So high school football practice begins Monday morning at Vacaville, Wood, Dixon and, yes, Vanden. Players more than likely will have no pads, run drills and drip quarts of sweat for the first week. Get to week two, put on the pads. For the Vikings, this carries more significance. This is the year the fat cats of the Division III Superior California Athletic League jump to the Division II Capital Valley Conference.
Preparation is more critical now.
I want the players not to feel the pressure. I want them to have fun and be excited about the challenge. Because Woods knows the CVC won't send out the red carpet. They'll step it up. So, it's an interesting situation.