Good Evening,

This is just a reminder that Off-Season Workouts will officially begin tomorrow.

Prior to workouts, all athletes should:

1. download the new MaxONE App to their phones
2. enroll in our new Google Classroom Site, "Chantilly Football" by using class code kqr0tb

Our workouts will consist of three weight room sessions per week from now until the end of the May. The objective of our off-season strength training is to compete with teammates in the weight room, forge camaraderie among teammates, and to simply get bigger and stronger.  In order for this to happen athletes must elect to make lifting weights a priority. 

Athletes are expected to lift year round even when participating in other sports. Unlike years past, however, the window to complete workouts is not restricted to after school. Athletes will have the following options to complete the three lifts:

1. Athletes can complete the workouts during Personal Fitness class (preferred).
2. Athletes can complete the workouts during Charger Time (athletes must meet school standard as a "Charger in Good Standing" and not be directed to another class).
3. Athletes can complete the workouts after school. The weight room will be open for 60-75 minutes per day from 3 pm- 4:15 pm, Monday through Thursday.

Athletes do not need to attend sessions every day and complete the week's workouts in any fashion they choose (e.g. complete day one Monday after school, day two Wednesday during CT, day three Thursday after school). 

Moving forward, we hope that close to 100% of eligible athletes enroll in Personal Fitness class so that they are able to play other sports without having to squeeze in a lift, work part-time jobs, study, supplement training with personal trainers, etc. For comparative purposes, Westfield as 9 sections of Personal Fitness to our 5. Close to 100% of their football team's eligible members (sophomores through seniors) are enrolled in that elective. 

More details regarding expectations, information about a "points/reward" system will be shared during the Awards Ceremony on 12/14 and via the Chantilly Football Google Classroom site. 

Looking forward to a great, competitive, productive off-season.

Good Evening:

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break.

Our Awards Ceremony will be held in the Chantilly Cafeteria on Thursday, December 14 at 6:30 pm. Attire for players is the same as game day: dress pants and tie.

Players, please use this link to vote for our team MVP. Voting ends 11/30 at 3 pm. 

Our Off-Season strength training will officially begin next Monday.  More information regarding the off-season will be sent via a separate blast later this week.

Thank you.

Good Evening,

We have received word that we are still short a significant number of spots for Friday's game. Please visit our sign-up genius site to volunteer if you are able to do so.

Thank you very much for all of your support. 

Good Afternoon,

Please visit this link to order Homecoming Corsages and Boutonnieres. All proceeds benefit football. Thank you, Jill Maison for organizing this effort!

Good Afternoon,

Just a reminder that we will practice in the morning tomorrow, Columbus Day. The ATC's will be in for treatments starting at 8:30 am. Practice will begin at 9 am.  If you need treatment, please arrive on time. Please bring a pair of athletic shoes just in case we need to spend a portion of practice indoors due to weather. It would be smart to leave an old pair in your locker.

See you in the morning.

Good Evening,

The coaching staff would like to invite interested parents/guardians to join us for a film and Q&A session this Thursday, October 5, in the Lecture Hall at 6:30 pm (***the Lecture Hall is located at the front of the building, across from the library).This is something we would like to do annually, (beginning 2018) as a part of a social event during the preseason, but considering the frustration we are all feeling at this point of the current season, we believe this can be a way for coaches and parents to find some common ground midyear/during the Bye Week. We will teach the basic concepts that we have employed over the course of this season, explain variations of those concepts and provide insight behind the rationale behind what we are doing as a program.

To better help us prepare for this session—and to accommodate all who are interested in participating—please use the following Google form to RSVP and submit questions you would like addressed during the meeting. Of course, questions that arise during the session will be addressed as well.

The goal of this meeting is to not only afford parents an opportunity to see what goes into our planning and execution schematically but to also help the coaches and parents come together during a tough season. Our goal is to forge a partnership with families and the changing of a staff, procedures, etc. is hard during the first year; it is doubly hard when the results aren’t where we would like them to be on Friday nights.  

This is not going to be a combative debate. It will be an opportunity to gain a new perspective on our football operations. We are happy to discuss game planning methodology/prep, scheme, thought process behind decisions/play calling, and what we evaluate when determining personnel. For obvious reasons, we will not discuss specific personnel (i.e. our players). For more information (or just a refresher) on what the staff/program believes, please revisit the presentation from our June meeting. The slides from that meeting can be found here.

We look forward to talking football with you on Thursday.   

Thank you,

Coach Curry

Good Afternoon,

More than half of the team has still not yet paid for team meals. If there is a financial hardship, players need to see Coach Curry to make payment arrangements. Otherwise, please visit this SchoolPay link to pay for meals.

We received the notice below regarding volunteers for home games. Please visit this sign-up genius to volunteer. 

As we enter the second half of the season we are very short volunteers for tickets and concessions starting with this Tuesday.
For Tuesday alone we need

1. A griller for both the freshman and JV game
2. 2 concession workers for the freshman game
3. 2 ticket sellers for JV
4.1 chain gang member for JV

A handful of parents have been doing most of the volunteering up until this point. There are well over 40 families that have not volunteered as all yet. They should be reminded that we need every family to volunteer with one of these jobs, during one of the games when their child isn't playing.

HOMECOMING CORSAGES & BOUTONNIERES

Chantilly Homecoming is on October 21

Profits will support Chantilly Football!! 

Email maison.jill@gmail.com with any questions and or volunteer interest

Click below for floral details, delivery and pick up options.

Place your orders by 10/13.  2 ways to order:

ORDER FORM with cash/check/CC info to CHS front office

ONLINE ORDERS

The Chantilly Chargers football team is volunteering at the Dulles Plane Plane Pull to benefit the Special Olympics on Saturday, September 23.  Click on the link to learn more and sign up for a volunteer spot by 9/20.

PLANE PULL SIGN UP

Good Afternoon:

Team Meals 

Please visit our school pay link to pay for the team meals. The cost for 10 regular season games is $70 (for perspective, last year's cost was $150). Football covered the upfront cost for the first two weeks. Thank you Pam Benson for setting up the portal! If cost is an issue, players need to see Coach Curry directly.

Labor Day

Just a reminder that practice is at 9 am tomorrow. We look to have a great, efficient practice so everyone can get home to enjoy the holiday. 

Leadership Council

The Varsity Leadership Council nomination form can be found here. More information can be found on the form itself. Thank you to the 30 players who have already voted. The Council will be announced this week.

As always, thank you for your continued support of Chantilly Football. 

Good Evening,

With the school year beginning tomorrow, our schedule and routine will "normalize" for the rest of the year. We will have to alter some of practices due to Field Hockey games and band practice times, but for the most part our schedule will follow the same pattern for the rest of the season. One week that will be altered slightly is the week of our game against Yorktown, since we play on Thursday 9/28.  We will limit our daily schedule to approximately three hours. Actual field work will be approximately 2 ½ hours and each day will include either film or lifting.

We will practice on Labor Day, Columbus Day and Student Holidays.

Below you will find a (slightly convoluted) explanation of the schedule. Due to limited field space, we have to be flexible to ensure all programs have an opportunity to get on the turf.

When Field Hockey has a home game (Monday-Thursday), we will have to start on the field a little earlier and move over to the grass wedge, if necessary, to finish practice. On the Tuesdays that field hockey does not have a game, we will begin practice with a lift in the weight room, move to the wedge for the start of field work.

Our school year schedule is as follows:

• Monday:
  • 3:20: report to wrestling room dressed in practice pants for Film
  • 3:50: transition to field
  • 4:00-6:30: practice
• Tuesday:
  • 3:20 (please aim for 3:15) meet Coach Imperato for team lift
  • 4:00: transition to field (wedge unless Field Hockey has a game)
  • 4:10-6:45: practice
• Wednesday:
  • 3:20: report to wrestling room dressed in practice pants for Film
  • 3:50: transition to field
  • 4:00-6:30: practice
• Thursday:
  • 3:20: report to wrestling room dressed in practice pants for Film
  • 3:50: transition to field
  • 4:00-5:30: practice
• Friday:
  • Game Day Schedule
• Saturday:
  • 9:00 am: report to weight room for lift

Thank you for your continued support of Chantilly Football.

Good Evening:

Volunteerism

Please continue to visit the Sign-Up Genius page (found here) to sign-up for the various positions that need filled on game nights. Please remember, concessions are a vital part of our Booster Club’s income and not operating last week was a hit to the Booster’s coffers. We need to operate the concession stand for every HOME Freshman AND Junior Varsity game.  Additionally, we need ticket takers and chain gang for ALL home games for ALL levels.

As of right now, we do not have enough volunteers for this week’s home game.

Please remind families of players—especially freshman and sophomores—to create a ChantillySports.org account to receive email blasts with vital information. In the interim, please forward the emails you receive to those who are not yet “in the know.” We need freshman and junior varsity families to work with the parents of upperclassmen to keep the program moving forward.

Booster Club

If you have not already done so, please consider joining the Booster Club. The support of both families and the booster club is vital to our success as a program. We not only need financial support from families through fundraisers (again, Thank You!!), but also from our Boosters as they help with the Big Ticket Items that directly impact on-field competitiveness.

We hope to leave behind the “have nots” and quickly join the “haves” but it doesn’t happen overnight or without the support of all. Last Friday served as a reminder that we are still trying to level the playing field with programs from around the area some of our headsets malfunctioned while others did not work at all (which severely limited our ability to communicate during the game), our sideline camera needs an upgrade as it doesn’t hold a charge that lasts through the game (died halfway) and our new Instant Replay system requires hardware that is not included with the kit. These are expenses that would deplete the efforts of a single fundraiser in a matter of a few purchases. The support of the Boosters affords us the opportunity to lessen the impact of the purchases so we don’t feel the financial impact all at once.

Please support the boosters so that they can continue to support us.

Thank you for your support. 

Good Evening,

Due to Robinson's Back-to-School-Night, the scrimmages have been moved to Wednesday.

Thank you.

Good Morning,

Online Fundraiser

Please visit our Team Files tab to find information regarding the online fundraiser. As we have stressed in both meetings, we do not want to overtax our families and communities, but fundraising is an absolutely necessary evil. We are expecting every player contribute to this effort. Prior to starting the online fundraiser, OnlineDontations requires a roster of athlete names with a valid parent/guardian email address. 

Please complete this Google Form sometime prior to pictures this Saturday (7:30 am  on 8/19). The donor email list should be returned by next Wednesday (8/23).

Coupon Card Fundraiser and Pictures

Reminder, the Coupon Card Blitz will take place on Saturday immediately following our pictures. This is in lieu of practice and, again, we expect 100% attendance and participation. 

All players (freshman and varsity) should arrive to picture day by 7:30 am.  

We realize that fundraising is just as burdensome for families as it is coaches, so we THANK YOU in advance for your support with this necessary task! We are in this together!! 

Good Afternoon:

Please go to our Camps Link to find an electronic copy of the Combo Camp (June 19-22) Registration form and instructions for submission. The forms have also been in the weight room since the start of workouts.

Thank you!

Good Afternoon!

As football moves up the “queue” as the next sport up, I wanted to share some information regarding our “Game Day Dress Code”. Below you will find information about our attire and an opportunity to purchase discounted cleats.   

Specific information regarding team meals, required and optional “spirit packs” is forthcoming and will be shared at the June 15 parent/player meeting.

Rationale for Game Day School Attire 

Players will wear a dress shirt, tie and dress pants on game days. Although many programs follow this tradition for various reasons, our rationale is simple: a tie is a symbol to remind players that game days are different.

Because game days are different, we want our players to behave as such from the moment they get dressed in the morning. For ten days a year (hopefully more!), the tie should be a symbol, a reminder, that players should approach Fridays in the fall differently from every other day. A reminder that they should be a little more reserved during the school day. A reminder that they should be a little more focused. A reminder that they should burn off a little less energy joking around at lunch.  A reminder that they have worked hard all week and that the payoff is imminent. A reminder that Fridays in the fall are special.

On-field Attire

For planning purposes, please note that athletes will not be permitted to wear gear that isolates them from the team.

Examples include, but are not limited to the following:

• Cleats with designs/logos unrelated to Chantilly football (Superman, Batman, etc.)
• Multi-colored and/or fluorescent cleats
• Undershirts that are not a part of the team spirit pack
• Compression "shooting" sleeves (unless the ATCs deem there is a medical purpose)
• Sleeves during warm weather
• “Leggings” in place of socks during warm weather
• Any equipment, clothing, or gear the coaching staff deems unnecessary (coach’s discretion)

Acceptable gear:

• Cleats will be black (multicolored with white, silver and/or purple is acceptable)
• Socks will be a part of the required spirit pack
• Compression undershirts to be worn under the uniform will be a part of the required spirit pack.
  • There will be a wide variety from which to choose, so players will have options to meet their preferences (e.g. sleeveless, long sleeves, etc.)
• Gloves are optional and must be neutral (black, white, gray) or team colors (purple, white, silver)

**In order to be permitted during games, non-essential equipment (e.g. gloves, elbow pads, etc.) must be worn throughout the week at practice**

Rationale for On-field Dress Code

There are multiple reasons for our “dress code” policy, but preventing fun is not one of them. We appreciate every athlete as an individual, but we will prohibit attempts to put oneself before the team; that includes modifying one’s appearance/uniform.  Football is a game of precision, calculation, and uniformity. It requires eleven athletes to be in unison at all times. It is our belief that dressing as a team is a small step to playing as a team.

Additionally, less is often more. We want to limit the variables an athlete must worry about during a game and eliminating their concerns about “extra gear” (e.g. shooting sleeves, compression leggings, etc.) is an easy way to do so.

Wilkins Shoe Center

Wilkins Shoe Center is located in Winchester and has a great reputation for their “old-school” customer service. Last fall, their owner drove out to South Riding to “sit and fit” interested Freedom players for their cleats. The cleats are offered at a significant discount from most retail outlets and Wilkins will guarantee their quality. In other words, if an issue arises they will replace the cleat at no cost to you, no questions asked.

On June 14, Wilkins is coming to Chantilly High School to fit players who want to take advantage of the discount, service, and guarantee.

The three options can be found on the attached flier. The listed price includes tax.

For the purpose of comparison, the same cleats retail on Eastbay.com at the following pretax prices:

• NIKE ALPHA MENACE MID $99.99
• The NIKE VAPOR UNTOUCHABLE PRO $119.99
• NIKE VAPOR SPEED 2 TD $84.99

Although recommended, purchasing cleats through Wilkins is optional. If interested, players should bring a check made out to Wilkins Shoe Center for the amount of their preferred style. Fitting will begin at 3:15 pm.

I wanted to share a photo Mr. Jim Madaj took of the Evergreen Sportsplex Freshman Passing League Champs! The boys competed hard all spring long and did a great job capping off the season by winning the tournament the past Sunday! Thank you to those who competed! Winning is a habit and success breeds success! Great job!

I wanted to share a photo Mr. Jim Madaj took of the Evergreen Sportsplex Freshman Passing League Champs! The boys competed hard all spring long and did a great job capping off the season by winning the tournament the past Sunday! Thank you to those who competed! Winning is a habit and success breeds success! Great job!

This Sunday is the final week of the passing league. Please take notice that the schedule for Sunday is different from previous weeks due to the tournament play. The schedule is as follows:

• Varsity plays at 6:15 on field 2A.
• Freshman/Rising Freshman play at 6:45 on field 2A

We could really use "all hands on deck" since we won't have the luxury of blending the teams as in previous weeks. If you have registered, please come out and play!

See you at EvergreenSportsplex!

Good Afternoon,

We will have our Pre-Summer Parent and Player meeting in the Chantilly Auditorium on Thursday, June 15 at 7 pm. Please make plans to attend this meeting. This is an important meeting for players and a parent/guardian to attend, as we will discuss the new direction the Chantilly football program will be taking in the fall. We will also discuss our summer/pre-season schedule as well as program expectations as we turn the page to a new era of Chantilly football!

Please see below for a message from our Athletic Trainers regarding physicals.

 Chantilly High School Sports Physical Registration Now Open!

Parents believe it or not, it is time to start planning for the 2017-2018 school year.  The first step to participate in any preseason or afterschool athletic event is completing a sports physical.  The Chantilly High School Athletic Training Department will be offering sports physicals at Chantilly High School on Thursday June 8th, 2017. This physical will be good for all sports and out of season practices (green days, yellow days, weight room workouts) for the 2017-2018 school year.  Yes physical examinations may be done with your primary care physicians, but this is our annual fundraiser for the year. It helps fund all the supplies (Band-Aids, gloves, gauze, ice bags, rehab equipment, etc.) the Athletic Training Staff needs to take care of our student-athletes. We have doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals from the community come in to perform physicals right at the high school- they volunteer their time so that we can raise the money we need to sustain our program. Since the Athletic Training Program does not receive funds from the county to pay for these necessary supplies, we rely on this event to give us the money we need to do so. It all goes to support your student-athletes at Chantilly High School. The cost of the physical is $50 when you register online, $60 for walk-ins.

You can register by following this link: https://www.fcps.edu/node/28860 and click on “pre-participation screening for student athletes”

We are always looking for medical and non-medical volunteers to assist us for the event. If you are interested in helping out, please contact us at kabishop@fcps.edu or kaboss@fcps.edu, or click on the registration link to sign up.

Thank you for your support!

Katelyn & Kevin

Good Morning:

I want to thank the young men and their families who made it out to Passing League last night. I appreciate the effort and commitment to make it out any week and that is especially true on Mother’s Day.

Big thanks to the following players and their families: Tyler O’Reilly, James Pogorelc, Garret Nelson, CJ Carter, Tro Davenport, Ziad Kashef,  Matthew Osteguin, Steven Risi and Liam Maison.

As difficult as it is to play 7-on-7 with only six players, as we did with the Rising 8/Rising 9, it would have been impossible to play with only three Varsity players, so an additional thank you goes out to Tyler O’Reilly and James Pogorelc for sticking around to ensure their older teammates didn’t make the trip only to forfeit. They played non-stop for six straight games.

Moving forward, please email me if you cannot attend a football related activity (do not send the message with a teammate).  Of the 27 registered participants, only two emailed me to let me know they would not attend. This has been true most weeks this spring. Please give us a “heads-up” if you cannot attend because we need to be able to adjust accordingly.

In addition to reminding players last Sunday and during workouts, the schedule was on the Evergreen Website during registration and it is on the Google Calendar (found under this tab) on ChantillySports.org.

Because we expect all players not in-season with a Chantilly team to lift with us, this communication policy is true for strength training sessions as well. We will continue to have workouts on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:45. Although attendance is up, it is not where it needs to be in order to put us in a position to bring Chantilly Football back into District/Region/State title contention. Again, unless you are playing a spring sport for Chantilly, you should make every effort to attend these sessions.

Moving forward, athletes enrolled in Personal Fitness will not be asked to lift after school if they are giving great effort in class and making adequate progress. Workouts will move to four days a week during the summer.

Thank you,

Coach Curry

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

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This article was written by an independent journalist not affiliated with Chantilly High School and the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of Chantilly High School.

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