The Yorkton Lady Gridders football program is back on the field for a short development season this spring.
The spring session is more about skill development than wins and losses, said coach Tyrell MacLean.
The team hosted Melville and Moosomin earlier this week, the three teams the only ones involved in the spring.
Everybody got to play a little bit of a scrimmage to get some game-time experience,” he related. “It’s more developmental in the spring.”
To help with that development “coaches go onto the field and into the huddle,” explained MacLean, adding they also simplify the game by not doing special teams work in-game.
As for numbers, MacLean said they are close to those they had last fall when the program was launched.
“It’s been a little bit tougher, (to get numbers). Now we’re competing with fastball and soccer, all the things the girls have played before.”
So a handful of players are not back in uniform this spring, but we have “about 10” new players “so the numbers are fairly similar to last year,” said MacLean.
The spring season will run until June 21, with the Lady Gridders playing four games, Saturday in Melville, then hosting Moosomin June 7, hitting the road for a game on the 17th, then hosting Melville June 21. Local game times are 6 p.m. for anyone wanting to head out to watch.
The Lady Gridders are also still welcoming players. Interested players can email tyrell@sasktel.net or find the Lady Gridders on Facebook.
