Final Practice in the Books for Georgia Southern Football
4/19/2013 1:11:00 AM | Football
STATESBORO, Ga. – Over. Done. Complete. Finished. Georgia Southern Football team put its 15th practice of 2013 in the books Thursday afternoon, with the final 17 periods signaling the end of spring ball. Special teams work and position drills covered the first half of the full-pads practice with group option and interaction with the first and second units completed the day. Coach Monken called up the team, recognized those Eagles who had made it through every practice this spring, and then the rising seniors broke the huddle.
Georgia Southern Football is defined by toughness, humility and effort, and while the team was impacted by a significant number of injuries, the expectations are still the same, and those expectations are very high. Coach Monken pushes his team to practice and play with unrelenting effort and conviction, with the blue-collar work ethic that is as much a part of the program as the uniform. The expectations for the last day of practice were not any different.
Just because practices are over, however, doesn't mean the work is finished and as Coach Monken reminds the Eagles, there's always room for improvement. While the team work on the practice field is done, commitment to the team continues. Classwork and strength and conditioning are scheduled through the end of the semester with summer classes beginning shortly thereafter. August 1st, the start of preseason 2013 on the gnatty banks of "Beautiful Eagle Creek" will be here soon enough with the home opener vs. Savannah State at 6 p.m. on August 31st.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and its "Eagles GATA" mobile app for Android and iOS.
OUT OF THE DARKNESS CAMPUS WALK
A community walk on the Georgia Southern campus Saturday, April 27th, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. will help raise funds and awareness for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Members of the Georgia Southern Athletics Equipment room are coordinating this local event and are accepting donations on behalf of AFSP. The "Out of the Darkness" event begins at the Russell Union Rotunda with the 5K walk through and around campus. Georgia Southern Football student-athletes, Athletic Training Room staff and other Athletics Department personnel are participating in the walk next Saturday.
Information on how to register for the walk or donate is available online here tinyurl.com/AFSPOutoftheDarkness. Registration on site begins at 9 a.m. Cash, check or credit card donations will be accepted at the event. Raffle tickets will also be available with prizes donated by Georgia Southern Football, The Sir Shop, Bliss Berry and Hair Plus Salon. For more information on the local event, contact Allison Little at alittle245@gmail.com.
FLAT STANLEY ON THE BANKS OF BEAUTIFUL EAGLE CREEK
Joining the Eagles today for their last practice of the 2013 spring is "Flat Stanley" from the second grade class from Covenant Academy in Macon, Ga. The class is reading the book about Stanley who takes advantage of his status to visit cities across America via mail. Stanley spent time admiring the trophies and memorabilia in the Parrish Football Center, sitting in on team meetings, getting in a workout at Iron Works and reviewing game film.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN OPTION U FOOTBALL CAMPS THIS SUMMER
Five Georgia Southern camps will be offered this summer, including three one-day camps for rising 11th and 12 graders with one at Georgia Southern (June 15th), one in Atlanta (June 21) and one in Macon (June 22). Each one-day camp begins at 12 p.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. with locations for the Atlanta and Macon camps to be announced. Instruction and evaluation is part of the structure of the camp and each camper receives a camp T-shirt. The early registration cost the one-day camp for each camper is $40 for registration and payment by June 10 and $50 for individuals who register after that date.
Both the Offensive Line Camp and the Option Team Camp will be held on campus June 17-18th for 9-12th graders. The $215 camp cost for Day campers includes instruction, lunch and dinner daily, supplemental insurance and camp T-shirt. The cost for campers who stay overnight is $250. A non-refundable $100 deposit must accompany each application. Option U camps are open to any and all entrants limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender. For more information and to register, visit GeorgiaSouthernFootballCamps.com.
