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On a sunny afternoon in Snohomish I had the opportunity to sit down with the Glacier Peak Football Head Coach, Rory Rosenbach. Coach Rosenbach was very candid about his method of success. Glacier Peak is only one year old and has already made its first trip to the play-offs, without seniors.

Last year as the first year of a new high school the district kept the Snohomish seniors attending the same school so that they would graduate together. This year both schools are full with not only seniors at both schools but also freshman in attendance.

Coach Rosenbach could hardly hold a straight face when asked about this year's team. He said you never really know until they start making plays but on paper he likes his odds of another run at the play-offs, but that is way down the road. He explained that there is a lot of work and sweat that has to happen before anyone thinks they are ready for even the first game.

Practice starts next week and it can't come soon enough for Coach Rosenbach. Some have likened the coach to a general because of his high level of discipline and strict level of play. If you have ever watched a Glacier Peak Grizzlies game you would understand. It is pure adrenalin! Fast and furious barely comes close to what you see on the field. The Grizzlies were a well oiled machine last year for not having the luxury of senior experience.

Coach Rosenbach in his first year has earned the respect and admiration of parents and players alike for his coaching style. This includes the SVJFA players now also with the league splitting the teams by the high school a player will be attending in the future. The coach has already been seen at some of the football practices held at the Glacier Peak high school helping the younger plays. Parents we talked to couldn't believe that the varsity head coach was taking time out to help at this level, but as we were told, it's all a part of the grand plan. By encouraging the younger players and educating the staff it all comes around full circle, "In the end we all wear blue and call ourselves GRIZZLIES" he said.

Rory Rosenbach is a hometown boy who played football and graduated from Snohomish High School, so he knows the game. "After the seven on seven events this spring, I have no doubt that the maturity our players have gained in the off season will carry into the intensity on the field this fall" said coach. Coach Rosenbachs style of play revolves around execution and precision, not tricky plays. "If a play is executed properly then it will be successful" said Coach. "I've always thought that the perfect play is the one that is so well practiced that the defense can't stop it even if you were to tell them what play you're running" he said.

We will see how all the plans go when the boys suite up next week for their first practice of the new school year at Glacier Peak.