RHS Football

The week of June 4th through the 8th is our first official week of Spring Practice. All incoming 8th graders are invited to come practice with the freshman, sophomore and junior players after school from 3:00 to around 5:30 pm. It’s a great introduction to the game & team, and will give you an idea of what our practices are like. This is a non-contact week, so all you’ll need to wear is shorts, t-shirt and athletic shoes (preferably cleats). We’ll meet every day that week, then on Friday after practice we’ll have a BBQ for you, so plan on having your parents pick you up a little later than usual (like around 6). Or they can come early to meet and talk with other 8th grade and current football parents.

There will be full contact practices for the two weeks following the introductory week, but the dates and times haven’t been set yet. These practices will only be for those who are planning to go to football camp with us and have all their paperwork completed, including a physical examination with a signature from a doctor, and all fees paid. This year we’ll be going to Western Oregon University from June 24th through the 27th. Everyone is invited (including incoming freshmen) as long as you have your paperwork in before June 8th and have paid all of the necessary fees. This will be our third year going to this camp. The players who go have a blast, learn a lot and can’t wait to go back the next summer.

Required Paperwork:
If these forms aren’t turned in, you will NOT be allowed to practice with us. And we really want you to! Here is a website with links to all the forms. When you get to the site, scroll down to “Register for a Sport”: http://rhsseattle.org/athletics.php

One form is not working on the RHS site, and it’s possibly the most important. It’s the Athletic Registration and Physical Form. The Physical Form will need to be signed by your doctor. Once you have this form on file, it’s good for two years within the Seattle School District. Here’s a link that should work:

http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/groups/homepagefiles/cms/1583136/File/Forms/Athletics/REGPHYSICAL.pdf?sessionid=6ceb751e8ccf42575035737eb7610006

If you are interested in the camp and don’t have access to a printer, Coach Nelsen will have a limited number of packets available the week of June 4th containing all of the paperwork necessary to participate in the other practices and get you registered for camp.

We look forward to seeing you in June – GO RIDERS!

Time to start preparing for our team camp that we annually attend in Monmouth, Oregon at Western Oregon University.  The dates are set for June 24th – 27th.  We leave early on that Sunday and return in the evening on Wednesday.

This is always a huge learning and bonding experience for the team.  Four days of hard work, eating well, friendship and football.  Last year we had 59 athletes attend, can we get more this year?

I’ll be sending information home with all the returning players soon.

Coach Nelsen

The following is a list of upcoming dates and events. All activities leading up to Mid Aug are voluntary but strongly recommended.

June: Spring practice. The first weeks is no pads. The second weeks is with pads. After school is out, the team heads out for a week of team practice at a local college. Incoming Freshmen are encouraged to attend spring practices and summer workouts.

July- Strength and conditioning workouts Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday in our magnificent weight room.

August 1st – Mid August: Open weight room. The Roosevelt weight room will be open from 9am until 11am Mon., Tue, Thu, and Fri. All Roosevelt interscholastic athletes are welcome to use the facility for conditioning during this time.

Mid August : Fall practice begins. Athletic packets, including physicals must be on file by this date in order for a player to be allowed to practice. Physicals are available through the Roosevelt Teen Health Center.

Early September : The season begins! Time and location to be determined.

If you are an incoming 9th grade student at Roosevelt this fall, now is the time to sign up for 2012 Football.

Football (Cross Country too for that matter) is a wonderful way to get introduced to your new school. You will meet your 9th grade classmates as well as upper classmen, work and practice with them and develop the team camaraderie that makes walking the new halls ever so much more fun.

Freshman play with and against other freshman so there are lots of players of a similar size and who have similar experience playing football. While a few players will have played before, most Seattle high school students start playing football in 9th grade.

Roosevelt Football Community,

Here it is, only the end of January, and I am already excited about the upcoming season.  Many athletes are in the heart of their winter sport’s season, including football players who wrestle and do crew, as well as play la cross, basketball and winter baseball.   Many others are working out independently, either after school in our weight room with coach Katinas, or at their own gym.  It is awesome to see how many dedicated athletes we have here and I encourage even more of you to jump on the band wagon.  Working out is a great way to spend the 60 minutes after school.  It’s over quicker than you would think, and what else are you going to do?  Grab a friend and head to the weight room.

Another reason to be excited, with the finishing of first semester comes the start of our second semester 6th period advanced conditioning class.  Monday, we will have a class filled to the max of athletes wanting to push themselves much further.  A dedicated group that will be motivating each other and learning about their bodies while getting stronger, faster and healthier.  Get into the class next year if you missed out this year!

The Auction!  Our largest fundraiser of the year is next Saturday, the 4th of February at 5:30.  It is a great way to meet the Roosevelt Football Community while at the same time give a little extra to help all the sports programs here at Roosevelt.  The price to play sports is always increasing and your help may be the difference for someone else.  It is also the only way that we are able to have someone as qualified and involved as Leslie, our athletic trainer, working full time (and overtime) to ensure the safe recovery of our athletes.

On a side note, as is the case with the ever changing world of coaching, it appears that we will need to make some additions to the coaching staff next year.  If you, or someone you know is interested in becoming a coach, or just being more involved with this fantastic program, please, have them contact me through email; mbmuetingnelse@seattleschools.org.

Thank you all,  I look forward to seeing you at the auction!

Coach Nelsen

Go Riders!

Please contact Coach Nelson via email for any questons you may have

mailto:mbmuetingnelse@seattleschools.org

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