Forester Spring Football

The Lake Forest College football team will begin their NCAA Non-Traditional Season on Sunday at 1pm. Here is a preview of things that will be seen in the spring season.

"I am excited to get the guys out on the field with a football. I know that they have had a great off-season in the new Wes Dixon Weight Room in the Sports Center. Just looking at our guys, you can tell that there have been some significant transformations in their body composition. I have been impressed with the enthusiasm that our guys have shown towards everything that we have asked them to do this off-season. I know that our spring and fall will benefit from their efforts." said Head Football Coach Jim Catanzaro.

On coaching staff changes:

"I think that spring ball will give Coach Kerr a chance to put his stamp on the offense. As an assistant the last two years, he had a tremendous impact on the offense, now that he is taking the reigns, I am confident that he will continue the refining process. Coach Soenksen will have an opportunity to work with the offensive lineman on the field, install his terminology, and take the leadership role with the players. I know that when I came to LFC in 2006, the hardest thing was not having
actually coached our players until August. I think that the addition of this non-traditional season will really help us in that matter. Other than that, our coaching staff will remain together."

On position battles:

"I have been clear to our players, that we are entering this mini-season with 63 players on the roster. That is the most we have ever had involved in an off-season. You have to bring your "A" game every day, and you have to be consistent. With this being a non-live/non-contact period, we won't be able to make any true depth chart adjustments, but we will get a chance to evaluate the mental growth and physical growth of our players."

On concerns:

"We will have to be cautious of the physical conditioning of some of our guys who are multi-sport athletes. A guy who plays in a rugby tournament or a lacrosse tournament on a Saturday, isn't going to have much left in his legs on a Sunday practice. We just have to be cautious and make sure that we don't have an muscle over-use injuries. Other than that, I have no concerns, I just can't wait to get onto the field."

HEAT OF FUSION WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Prior to Spring Break, the Forester Football team participated in their first ever "HEAT OF FUSION EVENT." In a number of competitions between the leadership board teams, the Red Devils, led by Gil Munoz, finished in first place with 318pts. They narrowly defeated the Disciples of Sir Bartemus (led by Kevin Davis) with 311 pts and the Lakers (led by Sal Perales) who had 310 pts. It was a great event, and a tradition that will carry on to future years!

St. Baldricks 2011

A number of Foresters were participants in the 2011 St. Baldrick's Day event in Kenosha, WI honoring Benny Watters. Here are some pictures!!

Information on St. Baldrick's DaySt. Baldrick's Home Page

Benny Watters Scholarship Fund: Donate to Benny's Scholarship

HEAT OF FUSION DAY 1 RESULTS

THREE WAY TIE FOR THE LEAD AFTER DAY #1

The Sports and Recreation Center and the Alumni Fieldhouse Ice Rink were full of intense competition this afternoon. The Forester Football Leadership Board teams competed in day #1 of their first ever "Heat of Fusion." After some intense 3 on 3 basketball, broomball, ice soccer, and volleyball games, the standings after day #1 are as follows.

1st place 80pts
The Lakers (Perales)
Boomers (Flynn)
Red Devils (Munoz)


4th place 60pts
Sir Bartemus (Davis)

5th place 45pts
Gold Coasters (Butts)
Jaybirds (Burke)

7th place 10pts
Lumberjacks (Clady-Mason)

Competitions continue through Wednesday amongst the leadership board teams.

HEAT OF FUSION BEGINS

The Forester Football Team begins is first ever "Heat of Fusion" contest today. The team, broken down into its leadership board groups, will compete against each other in a number of athletic events, including volleyball, basketball, broomball, among the activities.

The concept of "HEAT OF FUSION" applies to a chemistry principle of melting a solid into a liquid. In many ways, this idea, is applicable to the current time of year for the Foresters.

By coming together, the Foresters will generate an awful lot of heat, sweat, and continue to gel and flow together as the prepare for their non-traditional season after spring break.

Updates of the Heat of Fusion contests will be posted this evening on this blog.

Gold Coasters Earn Leadership Board Bonus Points

The Gold Coasters Leadership Board team earned a 25 point bonus by performing a community service event as a team. The Gold Coasters were acitve participants and volunteers that the NCAA/Lake Forest College National Girls and Women in Sports Day that was held in conjunction with the LFC vs. Grinnell College Basketball games.

Associate Athletic Director Portia Lowe commented

,"The players from the football team were outstanding facilitators and leaders of their groups. The girls that participated in the event, really enjoyed getting to interact with "REAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS."

Among other things, the players assisted in running the relay races, basketball skills development, soccer skills, and in the trivia contest. Many of the players stayed and sat with the girls during the women's basketball game.

The Lake Forest College Football Team Leadership Board competition is a semester long activity. Each semester, the team votes on leaders who they feel best represent the interests of their program. The leaders then draft players to their teams. The teams earn points through various activities throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, both a team and individual award are given. These awards are presented at the end of the semester, and are honored on a plaque in the Halas Hall meeting room. The leadership board teams are named after former Lake Forest College Mascots or traditional references to the athletic teams. Scores are updated throughout the semester on our blog site.

Spring of 2010 Winners: Mike Nelson '12 (Individual) Gold Coasters-led by Luke Butts (Team)

Fall of 2010 Winners: Chris Lang '11 (Individual) Lumberjacks- led by Steve Yena (Team)

Forester Football Alumni Event Announced!!

The Forester Football team, in conjunction with the Lake Forest College Athletic Department will be inviting all of their alums back for a Spring Alumni Challenge Day on Saturday, April 16th.

The day will feature alumni games for the football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, and the volleyball program.

For our football alums, this will include the traditional 7 on 7 flag football game, as well as a skills competition. In the skills competition, the alums will be paired up with a current Forester football player and compete in a pentatholon of football specific challenges in order to win prizes.

In addition to the games, there will be a luncheon to go along with the event. More details will be coming via email soon.