Spring Football Practices

 Who: All players interested in being part of the 2018 Tahoma Bears Football Program – next fall’s 9^th -12 graders.

• Current 9-11^th graders (varsity & JV players): Practice begins Tuesday, June 12^th.
• Rising Seniors will be fitted for equipment at Tahoma HS on 3:00-6:00, Tuesday, May 29^th. 
• Rising Juniors will be fitted for equipment at Tahoma HS on 3:00-6:00, Wednesday, May 30^th.
• Rising Sophmores will be fitted for equipment at Tahoma HS on 3:00-6:00, Thursday, May 31^st.
• For those who can’t make that date, we will fit all remaining players on Friday, June 8^th from 3:00-5:00.
• Current 8^th graders (Freshman team): Practice begins Tuesday, June 12^th.
• Rising Freshman team players will be fitted for equipment at Tahoma HS on 10:00 - noon, Saturday, June 2^nd. 
• For those who can’t make that date, we will fit all remaining players on Friday, June 8^th from 3:00-5:00.
• All Players
• All players must have been athletically cleared and have a "pink card" to receive equipment. We won’t start fitting players who arrive less than 30 minutes before the fitting that day is scheduled to end. Plan on at least 45 minutes to an hour to get your equipment issued.

What: The spring practice consist of three days of practice in shorts and helmets followed by padded full contact practices. Returning Varsity/JV level players (current 9-11^th graders) will practice separately, but at the same time as next year’s freshman team (current 8^th graders).

Where: All spring practices are held at Tahoma HS.

When: Practices are every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (3:00-6:30 pm) from June 12^th  until July 10^th . **Please note there will be no practice the week of June 26^th, as several of our Coaches (Davis, Wells & Tugwell) were selected to coach in the State All-Star Game in Spoke!** Spring Practice will culminate with a Team Football Camp at the University of Puget Sound (UPS) in Tacoma, WA from July 13^th through July 16^th. More information on camp and how to register can be found here.

The full spring (and summer) practice schedule can be found here.

Why: Spring practices are an opportunity to get a head start for next fall. They are not required but highly encouraged and an essential part of preparing for next season. If players plan on attending the UPS team camp this summer: 

• Players are required by the WIAA to have at least 4 full-contact practices before participating in scrimmages against an opponent. Players attending UPS must have 3 days of practice without pads and 4 days with pads in order to scrimmage other teams at camp.