2008 Banquet

Thanks to all who attended the year end banquet. It is very difficult to summarize 3 years of effort and dedication of 32 seniors in 2 hours. There were so many great experiences over the last 3 years. It was a great opportunity to gather and reminisce about this past season and look forward to the upcoming season. Go Vikings!!

Interviews and Equipment

Equipment Return: It needs to be washed and cleaned or you will get a $5 washing fine. Turn it in to coach Gunter, who will check it off for you. If there are any problems with the equipment or clothing please tell coach so that he can take care of it.

Interviews: Each player will have a post season interview with his position coach and Coach Gunter. They will take place during conditioning class or after school. There will be signups on the weight room office door. You will need to have your off season goals; academics, lifting and football goals.

Playoffs!!

We play at Alta Friday at 3:00 pm. The "new season" begins. This is a great opportunity for Viewmont Football to compete against one of the best teams in the state. Our theme this week is Believe! Attack! Finish!

Coach G: The season is over now and the focus turns to the great times and relationships from the season. Thanks for your effort.

Final Regular Season Game

We play Northridge this week for the final regular season game. It is also the last game for JV and Sophs. Varsity and Sophs are at Northridge and JV is home. Finish Strong is our emphasis.

Coach G: We played with great effort and enthusiasm but made too many mistakes and eventually ran out of time. It is important to minimize the impact of our mistakes and maximize our successes.

Snow and Midweek Football

We play Layton with JV and Sophs on Tuesday, and Varsity at home on Wednesday evening. There will be practice, film and conditioning, for the varsity on Thursday morning. The rest of the weekend is a free weekend to go and enjoy snow or sun, whatever it might be. Our emphasis this week will be FIST.

This week is also Senior Parent Night. We honor the senior players at a banquet after the season is over but every year we honor the parents of the senior players just before our last regular season home game. It is a way to show our appreciation to the parents. Thank you for allowing us to coach your sons.

Coach G: What a great team win! I want to emphasize that each player doing his job with extraordinary effort makes a huge difference in how the team plays. That was a great example of the 3 phases of our team working together. There were mistakes made but because of the energy and team effort it is possible to overcome them and succeed. Keep working to "become the bow"

Weber Week

Varsity and Sophomores play at Weber, 3650 North 500 West Pleasant View. JV plays at Viewmont. There will be a practice for Sophomores, JV and Varsity Saturday morning at 8:00am. The emphasis this week is enthusiasm. Team energy and enthusiasm overcomes many mistakes.

Coach G: We emphasized enthusiasm and we played and encouraged with good enthusiasm. We also emphasized win one play at a time and focus on the current play. Many times our focus was on what had already happened, we were not "turning the page". Frustration changes the focus. We must improve our ability to focus our intensity, especially in adverse situations.

Back to Basics Week

The emphasis this week is going "back to the basics". During 2-a-days the emphasis is on basic fundamental football and now during the halfway point of the season it is again an emphasis to focus on the basic fundamentals of football. It is not complicated the fundamentals are blocking and tackling, throwing and catching, kicking and protecting the ball, pursuing and playing team football.
Coach G: We made mistakes and lost energy. We must focus on what we can control and trust each other to do the same. Keep working and compete for everything!

Fremont and Homecoming Week

Homecoming is a week filled with activities for the student body but the football team has one job and that is to prepare to play their best on Thursday and Friday. "Mighty as one, Invicible Together" is the theme for homecoming and the football team is using that theme also.
Games: Varsity at home, JV at Fremont, Soph at home.

Coach G: It was an excellent week of practice. There was an incredible amount of school spirit all week in and around the school which culminated at the football game with our great student body creating energy from the stands. Each player did their job to make the team "invincible together!" There is a growing expectation of excellence from each player that leads to improvement each week. It was impressive to see so many players (winners) helping at the "Buddy Walk" on Saturday.

Clearfield Week

Sophomores and Varsity are at Clearfield. JV at home vs. Clearfield.
Notes: Team and individual pictures were handed out last week. There are still some in the office.
Next week is Homecoming.
Sweats arrived last week for those who ordered them.

Coach G: The goal was to be more physical this week. It was a great week of practice and an awesome finish with 3, 4 and outs by the D and 4 TDs by the O. There is still plenty of work to do to put a complete game together but this team has heart.

Syracuse Week and Little Vikes

This week we play the Syracuse Titans (varsity at home on Friday). This is also the week that the boys who came to our annual Little Vikings Football Camp get into the game free. To do that the players must be accompanied by an adult to the East side (visitors) ticket booth. Each player who came to camp is on a Pass List. Go Vikes!!

Coach G: Football is a process. The master archer seeks not the target but to become the bow, is about focusing on the process over the product. Belief and urgency are 2 lessons we learned this week in a great game against an excellent Syracuse team. The defense played with great urgency and belief in themselves all game but it took until the final drive for the offense to show its greatness. We are "becoming the bow".

Bountiful Week and Food Drive

This week we play Bountiful. Thursday at 3:30 the Sophomores play at Home and the JV plays at Bountiful. Friday the Varsity plays at 7:00 at Home. What a great week to be a Viking! Along with the game there is a Food Drive sponsored by the football team. "Fill the Truck" is the theme, there will be trucks at the entrance to the football game on Friday. Bring canned food items to put in the truck. On Saturday the football players will go to the food bank to donate and stock the food.

Coach G: We don't focus on winning. We focus on being winners, that is something we can control in everything we do. An example of being a winner was the food drive. The football team delivered food and money to the food bank on Saturday morning.

Lone Peak doubleheader

This week we play Lone Peak. Thursday is a doubleheader with the JV going at 3:30 and the Sophomores playing at 5:30 (or 20 min. after JV game) Both games will be held at Viking Field. It is the first game for both teams.

Friday the varsity will still play at Lone Peak at 7:00pm. Team Dinner will be Friday at 2:30 in cafeteria (remember: the team dinner is for soph - senior)

Orem Game Week

After all the work and sacrifice of the offseason it is finally "Game Week". The game is at Orem at 7pm on Friday. Practice this week is at 6-8pm Monday - Thursday. Friday we will have the team dinner at 2:30, team mtg in commons at 4:00 and bus leaves at 4:30. Team dinner is for everyone Sophomore through Senior.

Little Vikings Camp

The 2008 Little Vikings Camp was a great success. Thanks again to all who participated. The high school players had a great time and did a fantastic job of coaching.

The kids were coached by the high school players. They were split up into groups by ages.

Each practice there was an obstacle course relay that was a highlight to most.

We ended each practice with the kids following Mason Boddy in a cheer.

Camp Competition Day

A great camp ended with team competitions on the last day. There were 8 teams with 12-15 per team. Berserkr Ball was won by Jake Thompson's team. Truck Push/Pull was won by Brayden Beck's team, Mason Boddy's team ran the truck into the goalpost (sorry Jake). For the tug of war they were seeded based on how they did in the first 2 competitions. It was a true double elimination bracket.

Jake Thompson's team had the #1 seed going into the tug of war. They were beaten in the first pull by T Downs' team, Jake's team ended up 3rd.

As you can see it was Sock tug of war. They all had to pull in their socks. Mental toughness training!!

The winners Boddy's and T Down's teams(top 2 teams overall) were served by the losers (last 4 teams overall), who then ate last. 3rd and 4th had to serve themselves but were able to eat after the winners were served.

After breakfast we had talked about the 5 Be's of Summer. Be here, be healthy, be productive, be smart, be respectful. Have a great summer!!

Viewmont Football 2008

We just finished Team Camp. It went great. There was a lot of excitement and spirit at practices.

We start out in big groups with Varsity and Sophomores separated

We split up into our individual groups for football fundamentals

We work on our offensive and defensive schemes

The players have time to get water. It has been perfect weather for football camp.

FUJI is a live drill Offense against Defense.

There is plenty of action on both sides of the ball but especially in the trenches.

Then we stretch and call it a day.

Jr. High Football Camp

This year we are trying something a little different with the 7th - 9th graders. Instead of a 2 day football camp we are going to do a summer long Speed and Power camp that will be held every Monday and Wednesday at 8-9 am at the high school weight room and field.
Our goal is to be able to help these young men become stronger and faster. The emphasis will be on general strength through body weight, medicine ball and dumbell exercises. We will emphasize specific running form and repitition.
Another goal is to get to know these young men and also for them to learn the expectations of Viewmont Football.
Quick Facts:
Who - incoming 7th - 9th graders
Cost - $40 - includes tshirt and 8 weeks of coaching
Where - High school weight room and fields (meet in weight room for warmup)
When - Monday and Wednesday 8:00 am from June 2 - July 31
How to register - pay at high school office, take receipt and registration to Coach Gunter, there are registration forms in the high school office.

State Powerlifting Meet

Viewmont took 10 to the State Powerlifting Meet at Bingham High on May 1. Mason Boddy and Nick Holland placed 2nd in their weight classes, Sam Graham placed 3rd and Ron Wyman placed 6th. All who went were very impressive and set personal bests. As a team Viewmont took 4th overall. Excellent Job!!

Football Fees

2008 Football Fees are $225 (this includes a $40 discount if you pay in one check to the office) This is due before the player can check out his equipment.
Here is a breakdown of the fees paid separately.
Team Camp $100
Summer Conditioning fee $50
Team Spirit Pak $50
Davis District Participation Fee $45
*Davis District Transportation Fee $20

If you have any problems paying for football please contact Coach Gunter. Money should never be a reason not to play football.

*new this year the district is requiring every participant to pay a $20 transportation fee

Team Camp

Our High School Team Camp will be held on May 27th (Tuesday) - May 31. We will practice daily from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at Viking Field. All incoming Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are encouraged to participate.
Our goal for this camp is to implement our entire offensive and defensive packages. Every player will be coached by their position coaches and get plenty of repetitions at his position. The emphasis will be on the fundamentals, from individual to team.
There will be more detailed information by next week, including how and where to sign up, what equipment and workout gear, etc..

April Testing

Our offseason strength training is producing great results. We just finished our Lifting Tests. There were some very impressive improvements over the last month and a half. Mason Boddy continues to improve with an 1115 total. Hayden White, Kolby McCloyn, and Mike Holman joined the 800 lb club.

Mike Holman

Squat 365, Clean 205, Bench 245

Hayden White

Squat 365, Clean 225, Bench 225

Kolby McCloyn

Squat 365, Clean 225, Bench 215

Mason Boddy

Squat 490, Clean 290, Bench 335

Overall, I was very impressed with work that went into the past cycle and expect that effort to continue into the next cyle.

The 5th period class averages were Squat 305, Clean 195, Bench 194, total 695 (increased from 658). Excellent job especially in the squat.

The 1st period class averages were Squat 249, Clean 170, Bench 172 total 592 (increased from 556).

Coaches in Oregon

Coach Gunter, Layton and Jones had the opportunity to learn from some of the best coaches in the country this past weekend in Portland, Oregon. It was the annual Oregon Coaches Clinic. Some great high school coaches from the Northwest were there along with Pete Carroll from USC, Rich Brooks from Kentucky, Chris Peterson from Boise and Mike Bellotti from Oregon.

1000 Pound Club

We just finished our 1st cylcle of offseason lifting and had some great results. Mason Boddy went over 1000 lbs in the 3 lifts. 315 Bench, 285 clean, 455 squat for a total of 1055lbs. Congratulations to Mason!! He is the 1st 1000 Pound Club Member. He was treated to a Steak Dinner with Coach Gunter and Coach Layton.

Summer Schedule 2008

This is our tenative summer schedule.

Team Camp May 27 - 30 (last week of school)
At Viewmont High School, it will take place after school

June is open for other sport camps, open weight room, other football camps, vacations, etc.

July 7 - 30
Team Conditioning - in weight room and on field in the mornings

Aug. 4
Practice begins in the mornings

Aug. 11
2 a days

Aug. 22
@Orem for endowment game

Snow Bowl 2007

These are pictures from Snow Bowl 2007, the day before Christmas break. It was cold but very competitive.

Letter from Coach Gunter

This is my new attempt at keeping everyone, players and parents, informed about the upcoming events for Viewmont Football. I will be posting the summer schedule in the next week as well as some pictures of our offseason training. I am very excited about the new year and the effort that is being put forth by the 2008 Viewmont Vikings. That is all for now but I will continue to work to keep the information up to date.

Thanks,

Coach Gunter