July, 2019
It is hard to believe we already find ourselves in July; but here we are, and the school year and season will be here before we know it! I am very proud of the off-season our team had and the work ethic our young men continue to embrace. It is important that we physically grow bigger, faster, and stronger in order to simply compete but the greatest measure of a team becoming champions is the comradery and love for one another that is forged through tough, difficult situations and seeing that each and every teammate gives everything they have. The physical growth is evident in the our max-out and weekly weigh-in numbers but the fact we averaged 80% actual attendance and over 90% accounted for attendance this summer shows how much our team cares about getting better and being there when they know they should.
With July comes camp practices and with August mandatory practices. We will obviously continue to lift in order to maintain the strength and speed gained, but from here on out it is time for football! The coaching staff has put in a lot of time to make sure we are prepared for the first kickoff on August 30th at home vs. Independence. Our schedule as certainly been beefed up this year, take a minute and check out the 2019 Schedule page to see the changes. A major thing to consider is the fact that we will once again be a Division 5 school this year, however, we only play one school our own size (Liberty Union). We play a Division 2, three Division 3’s, and the rest are Division 4. In a program like ours there are NO excuses, only challenges that I’m certain our young men will rise to. We must take one game at a time and hope to see you there August 30th to pack THE PIT! W.I.N.!
-Coach Daulton
It is hard to believe we already find ourselves in July; but here we are, and the school year and season will be here before we know it! I am very proud of the off-season our team had and the work ethic our young men continue to embrace. It is important that we physically grow bigger, faster, and stronger in order to simply compete but the greatest measure of a team becoming champions is the comradery and love for one another that is forged through tough, difficult situations and seeing that each and every teammate gives everything they have. The physical growth is evident in the our max-out and weekly weigh-in numbers but the fact we averaged 80% actual attendance and over 90% accounted for attendance this summer shows how much our team cares about getting better and being there when they know they should.
With July comes camp practices and with August mandatory practices. We will obviously continue to lift in order to maintain the strength and speed gained, but from here on out it is time for football! The coaching staff has put in a lot of time to make sure we are prepared for the first kickoff on August 30th at home vs. Independence. Our schedule as certainly been beefed up this year, take a minute and check out the 2019 Schedule page to see the changes. A major thing to consider is the fact that we will once again be a Division 5 school this year, however, we only play one school our own size (Liberty Union). We play a Division 2, three Division 3’s, and the rest are Division 4. In a program like ours there are NO excuses, only challenges that I’m certain our young men will rise to. We must take one game at a time and hope to see you there August 30th to pack THE PIT! W.I.N.!
-Coach Daulton
January, 2019
I would like to begin by emphasizing the positives our program continues to experience. First of all, the honor of being an Academic All-State team in 2018 is something I take great pride in. Making the playoffs last season was a memory our young men will never forget, but taking care of their responsibilities in the classroom will pave a much straighter path for them throughout their lives. Another bright spot for our program is the growing number of student-athletes interested in playing football this coming season. We currently have over 70 young men planning to play next year which is terrific for our program and for the game of football overall. The real exciting part will be if we are 70 strong week 1!
As we begin 2019 I find myself excited for the challenges ahead. It is difficult to mentally push ourselves day in and day out to be better in some way, but that is what the concept of Elite is all about. Embracing the days when it is cold, we are tired, sore, and even a little complacent and ignoring the voice in our head that says it is okay to be average is what championship cultures require. Please do not misunderstand- there is nothing wrong with average and being comfortable, but in our program average is the opposite of how we strive to operate. Instead we must embrace productive discomfort in order to reach the goals that we set so high.
There is no way I could be more proud to be the head football coach of this program, may our efforts continuously show the strength of our will to succeed. W.I.N.!
-Coach Daulton
I would like to begin by emphasizing the positives our program continues to experience. First of all, the honor of being an Academic All-State team in 2018 is something I take great pride in. Making the playoffs last season was a memory our young men will never forget, but taking care of their responsibilities in the classroom will pave a much straighter path for them throughout their lives. Another bright spot for our program is the growing number of student-athletes interested in playing football this coming season. We currently have over 70 young men planning to play next year which is terrific for our program and for the game of football overall. The real exciting part will be if we are 70 strong week 1!
As we begin 2019 I find myself excited for the challenges ahead. It is difficult to mentally push ourselves day in and day out to be better in some way, but that is what the concept of Elite is all about. Embracing the days when it is cold, we are tired, sore, and even a little complacent and ignoring the voice in our head that says it is okay to be average is what championship cultures require. Please do not misunderstand- there is nothing wrong with average and being comfortable, but in our program average is the opposite of how we strive to operate. Instead we must embrace productive discomfort in order to reach the goals that we set so high.
There is no way I could be more proud to be the head football coach of this program, may our efforts continuously show the strength of our will to succeed. W.I.N.!
-Coach Daulton
