Hard to believe we are into the second week! All levels had a great first week and are looking fast and ready for some competition this weekend!

Here is a look at the upcoming week at a glance: (Detailed calendars below)

• Monday will be practice as usual for all levels
• Tuesday will be our community outreach day for 10-12 grade. This is where we go out into the community and give back to the community of Farmington.
• Wednesday will be practice as usual for all levels.
• Thursday is a busy day.
• We have a guest speaker talking to all levels about "The Impact of Alcohol on Athletic Performance at 11:45.
• Thursday evening will be our Tiger Card Blitz night. The boys will be fed pizza at 5:00pm before we begin. THANK YOU BOOSTERS! 9-12 graders will be going out into the community as groups to try to sell 20 cards as a team. Attendance Thursday night is very important.
• Friday we celebrate the end of pre-season will our Watermelon Run. AGAIN, THANK YOU BOOSTER CLUB!
• Saturday we get on buses for our Saturday scrimmages! (Make note that 9th and 10th grade will be at Eastview, and 11-12 grade (varsity and JV) will be in Prior Lake! See details below!
• Bus times for all levels is 7:45. Guys will need to be into the building by at least 7:15 to prepare their things!
• Also: Saturday is "Parents' Night Out". See details for that below!

Please understand that this schedule is fluid and will change.

Please understand that this schedule is fluid and will change.

Attached is the parent gallery information. Parents can go in now and sign up for a text when the gallery is live. The photo gallery will go live sometime early this week!

Last Monday, all players were issued a stack of cards to sell. These Tiger Cards pay for a great deal of things for the program... most notably, the assistant coaches' stipends. There will be individual and squad incentives for selling cards. Individual sales can be done anytime between August 12 and August 22(blitz night). On blitz night, players will be divvied up into "squads" to go out and sell as a group. (All players 9-12 will participate in blitz night)

WE HAVE BEEN OFF TO A GOOD START! LET'S FINISH STRONG THIS WEEK!

Please click on the link above to find the high school football website.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0549A8AB28A3FC1-50777866-varsity

The booster club is looking for volunteers to help out with team meals!

Click above to access! On the first day of fall practice, 9-12 graders will be going over the handbook in full. Most notably, the attendance policy.

Schoology will be the primary form of communication with our players during the season. Players and coaches will use schoology for playbooks, assignments, plus various other resources. We would like for the player to learn how to communicate with their coaches using that platform. There will be a 9th grade schoology page and a 10-12 schoology page. These pages are set up already, and I've largely placed all participants in the right spot.

Hudl is the way in which we review practice and game film. It is an integral part of the learning process. Much like schoology, there is a 9th grade hudl group, and a 10-12 hudl group. Your son will get into hudl the first days of practice, if they have not already.

Both Freshmen and Sophomores (not playing varsity) will be traveling to Eastview High School on Saturday the 24th.

The booster club is hosting an opportunity to kick off the season! The back room at Celts Farmington will be reserved from 4-8pm.

$10 a cup for keg beer from 4-8pm. Cash bar for other drinks and food. Please contact Paul Wilcek with any questions. Email: wilcekpaulm@johndeere.com

New this year! Farmington High School Football has hired "Story of the Season" to make and compile our new weekly online media guide. This will include pictures, game stories, highlights, interviews and players of the game, representing every level of Farmington Football. If you are interested in advertising your company in the new media guide, please contact Randy Fulsaas at: rFulsaas@millerhartwig.com

Also, if you are interested in doing a "senior message" to your son commemorating his time playing football, those will be available for $50. Contact Coach Pieper directly about this. If you want to have this included in the first edition (week 1 vs MV) that info must be submitted by Aug 22.

https://www.storyoftheseason.com/

Our assistant coaches are the very best in the state. I challenge you to find another staff that puts the amount of time in these guys do. Their competency, commitment, and ability to "see the work" is unrivaled. They are very deserving of the honorable title: "COACH."

Dave is entering his 3rd season guiding the Tiger Offensive Line. Faust is a retired physical educator from Henry Sibley H.S. (Two Rivers) where he served as both an assistant and head football coach. A 47 year coaching veteran, Dave coached college football for 21 seasons before returning to high school football in 2018.

Faust is a life member of both the Minnesota High School Coaches Association and the American Football Coaches Association.

Coach Grengs is a former captain of the Farmington Football program. He has worked in the district and has coached for a couple of years at younger levels while attending Minnesota State Mankato University. He has been around the program his entire life and wants to bring out the best in our student-athletes. Knowing the positive aspects this program brings to students brings him the most joy when coaching.

Coach Schommer is excited to be beginning his 17th year with the Farmington High School Football Program. He spends the off season as the Vice President of Food and Agribusiness at USI Insurance Services. Prior to Coach Schommer’s professional career he graduatedfrom University of Wisconsin-Stout with a masters degree in Business Administration and a Coaching Minor with the Blue Devil Football and Basketball team. Coach Schommer was a part of two State Champion Football Teams at Menomonie Wisconsin High School. He and his lovely wife Gretchen have three great children Joey, Austin and Olivia. Coach Schommer likes to spend his free time hunting and fishing with his Family, two dogs, and friends. Go Pack Go!

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Best Regards,

Jon Pieper

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