Hello Grant Football Friends and Families,
*Please make note of the Saturday practice and pictures change to 8:15 am
*SnapRaise Campaign has kicked off and started today.
We are making preparations for live streaming the games and hoping we make enough from our fundraiser in SnapRaise to cover everything we need this year. Please make sure your player has added his emails in on his SnapRaise profile, this has been a very tough year for donations. If your family can’t donate, we completely understand, we just need as much help as we can get. Link below.
https://www.snap-raise.com/v2/fundraisers/friends-of-grant-football-2020#/
Friends of Grant Football has received some very generous donations from some of our families that will cover the masks we ordered. Thank you so much, they will be here soon
Letter from Coach Beck:
Dear Parents - Players and Boosters,
First of all, let me say how excited we are for being able to have a football season this year. The pandemic has been extremely hard and challenging for everyone. The resilience of our community is to be commended.
I want to also take this opportunity to say how grateful I am to be the head football coach in the Grant community. I do not take this responsibility lightly. I am blessed to get to help our outstanding student-athletes...and lucky enough to be associated with outstanding parents, coaches and community members. We have a long-standing tradition of excellence and it shows in the classroom and on the athletic fields and courts.
Also - I want to thank our State Representatives and State Senators who worked tirelessly to help lobby for our kids to have an opportunity to compete in athletics this year. I was lucky to get to work with Representative Janelle Bynum who wrote an Op-Ed that appeared in the Oregonian that showed how important it is to have gym class for kids. Representative Bynum worked across the aisle with Representative Shelly Bohart from Albany...and with Representative Leon Gonzales of Woodburn. I also appreciated the words of encouragement and support from State Senator Mr. Lew Fredricks.
Our football schedule is still fluid...but District Athletic Directors are working very hard to finish up our final schedule and for a limit of 120 people on-site....but it is a better alternative than no season at all.
Our schedule for the remainder of the week is this (but remember...it may change given weather or other unforeseen circumstances):
Wednesday 2/24: Practice in Helmets...3:50-6:00 p.m.
Thursday 2/25: in Shells (Helmet - Shoulder Pads)...3:50-6:00 p.m.
Friday 2/26: f . in Full Pads...3:50-6:00 p.m.
Saturday 2/27: Game Uniform and Decal Issue at 8:15 a.m. / Team and Individual Pictures at 9 a.m. / Helmet only Practice at 10 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.
Sunday: Off
Monday 3/1: Practice in Full Pads...3:50-6 p.m.
Tuesday 3/2: Practice in Full Pads...3:50-6 p.m.
Wednesday 3/3: Practice in Shells...3:50-6 p.m.
Thursday 3/4: Practice in Shells...3:50-5:30 p.m.
Friday 3/5: Varsity Game vs. TBD
If anyone has any questions, concerns, or input...please contact me,
John Beck
Go Generals!