We started this at Mason County in 2010. This event is for incoming freshmen & their families to meet our staff, tour our facility & get an overview of Titan ?. Was a great night! 

That’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing. 

I think it is great too.  It is important for young men new to a football program to feel welcome and make some connections. 

Is this for current 8th graders who played middle school ball only?  Does an invite go out to all 8th graders in addition to the ones who played middle school ball.  If so, do you ever have any that didn't play middle school ball come out as freshman?

29 minutes ago, BEChargers said:

Is this for current 8th graders who played middle school ball only?  Does an invite go out to all 8th graders in addition to the ones who played middle school ball.  If so, do you ever have any that didn't play middle school ball come out as freshman?

We invite the “Dirty 32”. The 32 8th graders we target for freshman football… football kids and kids that play other sports or are recommended as potential players.

But we share it all over the place…. If a kid wants to be one of the 32, he can. We ended up inviting 36, I think. We want 65 kids every season… 20 freshmen and 15 in the other 3 classes. That gives us numbers but a manageable number to coach. 

It has gone well for us. This group was really excited. Very good night. This class can be special. Several guys are repeats… an extra year is always good for males & being more mature for HS ?. 

Ok coach, thanks.  I'm glad it went well !