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Argos Battle Arena

Argos Battle Arena

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One of my favorite drills for the Argos is what i have come to call the ARGO BATTLE ARENA.  This is a practice ritual of strength, determination and endurance not unlike many cultural rites of passage rituals around the world where young men challenge each other in the name of sport. The Argo Battle Arena [...]

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Coach Jason “You are all Argos Now” Major/Senior Speech

Coach Jason “You are all Argos Now” Major/Senior Speech

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Published: March 7, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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This season the Argos have 2 Senior League teams and 2 Major league teams.  The boys, ranging from 7th grade through 11th grade represent over a dozen different middle high and high schools from across the valley.  Rivalries can run deep in valley high schools sports teams. Coach Jason, in his first practice Speech to [...]

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1st Practice Featured Moment: Bark Argos Bark!

1st Practice Featured Moment: Bark Argos Bark!

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Dynamic Warms with a funky beat. Watch the video as Argos learn to make the neighborhood dogs bark!

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“Be Leaders”- Coach Jason 1st Practice Speech

“Be Leaders”- Coach Jason 1st Practice Speech

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Within football traditions we have come to appreciate the inspirational speeches of the great coaches at pivotal moments in the sports history. We quote the greats from college to pro. It is not a far stretch in my mind that the same level of value and inspiration are not also found in the words of [...]

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Argos Set Sail With First All Teams Practice

Argos Set Sail With First All Teams Practice

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Published: March 2, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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March First 2010, fittingly enough, marked the first official practice, opening the Argo Spring Season with all teams on hand.  With Pee Wee, Midget and Minor League teams taking the Vista Del Camino field at sunset, the minor teams held over as the 4 Major and Senior teams took the practice grounds later in the [...]

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1-2-3 Family! The Kortas Brothers Interview

1-2-3 Family! The Kortas Brothers Interview

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Published: February 28, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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This season, more so than any other in Argo’s 7 years of traditions, there are at least 6 sets of brothers that i know of across the club.  Starting at the Pee Wee divisions and moving up through the leagues to Seniors, there are little brothers and big brothers sharing the 2010 Spring season as [...]

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Argo Midget Player Zach –  “What It Takes To Be A Team Leader”

Argo Midget Player Zach – “What It Takes To Be A Team Leader”

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Published: February 22, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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At the recent Punt Punt Pass and Kick Family Day, new Argo and Midget League player, Zach stood out from the crowd.  Not because of any monumental feat in getting the ball down the field, but by the intent and focus that he displayed in giving his best effort to the task at hand.  He [...]

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Coach Jason on NIKE SPARQ training

Coach Jason on NIKE SPARQ training

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No one can deny, that one of the advantages the Argos have is Coach Jason’s background in sports training and medicine.  As a trainer with Velocity Sports Performance Centers in Scottsdale, Jason offers the Argonauts an opportunity to train in one of the finer youth sport athletic facilities in the valley.  Participation at any of [...]

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Argo Alumni Stories: Marty Jones 2007 National Champ

Argo Alumni Stories: Marty Jones 2007 National Champ

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Published: February 5, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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When you talk with a current Argo you talk about dreams and visions of what they hope to accomplish and what they are achieving today.  When you sit and talk with an Argo Alumni you are treated to the wisdom and insight of a young man who can look back at what he has accomplished [...]

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ARGO BASICS: The Warm Up

ARGO BASICS: The Warm Up

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Published: January 30, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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The Argos build football players by teaching fundamentals and basics.  This is a theme that is emerging in this preseason story.  There is nothing more basic and fundamental than the warm up drills.  During the recent SPARQ Combine training at Velocity Sports Performance Center, while parents were getting the low down on all the nuts [...]

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Team Spirit Rituals: The First Breakdown

Team Spirit Rituals: The First Breakdown

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Published: January 26, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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The First Breakdown Watch any football game from Pro on down and one ritual that seems to cross into every teams culture is the breakdown.  The breakdown is a spirited team ritual that brings the team together into a unity chant of some form or another.  They can be simple and short or sometimes choreographed [...]

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Team Spirit Stories Dedication

Team Spirit Stories Dedication

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Published: January 9, 2010 | By Team Spirit

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DEDICATION There is something in sport that sets in a boy the Spirit of the man he can become. Through challenge and competition, where once there was the hunt and quest, the sport of youth becomes his rite of passage.

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