So I thought we did pretty good. The team fought their way to the district championship by opening up with a 5-0 win over Habersham. During high school, summertime means sleeping late and taking trips to the beach. But instead, some Jackson County Comprehensive and Jefferson high schools football players are using the summer for strength conditioning. The training regimen includes free weights and a managed running program.
Players do upper body and leg strengthening in the weight room before hitting the track.
On the track, each participant runs six 200-meter sprints. According to Lowe, the program helps in more ways than just one. It makes you better physically, but, more importantly, it establishes good work ethics and shows good team participation. Due to GHSA regulations, the practices cannot be mandatory. Turnout, Lowe said, has been O.K. to good.