9-2! What a season! That was the record of my senior year of high school football. What a way to end my high school football career. The wins that we worked for and earned came with a lot hard work. A football season is not just one season. It consists of three stages combined: the preseason, the regular season, and the postseason. As each season progresses, the more interesting and exciting the games become.
             The first season is called the preseason, which lasts for two weeks. During this time, all of the players get into shape for the regular season. Getting in shape consists of a lot of running, exercise, and weight lifting. This is also the time when the coaches explain and run through the many different play calls with the players. These plays differ from pass to run and formations such as: I, Power I, Open, Twins, and so on. The final step of the preseason includes the placement of the players according to their experience, ability, and where they are needed most. The part of the season that I remember most is the scrimmage against Greenway. Every year since I have played football, we have scrimmaged them. This was always a lot of fun because I play hockey with many of the guys from the Raider team. I have the most fun during this time of the preseason.
             The next part of the season is the regular season. It lasts eight weeks. Once this season begins, practice is everyday Monday through Thursday from approximately 3:30 to 5:30. Each practice consists of a stretch warm up, special teams, agility/plyos, defensive plays, offensive plays, and ending each practice running 350s. Once Friday comes around, all of the players and coaches are excited and pumped up for the big game. Games are played every Friday night for eight straight weeks - which means that we play eight games. The regular season game that I remember most is beating Cook County. This vigorous game lasted the complete forty-eight minutes with the fi
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