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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021 | 3B ly need to understand the game that they’re about to go and play. … We just have to keep learning, because that’s what this entire year is going to be about.” Indeed, the coaches have a lot to contend with in teaching a style of play that is new to everyone for the most part. “I have a little bit more experience under my belt at least with the six-man as- pect, but it’s still a big learn- ing curve to try and step into Coach Greene’s shoes,” said Krueger. “I still want to do a lot of the same stuff — what he stood for when it came to football and play- ing the game.” For Krueger, defensive Coach Bryan Moore was a big role model when he at- tended Mapleton. “I’d like to see our defense do fairly well,” Krueger add- ed. “We’re teaching a new shoulder tackling in order to make it a lot safer for the kids, not having that head- to-head contact. There have been a bunch of videos that every coach in Oregon has to go through and watch, and that’s what they’re try- ing to progress it into to make it better and safer for all the kids. It’s part of Ore- gon School Activities Asso- FOOTBALL from page 1B he was still in high school, have been playing six-man for at least two years now. “Triangle Lake has been playing since 2018, so we’re coming in pretty well be- hind schedule, in terms of the other teams that we’ve been playing,” Ford said. “The newest team that I know of is Siletz, and they decided to drop down to six-man last year. And oth- er than that, every other school has been playing six- man for a few years now.” Because it’s so new for everyone, the coaches are working with patience and understanding to help the kids get to where they need to be. Their current goal is to ensure that everyone learns as much as possible this year. “I’ve been telling the kids that right now, this is all brand new to us,” said Ford. “We’re going to put our time in, we’re going to prepare you, you guys just need to be preparing your- selves as well. So, I’ve been giving them homework, I’ve been telling them they have to go watch videos. We can get better up here with our fundamentals and our technique, but they actual- ciation’s (OSAA) Heads Up Football Program.” Because of the change in staff and the timing of the new hires, unfortunately, the Sailors have not had as much time for summer practice as they would in a typical school year. “Principal [Brenda] Moyer and the rest of the staff from the school talked to us about it and asked if we were interested in it, and I was, because I was already the middle school coach,” said Krueger. “They con- tacted us in the beginning of August, so we didn’t have a whole lot of time to real- ly get something set up to where we could get the kids into the weight room before school.” “Football pretty much started with daily doubles for the most part, just be- cause of the whole transi- tioning into new coaches,” echoed Ford. The coaches are already preparing the athletes to plan on summer camps next year. “Another interesting and unique thing about this team is the fact that we have no seniors,” Ford add- ed. “That’s why they have to really understand that this is a learning experience Getting rid of for over 20 years this year. We want to go out there and work hard and try to win every game — that’s a given — but we want to go out there and have fun be- cause all of them get at least another year to go and do this. We don’t really know what we’re getting ourselves into, so we want to have fun with it, and prepare our- selves for next year.” With the work they have been doing this summer, the kids are definitely hav- ing fun, and they’ve had the opportunity to earn some money in the process. “I had a close family friend help me out with bucking hay this summer, so hopefully I’ll be able to get more of the kids to do that to give them a little bit of outside weightlifting ex- perience,” said Krueger. His family owns a 150+ acre farm with approxi- mately 40 head of cattle. “We have to put away hay every summer, and I’ve al- ways had a hard time trying to find help until I started coaching,” Krueger said. “Now it’s like, ‘Hey, I know these kids, this would be good for them for football!’ They make a little bit of money, and most kids like to make money during the summer.” As the season begins, Krueger is also looking to- ward the future of Maple- ton football by aligning his program with the new mid- dle school football program that is starting back up this year under coach Brian Barrows. “I’ll be looking forward to having some kids that are at least a little bit ex- perienced with the game if they’ve played in middle school for me before,” said Krueger. “I’m going to talk to the middle school head coach now, to let them know some of the funda- mentals of the route tree and certain things that [the kids] will be using at the high school level, so they aren’t just completely blind- sided or blown away by a whole bunch of new stuff. Then they can work on some of the minor things at the middle school level, but that will help them out when they get to the high school level.” It was one of the things Greene and Krueger worked on with the kids so they could be ready for high school football. Several students Krueger coached when they were in sixth and seventh grade will be on the team this year. Both Krueger and Ford anticipate a learning curve as they get used to the new level of play. “Now, with six-man foot- ball, we have to think about the fact that we have two less players,” Ford said. “So, you have even more ground to cover.” At this point, the team is fairly small as well, so the We are open and ready to assist you! Now offering ff hearing aid leasing 541.991.4475 Receive a free accessory with a new lease. Florence’s only Expires Doctors of audiology 3/16/21. HEARING ASSOCIATES of Florence Florence 1901 Hwy 101, Ste A Johnston Motor Company Since 1939 Scott C. Anderson, Au.D. • Steven G. Anderson, Au.D. HearingAssociatesofFlorence.com 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 players will have to build their strength because most of them will play the entire game. “As of right now, we have seven, and we’re hopeful- ly trying to get a few kids out with registration,” said Ford. Fortunately, the players Krueger and Ford do have definitely want to be there and are already demon- strating prowess on the field. “Keevyn Walker (a soph- omore) has been showing good potential at being the quarterback, as has Alex Burnett, a freshman, and this is his first year ever playing football,” said Ford. “We have some players who are lineman material, but everyone’s a skilled posi- tion in six-man football, because even the center can be a wide receiver. It all just depends on how your for- mation is set up.” He explained, “Every- body has to be able to catch, run and block. Really, the only position that’s been kind of looked at more spe- cifically has been the quar- terback. For everyone else, it really depends on the play and where we think you need to go. “I feel like that’s going to be another unique thing about six-man — your po- sition is not going to be very permanent in any way whatsoever. Maybe more on defense, but on offense, who really knows? You could have three linemen, but sometimes you might just have the center.” The coaches hope to have more kids come out after registration this week, but in the meantime, they are working with what they have, and they are excited to get the season going. “I’m just looking forward to going out and having a good time with the kids and teaching them all the fundamentals that’ll help to keep them safe and grow them into being good, out- standing young adults,” said Krueger. 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