Important Change to our EMS Football Summer Calendar

Hello to all, this is just a quick announcement for a minor change to our schedule in July. On our EMS Football Calendar we originally had our Parent and Player meeting on Thursday July 31st from 6-7 pm, and our Football Equipment Checkout on Friday August 1st from 6-7 pm. 

We are simply moving those dates back to having our Parent and Player meeting on Tuesday July 29th from 6-7 pm at EMS, and our Football Equipment Checkout on Wednesday July 30th from 6-7 pm at EMS. We are having our Equipment Checkout on Wednesday July 30th, but we will also give our players an opportunity to checkout their football equipment early on Tuesday July 29th, after our Parent and Player meeting. For our players who still need to check out their football equipment they will do so on Wednesday July 30th.

As stated on our calendar on Monday August 4th we will begin our season with our first practice at EMS from 6 - 8:30 pm, and we will have our first day of tryouts for our 6th graders going into the 7th grade from 5 - 6 pm at EMS. 

I do apologize for any inconvenience with these changes. I hope that the early notice helps out. Thank you for your valuable time and support!

Go Raiders and have a wonderful summer break!!!

Coach Hattier

EMS Football Weekly Update

Hello to all, it has been a tremendous time of offseason for this school year! Our players have grown in their strength, quickness, agility, and level of maturity. They are a wonderful group of young men and I feel privileged and blessed to be able to coach them. I know that exciting things await us this summer and in our upcoming season!
I know a simple truth and that is you reap what you sow. I know that our players will sow hard work and dedication this summer so that we can reap the benefits of future success.
We have several opportunities to prepare as a team for the upcoming season and to develop our abilities in order to play our best football when our season arrives. Here are a couple of important notes as we move forward.

1. -We will have our EMS /KMS Football Camp that will be held at Kirksey from 6:00-8:30 pm on June 17-19 for EMS and KMS Football Players. It will be facilitated by Myself, as well as Brian Anderson the Head Coach at Kirksey. This will be a great opportunity to sharpen our football skills as we head into the upcoming season. It is open to all 6th -8th graders, and even younger kids if you have any younger children who would like to participate. It is going to be a lot of fun and the cost is very minimal. All camp participants will receive a cool camp t shirt. You can sign up by visiting Rogers Activity Center or by simply visiting their website and signing up by using their online sign up process.
 Here is the link for the RAC -EMS / KMS Football Camp sign up process. It is very simple and easy to do. An important not is that you do not need to have an Rogers Activity Center membership 7to sign up. Here is the easy to follow link in order to sign up. --------

https://apm.activecommunities.com/rogerscommschoolrec/activenet_login?

When you log in you will find the camp listed as this ---
Football CAMP (Grades 3-8) Quick View.     This is the camp that you will sign up for.

2. ---2014 MAD Days Summer Workouts  --- FOR Incoming EMS 7th   Graders  and Incoming  8th Graders**** Beginning on July 7th at RHS Football Facility from 8:45 - 10:15 am.
This will be at the RHS Football Facility from 8:45 - 10:30 am throughout the week – The list of workout dates are on the following summer calendar that is attached to this email. This is for 6th graders going into the 7th grade and for our 7th graders going into the 8th grade. The Cost is $20.00, and includes a MAD Day t shirt. You can sign up by visiting this link and printing off the sign up form- http://www.mountiesfootball.com/camps.html
Please feel free to bring the sign up form and money to our first MAD Day workout on July 7th or during that week. The price is minimal as the $20 fee covers the whole summer for MAD Day workouts. If money is ever an issue or hardships exist please let me know as I want all of our players to participate in all that we do.
We strongly encourage all of our players to attend our MAD Day Workouts as they are crucial to our individual and Team development. You will sign up for the 3rd session, which is form 8:45 - 10:15 am.
***MAD Days Workouts begin on July 7th. These are a lot of fun and this will be a great time to continue to improve our strength and conditioning over the summer break.  ***M.A.D. Day workouts are 8:45 - 10:15 am. at RHS Football Facility. (Apparel Needed – tennis shoes, cleats, and our EMS workout apparel / black shorts and green shirt.)

3. ---We will compete in three tournaments in the Springdale 7 on 7 League. --- FOR Incoming EMS 7th   Graders  and Incoming  8th Graders****
This is going to be a lot of fun as we compete against schools in our area. I will have a schedule of games that I will send out before the tournaments.
Here are the dates and times – Each of these dates are on a Monday - (July 14th, 21st, 28th). All of these tournaments will be from 8 – 12 at Southwest Junior High School or at Har-Ber HS. I will keep you posted on the exact locations as I receive more information.
We will leave by bus from Elmwood at 7:15 and arrive back by about 1:15 – 1:30 as we will stop at Mad Pizza on the way back for lunch. The cost for lunch will be $5 for the buffet and a drink. (Apparel Needed – cleats, and our EMS workout apparel / black Shorts and green shirt.)

****I have attached a list of files that are essential as we move forward this summer and for the upcoming season. Please look them over as they are very helpful and informative. I have attached 3 forms that need to be turned in
asap if you have not already done so. (our updated medical history form, our Rogers Public Schools Code of Conduct Acknowledgement Form, and an updated physical if needed. The physicals are good for one whole year. So if you know that it is getting close to the time when you need to get a new physical please do so. I have attached a list of easy to find clinics that provide physicals for a low price of $25. They are easy to schedule. You can give all of these forms to Coach Hattier.

Thank you for your valuable time and support! Have a great summer, and I look forward to seeing our players at our Rogers Activity Center EMS / KMS Football Camp on June 17-19, and of course at our MAD Day Workouts at RHS beginning on July 7th.

Coach Hattier

EMS Football - Weekly Update

Hello to all, we had a great meeting yesterday evening as we discussed our exciting summer events as well as our upcoming football season. I definitely understand if you were unable to make it to the meeting. I have included all of the information that we covered in our weekly email. I have attached those files to our weekly update email. They include  (Player / Parent Meeting Notes, MAD Days Sign Up Form, EMS Football Calendar, 2014-2015 RPS Code of Conduct Packet, Physical and Medical History Form, and our 2014 Mercy Sports Flyer for locations to acquire a physical if your child needs one.)

If your child needs a physical packet of all of these forms I have those available as well. They can simply see me throughout the week and I will provide them with it.



Here are a couple of key points.--------------



--We definitely encourage our players to turn in the 2014-2015 RPS Code of Conduct Acknowldgement Form, Medical History form, and MAD Day Form before they leave for summer. These forms are easy to fill out and our players can give them to me in classroom 214 throughout next week.

--Our offseason for this school year is completed, but we will meet on Tuesday from 3 - 4:15 in order to pass out equipment to our players. We will provide them with a helmet, shoulder pads, and a practice jersey. Our players will store this equipment in their football locker so that we will have it available for our summer events. The only thing that we are asking that our players provide before we gather back together on July 7th for our 1st MAD Day Workout is a mouthpiece.  They are very cheap, around $1.50-3.00, and you can easily find them at Wal Mart or Academy Sports. If your child has braces there are specialty mouthpieces available at Academy Sports. I usually have enough mouthpieces for all, but this year I am running a bit low on that item.

--As the season approaches and our players feet get bigger game cleats will be a necessity. We are simply asking that their cleats be black. You can find some really good cleats that are very reasonably priced at Academy Sports. You don't need the priciest or most fancy cleats as there are several quality cleats to choose from that will be just fine.



I am very excited about this group of young men, and I am blessed to have the opportunity to coach them!!

I am also excited about the great events that await us during the summer, and our 2014 Football Season!!

It is awesome to be an Elmwood Raider and a Future Mountie!!!!

Have a wonderful summer and we will see your child again on July 7th. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at any time.



Go Raiders!!!!!



Coach Hattier

EMS Football - Weekly Update

Hello to all, just a couple of quick reminder regarding next week. We will have our offseason on our regular schedule of Tue. – Thur. We will also have our parent and player meeting next Friday, May 30th, from 6-7 pm at EMS. This will be a valuable time as we discuss our exciting summer events as well as our upcoming season. We hope to see you there! We will have our final day of card fundraising on May 30th as well. Please turn in all final fundraising money and cards at our player and parent meeting. Our players are working hard and continuing to improve with each work out. I am very proud of all of them for how far they have come this year!
Next week I will also be passing out our MAD Day Summer Workout Sign Up Forms, as well as our RAC EMS / KMS Football Camp Sign Up Information. These are both important events on the horizon that will help our athletes to improve as our season is drawing near. Our Mad Day Workouts will be a great opportunity for our team to continue to improve and to reach their full potential.  Our Rogers Activity Center EMS / KMS Football Camp is open to all 6th -8th graders, and even younger kids if you have any younger children who would like to participate. It is going to be a lot of fun and the cost is very minimal. All camp participants will receive a cool camp t shirt. You can sign up by visiting RAC or by simply visiting their website and signing up by using their online sign up process.
 Here is the link for the RAC EMS / KMS Football Camp sign up process. It is very simple and easy to do. https://apm.activecommunities.com/rogerscommschoolrec/activenet_login?
When you log in you will find the camp listed as this ---
Football CAMP (Grades 3-8) Quick View. This is the camp that you will sign up for.
Thank you for your valuable time and support! As always please feel free to stay up to date on all of our events at www.mountiesfootball.com.
Coach Hattier

EMS Football - Weekly Update

Hello to all, here are our announcements for this upcoming week. We will be on the same schedule as last week. We will have our offseason on Tuesday and Wednesday, and on Thursday we will take off in order to give our players an opportunity to attend the RHS Football Spring Practices. They generally last from 4 – 6:15. This is a great time to be around the high school practices and to learn from the high school coaches and players.

-Our Player and Parent Meeting will be held on Friday, May 31st from 6 – 7 pm at EMS. This is going to be a very important meeting as we discuss the exciting summer events that await us, as well as the upcoming season.

-One last thing, --- I would like to mention our EMS /KMS Football Camp that will be held at Kirksey from 6:00-8:30 pm on June 17-19 for EMS and KMS Football Players. It will be facilitated by Me, as well as Brian Anderson the Head Coach at Kirksey. This will be a great opportunity to sharpen our football skills as we head into the upcoming season. It is open to all 6th -8th graders, and even younger kids if you have any younger children who would like to participate. It is going to be a lot of fun and the cost is very minimal. All camp participants will receive a cool camp t shirt. You can sign up by visiting RAC or by simply visiting their website and signing up by using their online sign up process.
 Here is the link for the RAC EMS / KMS Football Camp sign up process. It is very simple and easy to do.
https://apm.activecommunities.com/rogerscommschoolrec/activenet_login?
When you log in you will find the camp listed as this ---
Football CAMP (Grades 3-8) Quick View.     This is the camp that you will sign up for.

Thank you for your valuable time and support! Have a great weekend!
Coach Hattier

EMS Football - Weekly Update

Here are our announcements for this coming week. We will have our regular football offseason at EMS during our normal timeframe of 3:00 4:30. Our days will be different next week. We will only have it on Tuesday and Wednesday.
RHS is having their spring football practices next week on Tue. -  Thur., and we definitely encourage all of our players to attend and watch the spring practices if they are able to do so. The RHS spring football practices will generally last until 6. This is a great opportunity for our players to watch and learn from the high school Coaches and the players.

We are heading into the final stretch of the school year and it is exciting to see how far our players have progressed in their development as football players. We still have many exciting things on the horizon as we enter the summer months!
Thank you for your valuable time and support!!
Go Raiders and Future Mounties!!!

Coach Hattier

EMS Football - Weekly Update

Hello to all, this is just a quick announcement that we will extend the order opportunity for our EMS Under Armor apparel until May 11th.
This is mainly for our 7th grade players who are going into the 8th grade. Attached is a flyer along with directions for ordering EMS Football Items. These are great quality Under Armor items that have our EMS Football logos on them. There are a wide variety of items to choose from. If you would like to make an order the directions are very easy to follow. I think that you will be impressed with what is being offered.  The main items to look at to purchase are black cleats and white and green mid high socks. These items are on the website contained in the attached flyer. I know that there are a lot of options to choose from on the website so I just wanted to simplify it for everyone as far as the essential items are concerned. Of course your child’s feet will probably grow throughout the course of the summer so you might want to look at purchasing cleats that are a little bit larger than presently needed. Please feel free to shop around the website for a variety of items. There are several nice, high quality items to choose from at a reasonable price.

We are looking forward to our Future Mountie Camp next week on May 7-9 at RHS from 4-6 pm. Going to be a lot of fun!
---We will have our Future Mounties Football Camp free of charge at the RHS Football Facility on May 7th – May 9th from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. We will provide transportation to RHS by bus after school on those dates. We simply ask that the parents pick up their child at RHS at 6:00. This is going to be an outstanding time as our players will receive valuable instruction from our RHS Football Coaching Staff.

On a side note we are going to have our parent and player meeting for our current 6th and 7th grade players on Friday, May 30th from 6-7 pm at EMS instead of May 23rd, due to it being Memorial Day Weekend. I did not want our meeting to conflict with any travel plans that our players and their family's may have already set.

Thank you for your valuable time and support!!
Go Raiders and Future Mounties!!!