The Kickapoo Chiefs started a new season with a new quarterback, a new starting tailback and a new coach.
They also met the “Chief-maker,” a workout machine in the weight room that coach Nate Thomas introduced when he arrived on the scene. Coaches load the device with iron weights, and then aspiring football players are invited to propel the sled around the football team’s weight room at Kickapoo.
“It’s gonna push our kids to the brink in the weight room. They’re gonna push that sled. We’ll load it down with weight, and they’ll push that sled about 100 feet,” Thomas said.