Summer football 'work sessions' benefits Bulldogs

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Brownsburg coach Brett Comer gives senior Taylor Shields direction during Tuesday's session. Jeff Brown/Flyer Photo

July 12, 2011

Jake Thompson CNHI The Hendricks County Flyer Tue Jul 12, 2011, 11:35 PM EDT

BROWNSBURG — The Brownsburg football team took the practice field Tuesday night against Crawfordsville and Lebanon looking to put the finishing touches on its body of work over the summer.

The Bulldogs have been to the IU Football Camp, held what Brownsburg coach Brett Comer called 'collaborative work sessions' with Danville, Western and Lawrence Central and finished up against the Athenians and Tigers.

"You want to have an edge going in (to the season) and that's what we are working on," Comer said. "The benefits and the rule change from a few years ago that has allowed people to go crazy with football is the quality of football we are playing on Friday nights. It is now the norm that teams are doing this."

In about two hours, and in helmets and shoulder pads, the three teams went through a variety of drills including: three rotations of 7-on-7, lineman drills, individual position drills, three rotations of full 11-on11 team competitions and a variety of other activities.

Brownsburg breaks its players up into "old guys and young guys' during these sessions according to Comer and they compete with players of their ability.

For a team that graduated 30 seniors from last season's squad, the Bulldogs have taken full advantage of finding out what they have before heading into their season opener on August 19 against McCutcheon.

Brownsburg lost nine starters on defense and these sessions are just what the coaching staff needs to sort through their talent and see who rises to the top.

"We were looking to find some guys and we did that at IU and were very happy with it," Comer said. "We have had to work around some kids that are injured or are playing multiple sports and that's that fine line again. Tonight we may not be looking at who will be on the field, but this gives us a chance to find out who the best player is."

The Bulldogs lost quarterback Robby Robbins and are looking at juniors Chase Dutra and Ian Good as the frontrunners to fill that position, but the options are open according to Comer. Brownsburg does return its fullback, a majority of its offensive line and both wing backs in an offense that does not put a substantial amount of pressure on the quarterback position, making that transition a bit more manageable for the Bulldogs.

"Our quarterback has to make decisions and is important in our offense, but he doesn't have to be the guy," Comer said. "He is making a read on every play and when we run the option its him, the full back or the pitch.

As with any sport, there is a chance in some of these work sessions that a player could get hurt, but that comes with the territory.

"You hold your breath that nobody gets injured, but that could happen in the weight room, running sprints and can happen stepping put of the shower at home," Comer said. "You have to do it because the 'Jones' are doing it and you have to keep up with them, but you also want to have an edge going in and that's what we are working on."

But the risk is worth the reward as teams who utilize this type of atmosphere to build upon the skills they have already learned continue to improve the quality of football at their schools and in Indiana.

"The benefits are the fact that the kids are put in the same position they are going to be put in on August 19 and hopefully that light goes off and they say 'hey, I've already been here and I know what this is' and so they have confidence and the don't think, they just play and now you're good," Comer said.

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