly emphasize our Core Values of Team, Hard Work, Truth, and Serving Others. These values strengthen our efforts to shape and mold our players into young men of character. With these attributes in place, each player will have the tools that they need to succeed in school, on the football field, and in life.

 

   As Elmwood Raiders we place a high level of importance on our educational achievement. We acknowledge that our education is an invaluable tool that must be obtained for future endeavors. Our student athletes are expected to place school achievement as a top priority. We expect our players to not only complete their class assignments, but to always strive to reach their full potential as students.

 

   In our pursuit of educational excellence we will complete our Academic Success Sheets throughout the season. These sheets will provide our players with accountability and encouragement to maintain a high level of academic performance throughout the football season.

 

 

Parent Information and General Principles

 

1. Core Values - Team, Hard Work, Truth, Serving Others

2. As Coaches we sincerely care about our players, and we strive to  help them reach their full potential.

3. We believe that there is no I in Team. We are All For One, and One For All.

4. Our goal is to work harder and more efficiently than any other 8th grade team in the State of Arkansas. We value the principle of reaping what we sow.

 

5. Our players are expected to be leaders in school and on the football field. In order to uphold this expectation any misconduct will be addressed at the Coach's discretion.

 

6. We believe that positive reinforcement of the performance of your child and our team is always better than negative reinforcement. It is important that our parents help to provide a positive, encouraging environment for our players to thrive in.

 

7. If your child is unable to attend a practice due to illness, or a doctor's appointment please inform Coach Hattier by email or with a phone message.

 

8. Football is such a fun, exciting, rewarding sport to be a part of, and we want our players to love the game of football. We want our players to play with excitement, enthusiasm, and passion.

 

 

PLAYER EXPECTATIONS

1. We expect our student athletes to be leaders in the school, and on the football field. This includes respecting Teachers, Coaches, Administration, and Parents. This also includes giving 100% of our efforts in the classroom in order to be the very best student that you can be. Academic Success Sheets must be completed throughout the football season.

 

2. We believe that there is no I in Team. We are All For One, and One For All. Always put the Team before yourself.

 

3. Our players are expected to be leaders in school and on the football field. In order to uphold this expectation any misconduct will be addressed at the Coach's discretion.  Represent your Team with Class and Character.

 

4. Our goal is to work harder and more efficiently than any other 8th grade team in the State of Arkansas. We value the principle of reaping what we sow.

Always play with 100% of your energy, devotion, and focus. It is extremely important that you attend football practice every day. This is vital to the success of our Team!

 

5. Cursing or foul language is unacceptable. We will always use appropriate language.

 

6. Our players are expected to maintain a well groomed haircut.

 

7. No earrings are allowed in the school or on the football field.

 

8. Maintain a clean locker room.

 

9. Always take care of the equipment that we issue to you. Do not lose or damage this equipment as it is costly to replace. It is the responsibility of the player to replace any issued item that is damaged or lost.

 

10. Be on time to all classes and practices.

 

11. Pay attention to Coaches and follow directions. Be alert and aware of what is going on.

 

12. No walking or sitting on the practice field. Have a sense of urgency.

 

13. Keep helmets and chinstraps strapped on at all times on the field unless told otherwise.

 

14. Football is such a fun, exciting, rewarding sport to be a part of, and we want our players to love the game of football. We want our players to play with excitement, enthusiasm, and passion.

 

 

Great Opportunities for Parent Involvement

***We need help in the following areas. We are grateful for any assistance that you can provide. Please contact Coach Hattier, or Coach Tebbenkamp if you would like to serve in any of these areas.

1. Concession Stand Workers at Home Games, and Our Scrimmage Jamboree on August 18th.

 

2. Chain Crew

 

3. Gate Workers

 

4. Help with picking up our Chick Fil A dinners before our games.

 

5. Score keepers.

 

6. Video Camera Workers

 

7. I always try to have snacks in the locker room for our players as they transition from the classroom to the football practice field in order to be re energized and fueled for practice. In the pursuit of this it is always helpful to have parents volunteer to bring snacks throughout the season.

 

8. End of the Season Football Banquet Committee.

 

 

POINTS OF EMPHASIS FOR SAFETY

*** We have access to great trainers at RHS (David Roller, and Jesse Herrington). If for any reason your child needs treatment, or needs to be evaluated please utilize this valuable resource. They can see your child during the morning before school, or after school.

 

Heat Illness

Rogers coaches want to ensure that no player suffers from any kind of heat illness during summer workouts and fall practice. There are many things that can be done to ward off heat illness.

- Players need to spend as much time outside this summer.

- Players need to attend summer workouts.

- Acclimating to the heat is crucial.

- Eat breakfast before summer workouts / practice - Toast, Oatmeal, Fruit, Gatorade, Water.

- Drink water all day every day. It will be beneficial to give up soft drinks.

- Drink water during workouts and on breaks.

Concussions

- If your child is not feeling right or complains of a constant headache we will have him see Jesse Herrington.

- Concussion Standard with Mercy.

- Roughly a 5 day turn around for a mild concussion.

MRSA

- Please visit  http://www.cdc.gov/MRSA/ groups/advice-for-athletes.html

- Showering every day and maintaining cleanliness is an important step to preventing MRSA.

Other Preventative Measures

- In order to maintain a clean locker room environment we ask that our players take home and wash their practice jerseys, and practice pants every Wednesday of the week.

- Throughout the course of the season we will clean our lockers, pads, and helmets.

- If at all possible we encourage our athletes to purchase ankle braces. This is an injury prone area and wearing ankle braces will significantly reduce the chance of injury.

- Eat healthy food throughout the day, and drink water throughout the day.

Your child will burn a lot of calories throughout the course of the season, and it is important to replenish those calories with healthy food sources. This allows your child to play at a high level throughout the season.

 

 

COMPLETING REQUIRED PAPERWORK

-Each Athlete must have a completed physical for 2012, and have a copy of this physical turned in to Coach Hattier, or the RHS trainers.

-Complete and sign the Rogers Public Schools District Guidelines Acknowledgement Form.

-Complete and sign the Heat and Illness Form.

-Complete and sign the Concussion Form.

-Please turn these forms into Coach Hattier as soon as possible.

 

 

AUGUST SCHEDULE -

 

Football Practice, Football Equipment Checkout and Issuing Football Locker Assignments.

***August 2nd – (9:00 – 10:30am) at Elmwood MS.

*** August 3rd – (9:00 – 10:30am) at Elmwood MS.

***August 3rd – Very Important Parent and Player Meeting at the Elmwood Middle School Cafeteria from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.

 

***August 6th – August 10th – ( 9:00 – 11:30am) at Elmwood MS.

 

***August 13th, August 14th, August 15th, and August 17th - (Time is 6:00 – 8:30pm) at Elmwood Middle School)

 

-August 16th  is Open House Night at Elmwood Middle School and we encourage all of our athletes and parents to attend this important event so we will have practice on that day from 6:30 - 8:00 am at Elmwood Middle School

 

***Our practice schedule for when school begins is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:15 – 5:30. Thursday is our game day.

 

 

2012 Elmwood Raider Football Schedule. - (Green Team) ------------------------------------------------

Pre Season Events -

-August 18th -   Elmwood Raider Football Team Introduction Night from  6:00 – 7:30pm at RHS Football,Stadium

-August 23rd - Green vs. White Practice Scrimmage -  at EMS from 5:30 - 7:00.

 

Opponent          Date            Time         Location

Kirksey             Aug. 30       5:30          RHS

at  Oakdale      Sept. 6        5:30          RHHS Stadium

Lingle                Sept. 13      5:30          RHS

Woodland        Sept. 20      5:30          RHS

at  George       Sept. 27       5:30         Springdale

at Lingle           Oct. 4          5:30         RHHS Stadium

at  Lincoln         Oct. 11        5:30         Bentonville

Oakdale            Oct. 18        5:30         RHS

at  Kirksey        Oct. 25        5:30         RHS

Central              Nov. 1         5:30         RHS

 

2012 Elmwood Raider Football Schedule. - (White Team) ------------------------------------------------

Pre Season Events -

-August 18th -   Elmwood Raider Football Team Introduction Night from  6:00 – 7:30pm at RHS Football,Stadium

-August 23rd - Green vs. White Practice Scrimmage -  at EMS from 5:30 - 7:00.

 

Opponent                        Date          Time                     Location

Kirksey                              Aug. 30      5:30                     RHS

at  Oakdale                       Sept. 6      5:30                     RHHS Stadium

Bentonville Jamboree.      Sept. 8      8:30-11:30.          BHS

Lingle                                 Sept. 13     5:30                     RHS

RHS Jamboree                   Sept. 22     8:30 – 10:15        RHS

RHS Jamboree                   Sept. 29     8:30 – 10:15        RHS

at Lingle                             Oct. 4         5:30                    RHHS Stadium

Bentonville Jamboree.       Oct. 6.        8:30-11:30.         BHS

RHS Jamboree                   Oct. 13.      8:30 – 10:15        RHS

Oakdale                             Oct. 18       5:30                     RHS

RHS Jamboree                   Oct. 20       8:30 – 10:15        RHS

RHS Jamboree                   Oct. 27       8:30 – 10:15         RHS

 

 

 

Elmwood Raider Football - Parent Resources

 

1. You can stay updated on all Elmwood Raider Football events by visiting our web page at www.mountiesfootball.com.

 

2. You can stay updated on all Elmwood Raider Football events by visiting our Elmwood Raider Football Facebook page.

 

3. You can also stay updated by following me on Twitter at Ryanhattier.

 

4. We will have our Weekly Update emails in order to keep parents informed on all of our events.

 

5. We have a variety of Elmwood Raider Football Apparel available. The deadline for apparel orders are August 23rd.

 

6. We have a great tool for parents and family to use in orders to keep track of pictures throughout the season. All parents are invited to join our Team Flickr Page. Coach Hattier will email parents an invite. It is free to join this site, and it offers creative picture options such as printing pictures, making collages, posters, calendars, etc.

Elmwood Raider Football Flexbone Camp Schedule

Hello to all, here is our schedule for our Team Flexbone Camp on Thursday Friday, and Saturday. This is going to be an outstanding time as we have fun and learn the finer details of our offense from some of the best instructors  in the nation! I have also included our list of Flexbone Camp commitments. We have spent money for this camp for our players to attend at no cost so it is important for our players who are on the commitment list to attend in order to take full advantage of this opportunity that we have provided. If a player is on the commitment list and they do not attend then we have simply wasted the money that has already been spent for that player to attend.     It will be a full schedule so eating good, nutrient dense foods and drinking plenty of water throughout the day will definitely be a plus. For lunch I will have plenty of sandwich making items for the players and snacks, etc. If you would like for your child to bring their own lunch and snacks that would be fine as well. We will have plenty of breaks and shade in the indoor practice facility. We will have several water breaks to keep our players hydrated as well.    I definitely understand that some of our players also have basketball on Thursday from 10 – 12:30. No problem, and we will definitely work around that. A good alternative for those athletes who also play basketball would be to attend the Flexbone Camp from 8 – 9:30 on Thursday, and then arrive back at 12:45 or 1:00 and finish our team time. It will be done at 1:30 on Thursday so it shouldn't be too rough on the basketball players. Thank you for all of your valuable support!!!! Go Raiders!!!!! Flex Bone Camp Schedule Day 1 9:00-45 – OL 9:45-10:00 - WR/Slots 10:00-45 - WR/Slots/QB/FB 10:45-11:15 – Team 11:15 – Break and Eat 11:45 – Film 12:15 – OL to field 1:00 – All Skills 1:45 – Team 2:30 – Finish Day 2 8:00-45 – OL 8:45-9:00 - WR/Slots 9:00-45 - WR/Slots/QB/FB 9:45-10:15 – Team 10:15 – Break and Eat 10:45 – Film 11:15 – OL to field 12:00 – All Skills 12:45 – Team 1:30 – Finish Day 3 8:00-45 – OL 8:45-9:00 - WR/Slots 9:00-45 - WR/Slots/QB/FB 9:45-10:15 – Team 10:15 – Break and Eat 10:45 – Film 11:15 – OL to field 12:00 – All Skills 12:45 – Team 1:30 – Finish

Exciting Elmwood Raider Football Announcements, and This Weeks Schedule.

Exciting Elmwood Raider Football Announcements, and This Weeks Schedule. Hello to all I just wanted to send out some exciting updates regarding Elmwood Raider Football. Our schedule for the remainder of this week is we will have a MAD Day workout on Wednesday during our normal time frame of 8:45 - 10:15, and we will have a fun, light practice on Thursday with our helmet and shoulder pads from 8:45 - 10:15.  No worries on the equipment I will have their helmets and shoulder pads at the RHS Football Field House. ***Just a quick reminder that if your athlete has a physical that is more than a year old that an updated physical is required for participation in Rogers Public Schools Sports. 1. On Monday we had a successful 7 on 7 tournament in Springdale as we went 3 - 1 - 1. Several exciting plays we're made by our Elmwood Raiders! I have not confirmed it yet, but I am almost 100% certain that we won the tournament! We will have a great time next Monday as we attend our 7 on 7 tournament at Springdale Har- Ber High School.  The games start early at 8am in order to beat the heat. We will leave by bus at the front parking lot of Elmwood MS. We will meet at 7:00 am front parking lot of Elmwood MS and  travel to Southwest Junior High School. We will be done by 11:30, and travel back to Elmwood MS. On our way back we will make a stop at Mad Pizza for lunch. The price for a buffet and drink will be $7.00. If for some reason funding is an issue just let me know and I will take care of it. We should arrive back at Elmwood MS at around 1:00 - 1:30. 2. I am going to send our Elmwood Raider Football (Team Apparel and Player Decal Order Form). I am excited about our team apparel design and options! I have sent it out early in order to give parents, players, and fans a chance to order and to get their money in well before the deadline. Our deadline will be August 26th. Please take a look over it and if you find something that you would like to order you can give your order form and money to Coach Hattier.  3. Here are the upcoming events that are on the horizon. ***Flexbone Team Camp for Offensive Skills – (**Time is TBD - at the RHS Football Field House)   ***No cost, - if you have not sent me an RSVP please do so by Friday - 7/13. Simply email me a short note stating that your child will attend. -July  19th, 20th, 21st ***Elmwood Football Team Penny Camp – (Time is TBD – Probably 10:30 – 12:30  at the RHS Football Field House). ***No cost, simply attend. July  24th ***Elmwood Football Back to School Parent and Athlete Meeting – (Time is 6:30 – 7:30 pm at the Elmwood Middle School gym. ) -August 3rd ---First Two Weeks of Practice: ***August 6th – August 10th – ( 9:00 – 11:30am) at Elmwood MS. ***August 13th, August 14th, August 15th, and August 17th -  (Time is 6:00 – 8:30pm) at Elmwood Middle School)  ***August 16th  is Open House Night at Elmwood Middle School and we encourage all of our athletes and parents to attend this important event so we will have practice on that day from 6:30 - 8:00 am at Elmwood Middle School. ***practice for when school begins is going to be 3:15 - 5:30, Mon., Tue., Wed, and Fri. Thursday is our game day.

Elmwood Raider Football Team Apparel Options coming your way soon!

Our Elmwood Raider Football Team Apparel Order Form is soon to be heading your way. I will email it with a variety of options. I am excited about our parents and fans wearing our Raider Gear as we play this year!
Go Raiders!!!!

Elmwood Raider Football - Weekly Update

   Hello to all, I hope that your summer is going great! This is just a quick note on upcoming events. I have also included a checklist of the 7 on 7 rules below. Please share this 7 on 7 rules checklist with your athlete so that he is informed on the format that we will have for our 7 on 7 games. Please also remind your athlete that we will wear our workout uniform of our black shorts, and green shirt. They will need to bring cleats as well. If your athlete does have ankle braces please remind him to wear them during our camps, practices, and 7 on 7 games. This is a great preventative measure to avoid injury to the ankles. If you would like to purchase ankle braces Academy Sports, and Best Sports have a good selection. For all who can make it we will have a short 7 on 7 practice on Sunday, July 8th at Elmwood Middle School from 3:00 - 4:00. This will be a quick tune up practice to get ready for our 7 on 7 tournament on Monday, July 9th.     We will start back on Monday, July 9th with our first 7 on 7 competition at Southwest Junior High School in Springdale. We will have a great time competing against other teams in the area!!  I have attached the schedule for all of our 7 on 7 competitions. The games start early at 8am in order to beat the heat. We will leave by bus at the front parking lot of Elmwood MS. We will meet at 7:00 am front parking lot of Elmwood MS and  travel to Southwest Junior High School. We will be done by 11:30, and travel back to Elmwood MS. On our way back we will make a stop at Mad Pizza for lunch. The price for a buffet and drink will be $7.00. If for some reason funding is an issue just let me know and I will take care of it. We should arrive back at Elmwood MS at around 1:00 - 1:30.    We encourage all of our offensive linemen who are not involved in 7 on 7 to attend this event with us. I certainly want to have our offensive linemen to be a part of this event, so those athletes can take the bus with us and cheer us on. Below you will find our 7 on 7 game schedule, and other important dates on the horizon. It is going to be a lot of fun as we represent our school and display all of the hard work that we have done throughout offseason and our summer workouts !!!    As always we definitely encourage all of our athletes to attend our MAD Day Workouts. This has been an important time for our players to prepare for the upcoming season. Our athletes have had a lot of fun wile improving  their strength, speed, and agility, and competing in a variety of competitions! ***He are the MAD Day workouts for the remainder of the summer. --July 10th, 11th, 16th, 18th, 23rd, 25th, 26th. MAD Day workouts will continue to be during our normal time frame of 8:45 - 10:15. ***July 9th,  7 on 7 Game Schedule at Southwest Junior High School in Springdale. 8:00 - vs. George 8:30 - vs. Southwest 9:00 - vs. Kirksey 9:30 - 10:00 - Break 10:00 - vs. George 10:30 - vs. Southwest 11:00 - vs. Kirksey 7 on 7 Rules and Game Format: ****The format will go like this:  25min games on both ends of field: 4 downs for a first down, first downs are 25 yard line, 10 yard line; PAT, 1 point automatic 2 points for attempt from 5 yard line, Coaches officiate own team, 4 second QB timed by own Coaches and enforced by offensive coach, etc.