First-year Bryan County football head coach Mark Wilson is excited about the summer and the coming football season.
Monday night marked the beginning of the official summer workouts for the Redskins.
“We are opening the weight room so we can spend the month of June getting stronger,” Wilson said.
A lot of players are two- and three-sport athletes which is common at a small school.
The Redskins had a positive 10 days during spring football. Wilson said he was able to show them the spread offense which the Redskins plan to run this season.
“We will be able to spread a team out and throw the ball but also be able to run, too," Wilson said. “Our goal offensively is to be able to present a balanced attack.”
Bryan County will be honing their passing game by competing in the Richmond Hill passing league on Thursday nights.
Defensively, Wilson will work out of a traditional 3-4 package. The base defense employs three down linemen and four linebackers.
Bryan County had around 60 players out during spring practice, which is positive sign for Wilson.
“We worked on a lot of fundamentals and the kids did everything we asked of them,” Wilson said.
Wilson added that the kids were excited and the coaches did a great job.
Wilson’s staff includes Blake Nesmith, Tony Dragon, Mario Mincey, Morgan Jersey,and Oliver Griffith.
The Redskins use the Bigger, Faster, Stronger weight program, which allows players to pyramid lifts, allowing them to increase in strength. BFS is the largest followed weight program from high school to NFL in the nation.
Strength is only one area that Wilson expects the Redskins to make gains in. One of the most important things Wilson wants is for every player to be is in shape.
Football players learn very quickly that the heat of June and July usually intensifies during the beginning of football of season in mid-late August.
Players that aren’t in shape by then begin cramping and missing plays and are not able to play to full capacity.
“We are definitely going to get in shape this summer with running and agilities,” Wilson said.
A lot of teams are moving to kinetic, plyometric and resistance workouts, but Wilson wants to keep it old school at Bryan County, he said, because those workouts can’t replace the hard work and sweat of true conditioning.
“We are going to start working more mentally on football in July, but we will make sure that we will be stronger and in shape by the time the season starts,” Wilson said.