{"id":2638,"date":"2012-02-15T12:22:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T17:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2012-02-15T14:19:18","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T19:19:18","slug":"kennett-middle-school-adopts-football-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=2638","title":{"rendered":"Kennett Middle School adopts football program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The KCSD Board has endorsed the creation of a league football team for the 7th<\/sup> and 8th<\/sup> grade levels<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By P.J. D\u2019Annunzio, <\/span><\/strong>Staff Writer, KennettTimes.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>KENNETT SQUARE \u2014 Kennett High School football coach Scott Green scored a major touchdown for middle school athletics last Monday night with the School Board\u2019s approval of a new football program for Kennett Middle School.<\/span><\/p>\n

His drive for middle school football has been strong due to the gap between the elementary school program, the Titans, and the Kennett High School Blue Demons squad. Earlier in the year at a meeting held for all players and families who showed interest in the program, a healthy turnout of over 55 prospective players expressed willingness to join.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have about 98% of the families ready to go. We want to keep the costs around $100 to $200,\u201d Green said. \u201cThat price includes busing\u2026paying refs\u2014we\u2019re looking at having an eight game schedule, four home games and four away games. So of course the away games we need busing but not referee fees and for the home games we obviously won\u2019t need busing but we will need referees.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The program\u2019s pay-to-play format represents zero cost to the district, as was intended since its inception. In addition to the membership fee, and to keep costs low, the teams will also be supplemented by fundraising efforts initiated by team parents and coaching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur lacrosse program started the same way, with volunteer coaches\u201d KMS Principal John Carr said, \u201cIt was certainly a put-together program where you\u2019d borrow helmets or pads from somebody, but because of that the community embraced it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, Coach Green secured $5,000 from the Kennett Athletic Booster Club for start-up costs, however, an additional $12,000 is needed to get the program up and running.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe season will start in September, however, we want to get all of the fundraising completed by the end of this school year,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we have a really unique set of parents who are so supportive, so selfless; willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that this happens. It has been very well received by all those affiliated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Practice for the teams\u2014open to seventh and eighth-graders\u2014will be held on KHS grounds. The teams will also practice with the freshman squad for certain intervals, in order form them to be better acclimated to high school athletics.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe benefits of this are we\u2019re getting kids connected in our school system and we\u2019re getting kids in a very positive environment connected with each other, and they don\u2019t have the time to do what we don\u2019t want them to do,\u201d KCSD Superintendent Barry Tomasetti said of the crucial hours between 2PM and 5PM, when children are most likely to experiment with drugs, alcohol, and illegal behavior due to parental absence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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