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Warwick running back Giacomo Abbate. Photo Credit: Tom Bushey, Warwick Schools.<\/p>\nPort Jervis quarterback Dylan Fox enjoyed participating in offseason activities such as team weight training, film meetings, and 7-on-7 scrimmages.<\/p>\n
However, for Fox, this is what it\u2019s all about: Section 9 football teams open practice on Monday, setting the stage for big plays during the fall under Friday Night Lights.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeven-on-seven football is great, but that isn\u2019t real football,\u201d said Fox, who led Port Jervis to the Class B state championship last season. \u201cReal football is throwing on the pads and hitting someone. It\u2019s getting in the I-formation and running it up the gut. There is nothing like getting out there for camp with your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Preseason camps run for the next three weeks, with scrimmages set for Aug. 29-30 and opening night in Section 9 set for Sept. 5. The anticipation has officially begun for every team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pumped for training camp,\u201d said Warwick senior running back Giacomo Abbate. \u201cEveryone comes together, and you start building your team chemistry, and you hold each other accountable each day. We lost a lot of seniors, but I still think we have a lot of potential. I think we can make a run this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Warwick running back Giacomo Abbate. Photo Credit: Tom Bushey, Warwick Schools.<\/p>\n
Coaches begin forming their starting lineups during the offseason, but the evaluation continues during preseason camp. It provides an opportunity to see if the kid coming up from jayvee is the real deal and where players start to figure out if that offseason lifting regimen paid off. Preseason practices for all other fall sports begin on Aug. 25.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first page of the first chapter of the season,\u201d Chester football coach Ryan Stover said. \u201cCoaches spend a lot of time in the offseason drafting a rough draft, and this is the first page. I know the kids are chomping at the bit to get out there. They have been working hard since December and have this day marked on their calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n
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