Rangers,

We had a great last week of school.  Thank you to parents and players for your patience during this time and the way you have continued to connect to coaches and complete assignments.  The progress we made over the last several months virtually with our program has been tremendous. 

We were proud to honor Canon Kromis and Luke Horne on Tuesday night at our last VRHS College Celebration of the year.  Good luck and congratulations to all our Class of 2020 football players and their future. 

This week we will still have workouts and character lessons posted in Google Classroom.  Starting Wednesday, we will have parent and player meetings to make sure everyone is educated on the process and structure for our Ranger Summer Weight and Speed Camp (SWSC).  This is exciting news.  We will start the camp on June 8^th and registration begins tomorrow June 1^st through Rank One.  Please visit this webpage to register and read valuable information about our Ranger SWSC.      

https://leanderisd.org/departments/athletics/summer_sports_camps

The overview of our camp that is provided in the registration part of Rank One can be accessed with the following link.  All start times and important reminders about the safety of our camp and skills instruction is provided in this overview to help with questions that you may have about the camp.  We will also host a webinar/zoom meeting on Wednesday night at 6:30pm to help answer more questions about the Ranger SWSC.  We will be sending out a link for this meeting. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WX2U2w-ci5CtGig00mCoSXGCkP1temF8/view?usp=sharing

 Reminder, if players or parents received an email about Impact testing, we would encourage everyone to complete the testing online.  The Rank One/UIL paperwork for the 2020/21 School Year is available for everyone to complete and can be accessed with the instruction link:  https://leanderisd.rankonesport.com/New/NewInstructionsPage.aspx

Thank you for continuing to work with us and encourage our athletes during this time.  Have a great week.  Go Rangers!

Coach Vincent

Monday (Family)

*Ranger SWSC Registration opens through Rank One

Character Lesson & Workout – Google Classroom

Tuesday (Character)

Workout – Google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness)

Character Lesson & Workout – Google Classroom

6:30pm Parent Meeting – Ranger SWSC Procedures

Thursday (Relentless Effort)

Workout – Google Classroom

12:00 Team Meeting (2^nd Block) – SWSC Procedures

12:30pm Team Meeting (1^st Block) – SWSC Procedures

1pm Team Meeting (Incoming 9^th) – SWSC Procedures

Friday (Payday/Finish)

Workout – Google Classroom

**Training Camp for the Fall will be August 3^rd for all players.

Rangers,

As we remember and honor Memorial Day, the Ranger Family is thankful for all the men and women that fought and sacrificed for our freedom.

 We had a great team meeting this past Monday.  Ranger Alumni, Andrew Caston, spoke to our team about making the most of every opportunity even during this pandemic we are experiencing right now.  Our staff also enjoyed seeing our football parents and athletes even if it was from a distance during locker pick up / drop off.  We are proud of our players who finished strong with all our meetings last week. 

Our goal this week as a program is to try to make sure all our players have their grades completed, and we want to continue with individual player conferences.  Also, if players or parents received an email about Impact testing, we would encourage everyone to complete the testing online.  The Rank One/UIL paperwork for the 2020/21 School Year is now ready for everyone to complete and can be accessed with the instruction link:  https://leanderisd.rankonesport.com/New/NewInstructionsPage.aspx

Tomorrow Night (Tuesday) we will have our last College Celebration virtually.  We will have two football players (Canon Kromis, Luke Horne) among other athletes being honored.  Link & Password:   

https://leanderisd.zoom.us/j/91037708325?pwd=dktWL082dEVDRHFzNWNrTlorWEFkZz09

Password: 3qWQje

There has been information about Summer Weight and Speed Camp that has been released by organizations such as UIL, TEA, etc.…  However, LISD will be meeting this week, and we hope to have all information ready for you by the end of this week.  We will keep you posted. 

Have a great week!    

 Coach Vincent

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Monday (Family) – Holiday

Tuesday (Character)

*Individual Player Conferences

12:00 Team Meeting (2^nd Block)

12:30pm Team Meeting (1^st Block)

4:30pm Leadership Council Meeting

6:30pm College Celebration

Workout posted in google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Individual Player Conferences

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Thursday (Relentless Effort)  

*Individual Player Conferences

Workout posted in google Classroom

Friday  (Payday/Finish)           

*Individual Player Conferences

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

**Training Camp for the Fall will be August 3^rd for all players.

Rangers,

Thank you to Fozzy Whittaker for speaking to our players this past Monday in our team meeting.  He talked to our athletes about adapting, academics, and working hard in everything that you do.  This Monday, we will be bringing in Ranger Alumni to speak to our team and we will be going over in detail with players the VRHS Athlete Pick Up/Drop Off Protocol.  Listed below are the 2 opportunities set aside for pick up/drop off.  All items in their athletic locker will be removed and placed in a plastic bag with their name on it for pick up.  We have attached this protocol for all families that will take place in the very back of our athletic facility.  Please read the document completely, and if you are not assisting your athlete with this process please make sure they understand the protocol.  If you have any questions, please let us know.

Athletic Pickup/Drop Off Protocol

This week we will continue to challenge them with character lessons, football, and fitness through our football meetings, google classroom, and remind.  Have a great week.  Go Rangers!

Coach Vincent

Monday (Family)                    

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

12:00 Team Meeting (2^nd Block)

12:30pm Team Meeting (1^st Block)

Workout posted in google Classroom

Tuesday (Character)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness)         

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

Athlete Item Pick Up / Drop Off

3-5pm: Boys last names (A-L)

5-7pm: Boys last names (M-Z)

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Thursday (Relentless Effort)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

Athlete Item Pick Up / Drop Off

10am-12: Boys Last names (A-L)

12-2pm: Boys Last names (M-Z)

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Friday  (Payday/Finish)           

9am Offense/Defense Crossover Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

**Training Camp for the Fall will be August 3^rd for all players.

Rangers,

This past week at our meetings we had the best turnout so far.  We are so grateful that Captain Jeff Haugh (Air Force Academy) was able to address our team this past Monday at our team meeting.  He really encouraged our staff and players.  This Monday, Fozzy Whittaker (Carolina Panthers/University of Texas) will be speaking to our players at our 12 pm and 12:30 pm team meetings. 

Thank you for encouraging them to get up, eat breakfast, and get to meetings.  We believe the routine is helping them.  Our program had a great week! 

 On behalf of our Ranger Football Program we would like to say Happy Mother’s Day to all our Ranger Moms.  We are so grateful for all you do every day for our Rangers.  We hope you have a great Mother’s Day and weekend. 

As always, please reach out if we can help you in anyway.  Have a great week.  Go Rangers!

Coach Vincent

Monday (Family)                    

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

12:00 Team Meeting (2^nd Block) – Guest Speaker (Fozzy Whittaker)

12:30pm Team Meeting (1^st Block) – Guest Speaker (Fozzy Whittaker)

4:30pm Leadership Council Meeting – Vincent

Workout posted in google Classroom

Tuesday (Character)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness)         

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Thursday (Relentless Effort)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

8:30am All Players Send Teacher Appreciation Email

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Friday  (Payday/Finish)           

9am Offense/Defense Crossover Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

**Training Camp for the Fall will be August 3^rd for all players.

Rangers,

It was great to see so many of our young men at our team meeting on Monday last week. This Monday we have a guest speaker coming in to speak to our guys at 12 pm and 12:30 pm at our team meetings. We also had great position meetings last week. We treated the meetings just like a Spring Football install schedule. If our athletes missed multiple meetings, we are reaching out to make sure they are doing okay. Please encourage them to get up, eat breakfast, and get to meetings.

We also need your help. We posted a Teacher Appreciation Assignment for all of them in Google Classroom and on our Remind App. This was due Friday. Please have them fill out the form today. One of the key components of our program in helping them develop into great men is community service, and this is a great opportunity for us to send a note of appreciation to one of their teachers next Thursday. Our coaches are also tracking grades with their academic teams. We are reaching out to all players that have any incomplete assignments in the grade book.

I know all of this is difficult, but our hope is that this routine is beneficial for them. As always, please reach out if we can help you in anyway. Have a great week. Go Rangers!

Coach Vincent

**Teacher Appreciation Assignment today.

Monday (Family)

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

12:00 Team Meeting (2nd Block) – Guest Speaker (Jeff Haugh)

12:30pm Team Meeting (1st Block) – Guest Speaker (Jeff Haugh)

4:30pm Leadership Council Meeting – Vincent

Workout posted in google Classroom

Tuesday (Character)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Thursday (Relentless Effort)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

8:30am Email Teacher Appreciation Letter

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Friday (Payday/Finish)

9am Offense/Defense Crossover Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

**Training Camp for the Fall will be August 3rd for all players

Rangers,

We had a great week of meetings last week.  Our coaches really enjoy seeing their players in meetings.  This is the time of year we would be in Spring Football, so our coaches are spending time teaching the players our offense and defense.  This will be so beneficial for them when we finally get to work on the field again. 

We added team meetings at 12:00 and 12:30 on Monday this week.  We look forward to another great week with everyone.  We have been thinking a lot about all our Ranger families.  Please let us know if we can help with anything.  Have a great week.  Go Rangers!

 Coach Vincent

Monday (Family)                    

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

12:00 Team Meeting (2^nd Block)

12:30pm Team Meeting (1^st Block)

4:30pm Leadership Council Meeting – Vincent

Workout posted in google Classroom

Tuesday (Character)

7:50am 2^nd Block – Team Meeting w/Coach Vincent

8am 1^st Block Team – Meeting w/Coach Vincent

8:10am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness)         

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Thursday (Relentless Effort)

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Friday  (Payday/Finish)           

9am Offense/Defense Crossover Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

**Training Camp for the Fall will be August 3^rd for all players.

Rangers,

I know we did not get the news we were hoping for this week, but please hang in there and keep encouraging your athlete to connect with our coaching staff on mornings that we have meetings. We will continue to connect and encourage them in all our meetings.

In case you missed it, the lights at Gupton and Ranger Stadiums were shining bright Friday night as a symbol of hope and assurance for our athletes. We were able to send a positive message out to parents, seniors, and students as a part of the BE THE LIGHT movement. Huge thank you to our Athletic Director Coach Hormann for allowing us the opportunity to do this for our Rangers!

The Lights are on Ranger Nation! #BETHELIGHT pic.twitter.com/X0h3i6r0ND

— Vista Ridge Football (@vrhsfootball) April 18, 2020

With Spring Football being cancelled, we will have practices for all grades starting August 3rd. We will be looking for more direction from the UIL on summer camps. If something changes, I will keep you informed, and update our important dates and events. Our meeting schedule for next week is listed below. We can do this. Have a great week. Go Rangers!

Coach Vincent

Monday (Family) – 04/20

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

4:30pm Leadership Council Meeting – Vincent

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Tuesday (Character) – 04/21

7:50am 2nd Block – Team Meeting w/Coach Vincent

8am 1st Block Team – Meeting w/Coach Vincent

8:10am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Wednesday (Toughness) – 04/22

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Thursday (Relentless Effort) – 04/23

8am Offensive/Defensive Individual Meetings – Primary

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Friday (Payday/Finish) – 04/24

9am Offense/Defense Crossover Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

VRHS ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2020)~ Class of 2020, The VRHS Athletic Booster Club will be awarding scholarships to students who have participated in VRHS UIL Athletics & whose parent/guardian has been a paid member of an Athletic Booster Club for at least 2 years. Scholarships will be awarded to college bound seniors who have demonstrated a high level of participation in high school and have made a significant contribution to Vista Ridge High School through UIL participation, academics, leadership and community involvement. 

TO APPLY: Please complete the attached application and turn it into your counselor electronically via email.  If you are unable to submit your application electronically, you can mail a hard copy of your application to:

VRABC SCHOLARSHIP 

ATTN.: SONDRA JANSSEN 

109 FOLSOM COURT

GEORGETOWN, TX 78628

All mailed applications must be postmarked on or prior to FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2020.

Rangers,

Last week our coaches enjoyed connecting with all players that were available to join us in our individual position meetings.  Parents, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if your son is struggling in anyway.  We want to help them through this time. 

 This week we will have virtual football meetings starting at 8am on some mornings.  Please encourage them to get up and get their day started, because they can get tutorials from their teachers right after their football meetings.  In our meetings we will be encouraging them with their academics, character, and football.   

 Lastly, I want to encourage you as a parent again.  I know it is tough.  There is not really a training manual for this type of situation.  Hang in there and let us know if we can help.  We will continue to keep Ranger families that are being impacted by this Pandemic in our thoughts and prayers.    

 Rank One was not available last week for us, so you may get an email through Rank One and eSchoolPlus this week.  Schedule is attached below. 

Have a great week.  Go Rangers!

 Coach Vincent

               

Monday (Family)

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

4pm Leadership Council Meeting

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Tuesday(Character)               

8am Defense Individual Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Workout posted in google Classroom

Wednesday(Toughness)    

8am Offense Individual Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

Character Lesson & Workout Posted in Google Classroom

Thursday(Relentless Effort) 

8am Offense Individual Meetings

*Academic Tutorials Available All Day

4:30pm Defense Individual Meetings

Workout posted in google Classroom

Friday  (Payday/Finish)           

Holiday

Dear Future Ranger Parent,

I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to our Incoming 9^th Grade Football Information Night.  This night is for parents of athletes that are wanting to play football next year, and for parents that are still unsure or interested.  This information night has helped many parents and athletes learn a great deal about our program before they decide about high school football.  We would love the opportunity to meet your family, share information, and answer all your questions.  This is an exciting time in your athlete’s life, and I assure you this will be one of the greatest experiences they will ever have. 

The game of football is a very special game to me, and I believe that this special game can teach your athlete so much more than just football; it will teach them about life.  We will be teaching them how to be the best they can be with their faith, families, community, academics, and football.  I believe these are the building blocks of a great football program.  Over the next 4 years, they will make so many memories and develop bonds with their teammates that will last a lifetime. 

Our Incoming 9^th Grade Football Information Night will be on March 9^th in the VRHS Auditorium at 7pm.  This is a great event for you to meet new Ranger Families and find out more information about our football program.  At this event you will get an opportunity to learn more about the way we will impact your athlete through the game of football.  We will also cover:  Schedules, Physical Information, Spring Football Calendar, Moms Clinic Information, Booster Club Information, and much more.  We look forward to seeing you on March 9th. 

GO RANGERS!!!

Sincerely,

Coach Vincent

“I consider it deeply significant that in all my commands during three major conflicts, I have never had to relieve an officer from duty under combat fire who had competed in high school football.I believe that football, perhaps more than any other sport, tends to instill in men the feeling that victory comes through hard work, team play, self-confidence and an enthusiasm that amounts to dedication.”

-General Dwight D. Eisenhower