FOOTBALL PARENTSâ€™ CLUB MEETING

AUGUST 27, 2008 - 7:00 P.M.

CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL OUTDOOR LOCKER FACILITY

= The meeting was called to order by President, Brad Riley.

= CINDY ADAMS: <= o:p>

· = &nb= sp; Meijers is giving double credit for purchases in the month of October. This percentage (.5% normally, 1% = in October) will go into your son's account in June. Just fill out a form (forms were available tonight and are also available at Meijers) and return it to the store.

· = &nb= sp; Pre-game meals: = This Friday will be BLT's, nachos, pudding, and salad.

= BRAD RILEY:

· = &nb= sp; There are two shows: The Coach's&nbs= p; Show and Trojan Pride Night (Friday night's game is replayed)= .

· = &nb= sp; The coach's show had $ 30,000 profit last year. <= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>

· = &nb= sp; The Coach's Show just needs a few more sponsors, and the Trojan Pride Night still needs sponsors.

· = &nb= sp; Sponsorships are half the price of former years. Coach and Brad encouraged the pare= nts to seek out local sponsors as it is great publicity for local businesses. It's a way to benefit both the com= munity and the school.

· = &nb= sp; The shows air on Thursday and Saturday nights from 7 - 9:30 p.m. The goal is to run the s= hows for 14 weeks.

· = &nb= sp; Applications will be made available on the website. =

· = &nb= sp; REMINDER: Be a positive example in the stands - be aware of wh= at you say and who might be around to hear it.

= CO= ACH:

· &nbs= p; The coaches/team are using a system called Apex. It allows the co= aches to enter everything about each of the plays.

= = It is able to see if the plays are accurate or not - he can highlight specific plays for specific players.

· = ; This system can be used to create tapes for recruiting where o= ne side is highlights of that player (includes player input) and the other sid= e is games.

· = ; It was noted that the Parents Club purchased two computers in order to help to allow for the use of Apex.

· = ; Good showing this week with Carroll - not as much of a challenge as anticipated given their rank in Ohio.

· = ; Players of the Game: &= nbsp; Offense - Derek Long

= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Defense - Bryan Doucey

= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Special Teams - Mike Wood

= = &nb= sp; = = Scout Offense - Blake Russell

= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Scout Defense - Joel Hale

= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Freshman Offense - Logan Sabik

= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Freshman Defense - Derek Wood

· = ; He was encouraged by the Junior Varsity and Freshman play. Junior Varsity will be a 'give and take'.

· = ; Even though we lost three coaches right at the start of the season, it has helped the rest of the coaches get to know the underclass players much better. There seems to be more desire to b= e part of the team because of this.

· = ; Coach was pleased to get an e-mail from a teacher regarding Tyler Emberton and Sean Brooks' leadership in her classroom. They helped keep the students in line. This is the type of pos= itive recognition the football team needs.

· = ; This year's practices: non-contact= for the most part to help avoid injuries. Anxious to see how this works out for this week's game. The team is healthy for the most <= span class=3DGramE>part, legs are back, no bumps and bruises.<= /span>

· = ; Bantam program has been encouraged to see the CG football players out at the field= s!

· = ; Three weeks in - students need to be sure to get all assignments in on time.

· = ; There will be practice on Monday, Labor Day.&nbs= p; Time to be announced after the coach's meet.

= Fr= iday night's game will be at the Perry Stadium (at Southport) at 7:00 - let's ha= ve a BIG CROWD!!

= Our next meeti= ng will be Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 7= :00 p.m.

= Meeting adjour= ned.

= Respectfully submitted,

= Brenda L. Kreb= s, Secretary