Final Post for 2012

It's been quite a ride for the 2012 Bantam Clippers. I thoroughly enjoyed myself this entire season. I had a great time working with all the kids. Good luck to those moving on to he high school team next year. I am looking forward to working with the new group again next season.

Click here for some pictures from the Stadium game.

Final game pictures

Click here to see some pictures from the final game vs Winkler. LINK is now working!

Final game

What a great final league game for the team. Everyone contributed and we came away with one more win. Congratulations to all the players for a great season. All the coaching staff had a great time, and it was was amazing to see how the team really came together as a group. So much improvement from early in the year. Already thinking about next year! Here is the team picture taken in Brandon.

For a high res copy you can download and print, click here or here.

win over Winkler

Another great day for Dauphin football. Everybody pitched in again to contribute towards the win. Final score 37 - 0. Here are some pictures from today.


Reminder that we have practice TUESDAY, then we play an exhibition against Swan River Wednesday at 4:00. I will ask principals from DRCSS and MMS to excuse players at 3:15 so we can get changed and get out on the field for 4:00.  NO practise on Thursday.

Also reminder that we go to Winkler next Sunday , kick off at 1:00. Please be there by 12:00 , 12: 15 at the latest. I will get some directions to the field and send them out later in the week. I do know a teacher at the high school there, so I am hoping we can find a place to change, but  have your player prepared to change in a vehicle.

Win over Westman

Outstanding win today over Westman, they were really surprised in the 1st quarter I think. Everyone contributed to the win.  Congratulations to all team members. Pictures will be uploaded soon.


Other pictures here https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=A97AE3CAF69635C!911

Feel free to add yours.....

Pictures from today's game.. 154 of them......


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Glenboro

Once again a great second half for the team. We were very happy with how the guys responded to some injury trouble, with some having to step up and play unfamiliar positions . Some players had to play offense and defense as well. 

Next action is SATURDAY Sept 15th in Brandon , at Neelin High School.

Map here http://goo.gl/maps/YT7gP

 Game time is 3:00 again, so please be sure you leave early enough to arrive by 2:00. Also, please ensure that your player has ALL their equipment ( jersey, mouthguard , etc) prior to leaving Dauphin. We had some difficulty with that, and it does take away time prior to the game to deal with that.

Practises this week are Tuesday and Thursday, at 4:00 ( note change in time). Grade 9 players can meet me in the DRCSS gym between 8:30 and 8:50. We have an area to store gear there. Grade 8 players are asked to get their gear to Coach Marshall or myself Sunday night or Monday night, and we will bring to the practise. Or make arrangements to get their gear to the school for Tuesday.

Great game , thanks for your support.

I have a light blue hoodie and an asthma inhaler as well that were found in Glenboro and last week practices.

reminder

Sunday’s Game in Glenboro , kick off at 3:00, be there for 2:00

There will burgers and dogs available after the game.

Those Gr 9 players, please bring their gear to the DRCSS Monday morning. I will meet players in the gym , to store the gear in the team room, for Tuesdays practice.

Those Gr 8 players , please get your gear to Coach Marshall’s house Sunday night, or Coach Bennet’s house Monday night and we will bring to practice. Next week, practices move to Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:00

No videos tonight, with the showers

Good practise tonight, I think we made some progress. I compiled all the video into 1 file, here it is. I encourage players to have a look, it;s just over 4 miuntes long, so it won't take too long.


 Reminder that our game this Sunday is in Glenboro, at 3:00. Please be there at 2:00 , 2:15 at the latest.

Coach Marshall and I were extremely pleased with the game on Saturday. What a great second half to come back from 20 – 0 to score 2 touchdowns (really 3, but one was called back). We both thought the boys really battled hard to make it an exciting game. We all saw some first half jitters, especially those players who this is their first season. It was a solid performance all around. That being said, there is lots of room for improvement, and we’ll be working hard to get better at practices this week.

Practices this week will continue to be Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 – 8:30. The following week, starting with Sept 11, we’ll practising Tuesday and Thursday  but from 4:00 – 5:30. We realize that some players are coming from out of town, but with the days getting shorter and cooler, we really have no choice.  Those of you that are coming from out of town, please contact us so we know when we can expect your son to arrive,

John and I both realized just how challenging it is to run a football bench. There is an incredible amount of activity going on, with players shuttling in and out constantly depending on the situation. We are doing our best to ensure that all players get a fairly even share of playing time. We realize that we may not have done a very good job at that this weekend. Having said that , we really could use some help. We would like to find someone that could run the kickoffs and kickoff returns. It basically is making sure we have 9 players on the field and finding a sub when a player gets hurt or is too tired. We have done most of the set up with assigning players roles, we just need someone to make sure it happens. This allows us to take a moment to get our offense or defense together , and make the necessary substitutions to ensure that everyone is  getting on the field. It would mean that you would need a Respect in Sport number. This is a short online course. Sort of a do’s and don’ts for coaches. Please let either of us know if you can help out at all.  Neither of us played any football, so really anyone can help us out!

It would also be real nice if we could find someone to take some video of game situations. We can learn a lot from watching footage. If you have a good video camera with a good zoom feature, please let us know.

My daughter , (a 10 year old aspiring photographer)  took a bunch of pictures Saturday. Here is a link to them if you want to see them.

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=A97AE3CAF69635C!679&authkey=!AH7uDSWjvKiFwKI

Keep in mind she took a few more pics of her brother and people that she knows. I will ask her to take a few more at some other games too. Hopefully she can get a good action shot of every player. We will get a full team photo later in the season as well.

As always, please let us know if you have any concerns or questions.

Coach Bennet and Coach Marshall

More plays

Here we are , 1 more day until our first game. Here are some videos of last night's practise.


Remember to be there by 2:15 at the very latest.

I and Wishbone plays

We ran some new wishbone plays and practised some I plays last Thursday. I recorded 8 of these plays and have had a look at them to see what we were doing right and what needs some work. These are posted to youtube. The first one is embedded below, and the rest are part of a playlist
Players, especially those on offence should have a look to see if they can see any mistake in these plays. We will be working hard on correcting them on Tuesday and Thursday.

Play # 1

Finally, some offense

Another outstanding practise last night. We ran through a series of Power I plays, and the offence seemed quite knowledgeable about what to do. The defense looked good too with a number of good tackles and a few interceptions.

Wishbone plays have be posted to the wiki at http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/, please have a look so you have some idea of what we will run on Thursday night and next week. We will also have a look at special teams positions.

As mentioned last night, each player will be assigned a primary position and a secondary position. One will be on offense and the other on defense. The secondary position means you are the backup for that spot in case of injury or the primary player cannot make a game or practise. Coach Marshall and I sat down to compile this list, and we feel that the position we have placed players in, is the best spot for them to succeed personally, and to contribute to the team overall.

We will be letting players know of these spots Thursday, but most will have been placed in their primary spot Tuesday night.

One small change to the schedule; Glenboro was unable to get refs for the Saturday Sept. 8th game, so it has been moved to Sunday the 9th , still at 3:00 in Glenboro, at the high school. We have been assured that change rooms will be provided that day, please have your player there by 2:00, so we can begin warm-ups and assign positions for that day by 2:30.

Feel free to comment below or send either of us an email
Coach Bennet- cabennet@mvsd.ca
Coach Marshall - jmarshall@mvsd.ca

PlayBook

Had a real good practise Thursday night with Coach Thacker helping us out with punt and punt return teams. Power I series of play have been published to http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/. I apologize for not having it set up to be a public viewable page, but it is good to go now. Please have a look at the diagrammed plays and come on Tuesday prepared to run through them. We have 4 more practise until our first game , Saturday Sept 1 when Westman comes to Dauphin. 3:00 kick-off, please be at the field dressed and ready to go by 2:30.

Schedule

The final schedule has been released. Our game that was originally scheduled for the last weekend in August has been changed. Our schedule is as follows: Sat Sept 1 3:00 PM Westman at Dauphin Sat Sept 8 3:00 PM Dauphin at Glenboro Sat Sept 15 3:00 PM Dauphin at Westman (Brandon) Sat Sept 22 3:00 PM Winkler at Dauphin Sun Sept 30 1:00 PM Dauphin at Winkler Sat Oct 6/12 3:00 PM Baldur-Glenb. at Dauphin Sat Oct 13/12 OR 14Th. 3:00 PM #1 vs #4 3:00 PM #2 vs #3 Sat Oct 20/12 3:00 PM Bantam Champ Game 3:00 PM Bantam Consol. Game This schedule will also be posted to our wiki page (http://bantamclippers.wikispaces.com/home) for future reference. If your son has not picked up equipment, please have him at practice by 6:15 to get equipment prior to practice time. Thanks

Welcome

Welcome to the 2012 Bantam Clipper Football Season. This season promises to be a great season, as we have joined the Prairie Youth Football League PYFL The schedule is being worked on, but we have a game tentatively scheduled for August 25th in Glenboro. The coaching staff this year will consist of Cam Bennet and John Marshall. Quinn Thacker will be joining as the Offensive Coordinator. I am recruiting other former Clipper players as well to assist us during the season. This page will be used for news and updates. We will also have a Wikispace set up to house our playbook. Players can refer to this as they learn the plays and terminology. I will post the link for that in the near future. Please feel free to contact John or myself during the season if you have any concerns or comments. This is a learning experience for both of us, but we are keen and look forward to working with the team. Cam Bennet - cabennet@mvsd.ca John Marshall - jmarshall@mvsd.ca