Ann Arbor Huron Football

Congratulations,

Parish Thomas #2

Good luck in the 32^nd 2012 MHSFCA All-Star Football Game. We are all so proud of you. Thanks for all of the great memories under the lights

Band of Brothers – For life!!

Coach Sleeve

The Huron Football Staff

and

The Entire Huron Football Family

Join the Huron Football Banner Club!

Help support your local football program, as well as gain regular exposure throughout the fall season by placing your business name and information in front on thousands in your local community! Your banner (included in membership) will be viewed by fans at every one of our home Youth League games, Frosh games, JV games, Varsity games, and ANY other sport / event that takes place in the stadium, for the entire fall season. The money will go directly to Huron Football and will be used to maintain our essential needs such as helmets, shoulder pads, and other things that are needed.

Download Additional Information and an Application HERE>>>Banner_Business_Order_Form.pdf

Attention all River Rat Football Alumni!!

Coming soon:

*Huron Football River Rats 4 Life Alumni Association

*Link to their Facebook Page:

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000433429037#!/pages/Huron-River-Rats-for-Life/213203785423814

Congratulations to Alex Hassan. Please see below from AnnArbor.com:

http://annarbor.com/sports/high-school/huron-quarterback-alex-hassan-wins-1000-mhsaa-scholarship/

Huron High School senior Alex Hassan is one of 13 recipients of the Class A $1,000 Scholar-Athlete scholarship, the Michigan High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday.

Huron senior Alex Hassan, pictured on the left in an AnnArbor.com file photo, is one of 32 MHSAA Scholar-Athlete award winners.

Hassan, a two-year starter at quarterback for Huron who threw for 1,723 yards and 11 touchdowns last season, was one of 32 scholarship winners across all classes. Each recipient will be honored during a halftime ceremony at the Class C boys basketball state championship game on Saturday, March 24, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.

To be eligible, students had to participate in at least one sport in which the MHSAA sponsors a postseason tournament, carry at least a 3.5 grade-point average and submit an essay on why sportsmanship is important to educational athletics.

Hassan wrote in his essay:

“Sportsmanship and competition do not have to clash. Rather, when working in concert, they enhance each other, which leads to learning important lessons. To participate in competitive athletics is to enter into an unwritten pact, agreeing that by demonstrating excellent sportsmanship, one will respect an opponent’s character as much as try to defeat him.”

Hassan is considering attending Princeton University, a few other Ivy League Schools and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study biomedical and biochemical engineering in the

Huron Football: 2012 Off-season study hall / strength training and conditioning

Study Hall =

*Every Tues and Thurs. 2:45-3:30. Starting Feb 7.

1.) Study hall is for any non-sport athlete that does not have a 7^th hour. That football player is to report to the Health Room (#3210) by Mr. Skiba’s office just down from “jock hall” when you are walking towards the Dome Gym.

2.) Coaches will run the study hall and be checking grades as well. There will be a daily sign-in at the beginning of study hall – all players must sign-in / check in. Doors will close at 2:45pm sharp! BE ON TIME!

*See the 2012 calendars for the actual “specific” work out days – on our football website: RiverRatFootball.com

Winter Workouts =

30 total days. Time Period: Feb 1-March 31

*Incentives:

1.) Any non-winter sport athlete should make 25 out of 30 lifts.

2.) Make 25 out of 30 lifts and be invited to a “lunch” party.

3.) 600, 800, 1000, 12000 LB Club t-shirts and name on our board.

4.) Make 25 lifts and get a certificate for “winter lifting” and a Huron Football winter weight lifting t-shirt.

5.) Recognition on our football website – name and picture.

6.) All non-winter sport athletes that do not have a 7^th hour must make it to every after school Tuesday and Thursday study hall, unless excused by a parent.

7.) Varsity Players: Want to be a Captain in the Fall of 2012? It starts now! Meeting with Coach Sleeve will be during lunch on Wednesday, Feb 8 to go over off-season expectations. You MUST attend this meeting to be considered.

Spring Workouts =

35 total days. Time Period: April 1-June 8

*Incentives:

1.) Any non-spring sport athlete should make 30-35 lifts.

2.) Make 30 out of 35 lifts and be invited to an ice cream sundae party.

3.) 600, 800, 1000, 12000 LB Club t-shirts and name on our board.

4.) Make 30 lifts and get a certificate for “spring lifting” and a Huron Football spring weight lifting shirt.

5.) Recognition on our website – names and picture.

6.) All non-spring sport athletes that do not have a 7^th hour must make it to every after school Tuesday and Thursday study hall, unless excused by a parent.

7.) Varsity Players: Want to be a Captain in the Fall of 2012? It starts now. Written applications will be due to Coach Sleeve on Tuesday, April 10. You MUST apply and interview to be considered. Players will be notified of their interview time.

*Question = “What if I lift during school… Do I still have to come after school?” Yes! You still have to come after school to be with your teammates. You can do chalk talk sessions with coaches, help spot your teammates, and do some extra core with them at the end.

Summer Workouts =

TUFFY CHAMPIONS! Time period: June 18-August 3

24 total days.

*Incentives:

1.) TUFFY Champions need to make 23 out of 24 days (the one-day “off” is the last day of workouts in August). All others need to make 20 out of 24 days or make ups will occur during 2-a-days (for safety reasons – we have to have players in peak shape to maintain good health during our season).

2.) Any Varsity football player that wishes to be a Captain in the fall must make 22 out of 24 lifts in order to be considered to be a Captain.

3.) Tuffy Champions will have their name put on a plaque in our trophy case (done by the year), receive a certificate, a t-shirt, be recognized special at our banquet.

4.) 600, 800, 1000, 1200 LB. Club t-shirts and name on our board.

5.) Recognition on our website – names and picture.

6.) All potential varsity players that make 20 out of 24 workouts will receive 5 helmet reward stickers.

7.) All potential varsity football players will receive 2 helmet reward stickers for every A they receive and 1 helmet reward sticker for every B they receive for their 2^nd semester overall grades.

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Hello Football Family,

First I want to wish a Happy New Year to you and to those who you care for!!

I am very excited for 2012!! As we start something new we remember that every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. One of the hardest things to deal with is when we yearn for the past. We can all be guilty of it at times - some more than others. I have tried very hard to stay away from that and to learn from my experience and apply it to the present. The concept of time is an interesting one. Einstein would still be at it today, trying to figure it out and it is not something I will go into here as it would take too much “time” to discuss. :)

Most all of us make resolutions as we approach the New Year. I am resolute in my approach to continuing to work my tail off to make Huron Football a CHAMPIONSHIP Program, to bring the right Coaches into Huron and to challenge my players to be their very best - on and off the field. I will strive to do things the right way from having my players achieve academically, and to holding everyone in our program accountable as we begin our off-season training workouts and monitoring our players' behaviors and academics. We are about to venture into a crucial time period for our Program. We must maintain great grades and get into the weight room and attend our skill workouts. It takes work, hard work by everyone involved. There are no shortcuts to greatness. There will be obstacles in our way but I for one have never been one to go around the proverbial brick wall... I like to go through it and want you with me as we will do this TOGETHER!!

My Staff and I wish you and your family the very best as the New Year evolves. We are looking forward to working with you and your son as we prepare for the Fall of 2012. Changes to the Program will be coming and announced as we move along. These changes should help move us forward in making our Program great. We will ask you and your son to be extraordinary in 2012 as CHAMPIONS are made and CHAMPIONSHIPS are won in the off-season and then dedicated to WINNING in-season. This time begins for us on January 9 - time to prepare for greatness!!

The 2012 AA Huron Football Calendars are here >>> 2012_Calendars.pdf. Please note that while the calendars can be used as a guide to go off of, they are always subject to change when necessary.

Congratulations to the following players:

As Head Football Coach I take great pride in announcing the 2011 MHSFCA Academic All-State awards that have just been released. The Ann Arbor Huron Football Team AND Alex Hassan were recognized for academic success by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. Congratulations to our Team and Alex!! I am very proud of everyone!!

MHSFCA Academic Awards:

*The 2011 Huron Football Team is an Academic All-State Team with a 3.641 GPA.

*Alex Hassan is a First Team Academic All-State Football Player with a 4.0 GPA.

Congrats again to our Team and to Alex. Well done guys.

Playing Honors

2011 All-State Honorable (Free Press):

Honorable Mention:

WR - Parish Jacobs-Thomas

2011 Class "A" All-Washtenaw County:

Offense, First Team:

RB - Parish Jacobs-Thomas

OL - Jared Weeks

Defense, First Team:

DB - Jamel Nimer

Class "A-B-C-D" Honorable Mention Team:

QB - Alex Hassan

Congrats to the following River Rats on being selected to the All-SEC Football Team

OFFENSE:

1st Team -

senior. #2 RB Parish Jacobs-Thomas

Honorable Mention -

senior. #7 QB Alex Hassan

senior. #74 OL Jared Weeks

DEFENSE:

Honorable Mention -

senior: #8/82 ILB Remiah Adams

senior: #80 DB/OLB Jamel Nimer

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD:
senior. #7 Alex Hassan

Mulit-Sport Athletes

IF we are going to be successful, we NEED the Huron River Rat athletes to play MORE than 1 sport! Here is a great example of that happening with a star basketball player. Please forward this on.

Link:

http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/8291552358576927858/standout-basketball-player-drake-harris-breaking-receiving-records-at-grand-rapids-christian/< 1000 /span>

Jersey Sale!

We cleaned out our football storage closets this year and have bags full of mix and match "vintage" Huron Football game jerseys. I have white, green and gold jerseys with most any number.

If you would like to purchase one, they are $5.00 each. Come scoop these jerseys up. We have them at the school in the class room by the training room. You can stop by and get them from me OR our trainer Tony.

We also have hats and visors for sale for $10.00 each.

Fundraising

>>Here is the fundraising handout from the 7/31 team meeting. Fundraising.pdf

A Seth Harsch Thank You

Hello Football Family,

Thank you ALL for the support and actions taken in making Seth Harsch's celebration of life so wonderful. No words can describe the last few days. This is a very difficult, sad and tragic time that has brought us together, but yet a time where we are here coming together in a new light. Families do that! We lean on each other and share with each other – in good times and in tough times. It’s the bond, the glue, and the foundation that can NEVER be broken between family members.

I am SO PROUD of the boys and staff that were there the last two days. We were 64 current players strong in their game jerseys at Seth's funeral and I also saw another 8-10 former players there Tues and/or Wed. Former players like: Criste, Helvie, and Gott (the eyes of the past are always upon us!). The current players did so GREAT in taking part in the ceremony from beginning to end. We also had about 15 current and former staff members there as well. It was so nice to see former coaches come back like: Coach Jacobs, Coach Majewski, Coach Nappo (just to name a few), as always our current staff was so supportive AND even our new staff members that had only met Seth maybe one time like Coach Carlisle, Coach Parker and Coach Chesney. These Coaches TRULY CARE about our kids - what a blessing!!

I KNOW Libby, Kevin and their families were very touched by our i 1000 nvolvement and as the Leader of the Football Program it was so wonderful to see our football family pull and work together like this in remembering Seth. I cannot thank everyone enough for the support you gave in this time - between the food and the drivers and the attendance - it was just amazing. I firmly believe that in going through this together and sharing in our emotions in what we are feeling; we are bettering our family bond everyday. We ARE continually coming together. We ARE doing this as a family, in these times, because of Seth - for Seth. We WILL be a stronger family unit in having gone through this together in Seth’s honor.

Seth will be a brother for life. He will always be in our mind through thoughts and prayers, and in our hearts on and off the field. He will never, ever be forgotten. In this tragedy know that Seth brought us all closer…. this upcoming season and the one’s to follow are for the "Big Man" #61 - because in OUR football family the eyes of the past are always looking upon us and because of that, #61 will always be looking….

I (we) THANK YOU ALL!!!! GOD BLESS!!!!

Love,
Coach Sleeve
and the Football Staff

Seth Harsch #61 v Bedford