Mac Football starts practice saturday: Coach Ptaszek audio clip

HAMILTON – The McMaster Marauder football team begins their quest for the 2010 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Vanier Cup championship on Saturday, August 21st with their first full day of practice.

Players will report to training camp on Friday, August 20th for strength testing and unit meetings prior to the first day of practice.
Day one of practice begins at 8:00 am with a four hour power practice. The Marauders return to the field later that afternoon for a 4:30 pm special teams practice. The first full scrimmage will take place on Wednesday, August 25 at 4:30 pm.
McMaster enters 2010 with great enthusiasm after finishing tied for second in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference last season with a 6-2 record falling, to the eventual Vanier Cup champion, Queen’s Gaels in the OUA Semi-finals. With a solid core of returning veterans and talented recruiting class the Marauders are poised to have another good season.

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[*] Audio Clip – Coach Ptaszek
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“The Marauders are extremely optimistic. Twenty plus starters back, a line of scrimmage completely intact. We are very confident that we will be a more complete and a better football team than the 2009 version and we where a pretty good team in 2009. Can’t wait to get started,” commented Head Coach Stefan Ptaszek.
The Marauders will start their season where they left off hosting Queen’s on Tuesday, August 31 at 7:00 PM at McMaster’s Ron Joyce Stadium. Click here for season ticket and individual game ticket information.
Training Camp Schedule (all times and activities are subject to change by the coaching staff)

Date	Activity	Location	Time
August 21, 2010	Power practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
	Special teams practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
August 22, 2010	Power practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
	Special teams practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
August 23, 2010	Power practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
	Special teams practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
August 24, 2010	Power practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
	Special teams practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
August 25, 2010	Special teams practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
	Scrimmage	Ron Joyce Stadium	4:30 PM
August 26, 2010	Power practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
	Special teams practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
August 27, 2010	Practice	Alumni Field	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
August 28, 2010	Practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
August 29, 2010	Practice	Ron Joyce Stadium	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
August 30, 2010	Walk through	Ron Joyce Stadium	6:00 PM