Brenham works on strength & conditioning in it's first practice

[BrenhamFan]

[b]Article from the Banner Press[/b]

The Brenham Cub football team opened the 2011 season by displaying its speed and toughness in its annual mile test.

Then it showed its strength in the weight room as 13 different players bench pressed over 300 pounds.

It added up to a successful opening workout for the defending District 17-4A champions, who saw roughly 180 athletes come out for the first practice of the season. Of those 180, about 42 will make the varsity team.

“The thing I’m looking for is the overall shape of the team, and from what I saw this morning this might be the best shape we’ve been in as a group,” Brenham coach Glen West said. “They really came in extremely strong and ran really well.”

To pass the mile, backs and receivers must run a 7:30 or below. This morning, none of the Cubs skill position players took more than 6:45, and Justin Davis paced the team with a five-minute mile.

Linemen needed to complete the mile in eight minutes, and only two failed to pass that, finishing in 8:15. Those two players will not be allowed to participate in team workouts until they can complete the mile in eight minutes. Usually those who fail wait until the next day to try again, but West said both players requested to try the mile again at 3 p.m. so that if they pass they can participate in this afternoon’s workouts beginning at 5:30.

“We’re trying to figure out who we are and prove to ourselves how bad we want this,” West said. “This is all about us and that’s what we’re totally focusing on, the chemistry of our team. We told them this morning we have a lot to prove, not only to the public, but to ourselves.”

The Cubs were equally impressive in the weight room, where senior offensive lineman Will Herrmann paced the team by benching 410 pounds. Senior defensive tackle Malcom Brown benched 385 while senior running back/linebacker Troy Green posted a 365. Austin Schlottmann benched 330.

West pointed to the strength the Cubs could feature in the backfield where Green, Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon (315) or Tim Cole (305) could be the blocking back for Klartel Claridy, who benched 320 pounds. On the offensive line, the Cubs have five players who bench over 300, including Herrmann.

Brenham takes the field for the first time at 5:30 this afternoon. The meeting will begin with even more conditioning, as the team opens the workout with its traditional “county fair” circuit training before working on special teams followed by offense and defense. West said the workout would conclude around “dark-thirty.”

“There’s not any question in my mind that tomorrow morning we’re going to have some awfully sore athletes,” he said.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Wow

[oldollie]

What are ya'll feeding those boys on the farm? Hope it is legal!! ;D :D ;) Just kidding, that is a great program!

[incognito]

[quote name="oldollie" post="1030390" timestamp="1312242418"]
What are ya'll feeding those boys on the farm? Hope it is legal!! ;D :D ;) Just kidding, that is a great program!
[/quote]

They feed them boys the old-fashioned way, they use the finest milk, cream, and sugar money can buy. Then mix in their secret homemade recipe. Then they eat all they can and sell the rest...... ;) ;D ;D

[BrenhamFan]

So far, so good....  ;)

I see VPirate has caught a couple Blue Bell commercials! :D

[PNGFan]

Rumor has it after reading this article the 20 4A coaches are considering canceling the upcoming season.

[Guest The-NHS]

The mile?? Why??

Let me know the next time a football player runs 1760 yards in a game at once. That'll be one heckava highlight.

[BrenhamFan]

[quote name="The-NHS" post="1030465" timestamp="1312250741"]
The mile?? Why??

Let me know the next time a football player runs 1760 yards in a game at once. That'll be one heckava highlight.
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A lot of our players play both ways, so it's important that we are in better shape than most teams.  The mile run is an annual thing.  If you don't complete it, you don't practice or play.  It might sound useless, but coach West has a method to his madness.

[dayton]

[quote name="The-NHS" post="1030465" timestamp="1312250741"]
The mile?? Why??

Let me know the next time a football player runs 1760 yards in a game at once. That'll be one heckava highlight.
[/quote]

mental toughness. I'll take a kid that can concentrate on going hard for 5 min. plus to play a sport where most plays take less than 5 sec.

[liltex]

You can't talk us in to givin up :D

[HillGuy]

[quote name="The-NHS" post="1030465" timestamp="1312250741"]
The mile?? Why??

Let me know the next time a football player runs 1760 yards in a game at once. That'll be one heckava highlight.
[/quote]

Its not about the mile...its about HEART, DEDICATION and PREPARATION...wow  
I may have to become a little bit of a Cubs fan...good stuff Brenham Fan, thanks.

[jr1979]

Wow is right. Those are some well conditioned and strong kids  out there. The tailback even benches over 300 pounds, pretty impresive. He will be like a runaway freight train. This looks like a recipe for a state championship run, IMO. Brenhamfan, in yall's district will yall go D1 or D2 for the playoffs??

[BrenhamFan]

[quote name="jr1979" post="1030492" timestamp="1312256394"]
Wow is right. Those are some well conditioned and strong kids  out there. The tailback even benches over 300 pounds, pretty impresive. He will be like a runaway freight train. This looks like a recipe for a state championship run, IMO. Brenhamfan, in yall's district will yall go D1 or D2 for the playoffs??
[/quote]

D2, cuz were the only the 7th biggest school in our 8 team district. (only Waller is smaller)

@ HillGuy, no problem.  It's fun keeping everybody updated on what they can expect come playoff time.  I enjoy hearing whats going on with other teams in the region, so I just try to return the favor.  Always room for more Cub fans!  ;)

[BrenhamFan]

This tells me that the boys remember the KP upset, and are taking the steps needed to redeem themselves.  Makes me proud!  We will be playing all season, with a huge chip on our shoulder.  Poor Huntsville....  Brenham's first opponent after the KP upset!  ;D

[jayhawk]

[color=purple] [color=green]Sounds like Brenham is on the right track - one day they might aspire to Dayton's level ! ;)[/color]
Ripkowski takes gold at state powerlifting meet
Dayton High School senior Aaron Ripkowski, center, won the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Abilene, Texas, on March 26. Ripkowski lifted a total of 1,730 pounds in the meet after finishing second last year.

Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:15 pm | Updated: 3:24 pm, Tue Apr 5, 2011.

Ripkowski takes gold at state powerlifting meet By JASON FOCHTMAN Houston Community Newspapers | 0 comments

Dayton High School senior Aaron Ripkowski won the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Abilene, Texas, on March 26.

Ripkowski, who finished second in last year’s meet, squatted 600, bench-pressed 480 and dead-lifted 650 for a total of 1,730 pounds. The second place finisher had a 1,640 total.

He also won Best Bench Presser at the meet.

[BrenhamFan]

[quote name="jayhawk" post="1030506" timestamp="1312259846"]
[color=purple] [color=green]Sounds like Brenham is on the right track - one day they might aspire to Dayton's level ! ;)[/color]
Ripkowski takes gold at state powerlifting meet
Dayton High School senior Aaron Ripkowski, center, won the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Abilene, Texas, on March 26. Ripkowski lifted a total of 1,730 pounds in the meet after finishing second last year.

Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 3:15 pm | Updated: 3:24 pm, Tue Apr 5, 2011.

Ripkowski takes gold at state powerlifting meet By JASON FOCHTMAN Houston Community Newspapers | 0 comments

Dayton High School senior Aaron Ripkowski won the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state meet in Abilene, Texas, on March 26.

Ripkowski, who finished second in last year’s meet, squatted 600, bench-pressed 480 and dead-lifted 650 for a total of 1,730 pounds. The second place finisher had a 1,640 total.

He also won Best Bench Presser at the meet.


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He was a beast.  How did yall look today?

[jayhawk]

Didn't get to watch , working the grave-yard shift - of course when I do file my report it will be a little biased I'm sure ! :)

[BrenhamFan]

[quote name="jayhawk" post="1030509" timestamp="1312260806"]
Didn't get to watch , working the grave-yard shift - of course when I do file my report it will be a little biased I'm sure ! :)
[/quote]
:D

[BrenhamFan]

(Here's how Huntsville compares to Brenham so far)

[b]Article from the Huntsville Item[/b]


Varsity veterans like Aundra Long and Daniel Hazlewood admitted they were a little surprised by what took place on the practice fields at Huntsville High School on Monday evening. Guys were racing to the football, throwing it well, catching it, too.  

“I thought we did really, really well,” said Long, one of the top returning players on the Hornets’ offensive line. “I was glad to see everybody moving and everybody hustling. You can tell everybody wants to be good this year by the effort they gave today.”

Hazlewood, the Hornets’ starting quarterback, looked like a little kid after practice. He was more than a little fired up about the team’s precision both offensively and defensively.

“It was so tight. Our tempo was so tight,” Hazlewood said. “The tempo was like bang, bang, bang — it was just clicking. I loved what I saw. Just imagine what we’re going to look like three weeks into this.”

Like the players, the Hornets’ head coach, a hard man to please, was thrilled with what he witnessed during his team’s three-hour-plus workout.

“I was very, very impressed with the way practice went today,” coach Shane Martin said. “I was most impressed by how the kids handled everything. That was a great first day, one of the best first days I’ve ever had in my coaching career.

“We came here today with a sense of urgency and we got a lot of work done. It just seemed like a whole new group out there.”

Martin and his assistant coaches told the Hornets a few months ago that things were going to speed up this season. Huntsville, which went 4-7 last season and lost to Montgomery in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs, hopes to use its speed to wear out opponents on both offense and defense.

The players seem to like that game plan, as they flew around all evening, starting with a 90-minute defensive session and finishing with a 90-minute offensive workout.

Even after running a 10-minute no-huddle offensive set, called NASCAR by new coordinator Mike Martinez, the Hornets kept their chin straps buckled and ran hard through their brief end-of-workout wind sprints.

“We’re speeding everything up,” Long said. “We want to keep other teams on their heels.”

“Yeah, we’re going to tire them out,” said linebacker Bridge Blount. “Today, we looked strong and we looked fast. Even though we were all tired, we worked through it because we want to play deep into December.”

Keep practicing like they did on the first day and Martin says the Hornets can accomplish their lofty goals this season. The players held a team meeting following the lopsided loss to Montgomery last fall and committed themselves to making the 2011 season better and more memorable.

So far, so good, say the players and coaches who left the practice field exhausted but content late Monday night.

“That hard work that started with these kids after the Montgomery game, all that hard work they put in until May,” Martin said, “sometimes that seems to go away. That didn’t happen with these guys. They lifted and ran during the summer. And today, everybody from the biggest lineman to the skinniest skill guy, they were running full blast all over the field. That made me feel good to be part of the Hornets.”

The Hornets will work out three more nights in T-shirts, shorts and helmets. Then on Friday morning, they’ll put on shoulder pads and pants and start hitting.

Martin wants to see three more workouts like the one Monday. If the Hornets can do that, they’ll be in great shape, the coach says, for Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with the freshman teams.

“I want us to eliminate our busts offensively and defensively over the next couple of days,” Martin said. “You do that by practicing hard and polishing what you’ve learned. I want to be ready for that first day of pads, not just so we can go knock the snot out of each other, but so we can have a controlled, productive workout Friday morning.

“If we do that, Saturday should be a great day for our Green and White watermelon scrimmage. Every day is a great day when you’re on that grass playing and coaching football.”

::)

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

:D :D