Dear Parents, 

Hello to all, this is just a quick announcement from Coach Hattier in regards to Football Offseason, which will begin after Christmas Break. A lot of exciting things await our football players as they transition from the 8th grade and into Roger Mountie Football as a 9th grader. Our offseason will begin on Tuesday, January 15th. For the first couple of months (January – March), our players will be driven over to the RHS football facilities on Tue., Wed., and Fri after school. They will take Bus #11 that will be waiting for them. It will leave promptly at 3:05. Their offseason will be directed by Coach Flannigan and his staff at RHS. This will be a great time to work out at our state of the art facility and to also work with our outstanding Coaches at RHS. The offseason sessions usually go until 4:30. Coach Flannigan, and the 9th Grade Coaches (Coach Hahn, and Coach Aldridge), will direct their offseason activities.

Also, congratulations to our basketball team for it's outstanding start! We are excited for their success!! Any football players who are currently playing basketball at EMS will simply join us for football offseason after basketball season is over.

Thank you for your valuable time and support!!!!!!!!!!

Go Future Mounties!!!!!!!!!!

Coach Hattier

   

Dear Parents,

   This message is for all 7th grade football players that you need to get your paperwork and physicals turned into Coach Hattier in his classroom 216 in order to participate in our Football Offseason. Even if you do not have your paperwork turned in you still need to attend Football Offseason. Once again even if you do not have your paperwork turned in you still need to be in attendance at Football Offseason. Our offseason will start this Tuesday. We will meet in the Football Locker Room. Our offseason will be on Tue., Wed., and Thur. from 3:15 – 4:15. You will need a pair of shorts, a t shirt, tennis shoes, cleats, and cold weather clothing. It is going to be a great time and  I look forward to seeing you there!!

 As mentioned before our offseason workout days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:15-4:15. We will have 3 phases of our offseason. January - February (Introduction to our Core Lifts, Conditioning, Speed Development, Quickness / Agility Development, Strength Training). March - April (We will continue with the routine for the previous months, but we will supplement our time with football skill work). April - May (We will progress with our football skill work and strength training).  We will also have the opportunity to go through Spring football for one full week during the month of May. This will be a lot of fun for our players as they have their Spring Football workouts at RHS and with the RHS Coaches.

As summer approaches we will begin our MAD Day Workouts at the RHS Football Training Facility. We will also have a variety of exciting team camps throughout the summer in order to prepare for the upcoming season. 

As always you can easily stay updated on all Elmwood Raider Football Happenings by visiting our Facebook Page, or by visiting our website at www.mountiesfootball.com. Probably in mid January to February I will send out a more detailed calendar of events for our Football Offseason for the months of January - May. 

When the bell rings to end the school day our athletes will simply meet us in the football locker room. We ask that our athletes have tennis shoes, shorts, cleats, and also warm weather clothing available in their lockers for when it is cold. Eventually we will have our official EMS Raider Football Offseason shirts and shorts that our athletes will order. We make it a low price of $20 total for the shirt and shorts. They are high quality and they do last a long time. We will send out order forms for that at some point in January. I will say that I am a big fan of ankle braces. This is a great preventative measure for our athletes. If your child already has a set then please encourage him to wear them on a consistent basis throughout offseason. If you do not have ankle braces at this present time then Academy Sports, or Best Sports in Rogers are two great resources for this. It is not mandatory, but I definitely encourage it. They are relatively inexpensive and very beneficial when it comes to injury prevention. Other than that we provide all of the equipment that they will need, so no worries on purchasing extra equipment. We have quite a bit of equipment that we will furnish our players with at EMS.

Coach Tebbenkamp is our Assistant Coach and Offensive Coordinator. He is a great person and Coach, and I am proud that he is on our staff. He will provide tremendous instruction to your child, and you will have the opportunity to meet him throughout offseason.

When Offseason begins I will generally provide a weekly offseason update / email on what we are doing that week, and if there may be any changes due to weather, etc. I will update our parents promptly.

As always please feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have. Thank you again for your valuable time and support, and I look forward to an exciting 2013 Elmwood Raider Football Season!!!!!!

Go Raiders!!!!!!

Coach Hattier

Rhattier@rps.k12.ar.us

www.mountiesfootball.com

7th grade football player announcement

   This message is for all 7th grade football players that you need to get your paperwork and physicals turned into Coach Hattier in his classroom 216 before we leave for Christmas Break. You must have this paperwork turned in to be able to participate in football offseason. We will have a 7th grade football player and parent meeting on Wednesday night (Dec. 12th), from 6:00 – 6:45pm in Coach Hattier’s class room 216. Our original plan was to have this meeting on Friday, but there was some scheduling conflicts so I had to move it to Wednesday.  This is a very important meeting for you and your parents to attend. We will discuss 7th grade football offseason and other important information. 7th Grade offseason will start after Christmas Break in January and will be on Tue., Wed., and Thur. from 3:15 – 4:15.

I look forward to seeing you there!!

Go Raiders!!!!

Coach Hattier

Head Football Coach

EMS Football

EMS 8th Grade Football Offseason beginning in January

Dear Parents, 

Hello to all, this is just a quick announcement from Coach Hattier in regards to Football offseason, which will begin after Christmas Break. A lot of exciting things await our football players as they transition from the 8th grade and into Roger Mountie Football as a 9th grader. For the first couple of months (January – March), our players will be driven over to the RHS football facilities on Tue., Wed., and Fri after school. They will take Bus #11 that will be waiting for them. It will leave promptly at 3:05. Their offseason will be directed by Coach Flannigan and his staff at RHS. This will be a great time to work out at a state of the art facility and to also work with our outstanding Coaches at RHS. The offseason sessions usually go until 4:30. Coach Flannigan, and the 9th Grade Coaches (Coach Hahn, and Coach Aldridge), will meet with our football players on (Thursday, Dec, 13th) morning from 7:25 – 7:50 in order to inform our players on how offseason will go. After Spring Break we will change our offseason schedule to Tue., and Wed. our 8th graders will work out at EMS in the morning before school with their 9th Grade Coaches. On Thur. they will take the bus to RHS after school for their offseason workout. Please encourage your student athlete to be at our important player meeting (Thursday, Dec, 13th) morning from 7:25 – 7:50 where they will visit with Coach Flannigan and the 9th Grade Coaches.

Also, congratulations to our basketball team for it's outstanding start! We are excited for their success!! Any football players who are currently playing basketball at EMS will simply join us for football offseason after basketball season is over.

Thank you for your valuable time and support!!!!!!!!!!

Go Future Mounties!!!!!!!!!!

Coach Hattier

Just a quick announcement from Coach Hattier to all 7th grade boys who are interested in playing football next season.  In order to plan ahead of time Coach Hattier wants to let all 7th grade boys know that we will be having a football parent and player meeting on Wednesday, December 12th of next week from 6:00 - 6:45 pm at Elmwood. We will discuss football offseason and the exciting things that await us in the future. It is an important meeting so let your parents know ahead of time so that they can make arrangements to attend. Our offseason will begin after we arrive back from Christmas break. It will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:15 - 4:15. 

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Dear 7th Grade EMS Parents;

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Hello, my name is Coach Ryan Hattier, and I am the Head Football Coach at Elmwood Middle School. Your child has expressed interest in becoming a part of our football program, and we are excited about that. This is a tremendous opportunity to be a part of something very special. It is going to be a lot of fun and very rewarding as we train during our offseason in preparation for the 2013 football season. We had a meeting this morning with the 7th Grade boys in regard to the format of our offseason and our expectations. Here is the information that was provided during our meeting this morning. They also have a physical copy of this information to be completed as soon as possible and before we leave for Christmas Break. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I am looking forward to the opportunity to coach yur child, and I am excited about the great things that await our 2013 Elmwood Raider Football Team. Thank you for your valuable time! I look forward to meeting you in the future. We will have a parent / player meeting in the near future. Here is te information that was provided to your child this morning. If your child missed this morning's meeting then no worries we will have another meeting this Monday from 7:30 - 7:50 at the football field house locker room. Thank you again!

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Coach Hattier

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Rhattier@rps.k12.ar.us<mailto:Rhattier@rps.k12.ar.us>

2013 ELMWOOD RAIDER FOOTBALL

Welcome to 2013 Elmwood Raider Football. You have a great opportunity to be a part of our Football Family. We believe in and live out our Core Values of Team, Hard Work, Truth, and Serving Others. We are excited that you have chosen to become a valuable member on our Team. This is going to be an awesome experience as you go through Offseason in order to prepare for our 2013 Football Season. This will require Dedication, Hard Work, and Perseverance.

Our Offseason will begin in January, after Christmas Break and will go through the end of school in May. We will do our offseason workouts every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:15 - 4:15. We will meet at the football locker room. We will do a variety of weight training, speed training, agility and quickness training, and football skills. It is going to be a lot of fun as we improve our skills in order to be our very best for the upcoming football season.

Here is what you need to complete and turn into Coach Hattier in room 216 as soon as possible before we leave for Christmas Break.

1. If your physical is not current then you need to get a physical. Your physical is good for one full year. Physicals are relatively cheap and easy to get.

2. Have your parents fill out and complete the Health History Form, which is on the back of the physical.

3.Have your parents fill out and complete the Rogers Public Schools Athletics Acknowledgement Form. You will sign this as well.

***As you complete these forms turn them into Coach Hattier in room 216 as soon as possible before we leave for Christmas Break.

I look forward to coaching you, and I look forward to helping you be the very best Elmwood Raider Football Player that you can be!!

***Stay connected and updated with all of our announcements by visiting our Elmwood Raider Football Team Page on Facebook, and by visiting www.mountiesfootball.com<http://www.mountiesfootball.com>.

Go Raiders!!!!!!!!!!

Coach Hattier

Head Football Coach

Elmwood Raider Football

Rhattier@rps.k12.ar.us

EMS Update

Hello to all I just wanted to send out a couple of reminders.
First let me say that I am proud of our effort on Thursday. Sometimes things just don’t go your way, and I felt like our kids persevered and never gave up. I am proud of the team spirit that they displayed!
We will work even harder to prepare for Kirksey this week! Also, we will not have a jamboree this weekend, our next and last jamboree is next Saturday, October 27th from 8:30 – 10:15 at RHHS Gates Stadium (Heritage HS Stadium). We are going to persevere and finish strong!
Thank you for your valuable time and support!
Go Raiders!!!!

Elmwood Raider Football - Weekly Update

    Hello, and thank you for such an awesome turnout for our victory over Lingle last Thursday! It was a tremendous effort by all of our players!!! We are getting better every week and working very hard to be our best!! Next week we will be playing Woodland at RHS on Thursday starting at 5:30. It is going to be a great time, and we encourage all to be there and cheer us on! We will not have a 2^nd game vs. Woodland, but we are all (White and Green Team) going to be a part of the game. We are having another exciting Jamboree at RHS stadium next Saturday, Sep. 22^nd. It is going to be a lot of fun as our White Team players get a lot of playing time and face some good competition. We will start at 8:30 and end at 10:30.   Because we are playing at RHS we will have our players meet us at RHS instead of taking the bus to the RHS Jamboree. We will have our players take their game equipment and jersey home on Friday afternoon after practice for the Jamboree on Saturday. They will just make sure to bring back all of their equipment on Monday.

      Next week we will expect our players to complete their Academic Success Sheets. These are designed to help our players keep track of their academic progress in order to be their very best! We stress that school comes first, and that it is highly important to not only complete their school work but to excel.

These are easy to fill out and to complete. It does require a parent signature, a student signature, and a teacher signature. It is the student athlete’s responsibility to check their grades using our online Pinnacle Grade Book feature and to place their grades, any missing assignments, etc. on the sheet. Our students and parents now have access to their Pinnacle Grade Book as they have, or will receive their Pinnacle user name and password. It is a wonderful tool to use in the midst of our busy season and throughout the rest of the school year. These Academic Success Sheets will be due to me by Thursday of next week. It should be plenty of time to complete it.

It is going to be an exciting week as we get better and strive for excellence each and every day!!!!

Thank you for your valuable time and awesome support!!!

Go Raiders!!!