"Another challenge, let’s give it a shot.” Second season as volunteer assistant who worked with the linemen at Canandaigua, the Section V Class A champion. Only varsity coach to win Section V Football championships at three different schools. 217 wins is second all-time in Section V.
"(Football is) an avenue to make you a better person." If you instill that in kids, they have a chance."
Make clear what needs to be done, if the team hopes to win. “I took us a little while, but once we got rolling we did well." Modified coach and gameday varsity assistant 2016-19. JV team's defensive coordinator in 2014. His 12th season in high school football will also be his first as the varsity coach. Try to bring new coaches into the sport and have activities that can help grow their knowledge of coaching and football. "The kids have done a fantastic job of staying in shape on their own." “Continue to build the culture we built over the last five or six years." Participation numbers have went up. Wagner takes over for Matt Silco, who stepped down after last season after nine seasons as head coach and 12 with the program. The Wildcats were back to 11-man football after a season of 8-man. Moved to Whitman modified football in 1998, then coached junior varsity in 2000 before moving to varsity. Total experience with the program dates to 1993, when he coached the Whitman youth program.
He’s been an assistant with the Whitman varsity since 2002. Wagner likes what the Wildcats have at the skill positions so the focus will be on improving the play on the offensive line, which was young last season. That will give the young players a familiar face on the staff. Assistant coach Dan Whiteside is from Bloomfield and he’ll work with the modified, which has 10-12 players from Bloomfield. “We joined with Bloomfield last year and we got a lot of modified players but not many on varsity so I want to bridge that gap.” Whitcomb, the coach of Section V football champions at Avon, Midlakes and Geneva during his career, is among the "new" varsity coaches of teams in Section V this season: "Whether it's in the fall or in the spring, I think we will play." "I think we’ll play football at some point," Whitcomb said. The NYSPHSAA has a back-up plan that has the winter, spring and fall high school teams, including football, playing 10-week seasons after Jan.
"I’m very, very optimistic that we will get through this." "School districts are being so vigilant about this," Whitcomb, 68, said. Andrew Cuomo's office, the state health department and NYSPHSAA. Football and other sports labeled high-risk, when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 infection, are blocked from playing games and scrimmages, until further notice from Gov. State championships and tournaments in all sports are canceled. But these workouts must take place following a long list of guidelines set for concerns about health. There is clearance from the state government and the New York State Public High School Athletic Association for football teams to begin practices on Sept. High school football coaches in the greater Rochester area are unsure if there will be a season or when it will play out, due to the threat of another spike in coronavirus infections. Whether it is a first-year varsity football coach like Corey Hollister at Perry or Dave Whitcomb at Midlakes after 42 seasons in Section V, the playing field looks the same.
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