BFHS plays spring football

Earlier this spring, Casey McLaughlin was hired as head football coach for Bonners Ferry High School.

Coach McLaughlin hired Troy Holt as assistant head coach, Corey Kramer and myself as assistant coaches. Also helping out are volunteer assistants Matt Smith, Corey Richards and Jay Trocke.

This spring, McLaughlin started spring football at Bonners Ferry High School.

Spring football in Idaho is allowed after the spring state championships in track, golf, baseball and softball.

Spring football includes preparation for summer football camps and a way to work with players to improve skills.

This is a great way of introducing new ideas and concepts that a coach wants to add to any football program.

On May 30, spring football practice started and continued for 11 days after school. Practices consisted of learning techniques, using drills to practice those techniques and only two days of full contact football.

This all led up a three-day football camp at Montana University Western in Dillon.

On June 14, Badger football started three days of football, football and football.

Thirty-one players went to football camp from Bonners Ferry. Days consisted of football instruction from the Western Montana coaches and players, working with our team and then playing against other schools.

There were four teams including Bonners Ferry that brought freshman and sophomores to play junior varsity games.

The teams at the camp included St. Maries, Salmon, Kimberley and Bonners Ferry from Idaho and Florence, Hamilton, Frenchtown, Libby, Stevensville and Ronan from Montana. This was a good test and a great learning experience for all the players that attended camp.

Summer conditioning continues this summer with weight room and speed training on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays with seven on seven every Thursday.

Football practices start Monday, Aug. 5, with the first game Aug. 25, at Libby.

Coach McLaughlin’s number is (208)290-2216.