Last Updated: November 28, 2009   Locations   Home   Our Players   Our Coaches/Staff Football Highlights   Our School   2009 Page   Calendar   Pictures   Bayside History   Previous Team Pages   Our Traditons   Merchandise   All Time Records   Behind the Scenes   Future Commodore Questionnaire   Online Forms   Community Events   Our Field   Motivation   Fans Page   Links   Contact Us   Our Classifieds  Administration Updated  Our Traditons Guestbook | Search | Weather | Top 100 Sites      BAYSIDE COMMODORE TRADITIONS Program Started: 1962 School Colors: Orange & Blue Mascot: Commodores What is a Commodore? A Commodore is a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral Helmet "B" Decal When football officially begins at the end of August, players are given a plain blue helmet. If they successfully complete training camp they will receive the "B" sticker to place on each side of their helmets. Helmet Anchor-Stickers For motivational purposes, a smaller version of the B with an anchor is given to players for various accomplishments on the field as a team and as individuals. The "anchors" are given out, Monday following the game. Tradition Started: 2008 Season Effort Doors Players & Coaches hit each helmet on the way out of the locker room if they are ready to “give full effort” for practice, & again on the way in if they “gave full effort”. Former Parent Coordinator-Roe Romero and her son Rico, painted the Commodore Helmet on the inside doors of the locker room. Tradition Started:Fall 2005 Big Apple Games For 5-Weeks during the summer months, our program hosts the Public School Athletic Leagues Big Apple Games, for the Northeast Region of Queens. During the Games, players will compete in vigorous football conditioning workouts, football specific training, and team specific offense and defense instruction. A player of the day and an overall player of the summer concludes each practice and the summer. Off-Season Weight Training During the off-season months, the team will weight train together. The training consists of a various core excerices and specific muscle movements. This program is designed and executed to get each player, BIGGER,STRONGER, & FASTER. Tradition Started: December 2007 Dubs World During the off-season, and on specific days in-season, the team will condition together. The program is designed to improve speed, quickness, and leaping ability Program Started: September 2008 Senior Tackle During the last hitting practice of the season, the senior class will get their last push of the 3-man Lev Sled and tackle of the one-man sled. Tradition Started: Fall 2007 Summer Camp During the final days of training camp, the Commodores load a coach bus and leave New York City for a 4 to 5-Day period, and attend a sleep-a-away camp. During this time period, the team is involved in 3-A-Day practices, team meals, team building activities, and concludes with a inter-squad scrimmage. Community Involvement Our program is involved in several volunteer events throughout New York City, such as the American Cancer Societies-Relay for Life, volunteering at the local YMCA, and participating in elemantary school read-a-longs. Play-It-Smart Program In 2005, our program was fortunate enough to become apart of the Play-It-Smart program; which is an educational program of the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame. Players attend team study sessions, individual study sessions, and meetings with the team’s Academic Coach. The program has a success rate of sending 87% of the participants to college. Senior Speeches Throughout the season, seniors will address the team after practice. Its an open forum for the seniors to say anything they would like to the team. Tradition started: 2004 Football Class Varsity and Junior Varsity football players have football as their designated physical education class. This class is the last class of the day for each student-athlete. During the season, the start of class will be the start of practice. During the off-season, we use this time to condition, strength train, and learn our offense, defense and special teams. High School Player Development- (HSPD) Selected Commodores will participate in a week-long full contact instructional program sponsored by the National Football League (NFL). All program participants spend five hours of on-field programming at an offensive position and the remaining five hours at a defensive position. Guest speakers address participants on life skills and football issues for 20 minutes prior/after each practice. Fugazzi Game Started in 1998, the senior all-stars from Queens play an all-star team from Staten Island in honor of the late Fred Fugazzi, the week after the PSAL championship. Bayside traditionally sends more than half their senior class to the game. Commodores & The Media Our program is fortunate enough to have media coverage from local newspapers, local television highlight shows, and radio discussions and interviews. College Visits/Fairs Through the Play-It-Smart program, we visit various colleges and college fairs in the tri-state area during the spring months Tradition Started: 2006 Championships The Commodores have won 7 New York City Championships. We have also won 14 queens championships. All-Academic Team Following the 1st and 2nd semesters, players with a designated average or better are selected for the All-Academic Team. Lift-A-Thon The “Lift-A-Thon” is a weightlifting fundraiser to assist in the cost of playing football. Players will lift a maximum weight in the Bench Press, Squat, and Dead Lift for 1 repetition. Tradition Started: Spring 2008 Color War During the off-season, the Coaching Staff divides the team into 2 teams through a Draft. The two teams will compete in various events and games in the football classroom, through lifting competitions, running competitions, unexpected attendance days, and Team Building Activities. Each event will have a point total and the team with the most points will be the winner of Color War. Tradition Started: Off-Season 2008 Commodore Corners Newsletter The coaching staff puts together a newsletter that is distributed throughout the High School, at local middle and elementary schools, and to local newspapers. This newsletter provides the most up to date information about the Commodores on & off the field. Tradition Started:Fall 2006 Visit to Jets Training Camp One day during the summer months, the Commodores visit the New York Jets training camp held at Hofstra University. Car Washes During the summer months, our program has car washes as fundraising events More Commodore traditions..........coming soon Bayside High School Commodores-Football Get a FREE Web Site Powered by LeagueLineup.com