Upcoming Events

November 2009

The Redwood Giants end the 2009 season by beating Drake.

All of us involved in the Giants program want to thank the parents and friends of our football players for your support this season.

Go Giants!

As we transition from one phase of the year to another, I want to
congratulate all 3 teams, and the families which support them on
admirable seasons. Thank you for your support and contributions to our
proud program - every one of you has brought something unique and
irreplaceable to it, and made the experience of all involved something
memorable.

I want to make sure you are all aware of a few business items the coming
weeks and months will bring. As always, feel free to contact me with
questions or concerns.

1. EQUIPMENT RETURN: Boys from all 3 teams must turn in their equipment
on the appropriate day next week: Frosh on Monday after school, JV on
Tuesday, and Varsity on Wednesday. We will have a make-up day on
Thursday ONLY for those who pre-arrange with us due to schedule
conflicts on their assigned day. Players missing equipment will be
billed for the price of that equipment, and will not receive report
cards until all bills have been paid. One Important note; all clothing
(pants, jerseys) MUST be washed or they will be handed back to the
player in question be washed.

2. BANQUETS: The freshman team is having their banquet next week, the
JV team on Saturday, December 5th, and the Varsity team on Sunday,
December 6th (Jason's restaurant). For details about the Frosh & JV
banquets, please forward all questions to the appropriate team
moms/dads.

3. Off Season workouts. While the formal off-season program begins
Tuesday, January 5th, we will begin opening the weight room for informal
workouts next Monday, November 16th. Workouts will take between 60-90
minutes (shorter for in-season athletes). All players who are not
involved in a winter sport or have direct scheduling conflicts are
strongly encouraged to attend, though attendance and accountability will
not be thoroughly tracked UNTIL January 5th, after which there will be
consequences for a lack of accountability. STARTING IN JANUARY:
- Players are expected to be at workouts on any day where they
don't have a direct conflict/pre-arranged absence. We emphasize
accountability as one of the 8 core principles of our football program,
and attendance at workouts is a part of that.
- All players receive 2 credits per week of participation in a
Redwood Sport (Wrestling, Basketball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, etc.)
or 1 credit per week of participation in a club sport (Rugby, Rowing,
etc.).
- Current Frosh wishing to participate in Fresno Football Camp
in June must accumulate a minimum 34 workout credits over the 17 weeks
of workouts between January and June.
- Current Sophomores wishing to play Varsity next fall must
accumulate a minimum of 65 workout credits over the 17 weeks of workouts
between January and June if they wish to be invited to play for the
Varsity team. Failing to accumulate enough credits will make the player
ineligible to play Varsity until specifically invited to do so by the
Head Varsity Coach.
- Players of all grades must meet the same standards as current
sophomores if they want to be eligible for leadership council,
captaincy, or all league nomination.

Also, below I have included a message from T & B sports advertising some
equipment they are putting on sale if any of you are interested in
purchasing your own shoulder pads (for example).

As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments or
concerns.

GO GIANTS!

Jonathan Hirsch
Head Football Coach
Social Studies Teacher
Redwood High School

We have a GREAT price reduction on excess inventory in our stock
shoulder pads. The models are prices:

Air_Flo Series
TAG AFT610 Air Flo deluxe pads QB/REC/DB list price $275.00
special price $159.99
sizes 1/med 2/lg 2/xl
TAG AFT650 Air Flo deluxe pads LB/DE/RB list price $275.00
special price $159.99
sizes 1/med 7/lg 7/xl
TAG AFT665 Air Flo deluxe pads DL/OL/TE/DE list price $275.00
special price $159.99
sizes 3/sm 2/med 2/xl 1/xxl
TAG AFT 544 Air Flo all purpose pad list price
$275.00 special price $94.99
size 2/xs 3/med (JV pad)

Air-Lite Series
TAG ALT 710 Air-Lite shoulder pads :qB/Rec list price
$200.00 special price $119.99
sizes 6/med 13/lg 6/xl
TAG ALT 750 Air-lite shoulder pads: RB/FB/DB/LB list price $200.00
special price $119.99
sizes 10//sm
TAG ALT 765 Air-Lite Shoulder pads OL/DL list price
$225.00 special price $124.99
sizes: 17/med 6/xl 1/xxl

Strike Force Series
TAG 780 Strike Force durable @B/DC/WR pad list price $125.00
special price $89.99
sizes: 1/sm 1/lg 1/xl
TAG 150 Strike Force durable RB/FB/DB pad list price
$160.00 special price $99.99
sizes 1/sm 5/med 6/lg 4/xl
TAG 215 Stike Force OL shoulder pads list price
$140.00 special $68.99
sizes 1/lg
TAG 550 Strike Force all skill position pads list price
$165.00 special price $99.99
sizes: 6/sm 5/med 3/lg 4/xl 2/xxl

Battle Gear Series
TAG 980 Battle Gear JV pad QB/Rec pad list price
$110.00 special $64.99
sizes 1/sm 4/med 1/lg
TAG 100 Battle Gear JV pads all purpose list price
$85.00 special $49.99
sizes 2/sm 4/med 3/lg
TAG 300 Battle Gear RB/FB/DB pads list price
$110.00 special $64.99
sizes: 1/sm 2/med 3/lg 3/xl

Girdle inserts:
TAG TSF883 med lite weight 3 piece list price
$11.00 special $7.99 (357 on hand)
TAG TSF880 reg lite weight 3 piece list price
$7.00 special $4.99 (29 on hand)
TAG TSF780 adult vinyl 3 piece pads list price
$$9.99 special $6.99 (234 on hand)
TAG AFT100 small lite weight moisture mgmt list price $13.99
special $9.99 (21 on hand)
Adams 1206M vinyl dipped list
price $9.99 special $6.99 (20 on hand)
Adams 1666 slotted hip pads list
price $9.99 special $6.99 (102 on hand)

Thigh Pads:
TAG TSF888 lg..lite weight list
price $6.99 special $3.99 (201 on hand)
TAG TSF895 small lite weight list
price $6.99 special $3.99 (156 on hand)

Knee pads:
TAG TSF875 small round lite weight list price
$3.99 special $1.99 (37 on hand)
TAG TSF100-2 small vinyl round pad list price
$6.99 special $3.99 (66 on hand)
TAG AFT250 light weight list
price $6.99 special $4.99 (93 on hand)
TAG TSF873 JV lite small pad list
price $4.99 special $2.99 (226 on hand)

Subject to stock on hand....these items are going very, very fast at
these prices...

Dan Coffey
T&B Sports
650 703-2930
dcoffey@tandbsports.com