The countdown to a new football season may seem long for fans. However, Winder-Barrow High School football coach Ben Corley said Sunday it is also that way for those in his profession.
“The coaches are getting a little antsy for fall practice and the new season to get here,” said Corley, who is entering his second season as head coach of the WBHS Bulldoggs.
Preparation for a new season has become a year around event, even at the high school level.
“We’ve had a steady turnout for weight lifting and our passing league,” Corley said. “We have had a good core group.”
Some players have been involved with other committments such as basketball and baseball, but Corley said the numbers should climb as summer work for those sports conclude.
“I expect everyone to be here in July,” the coach said. “We want to be prepared for preseason practice.”
This week is the official Georgia High School Association “dead week” where players cannot take part in any form of offseason workouts or conditioning.
The first official day for fall practice can be Aug. 1 although Corley said WBHS will begin Aug. 3, the first day of the new school year.
The Bulldoggs will host an on-campus camp Aug. 7-9. Corley said the coaches and players will use that time as a way to build team chemistry for the upcoming season.
Weight training will continue on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8-11:30 a.m. The summer passing league, which had been held at Jefferson High School, will now move to Jackson County High School on Tuesday evenings.
