BYSA FOOTBALL WEEKLY

Welcome to the 2009 Season!

This is going to be a GREAT year! We will have parent meetings at the beginning of practices each week on the following days: Wednesday-5^th/6^th & 7^th/8^th and Thursday for flag. We will distribute hard copies of the newsletter and discuss any questions you may have at that time. We are looking for volunteers for each team to be our “parent representative” for the team. This is the person you would speak with for any concerns. This person would then speak to the coach and then, if necessary the board regarding any issues.

Equipment

If your child has not been fitted at all for equipment, we will fit them at the shed before practice and we may need to order some equipment for them. We will do the best we can to get them in.

Please have your child try on his complete uniform to verify everything fits if he has not already done so. The list below shows everything you should have. If you do not have something on the list, please fill in the player’s name and CIRCLE what is missing. We will send it home with him tomorrow.

Name:__________________________

r Helmet

r Shoulder pads

r 7 pad set (as seen on back)

r White practice pants

r Practice jersey

r White belt (for practice pants)

r Black belt (for game pants)

r Girdle (if you choose to take it)

Schedule

You will find the full season schedule on the website. On the backside of this newsletter is the August schedule. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Our jamboree is in Milton and our first set of games is at home against Chittenden

Pool Party

This coming Friday we will have a pool party at the Barre City pool as a reward for these hard working players. At the start of practice they will report to the pool at 5:15 until 7:00. We will have lifeguards but we ask parents to stay. It is free for all football players (and their parents).

What Level Will My Child Play?

The coaches will be taking this week to analyze the players. By the end of the week they will be told if they are on the Rip Tide, Junior Tide (5^th/6^th)Black team, Junior Tide (5^th/6^th)Blue team, Senior Tide (7^th/8^th) Black team or Senior Tide (7^th/8^th) Blue team. The playing positions are also decided by the coaches.

Coach’s Contacts

If your child will not be attending a practice or a game they must contact their coach to let him know. This is more important in this sport than others. The coach’s phone numbers on the website and will appear at the bottom of each newsletter. Below you will find the contact numbers for the coaches.

Senior Tide (7^th/8^th): Brent Ashford 522-9664
Junior Tide (5^th/6^th): Bob Lamb 839-8669
Rip Tide (Flag): John McGrath 318-6993

Administrative Issues: Kerri Lamb 839-8692

Raffle Tickets

Today Teresa Beaudin we will be distributing raffle tickets for the players to sell. This will be the ONLY fund raiser for our program this year. The tickets are only $1.00 each and every cent goes back into our BYSA program. Each team in our league had something donated so there are several very nice prizes. They are well worth the $1 contribution. Each player is required to sell at least 20 to offset our expenses.

Teresa will be available at the beginning of each practice to return sold tickets and pick up more (if you would like).

Coaches

We encourage parents to stay and watch practices. However, anyone on the field giving advice to players must be a certified coach. If any parent is interested in becoming certified please let Kerri know (839-8692). This is for the safety of our players.

August 2009
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	11 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	12 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	13 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	14 PRACTICE: 5:15 – 7:00 EVERYONE *Swimming Party –* *BARRECITY Public Pool During Practice*	15
16	17 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	18 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	19 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	20 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	21 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH 5:30 – 7:00 Flag	22 8:00am – 2:00pm Milton Jamboree 7/8 Black & Blue 5/6 Black & Blue Flag
23	24 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 5^TH/6^TH	25 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^th/8^th 5:30-7:00 Flag	26 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH	27 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5:30-7:00 Flag	28 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH & 5^TH/6^TH	29 Chittenden South 7/8 Black – 12pm 7/8 Blue – 2pm 5/6 Black – 10am 5/6 Blue – 8am Flag – 4pm
30	31 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 5/6 Varsity & JV