Welcome Parents - Coaches

• 2025 Grant Generals

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• Introduction

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Coaching Staff

• John Beck * Randy Heath
• Paul Kraus * Craig Pyne
• Dan Jeffries * Possible Coaches
• Jovenn Pacheco
• Isaiah “Zeke” Pernell
• Lametrius Davis
• Eric von Arx
• Rob Key
• Chris Lewis
• Josh Lokeno
• Alex Matlock
• T’Aste Cross

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Mission Statement

“Helping to educate and mentor our student athletes into becoming successful members of our community.”

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• We want all students to be successful – not just in football. We want to mentor our players and give them the tools necessary to be successful in college and adult life.
• We believe that developing multi-sport athletes is a key to a good athletic program.

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Grant Coach’s Pledge

• Grant Football Coaches will understand and fulfill the mission statement for the program and coach each player like they are their own son.
• We will model and lead by example and be an active mentor and not an advisor.

Multi-Sport Athletes

• Multiple sports are important
• Coach Greatwood U of O O-Line Coach
• “Is Will doing Track?”
• Other Sports our players are involved in: Many!!
• Winter & Spring: Wrestling, Basketball, Baseball
• Swimming, Track & Golf and Spring Soccer, LaCrosse
• College Football Kids: 1 College Football Player I coached in the last 24 years was a one sport athlete!
• Participating in other sports lessens injury also!

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Injury Prevention and Treatment�

• Year Round Speed & Strength Class – Coming soon

Preferred Treatment Procedure

• Evaluation by Athletic Trainer (Ashley)
• Refer to Appropriate Doctor
• Rehab at Preferred Clinic
• Athletic Trainer communicates with Coach

Speed and Strength Class

• Required year round

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• U of O statistics since 1985: Players who complete year-round workout routines have an 85% chance of not being injured. Players who do not complete required workouts have 15% chance of not being injured.

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Bullets over Bowling Balls�Jim Radcliffe – U of O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqrW0ivtwYg

Gear Issue

• Going to be Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores and incoming Freshmen this summer

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• All Players must purchase their own mouth guard

Spring Practice (June)�at Grant HS 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Sr-Jr-Soph…incomind Frosh welcome

• Monday June 2nd Non Padded
• Tuesday June 3rd Non Padded
• Wednesday June 4th Non Padded
• Monday June 16th Non Padded
• Tuesday June 17th Non Padded
• Wednesday June 18th Non Padded
• Rumble on The River (7-7 and Lineman Challenge)

Saturday June 28th in Vancouver Wa.

• Morning Workouts at Grant HS – June 30 at 7:30 a.m.

If a player has a BBB or BB game on any of these dates, please notify the head coach.

Summer Workouts

• Start Monday June 30th @ 7:30 a.m.
• 7:30 am – 11:00 am (Var/JV)
• Monday – Thursday (except week 1)
• Every Week of Summer – Except OSAA Dead Week –July 28th – August 1st .
• These practices are required and we strongly encourage families to work around our workout schedule. Other sport conflicts – Communicate.

What Do We Work On?

• Flexibility
• Core Strength
• Strength
• Speed – Quickness – Explosiveness
• Conditioning
• Daily Skills and Techniques and Scheme

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Missing a workout really hurts the team and the player. We have only approximately 20 workout sessions before official practices in August.

Passing League

• Starts First Week of July
• Every Tuesday - Thursday evening
• Aprox. 5:45 – 7:15 pm
• @ Various Locations – TBA on Website (Friends of Grant Football)
• All Varsity / JV players should attend unless at a game / camp.

Schedule Coming Soon!

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Grant Youth Football Camp

• Monday August 4th through Wed. Aug. 6th
• 5:00-6:30 p.m.
• High School Players and Coaches will work the camp.
• Good Community Service Opportunity

Physicals / Pay to Play / Forms

• Physicals needed every 2 years.

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• Forms all available on Athletic Website – June 1^st (Family ID).
• Questions please contact Asst. AD - Erin Cole or AD Odie Hollingshed.

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Fundraising

• Players should complete one fundraiser per year. Information coming soon.

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• Great Prizes
• Shows player “buy-in”
• Past sales represent wins.
• Coaches are in charge of an Olympic Team

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Football Poster

• Football Poster Sponsor = $1,000.00
• Theme for the poster by Sponsor
• Distribution of posters
• Posters by Friends of Grant Football

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Grant Football Pop-Up Store�All Grant Gear by NIKE

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• Dates for Ordering:
• 6-5 through 6-15 (Pre-Season)
• 7-20 through 8-5 (Summer)
• 9-15 through 10-1 (In-Season)
• Gear: Shorts / Shirts / Socks / Practice Jersey / Gloves / Tights / Cleats / Pullovers / Cold Gear / Visors, etc

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Pay to Play

• $200 per player per sport
• Reduced for Free-Reduced lunch
• Discount Family Packages available

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Athletic Department Paperwork

• Due on-line to Athletic Office Before Official August 19^th Practice.
• Family ID

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OSAA Dead Week

• Required
• July 23^rd through July 27^th.
• No workouts!
• No contact!!
• Great time for Family Vacation!!!

2025 Varsity Schedule

September 5th Home vs. Oregon City

Sept. 12th @ Hood River

Sept 19^th Home vs. Lincoln

Sept. 26th @ Jesuit

Oct. 3rd Home vs. Jefferson

Oct. 9th (TH) @ Ida B. Wells

Oct 17^th Home vs. McDaniel

Oct. 24th Home vs. Franklin

Oct. 31st @ Roosevelt

Nov. 7th – Playoffs – TBA

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Communication

* Communication to players will be through the App = Discord (Coaches will get that information to players during spring and summer workouts). Players need to check it daily.

* Communication to Parents will be through the Friends of Grant website and email. Do not mark it as “spam”. :)

Communication

• How to improve - get more reps in practice or playing time in games:
• Go to Position coach
• Go to Coordinator
• Go to Head Coach

How to Earn a Scholarship

*Grades* +

Consistent HS Workouts +

Good Character +

Speed +

Making Plays =

Money

Program Emphasis�

• Character
• Leadership
• Accountability
• Sportsmanship
• Success

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• Committee Sign Up (See Kimmy S.)

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• Food for Varsity-JV Games (Home / Away)
• Delivery of Food to Campus from Restaurant Sponsor
• Senior Night
• End of the Year Banquet
• Other

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Program Needs

* Drone Operator (Filmer for Practice)

* Game Filmer

* Football Operations (Equipment -

Uniforms - Assist Head Coach)

Questions?

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