BYSA Tide Weekly Parent Newsletter

September 2, 2009

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HOME GAME FOOD

We have a wonderful opportunity for a great day on Saturday at Spaulding. We will be using the concession stand which has power! Last week we had VERY few contributions to the concession stand from parents.

PLEASE consider bringing a crock pot of food, a dessert or snack or some drinks to contribute to the snack bar. All profits benefit our program and could keep our registration fees down in the future. Everyone loves a little variety in the concessions also.

Don’t forget to volunteer for concessions, chain gang or score keeper! http://www.bysafootball.com/volunteer.html

GAME FILM

This year the 5/6 and 7/8 players have the opportunity to watch the game films (with coach’s comments) at home on their computers. The games can be copied to a DVD from this website also.

Please see your parent rep for more information or to see which email address your player has chosen to use for his/your log-in.

PARENT REPRESENTATIVES

Flag – Lisa Lafebvre-Barr 479-1130, 249-0838

5/6 Blue – Erica Johnson – 485-9201

5/6 Black – Christine Blanchard – 479-5765, 272-6584

7/8 Blue – Angela Valentinetti – 479-5771, 828-3176

7/8 Black – Tanya MacAuley – 476-7916

Please post these phone numbers on your refrigerators for any questions you may have. However, your players should still call THEIR HEAD COACH if they will not be able to attend a practice or game. The coach’s phone numbers are at the bottom of every newsletter and on the homepage of the website.

We had a substantial issue this weekend because 9 flag players did not notify the coach they were not coming to the game. It changed the game schedule! We had two teams come to play and the plan was to break our kids into two teams. It is EXTREMELY important for players to call their coaches if they will not be attending.

BIG PICTURE

This coming Tuesday all of our players will be having practice (due to Labor Day on Monday). Please have your player(s) where bring their game jersey so that we can take one big picture of all of them!

APARRELL ORDERS

If you would still like to order apparel, please contact Lisa Flinn at 371-8368. We would like to place an order soon and we need more orders to hit the minimum!

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INJURIES

We have been very lucky with injuries this year, however, we have had a substantial amount of “ankle rolls”. Please be sure players’ cleats are tied VERY tight and if he has any ankle problems he should get higher top cleats. If your player has an injury from a previous night please purchase an ace bandage for him and wrap it. We have been going through medical tape like water and it is expensive.

RAVENS FOOTBALL

Our flag football team has been invited to participate in the half time of the next Ravens game on September 13 at 1:00.

Our flag team will separate into two teams and scrimmage on the field during halftime for about 15 minutes. Remember… all BYSA Football players get into the Ravens games for free if they wear their game jersey. Parents and siblings are $5.

ROAD TRIP

The 5^th/6^th grade team has been invited to participate in a New England jamboree in Portland, Maine in November. If we have enough players interested in attending we would love to try it out. It is a two day jamboree on November 14^th & 15^th. It would be a fun weekend. Coach Lamb will talk to the players more about it to see who may be interested in attending.

Please talk to your player and discuss the possibilities. We will have a meeting for all of the parents of players who may attend to decide on fund raising and levels of accommodations (a bus vs cars, numbers of hotel rooms, meals, fundraising vs. parents paying).

RAFFLE TICKETS

Remember to keep selling raffle tickets! The tickets are only $1.00 each and every cent goes back into our BYSA program. Each player is required to sell at least 20 to offset our expenses.

September 2009
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Black and Blue teams ALWAYS practice together. All games are subject to change.		1 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 - 7^TH/8^TH 5:15-7:00 - Flag	2 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	3 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 - 7^TH/8^TH 5:15 – 7:00 - Flag	4 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	5 Burlington @ Spaulding 5/6 Black – 8:00 5/6 Blue – 9:30 7/8 Black – 11:00 7/8 Blue – 12:30 Flag – 2:00
6 UVM GAME	7 LABOR DAY	8 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH 5:15-7:00 - Flag	9 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	10 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 - 7^TH/8^TH 5:15 – 7:00 - Flag	11 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	12 Central Vt @BCMES 5/6 Blue – 8:00am 7/8 Blue – 10:00am @ Winooski 5/6 Black – 6:00pm 7/8 Black – 7:30pm Flag @ Essex Jamboree
13	14 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 5^TH/6^TH	15 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 - 7^TH/8^TH 515-7:00 - Flag	16 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	17 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 - 7^TH/8^TH 5:15 – 7:00 - Flag	18 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	19 @ Milton 5/6 Black – 9:00 7/8 Black – 11:00 Flag – 2:00 @ Colchester 5/6 Blue – 12:00 7/8 Blue – 1:30
20	21 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 5^TH/6^TH	22 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5:15-7:00 - Flag	23 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH	24 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 - 7^TH/8^TH 5:15 – 7:00 - Flag	25 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH GAME @ESSEX 5/6 Black – 6:30pm 5/6 Blue – 7:30pm	26 Essex @ Spaulding 7/8 Black – 9:00 7/8 Blue – 10:00 11:30 EVERYONE meet at Spaulding to travel to: Norwich University Game
27	28 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 5^TH/6^TH	29 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5:15-7:00 - Flag	30 PRACTICE: 5:15-7:30 7^TH/8^TH 5^TH/6^TH