Message from Coach Melson
Grant Football Families
Just like that we are in the month of August. We have spent the last eight weeks of summer preparing for our 2023 football campaign. Summer has been highlighted by different events including Team Camp, Beach Retreat (pictures below), U of O 7v7 / Lineman camp and most recently our first Beach Retreat. These various events have been great opportunities for the team to grow closer, bond, and identify team goals. During our retreat we wanted to lay a foundation using the 7 C’s. If you are not familiar with the 7 C’s they include; Culture, Contagious, Consistent, Communicate, Connect, Commit, and Care. This is a framework we can use to win in the locker room as well as on and off the field. It is important that we continue to reinforce these concepts at school, on the field and in the home. How well we master the 7 C’s will be a key indicator of our experience and success this year.
Although the summer months are coming to a close, we still have many opportunities to become better individually and collectively. Team conditioning will resume next week with weight room and field work. Our last conditioning session will be Thursday 8/10.
Things Coming Up:
Parent Meeting on Thursday : This is an informational meeting for the 2023 season. It is highly encouraged that a representative of each player/family is in attendance. We will cover registration, schedule, safety, participant expectations and other topics pertinent to the season.
When/what time: 8/10 at 6:00 pm
Where: Grant High School South Forum (You can access the building via the front doors. The south forum is to the left on the south end of the building.)
Fall camp (Mandatory Practice): All participants must be cleared prior to practice on the 14th. You can check your registration status on Family id.
Player Clearance
If a student has APPROVED under the approval status column, they have a current physical on file and are cleared to start sports on August 14th.
If a student has NOT APPROVED under this column, they need an updated physical and are NOT cleared to start sports on August 14th
If a student has a DASH (-), they have registered and we have not checked their physical yet and their status is pending until we check.
When/time: 8/14-8/25 Monday-Friday 3p Team meeting/4pm fall camp
* If your athlete has not checked out gear they should arrive at 1pm the first day to do gear checkout
Camas Jamboree: Camp will end with a Jamboree. The Varsity and Lower Level Jamboree will happen on the same day this year.
When/What: 8/25 JV: 5pm Varsity: 6:30pm
Where: Doc Harris Stadium
Volunteers Needed
Below are a few volunteers opportunities we have this season. If you are interested in helping out please e-mail Stephanie at admin@friendsofgrantfootball.com.
Game day
We need the below volunteer help for all games. It is so much fun to be a part of the Game!
Volunteer spots needed:
Varsity: Chains X4
JV: Chains X4 & Score board X1
Moda Center Parking lot fundraiser volunteers
One of Grant Football’s main fundraisers is managing a parking lot for Moda Center event parking. The Youth and High School Friends of Grant Football Board members have been running the lot this entire year, but we now need additional volunteers. Each volunteer shift is 1.5-2hrs & all volunteers will have training. This fundraiser brought in over $20K last season and we desperately need help to keep it going!
Volunteer spots needed:
All Moda Center events (at least 2 volunteers per event)
Friends of Grant Football Board Position
The Friends of Grant football board meets once a month. We currently have the two below board positions available.
Treasurer X1
Event Coordinator X1
Fundraisers
Team Snacks and Dinners
To support players and ensure they have the essential nutrition they need before games Friends of Grant Football provides team meals before every game (both home and away). We do this for both JV and Varsity. The size of the meals depends on the length of time players have between school and game time, but we strive to ensure every athlete has some nutrition before game time. For anyone wanting to contribute to the cost of those meals please scan the below barcode and donate through our PayPal account. All donations are tax deductible.
Snapraise fundraiser is starting in August!
We are making preparations for the season and have partnered with SnapRaise to be our fundraising platform. At this time, our hope is that this campaign will be highly successful and the only fundraiser where we need our student athletes participation. Our goal is that this campaign will generate enough funds to cover our costs for the entire season. In late August players will be learning more about this fundraiser.