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Upcoming Dates
11/07 - NC Registration opens
11/13 - NorCal Regional Championships
11/15 - AYF All-Star nominations are due
11/19 - Atlantic, BigEast, MidWest, Southeast, SouthWest Regional Championships
11/26 - New England and Desert Pacific Regional Championships
11/21 - NC Registration ends
11/30 - AAA Nominations Due to AYF National
12/3 -12/10- National Championships
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Coaches make all the difference in the world.
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Safety is about the fit.
Football helmets and shoulder pads are most effective when athletes are wearing appropriately-sized equipment. A proper fit is essential. Make sure that you read the warning and proper care labels on your pads and helmets. Click here to view Riddell's proper fitting guide. |
AYF/AYC Staff
Click the name to e-mail Joe Galat President Jim TaftChairman of the Board Jessica Abramovich Executive Director Dee Grayer Football Commissioner Elizabeth Bray Cheer Director & Member Communications Arielle Krieger Director, Marketing Operations Craig Heitczman Director, Social & Marketing Communications Shannon Shy Director, New Membership Kristin Walker Director, Events Kerry Lorenca AYC Technical Advisor Diedrea Willis Step Coordinator AYF Regional Reps New England - Rick Pelletier
Big East - Craig Karahuta
Atlantic - Mike Fairfax
Southeast - Orlando Gudes
Midwest - Mike Bell
Southwest - L.E. Chamberlain
Desert Pacific- Rikki Kinsfather
Mountain Northwest- Mike Piha |
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Chase Community Giving
PLEASE VOTE for American Youth Football! IN SECONDS YOU CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE Dear Members, friends and supporters - If everyone who receives this email clicks this link and votes for AYF - we will be close to WINNING $250,000!
It only takes one second to vote and only one more to SHARE with your Facebook friends, teams and parents.
Please help us win so we can support those communities who cannot afford to keep kids in the game- WE NEED YOU! Don't Fumble this Pass - Please VOTE!
VOTE NOW and SHARE THIS LINK WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS and TEAM MATES, WORK MATES and ANYONE who has an interest in supporting our nations youth!!
For Tips on helping us PROMOTE the VOTE - CLICK HERE |
The 2011 Season AYF and AYC ALL-STAR Game
The National All-Star Game will played at Tropicana Field on January 5, 2012 at 3:30 pm (immediately preceding the Under Armour All-America Game).
The festivities kick off at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL on January 2, 2012 and teams participate in a full schedule of practice and celebration of their accomplishments both on and off the AYF/AYC Field.
Conference nominations are due November 15. The East Team will consist of players from the Atlantic, Big East, New England, and Southeast Region. The West Team will consist of players from the Desert Pacific, Midwest, Mountain Northwest, and Southwest Region. For conference nominations (click here).
Players selections will also include players on the AYF Watch List, Winners from AYFPLAYERS.com and selections made at National Championships.
Check out scenes from past AYF All-Star Games |
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Congratulations to the thousands of teams participating in AYF and AYC
Regional Championships!
Good Luck!
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2011 HALL OF FAME
The AYF Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed upon an AYF Administrator or Coach. All inductees have worked with Youth for 25 years or more. Giving of one's-self is the most significant charity of all.
The Induction will take place Wednesday December 7, 2011 beginning at 7:00 pm at the Dolphin Hotel in Walt Disney World.
The following inductees will be honored:
Sam Jackson - Brooklyn, NY
Buzz Labe - Central Massachusetts Dave Summa - Waterbury, CT Deb Hughes - Central Massachusetts Pam Cronauer - San Diego, CA Danny Valle - New Jersey Alvin Holder - Tampa, FL Kathy Robinson - Oak Grove, CA Curtis Givens - Memphis, TN  |
GET SWINKING!
AYF is excited to announce our newest partner, Swink.tv!
SWINK.tv is the only online video highlight service of its kind!
Upload game film to Swink and they'll process it into individual searchable clips. Now, you're in control of creating personalized highlights in seconds. Share with friends, relatives, and AYF via email and Facebook or watch them on your smartphone.
Go to www.swink.tv or contact info@swink.tv for more information. 
As a post season special, for a limited time, AYF teams can get their 2011 season highlight film for only $19.95/player.
It's time to start Swinking!
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Looking for AYF Scholarships?
 Please be sure to check out MyAYF for all current scholarship, essay and coach of the month programs. All AAA nominations and Regional Scholastic nominations are due by November 30. Please do not delay, download your forms and please complete them in their entirety. Please direct all questions or inquires to Elizabeth Bray.
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The TIME is here! COME perform your CHEER!
AYC wants to share the National Championships, the experience of a LIFETIME, with all of our Cheer, Dance and Step squads. If you are looking to be granted a "Wild Card" please contact Elizabeth Bray ASAP!
Wild Card berths are based on many factors - but if your team has determination - we will do our best to make it happen!
This years event is jam packed with plenty of lights, camera and action that you will NOT want to miss!
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You Can Still WIN a $1,000 Grant from AYF and Kraft in the Huddle to Fight Hunger!
Who Wants A $1,000.00 GRANT?
By placing a logo on your website, you can get entered into the lottery to win a $1,000 grant.
How do you post the logo? (download step by step instructions here)
1. Please click to download the Kraft Huddle to Fight Hunger LOGOS. 2. Select one or more of the LOGOS to place anywhere on your websites. 3. Link the logo to http://www.facebook.com/KraftFightHunger 4. Enter to Win $1,000! E-mail the url to your webpage to |
AYF Featured on NBC Sunday Night Football
Thanks For Voting! AYF won a $10,000 Grant from Toyota and was featured during Sunday Night Football Toyota Halftime Show on NBC
On Friday Nov 11, Toyota will load a 2 minute video about AYF on their Winners Page - check out the Brooklyn Chiefs representing AYF!
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Joe's Presidents Corner
This is the "November to Remember."
You will know soon (if you don't already) what those memories involve.
Is this your finest season or are you disappointed with the results?
All One Million AYF Members cannot win First Place. The results of your season may be a sign of how hard you worked. Your team or squad may have developed the right chemistry to come together when it counts the most. We hear all the time, "an athlete's finest hour is when one has given everything of ones self, exhausted and victorious." AYF/AYC Nationals - Florida here we come! This is the best feeling in the whole world. Feel the love and embrace the moment. You're in the Zone. Life is good. Nothing's gonna stop us now!
But what if your kids worked hard and came up short? What if they cared for each other and yet made that one mistake? Did you have to take off work to hide your hurt? Did you think, IF only! Why Us ? Why Me? ...
Here is a question. What did you spend all your time building-- Did you build a dream or just something that is posted on the score board? Did you build on a dream of intrinsic self-worth that can not be measured?
Chances are, the best time your kids experienced was not even on the field or the mats. Think about when you were a kid - the memories are of that night at the Pizza Restaurant when everybody laughed, cried, and hoped the night would never end or getting stranded in the storm or how you went out of your way to make that new student feel welcome.
You don't realize what you built. It is what is inside that matters. Buildings that are constructed with the intention to look nice often employ excess sand in its concrete. Buildings that are strong don't always look nice but they can withstand earthquakes and hurricanes. Not winning a first place is not the end of the world, it isn't even an earthquake.
Rudyard Kipling said, "If you can dream - and not make dreams your master. If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim. If you can meet with triumph and disaster. And treat those two imposters just the same. ---------Your's is the earth and everything that's in it!"
If you taught the values of honest work, effort and teamwork, it will last longer than any celebration after a trophy ceremony. Your dream has built the values and intangibles that last a lifetime. Thank you for helping kids and your community.
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