Dear Parents,

We, the Saunders football coaching staff want to welcome you and your student athlete to the 2009 Saunders middle school football program. We are very excited about the upcoming season and we feel that we have selected a group of very talented, very intelligent and very motivated student athletes to represent Saunders.

We will be handing weekly student progress report to your son. The reports will be given to our student athletes every Monday. We are asking for your assistance to ensure that the reports are turned in by the following Thursday. We will hold our players to a high standard of performance both on the field and in the classroom. Academics will always be paramount and a key component to the student athlete’s level of success.

We will be collecting monies for T-shirt, socks and pre-game nourishment over the next week. We are asking for $25 from each player so that we can properly outfit each player and ensure that the student athletes are nourished and hydrated prior to each game. Please return your $25 by Friday September 25^rd 2009.

Our 2009 game schedule will be as follows (all games start at 4:45p.m except for the finale):

At the conclusion of each contest, the coaches will have the opportunity (provided both coaches agree) to play an additional 20-play series (10 offense and 10 defense). This initiative called the 5^th Quarter is to play the non-starters and athletes who did not compete during the 1^st four quarters. We, the Saunders coaching staff fully support this initiative and will push our opposing coaching staff to play the 5Q series. 

Lastly, we need your encouragement and support of these young men. They will work hard on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Conversely, we will work hard to put a quality product on the field and give the boys an experience they can be proud to be a part of.

Thanks and GO SPARTANS!

Saunders Coaching Staff