WEEK 1
CHARLESTON GRIDIRON UPDATE
One week until we commence the first season of Charleston Gridiron Football @ Oceanside Collegiate!
Please note the start times for each Division as follows:
All Players in Grades 2 & 3 and Grade 4 -
FRIDAY, November 15 – 6pm arrival / check in, 615pm practice, 7pm end. (Rocket Burger on site serving 6:30pm).
SUNDAY, November 17 – 1pm arrival / warm up, 115pm practice, 2pm end.
All Players in Grade 5 and Grades 6, 7 & 8 -
FRIDAY, November 15 – 7pm arrival / check in, 715pm practice, 8pm end. (Rocket Burger on site serving 6:30pm).
SUNDAY, November 17 – 2pm arrival / warm up, 215pm practice, 2pm end.
PLAYERS – Please wear athletic gear, cleats, mouthpieces and bring fluids. Oceanside is synthetic field turf, NOT natural grass. We will distribute jerseys Friday.
PARENTS - Please consider Rocket Burger in your dinner plans as they’re helping build the Gridiron gameday experience.
The first two sessions will install common football terminology and a basic playbook across all participants.
Moreover, we are using the first two sessions to appropriately balance competitiveness across the divisions prior to our SCISA officiated games commencing on Friday, November 22.
A few notes & on the upcoming season –
We are launching a brand-new league with just under 100 players, so many thanks.
As a new Program, we are making every effort to be differentiated and better than the leagues we were part of in the past. Such an effort means thinking outside the box – I.E. playing four games in one time slot on turf with all offenses commencing from each 40-yard line, adaptive rosters that are mindful of players missing some gamedays and avoiding lopsided outcomes.
While mindful of friend, teammate and school requests, we are incredibly mindful of development, competitiveness and their interplay with keeping the experience a fun one.
We are currently staffed with several current & former D1 college football players, athletic trainers, high school coaches and players.
However, we could use more volunteer parents for Head, Assistant and Refereeing roles – please reach out to Coach Vic vcossel@gridironfb.com to discuss.
BREAKDOWN, SET and one week ‘til GO!
Best,
Coach Vic