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Modified (7th & 8th Grade) Season Begins Wed 9/1 at 4pm at CHS

Coach Romanowski — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:51:27 +0000

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.

Mandatory Meeting Grades 9-12: 8/15/20101

Coach Romanowski — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:32:11 +0000

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.

Weight Room Closed: Friday 7/30 & 8/5

Coach Romanowski — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:45:56 +0000

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!

Summer Weight Room Hours

Coach Romanowski — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:01:30 +0000

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.

CapitaLand Football Camp Reminder

Coach Romanowski — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:15:54 +0000

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.

Mandatory Football Meeting

Coach Romanowski — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:20:20 +0000

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 (2^nd 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.

CapitaLand Camp & Education Foundation Summer Enrichment

Coach Romanowski — Mon, 03 May 2010 23:35:10 +0000

Registration and payment for the 2010 CapitaLand Camp is due to Coach Romanowski prior to June 1st. With the extended Memorial Day break this year, please get the paperwork to Coach Romanowski prior to the vacation. Equipment will be distributed prior to exams starting in June.

If you are considering applying for the East Greenbush Education Foundation’s Summer Enrichment Application, please goto:

http://www.egedfoundation.org/awards_summer.htm and then click on the “application” link on the left.

The application can be used for a wide range of diverse enrichment programs; a football camp is one that has been approved in the past. While there is no guarantee that you will recieve any financial support or reimbursement, I can guarantee that you won’t have any chance to receive anything if you (the player) don’t apply.

2010 Summer Football Camp Info

Coach Romanowski — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:45:29 +0000

Columbia Football will be participating in the 2010 CaptiaLand Football Camp. It is open to our CURRENT players in 8-11 grades. Camp dates will be June 27 – July 1. If you have not received the brochure that I emailed around, please email me: romanowskidr@egcsd.org or coachromanowski@yahoo.com . Paperwork and payment are due prior to June 1.

2010 Schedule Changes

Coach Romanowski — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:05:49 +0000

Our week #4 game against “A” Amsterdam is replaced by a Liberty Division game at home against Troy HS. This is the result of the reconfigured AA enrollment numbers by the NYSPHSAA.

Also, our Week #3 Varsity game at Colonie HS will LIKELY be a Thursday Night game due to Rosh HaShanah. Please note that these changes are likely, but our schedule still remains tentative.

Class AA Reconfiguration

Coach Romanowski — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:24:40 +0000

New York State has recently changed the enrollment threshold used as the cut off between Class AA and Class A for football. As a result, Troy will move back up to the AA’s. Our schedule will subsequently change as well. Once it is finalized, I will make it available.