THE HUDDLE November 2009
Official Newsletter from American Youth Football & Cheer
The Largest Youth Football Organization in the U.S.A
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AYF & AYC National Championships
The Stage is Set...
www.ayfchampionships.comAlready Qualified? Register and Book accommodations now! Not joining us in Orlando? Keep up with Daily Bracket Updates, Picture Feeds and stay tuned for Programming Details of the National TV Highlight Show on VERSUS. |
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Arizona AYF has teamed up with Pepsi and Walmart for the Pepsi Turkey Tee Off presented by Walmart.
The event will be held in Scottsdale, AZ the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Join hundreds of Celebrities, former NFL Players and youth football supporters in hitting the links for a great cause.
Proceeds from the tournament benefit Arizona AYF, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, specifically, scholarships and grants for post season
travel to the Under Armour American Youth Football National Championships in
Orlando, Florida.
If your a golfer or know of golfers who would like to get involved and support Arizona AYF by participating in this inaugural event,go to www.turkeyteeoff.com |
AYF Leagues can now be part of the 2009 ACC Championship
Game!
This year's ACC Football festivities will be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL on Saturday, December 5th. The Youth Celebration is available to a limited number of participants and is destined to be the absolute best end-of-the-year party for youth football players, cheerleaders, coaches, officials, family and friends!
Youth football players/cheerleaders & coaches receive:
·Free access to the ACC Youth Football and Cheerleading Celebration (includes Under Armour football combine, cheer instruction & more!)
·Free access to ACC FanFest!
·Free food, drinks, music, prizes and more!
·A free ticket (for participants 8th grade or younger, limited number available) to the 2009
Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, nationally televised on ESPN at 8pm.
·Select teams will be chosen to participate in an on-field ceremony!
Additional tickets for family and friends are available for only $25 (includes everything above). For more information contact Ben Tario.
Check out the ACC Youth Event Website Here
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Giving Back Spotlight
Long-time founder and coach of youth football, Carl Allegretti pionners national AYF Scholarship Award
Carl Allegretti, a man who embodies the spirit of American Youth Football, through his life-long dedication to academics and athletics, has contributed to yet another initiative that focuses on the development of our youth.
The annual Carl S. Allegretti scholarship reinforces the values of the world's largest youth football organization and will be awarded to the top AYF Academic Athlete.
Carl Allegretti will also been inducted into the AYF Hall of Fame for his long-time dedication to youth football and his emphasis on education.
Read more....
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Exclusive Offer for AYF Members
 Boomer Esiason invites you to register now at www.trickitoutsports.com and receive a free starter pack of Trick It Out Football cards and 6 months web based membership.
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Exclusive National Championship Content and Giveaways!
Everyone is welcome!
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Shutterfly Offers Free Team Share Sites!
Share and celebrate the memories of this season with a free personalized Share site,
Share and access everyone's pictures and video from games and tournaments.Create Great Gifts for Team Coaches and Team Moms to show your appreciation for their hard work this 2009 Season!
Click here to Create a site Now!
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Message from the AYF President 
Heads up Football
Head to head spearing is a penalty on all levels youth, High School, College and the Pros. Why then does it still occur so often?
I believe it is due to poor coaching. The Abusive coach will tell you football is a violent sport. The good coaches will tell you football is a sport where the execution of fundamental techniques insures a player's safety.
To confront the issues of Head injuries we have prepared an excerpt from AYFs New Coaching Course (debuting in 2010).
The injuries occurring most often are during Tackling and Blocking.....
Read HEADS UP FOOTBALL now for the safest fundamental techniques of blocking and tackling at the point of contact for all age groups.
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AYF President Joe Galat in Warren Moon's New Book
In Warren Moon's new book "Never give up your dream" by Don Yeager, you will find a special mention of AYF President Joe Galat.
In 1984 most NFL Teams harbored a bias against Black Quarterbacks which threatened to sidetrack Warrens dream of playing in the National Football League.
Few NFL Coaches spoke out against that bias. Former Houston Oilers Defensive Coach Joe Galat told the NFL he believed in giving Moon a change to prove what everybody knows deep down inside.
Joe said to the media "any NFL Team that signs Warren Moon will become a winner".
Joe was right as Warren Moon went on to play in nine Pro Bowls and is presently the only black Quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Joe Galat remains the conscious of the NFL this time on matters of Safety and Youth Football.
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The Carolina Panthers Set the Bar!
The Carolina Panthers are excited for AYF Post Season Football and are offering travel grant assistance to AYF teams from the Carolina's advancing to the National Championships.
AYF Qualified teams in other NFL Markets should contact their local team to see if they have similar travel grant programs.Find contact information for your local NFL Team Community Representative at Myayf.com
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Sportsmanship...
TORRINGTON - In the midst of another one-sided loss for Wolcott Tech's second-year varsity football program Saturday afternoon, a moment happened that will live forever in the minds of those who were there to experience it.
Avon may have won the game going away 49-6, but that did not stop Falcons coach Brett Quinion from showing a great deal of sportsmanship. Early in the fourth quarter, Quinion called a timeout and walked across the field to the Wolcott Tech sideline to talk to Wildcats coach Jamie Coty.
The reason? To give a 17-year-old senior a chance to have a poignant moment.
This past month, Wolcott Tech senior Nick Reardon was diagnosed with cancer. The offensive guard/linebacker could only play in one more game, and he could not actually play-in others words, he could not be hit, per doctor's orders.
Coty wanted to get Reardon, the team's punter, into the game so he could kick the ball. Reardon and Coty got more than that.
On a second and nine from the Tech 17, Reardon took a handoff up the middle and ran down the right sideline for an 82-yard touchdown to make it 42-6. After the score, Reardon's Wildcat teammates all ran out onto the field to graduate him. When he got to the sideline, teammates kept coming over and slapping him on the back. Reardon, not one to bring attention to him self, treated it as if it were just another play.
"I got nothing but praise and respect for (Avon's) coaching staff," Coty said. "(Quinion) called a timeout and said let's get that kid a touchdown. That meant a lot to our program."
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Field of Dreams Projects Succeed Through Team Effort
If your community is interested in forming a committee for the improvement of your fields- email your name, address (no PO boxes), phone number and the name of the field to JGalat@fieldturf.com
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Get your AYF Wilson Balls Now
 For Team Pricing Call: 1-866-828-1397
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About AYF
American
Youth Football (AYF) the largest youth football organization in the
U.S. provides support
services, academic scholarships, grants, "Giving Back" programs and tournaments
to more than 600,000 youth members. AYF is the only youth football program
with members in all 50 states and several countries worldwide. Committed to Giving Back, AYF 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. On a mission for all-inclusiveness, AYF invites independent youth football & cheer programs to join under its 'local' membership structure so all leagues may have the benefit of AYFs services without threat of imposition in the leagues local governance.
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