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2009-07-07T11:37:00.001-07:00

Eagle Community Support Meeting: 4/13

2009-03-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

The next Eagle Community Support Meeting will be Monday, April 13 at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the cove. The meeting will be focused on fundraising and work sponsorship opportunities. We will also briefly discuss the camp scheduled for the following evening. Hope to see you all there.

Eagle Spring Camp Series: April (4/14)

2009-03-26T15:48:00.001-07:00

The April camp will be on Tuesday 4/14 @ 7:00 PM. It will be held at the AT & T Sports Pavilion. This camp will stress the fundamentals of the Spread Offense. It will be free, however, progress reports are required. If a student-athlete is failing a class they MUST be enrolled in an after-school study program in order to participate. The coaching staff will be checking with the teachers of ALL students who had an "F" at the quarter progress report. Look forward to seeing you all there!

Spring Camp Series

2009-03-18T09:06:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone in the Eagle World has enjoyed their spring break. The football program is starting to gain momentum as we are entering the fourth quarter of the school year. Here is a list of planned activities over the next few months.

EAGLE SPRING CAMP SERIES: March
March 20, 2009
6:00-8:00PM
AT & T Sports Pavilion
Registration starts at 5:45
This camp will review offensive fundamentals and introduce players to the necessary defensive skills to play Eagle D. The camp is free with a completed registration form and grade check sheet.

EAGLE SPRING CAMP SERIES: April
Date TBA
West High School
This camp will be split into both an offensive and defensive session. This will be a great chance to get familiar with the Eagle Football prior to the Eagle Spring Training Camp. This camp will be free with a completed registration form and grade check sheet. If a student has an "F" in a class, they must be enrolled in an after school tutoring program in order to participate in this camp.

EAGLE SPRING TRAINING CAMP
May 11-15
West High School
This week long camp will introduce all prospective Eagle Football players to the Eagle Football Program. The camp will run in a similar fashion to that of fall practice. This open-to-the-community camp is a great opportunity to get a taste of what the new Eagle football program is all about. Check back to the blog as May approaches for more details.

CIFC PASSING LEAGUE
Starting in June
Dimond High School
This league will be a great opportunity for players to get a chance to both learn the offensive passing system while competing against other Cook Inlet Conference rivals. It should be a great opportunity for all Anchorage football players to improve their skills.

ALL-ALASKA FOOTBALL CAMP
June 21-24
Colony High School
This camp is a great opportunity for the program to both grow as a team and receive instruction from a large selection of college coaches. This is a great chance for players to get introduced to prospective future college coaches. Check out their website for more details.
http://www.allalaskafootballcamp.com/

Congrats Josh Kaiwi!

2009-02-04T11:41:00.000-08:00

In case you had not heard...

Josh Kaiwi will be signing to Oregon State today with a full-ride athletic scholarship!

The signing will take place in the West High conference room at 2:30 this afternoon (Feb. 4, 2009). Again, congrats to Josh! We look forward to watching you and the Beavs for the next few years.

-Coach Davis

February Update

2009-02-04T11:35:00.000-08:00

Wow, what a month! January flew by with an exciting pace. We had our first community support meeting, where members of the booster club met with members of the local community to discuss ways to best support the Eagle Football program. Turnout was good and we are looking forward to an even better turnout for February’s support meeting:

EAGLE BOOSTER AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT MEETING
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
7:00 PM
EAGLE “POWERHOUSE” WEIGHT ROOM

We also just successfully completed our first off-season camp. The Eagle Winter camp was a great experience with over 40 players in attendance. The camp was open to all students in ASD from grades 7-11 and focused on the fundamentals of running the spread offense. The camp was upbeat and energetic. Bravo to all the assistant coaches that helped drive this camp in a positive and rewarding direction. Our next camp will be at the end of February or beginning of March based on availability and cost of indoor space. It will have a defensive focus as well as chance to refresh the offensive fundamentals learned in January. Check back to the blog for more updates.

The Eagle Powerhouse continues to form an exciting buzz around the school. Student athletes are working their rear’s off for an hour Tuesday through Friday. The community at large has done more than a few double-takes as they walk by “The House” and see nearly 30 kids pushing themselves to get better everyday. If you get a chance to either participate in the workouts or help assist please swing by. “The House” is a great opportunity for the community to interact with the players in the off-season.

We will be instituting our Academic Probation Program starting with the publishing of the four-week progress reports. Any student with an “F” in a class must work on that class for 30 minutes in order to participate in “The House” workouts or the off-season camps. Once the “F” is brought up, the student athlete will be taken off Academic Probation.

The student athletes have responded to the new program and continue to be the driving force in the successful progression of our program. I look forward to meeting more players, parents, and community supporters as we build the program.

West Side Eagle Pride

Coach Davis

Exciting January

2009-01-11T14:05:00.000-08:00

January has already been an incredibly busy month and will only continue to grow in excitement. The weight room has averaged 20 student athletes a day and has been an incredibly upbeat, high-energy event.

EAGLE FOOTBALL COMMUNITY MEETING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

7:00 PM

EAGLE POWERHOUSE WEIGHT ROOM

This meeting will be our first fundraising effort meeting of the year. Agenda items will include upcoming fundraisers, fundraising ideas, formation of the new booster club, and ways the community can actively been involved in the football program. The current state of the football program and player activities will also be discussed.

EAGLE FOOTBALL: WINTER SKILLS CAMP

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23

3:00-5:00 PM

AT & T SPORTS PAVILION

COST: FREE

This is the first skills camp that will be held for the Eagle Football community. The entire football community of Anchorage is invited to this free event that will be held inside at the AT & T Sports Pavilion. Fundamental offensive skills will be stressed at this non-contact camp. Check back to this website for links to download the sign-up form and directions.

EAGLE POWERHOUSE SST SESSIONS

TUESDAY-FRIDAY

2:30-3:30

The Eagle football coaches will be holding Speed, Strength Training sessions all off season long. These sessions help prepare ALL athletes for their upcoming activities. Flexibility, acceleration, strength, and safety are stressed during these workouts. For those who can not make the 2:30-3:30 session an optional 3:30-4:30 session is available by request. This is the best way to get into Football/Wrestling shape while building the team concept.

December Update

2008-12-12T09:10:00.000-08:00

Hello,
November was a blur and December is racing by as we prepare for final exams. Here is an update of our progress here at West High School.

Coaches:

Assistant Coach interviews have been going for the last few weeks and the staff is starting to come together. We will have a meet-the-coaches meeting at lunch in January and we will be holding our first camp as well.

Camps:

In order to begin building our program we will be holding an open-to-the-community football camp. The camp will take place some time in January as we are waiting for gym space to open up. The camp will be open to all positions and grade levels 8-11. The camp will be operated by the coaching staff of the West Anchorage Football Eagles.

Weight Room:

In a few weeks we will be assembling the Eagle Football/Wrestling weight room. It will be the room where Eagle success is built. I encourage you check out http://www.speedstrengthtraining.com/ for information on the program that we will be installing here at West High School. The program was designed by nationally recognized strength and conditioning coach Steve Kenyon and former 49ers Linebacker Dan Bunz. It was initially designed with football in mind, but has since become an intense, effective, and efficient way to prepare for any sport. Football skills will be stressed as every lift and exercise has a DIRECT football application.

After school weight lifting sessions will begin in January. As we get closer to second semester check back to the blog for more information.

CHOOSE Victory!

-Davis

Hello West High

2008-11-06T11:06:00.000-08:00

Hello West High!
My name is Tim Davis and I am the new head coach at West Anchorage High School. I am incredibly excited for this opportunity to build the West High football program into a organization that the community can take pride in. However, this process will take hard work by many. Players, community members, and coaches all must band together. When we unite in the creation of a new program the possibilities for our community are limitless.

A little about me:
I am lifelong Alaskan. I graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2005 with a B.A. in History. Recently I graduated from Wayland Baptist University with a Master of Arts in Secondary Education. I was hired at West High School in the spring of 2008. I have coached at Service High School for eight years, and most recently I served as the Co-Offensive Coordinator for the 2008 State Championship team. I have coached at all levels and all positions.

I am so excited about the opportunity to teach and coach in this building. I see great potential here at West High School as both an educator and a coach. As we start the process of building the program check back to this blog for the latest information.

If you wish to contact me directly shoot me an email to:
davis_tim@asdk12.org

Again I look forward to the challenges and opportunities to better this community.