After a morning workout to wrap up their first month of summer workouts last Wednesday, the Greyhounds began a week or so of a break by way of the GHSA’s mandated second dead week of the summer.
During this time, school-sponsored athletic activities are prohibited, encouraging players and coaches to rest and recharge.
After that, it’ll be more than full speed ahead for Jones County, which will continue to build on its offseason momentum leading up to the practice acclimation period starting July 20.
That is in advance of the first permitted day of official practice July 27, setting the table for an Aug. 7 preseason scrimmage against Jasper County and the season opener on Aug. 21 at home against Valdosta.
That hosting of America’s winningest high school football team will come a mere 45 days after the restart of summer workouts next Monday.
June’s been a mixture of ways for the Greyhounds to improve, either within themselves or against others. In addition to workout sessions inside and outside of the weight room, the summer has also called for on-field work. But Jones County has also found ways to sharpen itself against outside factors as well.
In early June, Jones County’s linemen got a chance to measure themselves at the Battle of the Rock Camp at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton. The Hounds’ skill players also got to see how the measure up, taking part in as a group in 7-on-7 camps at Georgia and Georgia Tech.
Jones County, which additionally had an offseason team activity workout in June against Vidalia, will do likewise in mid-July at a session hosted by Carrollton.
