Hello All-
Well this is going to be the weirdest week for me as a coach in 25 years as I will not be present at the game on Saturday. This is due to a ruling by our league board to suspend me from practice and game for Week 1. They made this ruling based on violation to a obscure rule to notify the league president prior to a scrimmage or game with an out of league opponent. When we played in the Stanwood invitational, I made a incorrect assumption that since we are unlimited weight and already played in the Spring league it was not applicable. The board ruled otherwise and suspended me.
Our team is blessed with a deep and experienced coaching staff. They will not miss a beat! I hand the reins over to my long time friend and coaching mentor James Ronneberg aka Yoda. I feel real great about our team and our coaches to really excel this coming Saturday!
It will be hard for me, but I know our coaches and this group of young men will put their best effort forward next Saturday and it will be more than good enough to take care of business Game 1!
For this first road game of the season we are facing the West Seattle Wildcats. We will face them at the same field as Jamboree last weekend. We will work hard this week to prepare the team for them. Looking forward to a great game and for our team to take a step forward growas a team. Lets overwhelm the stadium with that Loud and Proud Titan Pride!!
WatchGameFilm has scout video up from the Jamboree under scout. There are plenty of clips of the West Seattle team we will be facing. please encourage your player to get on the site and review the video and get some exposure to our first opponent. They are the first two teams seen in the scout video. They gave gold colored helmets with Navy jerseys. #7 is their main threat. Please strongly encourage your player to watch both to mentally prepare and improve this week.
Each practice is critical to have our young team ready to do their best on Saturday. Please make every effort to have your player at the field 15 minutes early so we can get valuable pre-practice work in.
Please see below for practice and game details.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY 7:00-9:00 PM @ NATHAN HALE
THURSDAY 7:00-9:00 PM @ INGRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Please reach out to all your friends and family to come out and support our great team! Let them hear lots of love from the stands. Keep it loud, proud and positive for our boys!
****Please make sure we prepare correctly and get to bed early Friday night. Players expend a ton of energy out on the field and need to eat a healthy meal two hours before the game.
Game Wear: Please have players do an inventory Friday night before they go to bed of their uniforms (Black game pants, game jersey, and pads/helmet) we don’t want to have last minute surprises game morning. We will wear our White Jerseys and Black Game pants.
**Please note Color for under shirt White or Black.
Wake Up: Players will need to wake up an hour before departure- get in shower and eat breakfast so they have fuel for the game in their stomachs and are awake. This week is 9:00 AM.
Arrival Time to field: Please have players to field by 11:30 am. This will allow us to go through proper warm ups prior to game.
Transportation: This road game is about a 30 minute drive from Ingraham Please plan accordingly. If you need help with a ride please let me know.
Game One: NS TITANS (0-0) Vs WEST SEATTLE WILDCATS (0-0) Saturday September 11th, 2021
Players Arrive 11:30 am-
Game start : 1:00 pm
Surface: Field Turf
NINO CANU SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC COMPLEX:
2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA 98126
**Please check the league website for standings and additional information. http://www.njfl.org
Really looking forward to this Saturday and Thank you for your support,
Coach Bill Taylor
425-672-3766