THE HUDDLE                     April 2009
Official Newsletter from American Youth Football & Cheer
The Largest Youth Football Organization in the U.S.A

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AYF/AYC &
Universal Cheerleaders
Association
Announce Exciting New Partnership!

The American Youth Cheer membership has a lot to cheer about! UCA is the largest and most exciting Cheer organization on the planet. UCA represents cheerleaders from youth, through high school to college and UCA has been the driving force in creating the dynamic and high profile activity that cheerleading is today.

AYC and UCA have entered into a multi-faceted partnership that begins on the ground level -- with education. UCA/AYC cheer camps and coaches clinics are now available to your league. Book your dates today! Visit our AYC Camp/Clinic Resource page

UCA State Directors, Regional Directors and the UCA/AYC National Coordinator Lauri Harris, will be a support system for AYC leagues. UCA will assist AYC members on local, regional and national levels and provide assistance in everything cheer and dance, helping our members to be even more successful. Find your state director now.

Additional resources/educational materials and on-line features will be introduced in the near future. As part of this partnership, Varsity has become AYC's Official Cheer and Dance Uniform Supplier! Varsity will offer AYC leagues exclusive discounts on uniforms and dedicated service. Contact your Varsity/CDT Uniform Representative today!

UCA is also partnering with AYC in presenting the AYC National Championships in Orlando, FL. Lots of surprises are in store and details are still to come, but the AYC National event promises to take on the exciting atmosphere that UCA is known for, creating the hottest national youth cheer championship in the nation. Stay tuned!

As more on information on the partnership becomes available, it will be featured on the home page of americanyouthfootball.com in the new section titled 'AYC Highlights'
jgPresidents Message

Should We Reward Excellence?

Standing outside the locker room we "the boys" must have looked like a group of awe-struck kids hoping to capture a sliver of reflected glory as the men in red and black were introduced. "The Varsity" came from all races, religions, and immigrant parents. It was no secret that if you played for Coach Britt you were fundamentally sound, even if you didn't play youth football due to being too big for the age/weight matrix.....
 
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Member Spotlight

This off-season AYF not only had tremendous growth in the US, but also abroad. Here is our first spotlight on an AYF International Member. Read about The Okinawa Youth Football League in Okinawa Japan!
 
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About AYF

American Youth Football (AYF) is the largest youth football organization in the U.S. A National Youth Partner of the NFL, AYF provides support services, academic scholarships, grants, "Giving Back" programs and tournaments to more than 500,000 youth members. AYF is the only youth football program with members in all 50 states and several countries worldwide. AYF is committed to Giving Back and has donated more than $14 million dollars in grants and product to communities that support youth football.

AYF offers all-inclusive football and cheer divisions to every team and league, enabling every child a place to play and Age/Weight and Grade-Based Age Protected Divisions make AYF the most competitive youth football organization in the World.