The Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team recently wrapped up their annual spring football camp, which took place from May 11 to 15.
The camp gave the coaches an idea of what to expect once the season starts in the fall.
“We got a nice look at who’s going to fit in where for us come the fall; and we tried out a few guys at playing different positions they haven’t played in the past,” said coach Mark Schott.
Throughout the five days of camp there were around 25 students each day, which was a good number according to Schott, but he also said he hopes to see an increase in numbers once the season begins.
Going into the camp, the main objective was to work on the basics for each position and see who fits where, so the coaching staff as idea of what this team will look like come the fall.
“We have a rough idea of who will fit where, and we’ll make some system offensive and defensive tweaks, based on what we saw here this week,” said Schott.
He also mentioned nothing is set in stone, and in the fall they might move some players around.
“Guys can emerge and grow over the summer, and things can happen that we didn’t see out here this week,” he said.
What impressed Schott the most throughout the camp was the speed of the team.
“We have a lot of fast players on the field and that’s exciting, because speed is something that’s tough to coach, it’s tough to develop. So, if we have guys coming in with a natural ability … that’s a nice luxury to have as a coaching staff.”
Overall, Schott believes it was a successful camp and he was happy they were able to conclude the camp with an inter-squad scrimmage.
“We were able to get a lot accomplished this week … and it’s always nice when we can finish the week off with a scrimmage,” Schott said.
The Elecs resume football activities Aug. 20, and Schott thinks the team will be ready once the season starts.
“I think we definitely have a lot of potential. We’re still hoping to recruit some more bodies to give us more depth in some different positions, and if we’re able to do that, it will give us a better chance to be successful.”
