CODY BRONC FOOTBALL’S BIGHORN ANKLE AND FOOT CAMP WILL BE TAKING PLACE MONDAY JULY 27TH THROUGH THURSDAY JULY 30TH. IT’LL GO ON FROM 7:30-9AM EACH MORNING AND IS AVAILABLE FOR KIDS IN GRADES 7-12. RECENTLY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SITTING DOWN WITH BRONC FOOTBALL HEAD COACH MATT MCFADDEN. THIS IS A CAMP THAT CODY HOLDS EVERY YEAR AND COACH GIVES A GENERAL OUTLINE OF WHAT THIS CAMP IS AND WHY THEY’RE HOLDING IT.
“WE DO IT EVERY YEAR. IT’S AN INSTALL CAMP. WE INSTALL SCHEMES, DRILLS AND TERMINOLOGY. REALLY JUST KIND OF PREPPING FOR THE SEASON. SO ONCE WE DO HIT THE FULL SEASON IN AUGUST, THESE KIDS ARE READY TO ROLL AND WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE TIME EXPLAINING THESE BASE DRILLS. IT’S A NON CONTACT CAMP, OR LIMITED CONTACT CAMP. NOT SUPER PHYSICAL. IT’S MORE MENTAL. JUST GETTING THESE KIDS TOGETHER AND GOING BACK OVER FOOTBALL, AND JUST TRYING TO GET READY FOR THE SEASON.”
WHILE THE WHSAA HAS SAID FALL SPORTS ARE PLANNING TO START ON TIME THERE IS STILL SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY GOING AROUND AND THAT’S WHY COACH SAYS IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT TO BE TOGETHER AS A TEAM AT THIS CAMP.
“THE ONE THING THIS QUARANTINE HAS REALLY SHOWN ME AND I THINK A LOT OF KIDS ON THE TEAM, IS JUST HOW SOCIAL FOOTBALL IS AND HOW BIG A PART ANY SPORT IS OF THESE KIDS LIVES. SO JUST TO SEE THEM AGAIN AND INTERACT WITH THEM AGAIN, SELFISHLY IT’S AWESOME FOR ME AS A COACH AND I KNOW THEY MISS IT TOO. JUST GETTING THE TEAM BACK TOGETHER AND JUST START WORKING ON THAT TEAM BUILDING AGAIN IS, IS HUGE.”
EACH DAY OF THIS CAMP WILL FEATURE SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND COACH GOES ON TO OUTLINE SOME OF THE WORKOUTS.
“IT’S FOUR DAY, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IT’S PLANNED OUT SCHEMATICALLY BASED ON OUR SCHEMES, HOW WE’RE GOING TO INPUT THAT. SO IT’LL BE ORGANIZED THAT WAY, THAT WE’LL JUST CONTINUE TO… REALLY AT THE END OF IT OUR GOAL IS NOT THAT THEY KNOW IT 100 PERCENT AND THEY HAVE IT DOWN, THEY’RE READY TO PLAY A SEASON, IT’S JUST THAT WHEN WE COME AROUND AUGUST, MID AUGUST AND WE’RE READY TO START THAT THEY CAN RECALL THAT INFORMATION AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM THERE. WE’VE GOT SOME NEW KIDS IN NEW POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TO START TO BUILD AND START TO EVALUATE.”
IF YOU HAVEN’T SIGNED UP YET OR DON’T KNOW WHERE TO GO TO REGISTER COACH RUNS IT DOWN.
“THERE’S SOME PAPERWORK THEY NEED TO DO. THAT’S ON OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THAT PAPERWORK CAN BE TURNED IN THE DAY OF CAMP. THAT CAMP IS NEXT WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 7:30-9AM. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BRING YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED WATER BOTTLE, YOU KNOW, CLEATS AND SHORTS. YEAH, COME OUT. IF YOU’RE THINKING ABOUT FOOTBALL, COME OUT. IT’S A LEARNING CAMP. GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LEARN WHAT WE’RE ABOUT AND LEARN OUR SCHEMES.”
AND IF YOU ARE A PARENT, FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND FEEL FREE TO COME OUT AND WATCH.
“IT’S PUBLIC. YEAH, IF YOU’RE FROM CODY YOU CAN COME OUT AND WATCH ALL YOU WANT. YEAH IT’S JUST GOOD TO SEE KIDS BEING KIDS AGAIN AND THAT’S WHAT WE WANT, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT. SO YEAH COME ON DOWN IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A LITTLE FOOTBALL, COME ON DOWN.”
FOR MORE DETAILS EMAIL HEAD FOOTBALL COACH MATT MCFADDEN AT MMCFADDEN@PARK6.ORG. AND STAY TUNED TO THE BIG HORN RADIO NETWORK NEXT WEEK FOR MORE ON CODY BRONC FOOTBALL.
