Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter High School Football coaches held a Coaches Clinic with the Dexter Parks and Recreation football coaches to talk and learn about techniques that will make them more successful on the football field.
“The clinic was designed to help Dexter Parks & Recreation football coaches,” stated Dexter Head Football Coach Justin Peden. “Those guys donate their time to help Dexter's little league football be the best they can be and I respect what they do immensely.”
Both Coach Justin Peden and Coach Greg Lummukka helped with the clinic set up by Jamie Rowe of Dexter Parks and Recreation. The clinic focused on the fundamentals of football while teaching and sharing some of the most dynamic drills of the game.
“I thought it might be helpful to discuss things like implementing our offensive strategies, blocking techniques and practice drills and organization. I personally thought it was a very successful meeting and the DPR coaches know that they can lean on us as a resource anytime they need us,” continued Peden.
DPR football season will commence this week beginning with practices and games. These very excited youngsters dream of one day becoming a high school Dexter Bearcat playing on the “big” field under the lights at Charles Bland Stadium.
Just ask any little league football player what they going to do when they get to high school, and the answer will be play BEARCAT football!
Almost 100 kids from grades 3 - 6 signed up to play DPR football this year. The Varsity Teams are the Red Team and Black Team consisting of 5th and 6th graders. Jason Greenvield coaches the Red Team. Brett Dorton and Derek Driskill coach the Black Team.
The Junior Varsity teams consist of 3rd and 4th graders and have been broken into 4 teams, Red Team, Black Team, Blue Team and the Green Team. Joe Kennedy, Kris Chamberlain, and Derek Bradley coach the Red Team. The Black Team is coached by Jason Comfort and Matt Stone. Josh Coons, Jason Josupait, Tony Parrish, and Mark Zabelin coach the Blue Team. The Green Team is coached by Don Bewley, and Tom Jarell.
The coaches have been busy preparing for the season with uniforms and gear handed out last week and practices already started. The DPR Little League Football Program has been a part of the Dexter community for more than 40 plus years, going back to the 1970’s and with the support of the Bearcat fans it will continue for many years to come.
Join us on the field and support the young Bearcats of the future. Action will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings when the JV Little League takes the field first followed by the Varsity. The ShowMe Times will post a schedule of all games as soon as it is available. The Dexter Parks & Recreation work closely with the schools and coordinating games can be time consuming.
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