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March 12, 2010

Dear Parents,

Last year when I first arrived at Olympus High School, I sent out a letter to all parents about coaching and the football program at Olympus. I outlined some goals I had and along with asking for your support I explained a little about our program and shared with you the process for communicating with me.

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience this past year and I hope that your boys did as well. As we moved from the spring weights to summer camps and the official start of football in the fall, we learned what our boys could and could not do. As the fall started, we started out hot, winning our first three games including the “Battle of the Rock.” I learned the actual importance of the “Rock” game and moved that into an annual goal for myself and our program. We dealt with some major injuries and yet finished the year with the first winning season we have had in a while, the “Rock” returned home, and played in the playoffs for the first time in 3 years. I am very proud of our seniors and the effort they used in creating a winning season for Olympus High School and the Holladay community.

Our juniors have picked up the rock and are moving forward. In the past couple days we have seen a tremendous increase in our ability to run and lift weights. The boys have worked very hard and are beginning to see some of the effects of that work. We are excited and as we move into the spring weights and summer we are becoming more and more excited about getting out the footballs. It is very important that all of our incoming 10th graders get involved in spring and summer weight training. We should be done by 4 or 4:15 every day allowing those players to go to Lacrosse, Rugby, and their different baseball practices.

In order to allow each of our new players and their parents’ access to the information in last year’s letter, I have included last year’s letter in this packet.

Thanks for everything and I look forward to coaching each of your boys again this year.

Mike Smith Head Football Coach Olympus Titans