Hello Parents,

In an attempt to keep the lines of communication open, allow you to stay “in the know”, and just simply stay in touch with what your sons are doing, I will be doing a weekly newsletter. This is the first time I have ever embarked on this and I will do my best to send out a weekly update on what is going on.

First and foremost, your sons have come back off of break with a great attitude and have worked hard in the weightroom. On top of that they have attended several meetings during the week at lunch or in the morning that I would like to explain.

We are interested in developing our young men into more than just football players. We want to build Champions for Life. In doing this, we have several things that we are and will be doing throughout the semester to address this goal.

Character Education
On Tuesdays at lunch, all current Juniors (Seniors to be) meet me at lunch to discuss character issues as well as working on leadership training. On Wednesdays at lunch, all current Sophmores meet at lunch with me to discuss character issues, while on Thursdays at lunch, all current Freshman meet with me to do the same. We are working through curriculum provided to us from the Winning With Character Program (http://winningwithcharacter.org/) which we have been using for the past 5 years.

Peak Performance and Mental Toughness Training On Wednesday’s during the class period (Frosh in my 1st period and Varsity in my 7th period), we are working on curriculum provided to us by Dr. Allan Goldberg ( http://www.competitivedge.com/). I have spoken with him and he has provided us with a program to effectively address the mental aspect of participating in sports. Our Frosh players will receive this training on Thursday of both this and next week. After that, it will be on Wednesday’s during 1st period.

Strength Training
For this week and next, our Frosh players (my 1st period class) will be working out on Monday (630am), Wednesday (845am), and Friday (630am). After that, starting on the week of February 1, they will begin lifiting 4 days a week (M-T-TH-F) at 630am.

Our Varsity players (my 7th period class) will be working out M-T-TH-F from 215pm to 415pm.

Mandatory Monthly Parent Meeting
In an attempt to develop and grow our relationship, I will be conducting a monthly parent meeting for the next few months. This meeing will begin at 730pm and last about an hour. It is my goal to communicate as much as possible to you and your sons so that we are all on the same page. This meeting will be for all current players and their parents. Our first one will be next Thursday, January 28, 2010 in the gym.

I hope this has been helpful and I look forward to seeing you next week!

Thanks, God Bless, and Go Centurions!!!

Jason Bornn, M.Ed
Saugus High School
Head Varsity Football Coach
Social Science Teacher
661.297.3900
jbornn@hartdistrict.org
www.saugusfootball.com

“Respect Through Perseverance” -Saugus Football 2010

Check out all the Newbury Park HS games pics posted in each of the teams’ respective Galleries.

We’ve updated all team Galleries with pictures from last week’s games versus Westlake @ COC.

Pictures from the Varsity/Pasadena game can be found here.

Pictures from the Frosh/Pasadena game can be found here.

Check out the Frosh pics HERE and the Varsity pics HERE.

Please use the following link for player registration:

http://www.itsportsnet.com/league.php?scriptName=MEMBERLOGIN&leagueID=8911

Title: Custom Mouth Guards Appointments
Location: Dr, Smudde – 27450 Tourney Rd., Suite 250, Valencia, CA 91355
Link out: Click here
Description: By appointment only – 9am to 11am. Details in the Forms Section
Date: 2009-06-13

Title: Summer Camp/Football Physicals
Location: Saugus H.S. Room D4
Description: $25 due at the time of exam (Checks payable to Saugus Gridiron) – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – More details in Forms section.
Date: 05/30/2009 (this date was originally ported as 5/30/2009)

Hello All,

It’s that time of year again to begin our Early Edge Football Skills training. This year will be much improved and effecient as compared to last year. We have streamlined it and added additional coaches to run the training.

We are going to do it in four week blocks on Saturday’s, staring on Feb.28 through March 21. Each block will cost a discounted price of $120 for 4 Saturday’s. Should you choose not to buy the block, you can attend each session for $40 for an individual session.

We will have two separate sessions based on age/grade of the athlete. Session 1 will be for 2nd through 5th graders and will be run from 8:00-9:30am. Session 2 will be for 6th through 8th graders from 945-1115am.

Each session will consist of the following:

1. Running, Agility, Speed technique instruction.
2. Offenisve skills (blocking, ball handling, route running)
3. Defensive skills (tackling, block protection, turnover training)

The only equipment needed is cleats and water.

Please email me asap and let me know if your planning on attending so we can get an accurate head count and have the equipment prepared ahead of time.

Should you have any further questions, please let contact me. Thanks!

Thanks, God Bless, and Go Centurions!!!

Jason Bornn, M.Ed
Saugus High School
Head Varsity Football Coach
Social Science Teacher
661.297.3900
jbornn@hartdistrict.org
www.saugusfootball.com

“Whatever It Takes”

Hundreds of pictures have been uploaded to the JV and Frosh Galleries. Much thanks go out to Penny Davis and Lisa Spirito for their contributions.