The Prince George Kodiaks’ new board of directors is now playing the waiting game when it comes to a decision on the upcoming season.
After the new board was elected at the team’s annual general meeting last week, work immediately got started to present a balanced budget to the BC Football Conference, something the league is requiring from the team, following recent organizational “restructuring”.
“We just wanted to get that out to the community that we’ve done everything the league has asked, we are moving forward, we are working diligently to get the information we need, where it needs to be, but we haven’t heard back from the league, so we’re kind of in a holding pattern right now,” Fricke said.
He added he’s going to be reaching out to the league to hopefully get an answer today. (Wednesday)
“There is a league meeting next week, and I need to know, we all need to know, what’s the future that we hold?” Fricke said.
“Is the work we’ve put in so far sufficient for the league to be happy, or do we need additional work? Personally, I want to know in either direction so I know what work needs to be done and what areas the league thinks we need improvement on, or just a little bit stronger case.”
Fricke said talks with the league so far have been very positive.
“The information was given, they were quite happy with it, and then through the conversations there’s a lot of laughter, a lot of jokes, a lot of positive messages of support from the league,” he said.
“Got the warm and fuzzies from that conversation, but as the days go on with no answers, warm and fuzzies only last so long, we need to know.”
Alongside budget planning, the board has also begun discussions to address the team’s head coaching position.
Last month, BCFC Coach of the Year Jamie Boreham was dismissed from the position by the previous board of directors.
The team says discussions to address the position includes entering preliminary conversations with Boreham.
“We’re approaching the coaching decision with care and respect for everyone involved,” Fricke said.
“our goal is to have the right leadership in place for our athletes and to give the program the best possible chance to succeed heading into the 2026 season.”
In the meantime, Fricke said one thing they do know is they will continue to run their youth programs.
“We have NFL Flag that starts on April 14 as long as there’s no snow,” he said.
“Good news there, we got all the coaching and stuff secured for that so the NFL Flag is good for the youth, so we can see some activity at least.”
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