The Modified season will begin Wednesday 9/1 at 4pm at Columbia HS. Players are to meet Coach Merhige by the front gate at Budnowski Field at 4pm. Players will go to the equipment room to get sized for equipment and then return to the field (at the conclusion of the FROSH scrimmage) to begin practice with athletic testing and practice #1. Practice will be finished by 6:15pm on the turf field.
Players need to bring water, cleats AND sneakers, and a big gym bag to keep their equipment in after it has been issued.
Practice #2 will be on Thurday at Goff Middle School from 4-6pm.
The time and location of Practice #3 for Friday 9/3 will be given to the players on Thursday 9/2 due to Coach Merhige’s wedding on Saturday 9/4.
Our football program appreciates your patience and flexibility during this time around Coach Merhige’s marriage.
There is a MANDATORY meeting for all players (with a parent or guardian representative) grades 9-12 on Sunday 8/15 at 6pm at the pavilion at the YMCA. The meeting should last approximately 45 minutes. Please bring your insurance information as you will be responsible for completing and returning the ”blue card” medical form.
On Monday 8/16, all HS players need to be in the Cafeteria at the HS between 7:05am and 7:14am. We officially begin at 7:15am.
The weight room will be closed on Friday July 30 and Friday August 6. Next week, ALL GRADE LEVELS should lift together on Thursday for “Day #2.”
I apologize for the inconvenience that tomorrow’s closing may cause.
Also, for each of the next two Wednesday sessions, players will need both sneakers and cleats!
As we officially start our Summer Strength & Conditioning program on Tuesday 7/6, here is the schedule that has finally been confirmed:
Grades 11 & 12: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 6pm – 8pm
Grades 7-10: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 6pm – 8pm.
If you have a LEGIT reason as to why you can not commit to these three (3) nightly workouts each week, the weight room is open Monday and Thursday ONLY from 6am – 7:15am.
We have only six (6) weeks until the start of double sessions for the HS levels that start of August 16 (Monday). Building on the success of CapitaLand Camp is imperative. YOU must continue to improve as a player – WE must continue to improve as a program – this is directly under YOUR control. Also, Modified practice starts on September 1.
A reminder – our football camp is at COHOES HIGH SCHOOL – Sunday 6/27 through Thursday 7/1.
Sunday is 4:30pm to 8:15pm and Monday is 5pm to 8:15pm. These two days are helmet and shoulder pads.
Tuesday and Wednesday are both 5pm to 8:30pm – you are in FULL PADS because it’s FULL CONTACT.
Thursday is the scrimmage day – JV (grades 9 and 10) STARTS at 4:30 and Varsity (grades 11 & 12) STARTS at 5:30.
You need a mouth piece for camp…
Traffic on I-787 and through Cohoes can be very slow – PLEASE plan accordingly.
Now that our school’s spring sports seasons are completed, we must have a brief but MANDATORY informational football meeting discussing important team events and key dates from now until the start of the season in August. This is a meeting for BOTH players and parents/guardians.
The meeting will take place on Thursday JUNE 3 in the South Forum in Columbia High School (2nd floor in the South Tower). Players from current grades 11 and 10 will meet from 6:30pm to 7:00pm while current grades 9 and 8 will meet from 7:15pm to 7:45pm.
