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WJW-WJT Star Web st er Jr. Warri ors/Jr. Ti tans: Footba ll a nd C heer Sta rt Here
August 09, 2013
Important Information: Football/Cheer cannot participate in practice on beginning Monday, August 12th unless certification is COMPLETE prior to start of practice MONDAY. Football/Cheer/Flag will not be allowed to participate in practice beginning Monday, August 19th if there is any outstanding balance due on their account. Payments can be made via credit card online or via check or cash at the tent at practice on the Spry field on Tuesday, August 13th.
Volume 1, Issue 7
WEEK 2: August 12—15th , Monday– Thursday PRACTICE SCHEDULES: Tackle: M/T/W/TH, 5:45PM Arrival, 6:00pm Practice start time, 8:30PM Practice end time, Spry MS fields Cheer: M/T/W/TH, 5:45PM Arrival, 6:00PM Practice start time, 8:00PM Practice
end time, WSA Soccer Complex at 865 Publishers Parkway– Indoors Flag Cheer: T/TH, 5:50PM Arrival, 6:00PM Practice start time, 7:30PM Practice end time, WSA Soccer Complex at 865 Publishers Parkway– Indoors Flag Football: Tuesday, August 13th, Please arrive at 6:10pm to register and pickup equipment. T/W/TH, 6:20PM Arrival, 6:30PM Practice start time, 7:45PM Practice end time, Center field at Spry MS
Other Happenings this week: 08/12: 08/12: 08/13: 08/15:
Cheer moves indoors to WSA complex Flag Football Coach Clinic, 6pm, Spry MS, center field Cheer Parent Meeting, 6:15PM, WSA foyer Cheer SPIRIT night
Upcoming Events: 08/19 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: GOLD Tackle TEAMS at practice field
AYFCL Certification Scheduled
08/20 C.A.R.E. Night- All teams 08/21 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: BLUE Tackle TEAMS
Webster’s AYFCL Certification dates are:
at practice field
August 19 and 20, during regular practice times. Please note that all
08/22 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: WHITE Tackle TEAMS
Tackle Football Players and all A,B,C Cheerleaders MUST be in
at practice field
08/25 TACKLE Scrimmage at Boulter Field, Schedule TBD, Tackle Team/ Individual Pictures, times TBD
attendance for Mandatory Certification. (Note: NOT Flag football and NOT Flag cheer.)
Wjw-wjt is a 1 0 0 % volunteer organization
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Calling All Flag Coaches! We still need a few more Flag Football Coaches. If you are interested, or if you have already signed up, there is a Mandatory meeting:
Who: All interested in Coaching Flag Football
When: August 12, 6pm Where: Flag football practice field, Spry
New Director of Football for our Gold Teams: We are pleased to welcome Kyle Adams to the Board of Directors as the new Director of Football for Gold. He can be reached by email at : [email protected]
WJW-WJT Heads Up Tackle Parent Meetings Our VP of Football, Pete Sozio, is the Heads Up Certified Player Safety Coach for our organization, and will be educating our kids, our coaches, and our parents on this great new program. Mandatory Parent Meetings to further discuss the Heads Up program will be held for all Tackle teams the week of August 19th: Mon, 08/19
6:00-6:20PM
Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: GOLD Tackle TEAMS at practice field
Wed, 08/21
6:00-6:20PM
Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: BLUE Tackle TEAMS at practice field
Thurs, 08/22
6:00-6:20PM
Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: WHITE Tackle TEAMS
For more information on the Heads Up program, go to: Heads Up Website: http://usafootball.com/headsup/ Heads Up Safety Website: http://usafootball.com/health-safety/home
at practice field
Volume 1, Issue 7
Visit Us at: Wjw-wjt.org
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WJW-WJT is now a Heads Up Football League Every WJW-WJT coach has been trained in “Heads Up Football” techniques before leading their teams this 2013 season. All WJW-WJT head coaches and assistant coaches have completed USA Football’s accredited Coach Certification Course Level 1, which includes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concussion recognition and response protocols, proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting, and “Heads Up Tackling” techniques, which aim to take the head out of the line of contact. Through “Heads Up Football,” a Player Safety Coach has been trained by USA Football to implement, evaluate and monitor “Heads Up Football” player safety protocols within the organization. Our Player Safety Coach, VP-Football Pete Sozio is working with league commissioners, coaches, parents and players throughout the season to provide on-site clinics and mentoring, to ensure that coaching and player safety “best practices” are used. Five Key Elements in the “Heads Up Football” Program Adopted in 2013 by the WJW-WJT, and by youth leagues on a national level, the “Heads Up Football” requires five primary elements: “Heads Up Tackling:” USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” training, endorsed by medical and football experts, teaches players to keep their heads up and out of the line of contact; Concussion recognition and response: Coaches learn and are assessed on CDC concussion recognition and response through USA Football’s Level 1 Coaching Certification Course. Concussion-related protocols are taught to coaches, parents and players at the start of the season at a league-wide clinic, and are reinforced throughout the season; Coaching education: All coaches within a youth program are trained to teach the game’s fundamentals by completing USA Football’s nationally accredited Level 1 Coaching Certification Course;
Equipment fitting: Coaches, parents and players are taught proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting;
Player Safety Coach: Appointed by each participating “Heads Up Football” youth organization, the Player Safety Coach ensures compliance with “Heads Up Football’s” player safety protocols, including coaching certification and conducting safety clinics for coaches, parents and players.
USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” techniques were developed with contributions from USA Football’s Tackle Advisory Committee, which includes Northwestern head coach Patrick Fitzgerald, UCLA head coach James Mora, former NFL running back Merril Hoge, Miami Christopher Columbus High School head coach Christopher Merritt and sports psychologist David Yukelson.
About USA Football USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, leads the game’s development, inspires participation and ensures a better and safer experience for all youth, high school and other amateur players. The independent nonprofit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA). Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson. For information about USA Football, visit www.usafootball.com.
“To me, coaching certification is vitally important, and what USA Football is doing is really great; it’s brilliant. It’s what we should be doing. Let’s give them a place to go where they can learn the game and parents can have the confidence that my coach has been certified” John Harbaugh, Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens
Wjw-wjt is a 1 0 0 % volunteer organization
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Tackle Scrimmage Day: Sunday, August 25th Boulter Field, Webster WEBSTER BLUE, GOLD, WHITE / FAIRPORT / IRONDEQUOIT
C Teams
B Teams
A Teams
Scrimmage Start Time: Scrimmage Start Time: Scrimmage Start Time: 9:30AM 11:00AM 12:30PM C Team Photos C Gold: 8:00AM C Blue: 8:20AM C White: 8:40AM
B Team Photos B Gold: 9:30AM B Blue: 9:50AM B White: 10:10AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
COOPERATION!!
Parking and Field Information Park: Plenty of available spots in the parking lots at SPRY Middle School or WSA Complex parking lots. Pets: A reminder that our dogs may be part of our families, however, dogs are not
allowed at Spry, Boulter Field or any AYFCL away game or scrimmage.
A Team Photos A Blue: 10:50AM
SHERWOOD AVE PARKING RULES Currently, we are allowed the privilege of LIMITED parking on the edge of the SPRY fields ON THE GRASS (100%- All Four Tires), off of Sherwood Avenue.
These are the Rules: (and YES this includes coaches, board members & families......EVERYONE!)
NO Parking "parallel" to Sherwood Ave.
NO Parking to the north or south of our practice fields in front of the homes
NO Parking with ANY portion of the car in the street
Parking ONLY a maximum of 2 cars deep......
perpendicular to Sherwood..... with no portion of the vehicle in the road...... AND no cars to the north or south of our practice fields in front of the homes Questions? Email: [email protected]
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Wjw-wjt is a 1 0 0 % volunteer organization
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Welcome Audrey Mitch as our 2013 Banquet Coordinator! LOOKING for enthusiastic and organized individuals to help out on the Banquet Committee ! Please let your team manager know or email : [email protected] for more information! Our Banquet is Nov. 23rd!
2013 WJW-WJT Season Planning Guide*
Save the Dates: Saturday, October 5th Empire Classic Cheer Competition @ RIT Saturday, October 12th CHEER FOR CHARITY @ Webster Thomas HS Saturday, October 19th AYFCL CHEER COMPETITI ON @ RIT
Have questions? Let us know! Email us! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
W e b s t e r J r . Wa r r i o r s /J r . T i t a n s PO Box 302 Webster, NY 14580
2013 Board of Directors and Coordinators
WJW-WJT.ORG
Webster Jr. Warriors/Jr. Titans is a is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization.
President: Tom Widell Treasurer: Joe Tripi Secretary: Stacy Ledermann VP Football: Pete Sozio Medical Director: Bill Balch VP Cheer: Lori Sozio Director of Cheer: Suzanne Fess Director of Football, White: Dave Peterson Director of Football, Gold: Kyle Adams Director of Communication: Lisa Bechtold
Tom Widell, WJW-WJT
PRESIDENT
Past President: Brian Benedict Concessions Coordinator: Seth Kaeuper Concessions Coordinator: Lisa & Jason Tripoli Concessions Coordinator: Nadly Thompson Fundraising Coordinator: Theresa Hayes Field Coordinator: Steve Carey Flag Coordinator: Tony DeRosa Equipment Coordinator: Greg Gerbasi Volunteer Coordinator: open Banquet Coordinator: Audrey Mitch
Thank you to our
Share Your Time!
Help Support WJW-WJT: Become a part of our 2013 Business Sponsorship Program
WJW-WJT
Sponsors!
As a...
F oot b al l Director, Blue
We are still looking for some more Ba n q u et Commi t t ee Member Email:
s e c re ta r y @w jw -w jt .o rg f o r m o re i n fo rm atio n!
Flag Football Players ! Tell your friends!!
Keep up to date at: WJW-WJT.ORG
Look for the next WJW-WJT STAR To keep up on all the news!
August 09, 2013
Important Information: Football/Cheer cannot participate in practice on beginning Monday, August 12th unless certification is COMPLETE prior to start of practice MONDAY. Football/Cheer/Flag will not be allowed to participate in practice beginning Monday, August 19th if there is any outstanding balance due on their account. Payments can be made via credit card online or via check or cash at the tent at practice on the Spry field on Tuesday, August 13th.
Volume 1, Issue 7
WEEK 2: August 12—15th , Monday– Thursday PRACTICE SCHEDULES: Tackle: M/T/W/TH, 5:45PM Arrival, 6:00pm Practice start time, 8:30PM Practice end time, Spry MS fields Cheer: M/T/W/TH, 5:45PM Arrival, 6:00PM Practice start time, 8:00PM Practice
end time, WSA Soccer Complex at 865 Publishers Parkway– Indoors Flag Cheer: T/TH, 5:50PM Arrival, 6:00PM Practice start time, 7:30PM Practice end time, WSA Soccer Complex at 865 Publishers Parkway– Indoors Flag Football: Tuesday, August 13th, Please arrive at 6:10pm to register and pickup equipment. T/W/TH, 6:20PM Arrival, 6:30PM Practice start time, 7:45PM Practice end time, Center field at Spry MS
Other Happenings this week: 08/12: 08/12: 08/13: 08/15:
Cheer moves indoors to WSA complex Flag Football Coach Clinic, 6pm, Spry MS, center field Cheer Parent Meeting, 6:15PM, WSA foyer Cheer SPIRIT night
Upcoming Events: 08/19 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: GOLD Tackle TEAMS at practice field
AYFCL Certification Scheduled
08/20 C.A.R.E. Night- All teams 08/21 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: BLUE Tackle TEAMS
Webster’s AYFCL Certification dates are:
at practice field
August 19 and 20, during regular practice times. Please note that all
08/22 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: WHITE Tackle TEAMS
Tackle Football Players and all A,B,C Cheerleaders MUST be in
at practice field
08/25 TACKLE Scrimmage at Boulter Field, Schedule TBD, Tackle Team/ Individual Pictures, times TBD
attendance for Mandatory Certification. (Note: NOT Flag football and NOT Flag cheer.)
Wjw-wjt is a 1 0 0 % volunteer organization
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Calling All Flag Coaches! We still need a few more Flag Football Coaches. If you are interested, or if you have already signed up, there is a Mandatory meeting:
Who: All interested in Coaching Flag Football
When: August 12, 6pm Where: Flag football practice field, Spry
New Director of Football for our Gold Teams: We are pleased to welcome Kyle Adams to the Board of Directors as the new Director of Football for Gold. He can be reached by email at : [email protected]
WJW-WJT Heads Up Tackle Parent Meetings Our VP of Football, Pete Sozio, is the Heads Up Certified Player Safety Coach for our organization, and will be educating our kids, our coaches, and our parents on this great new program. Mandatory Parent Meetings to further discuss the Heads Up program will be held for all Tackle teams the week of August 19th: Mon, 08/19
6:00-6:20PM
Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: GOLD Tackle TEAMS at practice field
Wed, 08/21
6:00-6:20PM
Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: BLUE Tackle TEAMS at practice field
Thurs, 08/22
6:00-6:20PM
Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: WHITE Tackle TEAMS
For more information on the Heads Up program, go to: Heads Up Website: http://usafootball.com/headsup/ Heads Up Safety Website: http://usafootball.com/health-safety/home
at practice field
Volume 1, Issue 7
Visit Us at: Wjw-wjt.org
Page 3
WJW-WJT is now a Heads Up Football League Every WJW-WJT coach has been trained in “Heads Up Football” techniques before leading their teams this 2013 season. All WJW-WJT head coaches and assistant coaches have completed USA Football’s accredited Coach Certification Course Level 1, which includes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concussion recognition and response protocols, proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting, and “Heads Up Tackling” techniques, which aim to take the head out of the line of contact. Through “Heads Up Football,” a Player Safety Coach has been trained by USA Football to implement, evaluate and monitor “Heads Up Football” player safety protocols within the organization. Our Player Safety Coach, VP-Football Pete Sozio is working with league commissioners, coaches, parents and players throughout the season to provide on-site clinics and mentoring, to ensure that coaching and player safety “best practices” are used. Five Key Elements in the “Heads Up Football” Program Adopted in 2013 by the WJW-WJT, and by youth leagues on a national level, the “Heads Up Football” requires five primary elements: “Heads Up Tackling:” USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” training, endorsed by medical and football experts, teaches players to keep their heads up and out of the line of contact; Concussion recognition and response: Coaches learn and are assessed on CDC concussion recognition and response through USA Football’s Level 1 Coaching Certification Course. Concussion-related protocols are taught to coaches, parents and players at the start of the season at a league-wide clinic, and are reinforced throughout the season; Coaching education: All coaches within a youth program are trained to teach the game’s fundamentals by completing USA Football’s nationally accredited Level 1 Coaching Certification Course;
Equipment fitting: Coaches, parents and players are taught proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting;
Player Safety Coach: Appointed by each participating “Heads Up Football” youth organization, the Player Safety Coach ensures compliance with “Heads Up Football’s” player safety protocols, including coaching certification and conducting safety clinics for coaches, parents and players.
USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” techniques were developed with contributions from USA Football’s Tackle Advisory Committee, which includes Northwestern head coach Patrick Fitzgerald, UCLA head coach James Mora, former NFL running back Merril Hoge, Miami Christopher Columbus High School head coach Christopher Merritt and sports psychologist David Yukelson.
About USA Football USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, leads the game’s development, inspires participation and ensures a better and safer experience for all youth, high school and other amateur players. The independent nonprofit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA). Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson. For information about USA Football, visit www.usafootball.com.
“To me, coaching certification is vitally important, and what USA Football is doing is really great; it’s brilliant. It’s what we should be doing. Let’s give them a place to go where they can learn the game and parents can have the confidence that my coach has been certified” John Harbaugh, Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens
Wjw-wjt is a 1 0 0 % volunteer organization
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Tackle Scrimmage Day: Sunday, August 25th Boulter Field, Webster WEBSTER BLUE, GOLD, WHITE / FAIRPORT / IRONDEQUOIT
C Teams
B Teams
A Teams
Scrimmage Start Time: Scrimmage Start Time: Scrimmage Start Time: 9:30AM 11:00AM 12:30PM C Team Photos C Gold: 8:00AM C Blue: 8:20AM C White: 8:40AM
B Team Photos B Gold: 9:30AM B Blue: 9:50AM B White: 10:10AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
COOPERATION!!
Parking and Field Information Park: Plenty of available spots in the parking lots at SPRY Middle School or WSA Complex parking lots. Pets: A reminder that our dogs may be part of our families, however, dogs are not
allowed at Spry, Boulter Field or any AYFCL away game or scrimmage.
A Team Photos A Blue: 10:50AM
SHERWOOD AVE PARKING RULES Currently, we are allowed the privilege of LIMITED parking on the edge of the SPRY fields ON THE GRASS (100%- All Four Tires), off of Sherwood Avenue.
These are the Rules: (and YES this includes coaches, board members & families......EVERYONE!)
NO Parking "parallel" to Sherwood Ave.
NO Parking to the north or south of our practice fields in front of the homes
NO Parking with ANY portion of the car in the street
Parking ONLY a maximum of 2 cars deep......
perpendicular to Sherwood..... with no portion of the vehicle in the road...... AND no cars to the north or south of our practice fields in front of the homes Questions? Email: [email protected]
Page 5
Wjw-wjt is a 1 0 0 % volunteer organization
WJW-WJT Star
Welcome Audrey Mitch as our 2013 Banquet Coordinator! LOOKING for enthusiastic and organized individuals to help out on the Banquet Committee ! Please let your team manager know or email : [email protected] for more information! Our Banquet is Nov. 23rd!
2013 WJW-WJT Season Planning Guide*
Save the Dates: Saturday, October 5th Empire Classic Cheer Competition @ RIT Saturday, October 12th CHEER FOR CHARITY @ Webster Thomas HS Saturday, October 19th AYFCL CHEER COMPETITI ON @ RIT
Have questions? Let us know! Email us! [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
W e b s t e r J r . Wa r r i o r s /J r . T i t a n s PO Box 302 Webster, NY 14580
2013 Board of Directors and Coordinators
WJW-WJT.ORG
Webster Jr. Warriors/Jr. Titans is a is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization.
President: Tom Widell Treasurer: Joe Tripi Secretary: Stacy Ledermann VP Football: Pete Sozio Medical Director: Bill Balch VP Cheer: Lori Sozio Director of Cheer: Suzanne Fess Director of Football, White: Dave Peterson Director of Football, Gold: Kyle Adams Director of Communication: Lisa Bechtold
Tom Widell, WJW-WJT
PRESIDENT
Past President: Brian Benedict Concessions Coordinator: Seth Kaeuper Concessions Coordinator: Lisa & Jason Tripoli Concessions Coordinator: Nadly Thompson Fundraising Coordinator: Theresa Hayes Field Coordinator: Steve Carey Flag Coordinator: Tony DeRosa Equipment Coordinator: Greg Gerbasi Volunteer Coordinator: open Banquet Coordinator: Audrey Mitch
Thank you to our
Share Your Time!
Help Support WJW-WJT: Become a part of our 2013 Business Sponsorship Program
WJW-WJT
Sponsors!
As a...
F oot b al l Director, Blue
We are still looking for some more Ba n q u et Commi t t ee Member Email:
s e c re ta r y @w jw -w jt .o rg f o r m o re i n fo rm atio n!
Flag Football Players ! Tell your friends!!
Keep up to date at: WJW-WJT.ORG
Look for the next WJW-WJT STAR To keep up on all the news!
