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 * Welcome to the Maverick 7th Grade Football home page. **

You boys are now part of the SJS Maverick football program. Your journey starts now, and hopefully ends six years from now with your Senior season. As a program, one our biggest advantages is that we get a two year head start over our opponents that don't begin until ninth grade. Our focus this season will be on teaching you the fundamentals of football, how to block, how to tackle, how to carry the football, etc. While we are teaching those fundamentals, we will also teach you the basic offense, defense and special teams that our Varsity team runs every Friday night.

Your job is to focus on the things that are WITHIN YOUR CONTROL. These are all the little things like keeping your shoes tied, making sure your mouthpiece is in, etc., and these are the big things like giving your best effort every minute you are on the field, being coachable and having the right attitude, etc. You don't control the decision as to what position you will play, so you should not worry about what position you are going to play. Again, focus on the things that you control. We will handle everything else.

"Played wholeheartedly, football is a soul-satisfying outlet for the rugged, courageous type of boy who likes physical contact. Played halfheartedly, football is a waste of time and energy. Football is no halfway game." Football Coach Dana X. Bible

Let's have a great season. Please feel free to post your comments and add to this Wikispace.