[Devil68]

That sounds like a good plan. Any word on when?

The contractor bids are in for the indoor softball/baseball training facility. The next step is for the school board to award the bid. The plan is to start construction after the 1st of January, and the contractors have said that the building could be completed in a month. The goal is for the baseball/softball teams to be using it for conditioning and spring practice in February.

To make an athletic project a reality at an Independent School you have to bring a plan that includes "some" financing to the table at a school board mtg. Thats how this project started. This was a joint effort between the parents, boosters, coaches and businesses to make a financial commitment that will not cost any individual out of pocket money. It just takes a volunteer effort from a group of people. This was a small group compared to the football group. After that, the school board really stepped up to make this project happen.

At this point anyone that has a child that plays football in the Russell system that is a junior or younger would have a vested interest in this project, or any alumni that would want to see the program get even better than it already is.