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Portland State
Football Family Fun
Day Scheduled For
August 21st
Seahawks’ Coach
Holmgren Debuts
the team. “ He ju st said, ‘W e’re going
to pay m ore attention to details. Be­
cause if you c a n ’t do the little things,
then you ca n ’t play for m e.’”
A dded R ick y W atters, “ W ith
coach H olm gren, w e ’re going to be
B> MARK JEWELL
© T hf A ssoc iated P ress
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle
Seahawks got a quick introduction to
Mike 1 lolmgren’s practice philosophy at
Sunday’s opening o f training camp.
Rather than allow the team to ease
into camp the first day, Holmgren in­
terrupted proceedings midway through
a morning session and explained to the
entire team what he expects to see in
firet-and-10 situations.
The chat session illustrated the new
Seahawks’ coach’s emphasis on detail
and his willingness to take time out from
practice to discuss his philosophy.
“ I w ant to explain to them w hat
the drill was. I w ant to explain to
them w hat I expect o f them ," said
H olm gren, w hose predecessor, D en­
nis Erickson, typically took a m ore
h ands-off approach in practice.
A ccording to A ll-Pro defensive
end M ichael Sinclair, H olm gren has
m ade a strong early im pression on
Seahaw ks players.
“ W hen w e first cam e to cam p, he
e x p lain e d h is p h ilo so p h y ," said
Sinclair, starting his ninth year with
T he second annual Portland State
Football Fam ily Day will take place
on Saturday, A ugust 21, from 1-3
p.m. at Civic Stadium . This event is
free and open to the public, and will
be followed by a team practice, w hich
w ill also be open to the public.
Football Fam ily Fun D ay is d e­
signed as an opportunity for fam i­
lies to com e out and m eet the P o rt­
land State football team in a fun
atm osphere, get autographs and p ic­
tures, and play a little football, too.
Stations w ill be set up on the field
for kids to play catch w ith a V iking
player, attem pt a field goal kick and
try on som e o f the football eq uip­
m ent and uniform s, w ith Portland
S tate football players and coaches
as the host at each station. Parents
can take advantage o f this o p p o rtu ­
nity to chat w ith players and coaches
about the upcom ing 1999 season.
Portland State football posters will
be given aw ay during Fam ily Fun
D ay, and everyone in attendance will
have a chance to get their posters
very disciplined.”
But, W atters said, H olm gren's
discipline also has a soft side.
“C oach H olm gren is alw ays p o si­
tive,” the running back said. “Even
w hen som ething goes w rong h e’s
still positive about it.”
H olm gren, the form er G reen Bay
Packers coach w ho took over in Se­
attle after Erickson w as fired follow ­
ing an 8-8 season, is trying to get the
Seahaw ks to the playoffs for the first
tim e since 1988.
H e liked w hat he saw Sunday.
“T his was a good day. This is
fun,” he said. “Y ou see a little b it o f
the rust, but you also see great enthu­
siasm and great effort.”
ForHolmgren,seeinghisplayeretake
the field was a reward for the months o f
preparations leading up to camp.
“O nce w e get out on the field,
th e re’s not a lot o f paperw ork,” he
said. “ It’s ju st football, so it’s fun.”
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ta b le s w ith a ll- b ig p e rfo rm e rs
O rsh aw an te B ry an t and C h arles
Dunn, H ead C oach Tim W alsh and
many others holding court.
T he en tire P o rtlan d S tate fo o t­
ball team an d c o a c h in g s ta ff w ill
be in a tten d a n ce , alo n g w ith the
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P o rtlan d S tate o p en s th e 1999
fo o tb all se aso n on the ro a d at
F resno S tate on S ep te m b er 4. T he
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b e r 11 vs. W estern W ash in g to n .
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in the C o n tin en tal B a sk etb all A s­
so ciatio n for a b o u t $10 m illio n
and p lan s to o v e rh a u l th e leag u e.
“W e’re very ex cited about this
opportunity, ’ ’ said T hom as, w ho led
the D etroit Pistons to co nsecutive
N BA titles in 1989 and 1990 and is
form er co-ow ner and general m an ­
ager o f the T oronto Raptors. “T he
Jefferson Democrat Football ‘99
by
R oderick E dwards
This year the Jefferson Democrats
Football team plans on having a pro­
ductive season. Last season the Demo­
crats had a pretty good record o f 5-3
going into the 1 “ round o f the playoffs
as the 4,h seed. H aving to play the
defending cham pion M cNary Celts
w asn’t going to be an easy task, and it
w asn’t. The D em os ended up losing
that game after a great first half o f
football. The second h alf determined
the rest o f the game.
“W e hope to go further in the
playoffs this year if w e keep our
heads on straight,” says returning
D efensive End Sadiki Stone.
W ith the returnees that the Demos
have this year the season is looking very
promising. First string Quarterback
John Lee, and Running back Palmer
Butler will be expected to lead the team.
“This could be the best Q uarter-
back, R unning back com bination in
the state." Says recently discovered
back up Q uarterback and D efensive
Back Brandon Branch.
T he only thing that the Dem ocrats
will b e m issing this year is the big
linem en that graduated w ith the class
o f “99” . A s far as speed, athletic
ability, and strength goes, the D em os
have that covered from the L ine­
backer positions in Jesse M cCoun
and D ale C asey to W ide Receivers
Isaih Jackson and John Clark.
A ll the D em os need this season is
a com m itm ent from all the players
to b e students first, football players
second, leadership from the seniors,
and h ard w ork.
As far as preparing for the season the
Jefferson Demos have been going to
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hold Workouts in the Weight Room and
a little field workout afterwards. Al­
though there ’ s not a big turnout the core
group o f players are there working out.
Some oftheplayere like Dale Casey and
Jesse McCoun went to the UofO Foot­
ball Camp. While John Clark. John
Lee, and Palmer Butler attended the
UCLA Football Camp
D aily D oubles start on A ugust 23,
1999
T h ese w orkouts a re n ’t a
cakew alk, b ut if you are w illing to
give it your all and stick through it,
you w ill be the one that benefits.
All that comes to watch the Demos
go head to head with the opponent will
be in for a real treat. So come support
our 1999 Jefferson Democrats.
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with the purchase of $20.00 and up.
M E N T IO N
CBA has alw ays had huge potential,
but we look forw ard to help in g the
league realize its full p o te n tia l.”
T h e C B A ’s n in e team s a re o r­
gan ized as an a s so c ia tio n w ith a p ­
p ro x im a tely 40 o w n ers. T h o m a s
said he p lan s to re o rg a n iz e it in to
a sin g le e n tity leag u e w ith the n in e
fran ch ises rep o rtin g to the leag u e.
T he N B A w ill co n tin u e to use
th e C B A as its d e v e lo p m e n ta l
league an d p ro v id e b oth fin an c ial
and p ro fe ssio n a l support.
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