Hi coaches, I hope this is appropriate for this forum. My son is in 8th grade and has never played competitive football, but is an above average athlete in basketball and baseball (I'm not bragging about him and would never say that without being anonymous, but it gives a frame of reference for my comments). he has a good arm and good size and has been a leader in his other sports. he would like to play football in high school and I think he will do well with it. It is a serious program (the team is ranked 1 in the state and top ten in the country at this time). My question is, what does he need to do in order to be ready when next august rolls around? No matter what he will have a big learning curve, but is there anything he can do over the coming months to minimize any lag he may have in the training/drills/skills aspects? Contrary to this post, I will be hands off after giving him any suggestions I get here (I'll stick to hoops and baseball, thanks). I appreciate any input. BlackNGold20