Football- Modified

WELCOME TO HAMBURG MODIFIED

FOOTBALL

Football WELCOME TO HAMBURG MODIFIED FOOTBALL

Hamburg Modified Football 2024

Team Rules

Must have great practice attendance
Great effort during games and practices
Act appropriately during school and football- especially in the locker room
Have a positive attitude
Put the team’s needs ahead of individual wishes
Rules listed below are team rules for all Hamburg sports
Must have 10 individual practices to be eligible for scrimmages/games
First three days will be no pads (tryouts), next two days we will be in helmets and shoulder pads. On the sixth day we will be in full pads. If your son misses a day they will be a day behind in adding pads. In other words, one missed day is going to feel like two, early in the season.

SCHOOL DISTRICT RULES TO KNOW

Must attend school to attend game or practice on that day
Must participate in physical education class to be eligible for practice or game
Athletes later than 9am, to school, must have a valid excuse to be allowed participation on that day
Maintain a satisfactory school average
Abstain from using alcohol, drugs, e-cigarettes and tobacco
All athletes must take the bus to an away contest
Only legal guardians can drive athletes home from an away contest
A physical must be on file with the school district one year prior to the beginning of the season in order to participate
If an athlete has been removed from sports or P.E. by a doctor, only the doctor can clear the athlete for return to activity. NOT the parent, NOT the coach.

We will be having an optional summer camp on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the summer. From July 9th thru August 11th. The camp will run from 9:30am-11:00am. More information and registration can be found on the link below.

https://app.operoo.com/public_forms/2062809/new

FALL FOOTBALL REGISTRATION INFO

You must sign up for football, or any sport, through operoo. A link can be found on the school district's athletic page. REGISTRATION BEGINS JULY 20th. I will also post a link on google classroom when it becomes available.

You will need proof of a physical that has taken place in the last year, after August 1st of 2023. The link is below, but is not available for fall sports until July 20th.

https://www.hamburgschools.org/administration/athletics/sports_registration_1

MAKING THE TEAM

We are anticipating that 75 students will sign up for football this fall. This is a huge number. We can not possibly keep this many athletes on the team. Therefore, we will be limiting the number of players on the football team to around 50. Some players that were on the team last year may not be on the team this year. We believe that this number will help us reach all kids on a more individual basis. It will also allow us more flexibility with equipment. Tryouts will take place August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd from 9:00am- 11:00am. We will begin regular practice immediately following the last day of tryouts. We practice everyday except Sundays until school starts. Once school starts we practice on all school days. If you miss a practice you will be a day behind the rest of the kids. This is a big deal. Helmets and pads are added on certain days. If you do not have the number of practice days as the rest of the team you will not be in full pads when everyone else is. It may also lead you to be ineligible for scrimmages and games.

IF YOUR SON DOES NOT MAKE THE TEAM

Football starts at least a week before all other modified sports. Most other sports start on the first day of school. Therefore, it will be completely possible to join another modified sport for the fall. If your son is a 7th grader and does not make the team please understand that he is competing for a spot against many kids that are a year older than him. If your son is an eighth grader and does not make the team please realize that JV football very rarely has to make cuts because typically less than 40 kids sign up.

HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE MADE THE TEAM

I will post the names of the kids that MADE the team on our team webpage no later than 2:00 pm on August 23rd. If you did not make the team you will be taken off of our google classroom. This is a way to double check ourselves. I will also send an email to athletes school email address if they did not make the team no later than 5pm on August 23rd.

Team Webpage

https://www.hamburgschools.org/administration/athletics/team_websites/football/football-_modified

COMMUNICATION

We will use google classroom as our main form of communication. Important dates and information will be posted. It is the athlete’s responsibility to check their school email, daily, for google classroom updates and relay this information to their parent/guardian. Parents/guardians can be invited by their kids and receive daily or weekly email summaries. The passcode to join our google classroom is– eohlj24. If you have a question about football, please, have your son show you the google classroom first. When players ask us questions or send us emails it shows maturity and responsibility. These are qualities that are needed to be on a school sport team. Starting in mid August I will send a weekly email to parents, typically on Fridays, with plans for the upcoming week.

*** MANDATORY SUMMER PRACTICE

AUGUST 21 Tryouts 9-11am

August 22 Tryouts 9-11am

August 23 Tryouts- 9-11am

August 24 8am equipment handout for players that made the team, Practice 9-11am

August 26 Practice 9-11am

August 27 Practice 9-11am

August 28 Practice 3:00-5:00

August 29 Practice 3:00- 5:00

August 30 Practice 9-11am

August 31 Practice 9-11

September 3 Practice 3:00-5:00

September 4 Practice 3:00-5:00

SEPTEMBER 5 SCHOOL STARTS

ONCE SCHOOL STARTS

We will practice from 3:00-5:00 on school days. At school dismissal athletes will report to the dog pound (HMS CAFE). This is an after school study hall primarily for sports. Around 2:50pm one of the coaches will release the athletes from the dogpound. We will gear up in the mezz gym and make our way to the field. We will be done on the field at 5:00. We will then go back to the mezz gym to change and store our equipment. Athletes will be ready for pick up by 5:15, I will not hold them late. Pick up occurs at the HMS cafeteria doors. The coaching staff really appreciates kids being picked up on time.

TYPICAL PRACTICE

Warm up

Agility

Blocking/Tackling drills

Position specific drills

Full team drills and plays

PLAY TIME

A Team (Purple Team) vs. B Team (White Team)

Our top 20ish players will be considered the purple team. All other players will be considered the white team. Purple team players should expect to play during the first 4 quarters of our Wednesday games, we will have 7. White team players should expect to play during the 5th quarter of our Wednesday games or when the score is lopsided. We have also scheduled 5 white team games on Saturday mornings. Please understand that it is very rare for a 7th grader to start on the Purple Team. We typically have 0-3 athletes that do. The vast majority of 7th graders will find playing time during White Team quarters and games.

Safety

Football is an aggressive game. Contact is expected on every play. We will do our best to match players of similar skill up in practice. During a game we do not have this option. This is why it is necessary to have a purple/white team.

All players will need to purchase the following equipment

Integrated Football Pants (Black). Must include belt, hip pads, thigh pads, knee pads, tail pad. Make certain to leave all tags on pants until you are certain you have made the team

Cup

Mouthguard

Cleats

Water Bottle

* Helmets, Shoulder pads, practice and game jerseys will be supplied by the school district

GAME SCHEDULE

9/6 @ West Seneca East 5:30 (pre-season scrimmage)- W. Sen East Middle School

9/11 @ Williamsville East 7:00- Williamsville East High School

9/18 Home v. Lancaster 5:30- Hamburg Turf

9/21 @ West Seneca East 9am (White Team Game)- West Sen East High School

9/25 @ Williamsville South 7:00- Williamsville South High School

9/28 Home v. Sweet Home 9:00am (White Team Game)- Hamburg Grass Field