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

NCAA College Football & AYF Partner for the NCAA Football Grant Program

NCAA
AYF Associations should apply NOW for NCAA Football 2009 College Replica Apparel Grants.

Applications must be in by June 26th!

Get the Grant Application HERE!
More Exciting Details on this Partnership Coming Soon!
AYF Football Commissioner Bill Brown Honored by the National Football Foundation

Bill Brown, Football Commissioner, was Honored by The National Football Foundation's Connecticut Chapter for his Distinguished Contributions to Youth Football.

Congratulations Bill and thanks for your commitment and hard work!
Another AYF 'Field of Dreams' success via a unique approach
 
For many schools and communities, a new state-of-the-art synthetic turf field seems like an unreachable, far-fetched dream. A perfectly consistent field that children and athletes love to play on, which requires little-to-no maintenance, and can be used safely in all weather conditions - no rocks, no dust, no holes, and no mud bowls.
 
There have been hundreds of field of dreams projects completed nationwide - but this one is truly unique.
 
The dream of a head football coach turned a dream into a reality for his community. They put forth a unique fundraising plan aimed at creating a vision for families in the local area, and obtained a much higher number of small-to-medium contributions rather than relying solely on convincing major corporations with large sums of money. The plan was marvelously successful and raised an impressive $950,000.
 
Read the blueprint to his plan...
 
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AYF President attends Chandler Youth Football Spotlight Dinner

AYF President Joe Galat presented the volunteer of the year award and Giving Back Association of the Year Award to Dee Grayer of Chandler Youth Football in front of a home town crowd.

What most impressed Joe Galat was the four high school coaches who took the podium to thank the association for teaching the value of academics that resulted this year in 18  players receiving College Scholarships!

Congratulations Chandler Youth Football and CAYFL!

We applaud all AYF league for maintaining AYFs academic priorities and maintaining the committment to academics by verifying that all AYF athletes are performing in the classroom as well as on the field.
 
Bethel AYF "Training: a Priority"

"NYSCA Coaches training keeps teams balanced and  certification keeps them on track in a positive manner"

Read more...
 
Check it Out
nfl
Tons of NFL Players are hosting youth football camps this summer.

Check your local listings or local NFL Team Websites to get the details. Some are free and many are affordable; Check out Kellen Winslow Jr's upcoming camp in Tampa Bay.
National Websites

AYF Home Page
Under Armour AYF Championship Site
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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 600,000 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.