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{"id":6523,"date":"2018-07-30T21:19:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T21:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hamburgjournal.com\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2020-04-28T18:19:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:19:39","slug":"frederick-douglass-broncos-prep-for-winning-football-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamburgjournal.com\/frederick-douglass-broncos-prep-for-winning-football-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Frederick Douglass Broncos Prep for Winning Football Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOT IN HAMBURG<\/span><\/h1>\n

Broncos warm up for scorching season <\/span><\/h3>\n

BY JOSH CAUDILL<\/span><\/p>\n

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I<\/span>t\u2019s still the sizzling summer offseason when we visit the Frederick Douglass Broncos. The team is preparing for its second season after an impressive debut 10-3 outing in 2017 which saw the team advance to the state quarterfinals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Practicing without pads and divided into teams of orange and white jerseys, Broncos players battled in 85-degree heat, anxious to show the coaches their improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a championship program from day one!\u201d one coach yells to fresh recruits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Broncos head coach Brian Landis is on the field, patrolling the defensive side of the ball, and the sharp bursts of his whistle pierce the humid air. <\/span><\/p>\n

Expectations are high.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe did some good things last year, but it\u2019s nowhere near where we need to be,\u201d Landis says. \u201cOur guys understand that the bar has been set and we\u2019ve got to do the little things right that\u2019s going to give us opportunity for more success moving forward. The end goal is always going to be the same and we\u2019re always trying to do things to reach that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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FDHS Head Football Coach Brian Landis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201c…the people in this area are just hungry for football and want to see a good product and it\u2019s up to us to deliver that,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Broncos head coach Brian Landis<\/span><\/p>\n

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B<\/span>uilding a program and developing a winning culture from the ground up isn\u2019t an easy task, as Landis discovered. Last season, the staff only ran one defensive call because it was all the newcomers could handle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fact that Landis was in his first head coaching position, assembling a team with no established chemistry that had never played together \u2014 and still won 10 games \u2014 is a testament to the work ethic and direction of this team and staff. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cThe big thing is, you\u2019re taking guys from five different schools who all come from a different culture and trying to introduce them to our culture and getting them to do things the way we want things done,\u201d Landis said. \u201cThat was the biggest challenge and finally having a whole year under our belt, the transition has been much smoother this year. Kids know what to expect now. They know how we want them to work. They know their assignments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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I<\/span>f there was any doubt as to how the Hamburg community would rally around the newly formed school, that was quickly put to rest at last fall\u2019s Jamboree (the first scrimmage) when the fans packed the new stadium to cheer on their team. Attendance was so high, Landis said it felt like a college atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat really tells me, the people in this area are just hungry for football and want to see a good product and it\u2019s up to us to deliver that,\u201d Landis said.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the stands filled with orange and green, Hamburg\u2019s team defended their home turf in 2017 by going 7-0, leaving the neighborhood bursting with pride. Landis says, \u201cI call this area of town, \u2018The City of Hamburg.\u2019 It\u2019s Hamburg, Kentucky because it is its own little community. It\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Landis knows that being the neighborhood newcomers comes with a target on your back with the Lexington schools gunning for the Broncos. But as Landis tells it, at the end of the day, if the FDHS Broncos want to get to where they want to go in 2018, \u201cyou got to beat the \u2018team up north\u2019 [Scott County] and they wear red and all of our kids know who that is.\u201d After having their season end in a 48-13 loss to the Cardinals, it\u2019s no surprise that Landis\u2019s squad has payback on the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n