Free football camp this week at WCMS: Turner takes over as Pioneers’ head coach
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The Warren County Middle School football program will be having a free football camp Monday and Tuesday, March 1-2, for any county school sixth- or seventh-grade boy interested in playing football for the Pioneers.
New head coach Matt Turner will be conducting the free camp, and said a school bus will pick the boys up from their schools and bring them to the WCMS football field. The camp will begin at 3:30 and end at 5:30.
Coach Turner takes over the successful program from Jeff Watson, who will be coaching the freshman football team at Warren County High School next year. Turner, who has spent the last two years as an assistant coach with the high school, said he is excited about his new position.
“I’m very happy to have the chance to work with these young kids,” he said. “This will be my first head coaching job as a football coach and it’s a great opportunity.
“Being a head coach brings on more responsibility, and the experience I gain here will only help me be a better coach.”
The middle school has enjoyed a very solid program over the past several years, and Turner knows he has some big shoes to fill.
“Coach Watson and his team had a 10-1 season last year, and that’s going to be hard to follow,” he said. “This is our feeder program for the high school and it has been a very successful one.
“I want to take what has already been built and improve on it. We are going to have a close relationship with coach Watson and the freshman program, and we want to shadow what they’re doing so in the future the kids will be prepared for the high school team.
“Our main goal is to get out in the county and get these kids excited about football. It’s going to be a big challenge, and hopefully we can continue to be successful.”
The same camp will be held Thursday and Friday, March 4-5, for the boys at the middle school. If you have any questions please contact Turner at 265-3315.