FOOTBALL 2-WEEKS!!!! Time for kiddos to get in shape

Hi Spartan Rookie Green:

We're now 2- weeks away from the start of football practice. I've been getting a few reports of kids putting on the pads/helmet and trying to run outside... only to last a few minutes before running out of juice. Please let the kids know they'll have much more success this season and fun if they come in with some stamina built up. If you missed the parent meeting the first week of practice is important... that's when we hold tryouts for specific positions.. They'll stay locked into those positions until the "2nd chance tryouts" after regular season game #2. Please have the kids get out with their pads on in the evening (same time we'd practice) and try to run for 10-15 straight minutes.. they can add a minute or two every time they go out. When practice begins.. we'll hit the ground running.. so I don't want them to be shocked when they run in pads for a 2- hour practice.

The coaches and I are excited to get started. Can't wait to see you and the kids at practice #1... coach Eric will send out more specifics soon. And remember.. when practices begin... we need the boys there atleast 15- minutes early so we can make sure their equipment is on the right way.. We don't want to eat into actual practice time with equipment issues. If we want our boys to be able to hang with Eastlake and Bellevue... it all starts with quality practices.

Mike Dardis

PS: If you missed the parent meeting and have any questions.. drop me an e-mail with a "best time" to call and I'll do my best to give you the short version.

Athletic Supply Coupon July 30th - August 2nd

Rookie Green Families -

Athletic Supply in Redmond has extended a promotional coupon to all SYFA families to help them gear up for the 2010 season! Click the link below to print the coupon and redeem this weekend - July 30th till August 2nd!

GO SPARTANS!

Spartan Youth Football Flyer

Special Equipment Pick-Up

We have a very special opportunity for those Rookie Green players who have yet to get their equipment. We will be meeting at the Storage facility (Plateau Heated Self Storage [behind the McDonalds in Sammamish by Eastlake HS - Address: 621 228th Ave NE]) on Monday the 26th at 7:00 PM. Please let me know if you are planning on attending. If you do not attend on Monday, there is the all league make-up on the 8th of August.

Parents To-Do's from the Parents Meeting

Please review the Parent Meeting Information that was discussed at our meeting on Monday. The coaching staff is going to count on you to help us out with a little homework before the 1st practice. As mentioned we have some "to-do's" to ask of you as well.

• If you have received your equipment, please have your kids wear their helmets to get used to the feel of them. While watching TV, playing Video Games or hanging out. This will build up their neck muscles and get them conscious of the limited visibility. I would suggest 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night.


• Have them practice putting on their equipment by themselves. We have asked that all kids show up to practice 15 minutes early so that they can get dressed in their equipment. Coaches will double check that everything is on and secure, but we do not want to be dressing the boys in their gear. Have them practice so that they can do it without any adult help.


• We expect the kids to show up to "Boot Camp" on the 10th of August in shape. I would encourage you to have your kids attend the Chiles Agility Camp (there are four left and you can drop-in any Tues or Thurs from 9-11 at a cost of $15/drop-in - see our team calendar as well) AND while wearing his equipment go for a non-stop run. Start with 5 minutes per day and gradually get up to 15 minutes. In that 15 minute time period, they should be able to run a mile in their full gear.


• Please cover our Base Offense and Defense with your boys. If your boys come to practice and understand our positions, what we call the positions and where the holes are, it will save the coaches a lot of time by not having to stop the entire team to explain and educate players.

We can't thank you enough for helping us out with these "to-do's". It will go a long way in giving your players the confidence they need when starting practice on the 10th of August.

Coaches Update / To-Do's from the Parents Meeting

It was great meeting most of you and your extended families on Monday evening. Coach Mike, Coach Rob and I were discussing how well the boys were interacting, playing and are already adopting the "football family" behavior. We got some great feedback from you all during the meeting and after when we were all socializing. We are really excited for the upcoming football season.

As coaches, we had a couple of "to-do's".

• Chin Straps, they are coming and we will make sure to get those to you as soon as we get them.


• Underarmour - In speaking with the SYFA, there is no standard, but they suggested that Black looks the cleanest. So in talking with Coach Mike, we are going to go with Longsleeve - Black Under Armour (similar to this link - it does not have to be Under Armour, just longsleeve black)


• Equipment Pick-up - I have asked a personal favor of one of the SYFA board to see if we can get our players and Brandon Quinn's brother into the equipment storage facility before the 8th of August. It sounds positive, but if it happens, it will be a last minute thing and something that isn't calendar-able for planning. I will phone / email if we get the opportunity. Fingers are crossed.

If I forgot any of our to-do's, please shoot us a note and we will get right on them. We again are looking forward to an epic season !!!!!

Chin Straps

I have heard that several players of the players on our team did not receive their helmet "CHIN STRAPS" during equipment pick-up last Sunday. What i have been told is that the chin straps are coming. They did not arrive as expected. There are several boys across several teams who do not receive them. Once they come in, SYFA will ask the coaches to query their teams and give them a 'number of chin straps needed'. Then SYFA will more than likely just throw them in our coaches bags for distribution to the boys.

GEJFA 2010 Conferences

Rookie Green Families - This year our Skyline Rookie Green team is in the GEJFA "C" Conference. Here you can see the other teams we will be playing against this upcoming year.

Parent Meeting 7/19/2010

Coach Mike and I enjoyed meeting most of you today at equipment pick-up.

We are looking forward to meeting the rest of you tomorrow at the parents meeting.

I have only heard from two families that will not be able to make tomorrow's Parent Meeting (Abrahamsen / Hines). Please let me know if you are not going to be able to join us so we can plan accordingly for pizza / drinks. Please arrive around 5:00 and find Shannon or Connie to get checked in and receive your handouts. At that point, will be collecting the $20 per family for the food and ask you socialize for the first 15 minutes or so and introduce yourself to the team members.

If your boys received their jersey's at today's equipment pick-up, please encourage them to wear them to the parent meeting to show team unity. Also, if your boys have a football, please have them bring it so that we can have them all out playing in the grassy area while we cover some of the parent information.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening.

SPARTAN GEAR FOR SALE AT July 18th EQUIPMENT PICK-UP!

We will have Spirit Packs (Dry-Fit T-Shirt, Shorts and Cinch Bag), T-Shirts, Shorts and Sweatpants available for purchase this Sunday, July 18th.

Spirit Packs - $30.00

Dry Fit T-Shirt - $12.50

Dry Fit Shorts - $12.50

Cotton T- Shirt -$10.00

Sweatpants $30.00

Spartan Sweatshirts will be for sale at our Jamborees (August 21st and 28th) and at the BBQ, August 27th. We will also be taking orders for all other merchandise at the Jamborees and BBQ.

GO SPARTANS!!!

Practice Schedule

Our Blog calendar - http://skylinerookiegreen.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html - is now updated with the practice field schedule for the Skyline Rookie Green Team with the first day of practice being Tuesday, August 10th. August will be Monday-Friday from 6:00-8:00 pm at Pine Lake Middle School. September practices are 2-3 times per week and in October as we loose daylight, we move our practice times to 5:00-7:00. Please keep in mind that the boys must have 14 practices in order to be eligible for the 1st game on the 4th of September.

Equipment Pick-up

This Sunday (JULY 18th) from 9:30-10:00 am is our Equipment (Helmut, Shoulder pads, pants, hip and thigh pads)

Location: Plateau Heated Self Storage (behind the McDonalds in Sammamish by Eastlake HS - Address: 621 228th Ave NE)

On arrival, please check-in at the registration table and purchase your Spartan Spirit Pack! (cash or check only) All other Spartan-wear will be available at the Jamboree for purchase!

Parking is limited! You may have to park across the way and walk - but PLEASE respect the parking restrictions! We are NOT the only tenants at Plateau Heated Self Storage!!

For those of you who cannot make it, there will be a makeup date on Sunday, August 8th

Parent Meeting & Football Kickoff

Parents, players and siblings -

Again welcome to the Skyline Rookie Green Team. We will be having our Parent Meeting & Football Kickoff from 5:00-9:00 (or when the kids get tired) on the 19th of July (Blog Calendar Updated) at the Beaver Lake Pavilion. The Pavilion offers us a covered space in case it rains and tons of grass for the boys to play a little two hand touch while we have our meeting. We are asking everyone to bring $20 to cover your family's portion of Pizza and Pop that we will be bringing so that no one has to slave over a BBQ cooking hot dogs and hamburgers.

The meeting is a great way to build rapport, but most importantly to begin managing expectations for the season. Parent involvement is paramount to a successful season as there are many moving parts and volunteers needed. Most of you have been involved with other sports before and some of you have participated in Skyline Youth Football and can attest that in football we will have more communication any other sport. This Blog will be one way that we keep you updated. So if you haven't please, bookmark the blog now by hitting CTRL + Shift + D. The coaches are looking forward to meeting you all and our players.

Our agenda for the parent meeting is below.

· Introductions

· The Football Experience

· Practices

· Games

· Uniforms

· Volunteers

· Player Positions

· Playbook

· Parent/Player feedback and Communication

· Important Dates

· Questions

SYFA - Referees Needed

SYFA Familes –

GEJFA (Greater Eastside Junior Football Association) is in dire need of growing its referee pool. Currently there are not enough referees to cover the 2010 season! They are asking each system to provide 1 referee to the league for every 3 teams they have. This year SYFA has *14* teams, meaning we need to find 5 people to referee! We need your help!

All candidates must be at least 18 years old
The league will train you!
Pay rates start at $20/game and go up.
At all games there will be at least 3 or 4 person crews.
It’s a fun way to get involved!
Please ask your family, friends & neighbors if they would be interested in this great opportunity! If you have any questions, you can visit http://www.gejfa.org and look under the “Official’s Corner”.

If we cannot provide referee’s to the league, then they will start recruiting from our stands or our teams will have to go without. And as many of us know, we depend on those referees!

Please help us make the 2010 season a success by helping recruit referees!!

Thanks for your help!

GO SPARTANS!!