Leopard coach pleased with attendance during summer work

“I have been real pleased,” the coach said earlier this week. “We are averaging 50 players per day for workouts which is up from 29 last year.”

This Saturday will see 20 BCHS players compete at the Lineman Challenge at Gilmer High School. The event is similar to a strongman competition which can be seen on ESPN as players taken part in several unique events which tests strength. BCHS will take two 10-man teams.

“We should be pretty competitive at it,” Armstrong said.

Off the football field, work continues on the remodeling of the BCHS fieldhouse. Parents are donating time and labor to reshape the fieldhouse to better take advantage of the space. Armstrong said the project should be complete within approximately a month. The plan is to have each coach a separate office and to have a film room for players to watch games and film of upcoming opponents.

Previously, the entire BCHS football coaching staff has had to work out of one office which was not an ideal situation, Armstrong said.
“The new setup will give us some privacy and allow each coach to have access to techincal equipment such as computers and television,” Armstrong said. “It will also give us a place for our VCRs and DVD players.”

A meeting room for parents and college coaches will also be constructed.

The Pride of Summer program continues through June 26. The players and coaches will be off from June 30 through July 7 before returning to work July 8 with a weight training session. The first day of fall practice is Monday, Aug. 4.