Track Next Month, Football in 200= 2009 Season

The groundhog has come and gone and now is the transition period between the long winter months of football weightlifting and track season in the fall. This week will be our second presentation of the “gun show” here at Kennedy High School, and is now approaching the two hundred day mark until the Kennedy Cougars have the kickoff at the Linn- Mar game. It is also about a months time until the first indoor track meet (at the UNI dome (also the place where NFL player of the year Kurt Warner played)).

With all of these events upcoming on the calendar know is the time for me to be training and strengthening for these altheltic competitions. Every game, every time I step on or off the field next fall it will determine whether I’ll get a scholarship or an opportunity to play on a college football team. I really want to play in college and I’m striving to play at a Division two or possibly Division one school, it really depends how hard I work in the off -season and how hard I play on the field.

Track is not so much a big deal as this will still only be my junior year, however the recruiting process will still keep an eye on juniors as they may have a difficult time recruiting in the spring, as man althetes may already be “picked over”. Also, as of last year I was the top shot put hurler of the underclassman, a couple of seniors went to state and districts but there was a small and not very talented junior class last year.

This year is very important and will determine if I’ll be a student- althete in college. Now is the time to improving my strength, endurance, and speed for the 2009 season. Go Cougars.