Devine has already gotten Lawndale excited.. Heck they were excited mid-summer because of what he and his staff have already done..
What I like the most is, they contacted the Union and Upper Cleveland coaches, put on a clinic for the kids, had the coaches come over, wanted the same drills, plays, preparation, offensive sets, defensive sets to be used even at the mighty mite level (Within reason of course).... That my friends, is what will make all these kids, when they suit up at the high school level, "Ready" for the Bulldog way....that will pay off huge for them in years to come without a doubt....
They took the time (every coordinator, and position coaches) to meet with everyone explain how they do things, didn't hesitate when asked if they could provide some basic Burns plays for the kids at Union and UC to run.... Couldn't be more appreciative and the pay off will be tremendous one of these days.. There was a time when our kids weren't allowed on the field at Burns during picture day, (yes it happened) but now UC and Union are allowed to play their home games on the Burns field....
Want to see some excited kids, come over to Lawndale during a home game on a Saturday and watch those kids take the field, with the Burns announcer Tony calling their names, and playing music throughout., and even Coach Devine and Coach Leonhardt coming out from their film study to watch a few moments of the games...... That means the world to these kids.... Happy little Shelby Lion equals happy daddy....
