Off Week!

Biggest week of the year!  We can turn the corner or we can continue to struggle...if it's to be, it's up to me!

Post Game versus Norcross

Nothing turned out the way we planned!  Now we have to do something that is hard to do...we have to continue to improve week to week and not just polish things as we go!  WE are still struggling with day 1 schemes!  From this point forward, our goal has to be the improvement of our offensive football team!

Pre-Game versus Norcross

Historically, the improvement you make between the first week and your second week will be the most noticeably of a season. WE now understand game speed, we now understand how important the
little things are…we need to improve our communication (snap count reminders, blocking calls). Play with confidence and poise, know what you are doing and do it full speed! We are going to have to match their intensity again. They play hard, and so will we.  This time at that crucial point of the
game we will EXECUTE. On third down, we need to convert! On first down we need to pick up positive
yards. We are going to overcome doubt and Parkview will not continue to beat Parkview! Eventually we will
play the way people expect the Parkview Panthers to play! WE ARE PARKVIEW…

Thoughts on the week of Norcross

     Allot of our problems versus Stephenson can be solved if we choose to be more precise in our commitment to excellence! A 6 inch step here or stepping inside/outside, would have changed everything…being a little more patient in our throws, or concentrating a little more on our catches…get a snap, kick, and all of a sudden we would have viewed ourselves as winners! Let me tell you something --- in my mind…you guys crossed that bridge on Day 1 when you were willing to step in the ring and put yourself out there…allot of people never know the disappointment we felt after that game. They have no idea of how bad it hurts to see someone in the paper attack their half a years worth of work. They didn’t see you guys here all summer, catching route after route…or all winter lifting weights. We did --- and were with you every step of the way! WE don’t want you guys to stop at just being winners in our eyes. We have challenged you to become champions. Champions overcome doubt! To overcome the doubt and discouragement that people around you are selling (…don’t buy it! Because once you buy their negativity, every other thing they try and sell you will be easy…),we need to have a great week! We cannot revert back to the day when we didn’t know how to run ed, or zone, or reach or etc…WE MUST BUILD ON THE GAME FROM LAST WEEK, WE MUST FIX THE INCHES! We have to go full speed, it does us no good to go half speed all week and then try and get to full speed on Friday Nights…put the effort in through the week, when we go, go full speed! If you can’t go full speed, get out…we have set up two deep subs all over the field. Everyone has a substitution and someone who is vying for playing time behind them. Let’s get better this week…let’s learn our assignments and do them right, right down to the inch!

Pre-Game versus Stephenson

We have to match their intensity…play hard and play fast, you aren’t going to play perfect! You can play with great effort, don’t be intimidated by their fake sense of bravado…they coach that type of attitude; they think
that is part of their game. If you have never done anything great, and if you make enough noise someone will watch you…and will get caught up with what you are doing and not what they should be doing!!! Worry
about your job instead of worrying about they will do! We can all be good enough football players to move the ball 3-3-4, we don’t have to play perfect we do have to play hard! Every snap!Do you think Buford respects you? Do you think…x, y or z respects you? None of that matters…respect yourself and everything else will take care of itself!

Stephenson Game

At some point this year, we will be able to win a game like we played on Friday night.  We are a good enough football team to win that one!  Unfortunately, we are still hanging on to the doubt and discouragement of the last three years...I believe when we do finally learn to deal with the failures of the last three years and regain our composure as a program, we will be right back on the top where we belong!

We are built to be a player in the state championship every year, it is our goal, it is what we have come to expect.  Not being able to be that the last four seasons has shaken us to the core....it has really forced us to re-evaluate and make changes up and down our program.  We are close to adjusting and adapting through it but we have one last thing to do, and that's win a big game!  We haven't in a while, we find was to lose them!  But we are so that all we have to do is make a snap and kick an extra point!  For that matter, there are 10 other places we could have won the game....that's how close we are!

Pictures from Stephenson game

Stephenson Game

We had a great week!  Tuesday we struggled through it and Wednesday was much better...Thursday, we still need to learn how to prepare for games...

We are going to play the 6th team in the state...and we are going to win it...3-3-4 yards at a time!

Stephenson Football

Sunday meeting, getting ready for Stephenson

I remember when we used to love the opportunity to play the number 7 team in the state...I want us to get back to that level again!  Where playing the number 7 team seems like an honor...not something to dread!  We can take care of the ball, take advantage of breaks and play good defense...all things that will keep you in all ball games.  It is time for us to quit trying to stay in games, and start winning them again!

The last time we played Stephenson, was 2005...they bumped us from the playoffs!  It is interesting that since that game...we have been on a downward spiral, what better team to straighten everything out and get Parkview Football back where it belongs!

Standup to the challenge and play good football 3 yards a clip!  Win each individual battle and the game will take care of itself!

Great Sunday meeting...we are all starting to get on the same page!  Football is fun!!  I love it!!!

West Forsyth Scrimmage

Got all dressed up and ready to go....5 plays on offense...2 major busts, same on defense!  We can be a good team but we have to learn how to play the game!  WE can't make all our decisions before the game starts!

Next week...we play the number 7 team in the state!  Stephenson will be a HUGE challenge...we wouldn't want it any other way!

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YouTube - Kenny Chesney - The Boys of Fall

It's about that time! Parkview Football is ready!!!

West Forsyth drew the short straw! Here come the Panthers!!

Wednesday is over...

No more practices in pads before our first game!  Here we go!  Tomorrow is a walk through and then we finally play!

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Favre returns to Vikings and what it means to NFL football - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN

Interesting news in the world of football!

Monday West Forsyth

Everything we have been doing all year...leads us to this point!  We have got to practice faster!  Harder!  Right now, we can't get out of our comfort zone for very long and still execute!  This has got to happen quickly, our first opponent is ranked #7 in the state!

We will be ready, if we practice better!

Great night at New Mercies

Pastor Buddy, as always, delivered a great message!  Coach Flowe too!  He made me proud to be a Panther...

Big week next week, scrimmage versus West Forsyth on Friday...

Friday Night Football...it's finally here!

Boys of Fall


Went to Berkmar vs Collins Hill scrimmage.  Ready for our scrimmage...four more days of practice and then we have to be ready!

Practice is getting old!

We have a scrimmage tomorrow after school and then finally into a game week! We welcome the opportunity to finally get to play! West Forsyth will be coming to town ready to make a name for themselves. WE can't let them do it at our expense!

It is time for Parkview Football to be the hammer again...a fews years as the nail has gotten old! The best way to have the most fun is to win!!!

Wednesday Practice time changed!

Here comes the heat! We tried moving practices back for a couple of days...didn't work. After a good practice Monday evening, we were real sluggish on Tuesday from staying up so late...

A change was made. We will now be practicing at the usual right after school time! It will make for some HOT practices. We won allot of games practicing right after school. It can be done. You just have to manage the heat and practice hard!

Looking forward to next week and West Forsyth preparation!

Intro night

Loads of fun...good crowd! The youth teams were out in full force, the cow did his thing...wide open. Picture day is tomorrow and then first thing Monday morning weight lifting.

Saturday - Meet the players!

Can't wait for the festivities! Should be awesome, we start at 3:30 and will have a great afternoon.

Days 2-5

We had a couple of practices on Tuesday and everything went great...Wednesday morning we only practiced once because of registration! Thursday morning wasn't so great...but we came back Thursday afternoon with a really good one!

Friday we quit practicing and started trying to get better. It was a great day. In the evening, it looked like we were going to get rained out but got to go out and hour and 15 minutes late. Awesome practice!

Day 1...

About to leave for practice...this week we will go 7-9 on Mon/Tue then 6-9 in the evening...6-8 Wed/Thur/Fri in the am and 6-9 in the pm.

Very excited about who will put on a show this morning!

Sunday meetings

We are meeting at 2:00 PM today...it is officially football season! Excited about the year, just like I am every year...this one should be different as I think the kids are excited too!

Testing

Final day of testing...we still have some players who need to get there running and lifts in but all in all WE HAVE SOME REALLY STRONG KIDS!

Day 2/3 FCA Camp

Day 2 we won the team challenge and continued our good performance. The JV started playing games and went undefeated just like varsity.

Day 3...we finished up undefeated with all types of TD's and only 1 interception on the varsity level.

Day 1 of FCA Camp

We have gotten here all checked in and playing...the skilled players did a amazing job today and scored 28 TD's while giving up only 4...in 3 games. Tomorrow, the competition will step up and we have to be ready to answer!

Kurt Hickman threw three TD's today and had only 1 INT (the only one of the day)...tonight we get in the word and hopefully our kids will begin to see what is in front of them! We are capable of some amazing things if they can learn to focus and get committed!

Monday morning...headed for FCA Camp

The buzz is on...you can feel it as you walk around the campus this morning...something is going on with Parkview Football. All organized up and waiting on busses! Should be an awesome few days that will make us a much better football team!!!

Tuesday of Mt Park Camp

We had the conditioning test first thing this morning...38 kids took the test, 31 passed and 33 still have to take it!

Looks like right around 50% of our players are ready to go!!!

Looking forward to passing league tonight...

Monday - Mt Park Camp Week!

Thanks to all the players who came out and worked camp!  It was a great day, also we came back at 2:30
and did some hard work!  Good stuff....looking forward to conditioning test and breakfast tomorrow morning!

Parkview Football 2010

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