PANTHER TOURNAMENT UPDATE!!!!

Hello JV Gold, Here is the update information for the tournament.    WE ARE PLAYING AT THE PRACTICE FIELDS AT SOUTH LYON HIGH SCHOOL!     WE ARE NOT AT THE DUMP.   The games start at 6:30 so we will need to be there by 5:30 dressed in our game jersey and blue pants.  I don't know which field.   We will be playing Black.  After we beat them, we'll be playing Saturday @ 12:00 noon @ SL East.   See you tomorrow GO GOLD

Last Practice

Hello everyone,

It's hard to believe the season is coming to a close.  We've spent the last 13 weeks together and I must say I loved every minute of it.  I've told the boys over and over again that when it comes to football, there is no other place I'd rather be than being with this team on a Saturday.

 

A couple quick things regarding tonight, this weekend and the tournament:

 

Tonight:

Practice will be short.  We will be warming up, running through some plays and reviewing the Hartland Gold offense.  Practice will be over by 6:30.  I've only missed one practice all year ... and tonight will be my 2nd.  So I'll see all of you on Saturday.

 

Saturday @ Hartland (AGAIN!?!?):

Our football home away from home.  The game starts at 5:00 ... assuming the refs can find the field.  Please have everyone there by 3:45 to warm up.  Speaking warming up, please dress the players warmly.  I'm hoping the rain will pass by the time we play but if not the kids will be extremely cold if not dress appropriately.  Hartland Gold is good.  If we come to play like we did at Fowlerville, I know we can hang with them.  Let's end this season strong!!!

 

Sunday:

Don't forget our almost the end of the season banquet starts at 1:30.

 

Panther Tournament:

We will be playing at 6:30 on Tuesday.  I'm assuming at this time that we'll gather at 6:00 to warm-up.  Have the players wear their game uniforms.  I'll send out more details as I learn them ... which probably means Sunday at the banquet.

 

Thanks again for a great season!

GO GOLD!!!!!

Coach Gardner

Pictures from 10/18 game Vs. Fowlerville

The pictures have been posted in the JV Gold Panther Photo Album for the 10-18 game vs. Fowlerville Purple. There are more pictures than ever, but there were more great plays and more big hits than ever.

10-18 vs. Fowlerville Purple

Pictures from 10-11 Game vs. Brighton

The 10-11 Pictures from the Brighton game are online in the JV Gold Panther Photo Gallery:

10-11 vs. Brighton

Panther Week 8 & 9 Schedule

We have our games for the remainder of the year.  We away for both games...

 

Week 8- October 18, 2008.

Home                              Away                  Times (F, JV and V) 

Fowlerville Purple  vs       South Lyon Gold    (9, 11 and 1)

 

 

Week 9- October 25, 2008

Home                       Away                     Times (F, JV and V)  

Hartland Gold      vs  South Lyon Gold      (3, 5 and 7)

 

 

See you tonight at 6:00 for game film.

 

Todd

Panthers Team Pictures

I'm sorry it took so long to get these pictures up and online.

9-20 Game vs. Howell


9-27 Game vs. Lakeland


10-4 Game vs. Hartland Black

JV Gold Update

Hello JV Gold,

Just my weekly updates as we go into our 7th game of the season against Brighton Black at SL East.

 

(1) Game Day:  Our game starts at 5:00 so please have the players at South Lyon East HS dressed and ready by 3:45.

 

(2) Monday Night Game Film Review: 6:00 - 7:00 @ Papa Ez.  This is not mandatory just an chance to get together.

 

(3) Parents Meeting:  I'd like to have a parents meeting this Tuesday at the beginning of practice.  I'd like to review a few things with everyone which include the items below.

 

(4) Games 8 & 9: The greater league has a meeting scheduled this Monday (10/13) when our last two games should be scheduled.  I hope this data will be available to give to everyone at our meeting on Tuesday.  If not I'll email you when I do have it and give out a handout to the players to take home.

 

(5) Panthers End of Year Football Tournament: This is new this year and is a chance for the SL Panther teams will play each other in a playoff style tournament.  This is not mandatory and the details are still being ironed out.  I'm trying to get some more detailed information which I will share everything at our Tuesday meeting.  What I do know is that the games would be on Tues, Thurs & Saturday and we would play as long as we win.  It may be one game only on Tuesday or we could also be in the championship game on Saturday.  These would be games with refs, clock, and normal rules.

 

This is not mandatory.  This is an extra opportunity that has been available.  There will be no more practices.  Only the games.  I will need to determine which players are interested to determine if we will field a team or not.  I know Varsity White may be opting out.  I will lay out all the details I know on Tuesday.

 

(6) Practice End Time:  Starting next week I'll be ending practice at 7:00.  Please note that this may float a little based on what we are doing.  Practice will be over by 7:15 at the latest.

 

(7) Homecoming SLEHS:  Please support the SLE HS homecoming parade next Friday (10/17).  We are one family and should support each other. 

 

See you Saturday.  GO GOLD!!!

JV Gold Updates

Hello everyone,

Just a few updates I'd like to make everyone aware of:

 

(1) With the cancellation of Tuesday's practice I had mentioned to those at the parents meeting that I may have a voluntary practice on Friday.  There is NO practice on Friday.  We'll have only the 2 full practices this week.

 

(2) GAME DAY!!!!  Don't forget our game is at 5:00 this week at Hartland.  Be at the field at 3:45 ready to go.  We will start warming up at 4:00 sharp.

 

(3) Game Film Day.  If we win this weekend we will have a team film review as we had a few weeks ago.  It will be on MONDAY, Oct 6th.  Time and place TBD.  If we do not win then we will met the following Monday, Oct 13th.

 

(4) Practice End Time.  With the shorter days I will be shortening our practice schedule starting next week.  The problem is I'm trying to coordinate with this with the other teams.  I want us to be able to scrimmage the other teams and also parents of Freshman and JV players are done near the same time.  Next week I'm ending practice at 7:15.  There may be nights that if we're scrimmaging we will stay until 7:30 ... or until we can't see the ball any more ... whichever comes first.  I will probably be cutting in back to 7:00 in future weeks but for next week it is 7:15.

 

(5) The last two games of the season will not be scheduled until after our game on October 11th.  The league will review the standings of all the teams and based on the Varsity team records the last two games will be determined (no earlier that 10/13).  All I can say is that we will be playing on Saturdays (10/18 & 10/25) and it will be at either 11:00 or 5:00.  As soon as I have the information I will send it on to everyone. 

 

I must also say that I'm very pleased with our attitude this week.  Coming off a rough weekend everyone has responded extremely well.  The kids are positive and really looking forward to this weekend. 

 

GO GOLD!!!