Thanks to the booster club, ConVal football players are a little bit safer this season.
The Cougars are one of the first teams in the state to start wearing Guardian Caps, a padded protective device that fits over the helmet. ConVal head coach Paul Landau explained that the caps are aimed at reducing the chance of concussions.
“It’s just another way tat we’re keeping players safe,” Landau said.
ConVal players will wear the caps during all of their drills, practices and scrimmages. And, if a player gets a concussion during the season, he will wear the cap in-game for the remainder of the year.
The caps were paid for by funds raised by the booster club, which will put on another big fundraising effort this weekend. ConVal’s players will be out in many area towns selling discount cards, good for money off or free merchandise at local business. Get the card for $20, and it can be used once a day for a year for things like $1 off a Pizza Barn pizza or a free Dublin General Store cookie with purchase of a sandwich.
Players will be selling cards this Saturday from 9 to noon in the general stores in Hancock, Dublin Francestown and Greenfield; they will be also be at Edmunds in Antrim. In Peterborough they will be at the Brady’s plaza, the Peterborough Shopping Plaza, Nonies, and the Big Apple.
“We’re hoping if we raise enough money, we can buy [the caps] for the middle Landau said.school team, too,”