PLAY Football 2009

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PLAY Football 2009

• July 28, 2009
• Dan Feine
• VP of Football

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Laker Chant
Together... We Can! Together... We
Will! Together... We Are! Who? Lakers! Who? Lakers
!!!
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Agenda

• Introductions
• PLAY and Prior Lake Varsity Program
• Whats New in 2009
• 1st through 6th Grade Program
• Team selection
• Youth level officiating
• Code of Conduct
• Important Dates
• QA

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Introductions

• PLAY Football Board
• Chuck Schrope VP of Fall/Winter Sports
• Dan Feine VP of Football
• Tim Rosen 7th/8th Grade Director
• Chris Rooney 8th Grade Coordinator
• Steve Delarosby -7th Grade Coordinator
• Mark Peller 1st - 6th Grade Director
• Trevor Knutson 5th/6th Grade Coordinator
• Rich Marlier 3rd/4th Grade Coordinator
• Dave Quaintance 1st/2nd Grade Flag Coordinator
• Mike Koppang Officials Coordinator
• Jon Kerkow Equipment Coordinator
• Matt Gegenheimer PLHS Football Head Coach

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PLAY and PLHS Varsity Programs Working Together

• Total program 1st through 12th grade
• Coach Gegenheimer is key member of PLAY football
  board
• PLAY follows Varsity techniques and schemes
• PLAY Night at Varsity Home game Sept 18
• PLAY supported the building of the Laker Team
  Building
• Laker Spirit Wear
• Varsity players are involved with PLAY
• 7th and 8th Grade camp and evaluations
• 3rd through 6th grade practices at PLHS
• Chain gang

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Whats New in 2009

• 1st through 3rd grade jamboree
• Focus on teaching fundamentals, not winning
• Games will include rules enforcement, but well
  add time to teach the rules and penalties
• No playoff series, instead celebrate the end of
  year with an all player Punt, Pass and Kick
  contest
• 1st grade flag football
• 2nd grade flag football was very successful in
  2008
• Expanding to 1st Grade
• 4th grade officials
• One certified official will be scheduled for all
  4th grade games
• Each team will provide coach as supporting
  official
• Spirit Wear available on-line
• All Spirit Wear is available on-line see dates
  page
• Will be shipped directly to home

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1st thru 6th Grade Program

• 1st 2nd Grade Flag Football
• Building blocks for Laker Football program
• Practice 1 day per week and Saturday games at
  Five Hawks
• Monday practices
• Not optional
• Allows the program to focus on the fundamentals,
  allowing team practices to focus on team
  formation and running plays
• Aug 17, 2009 Sept. 21, 2009
• Weather Contingency Program
• Provides practice alternatives if inclement
  weather persists
• We will advise weather contingency plan via PLAY
  Calendar
• Field locations check the PLAY calendar often
  for potential changes
• 1st/2nd practices at Five Hawks, starting 600
  either Tues or Thurs
• 5th/6th practices at Ponds, starting 600
• 3rd/4th practices at Ryan, starting 615
• 7th/8th practices at Ponds, starting at 630
• First practice
• 3rd-6th are group practice, so head to fields as
  noted above
• 1st-2nd are team practice, your coach will
  contact advise date/time

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Team Selection

• Coaches are identified
• Coaches and sons placed on teams we will work
  to honor coaching requests
• All players weighed to create balanced teams by
  weight and previous year evaluations, except 3rd
  grade
• 4th-6th Grade Team Selection
• Each player was evaluated last year, and will be
  used as input into draft selection new players
  will require feedback from coaches
• Coaches will select player in order based player
  team points, lowest total points will choose
  player first in each round
• Coaches will fill roster by weight and rated
  talent
• Team points adjusted and order established for
  next draft round
• Players notified on August 17, 2009, following
  group practice
• 3rd grade coaches will meet to choose teams by a
  draw-by-weight-class process
• 1st-2nd grade teams are randomly assigned

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Youth Level Officials

• Rules/penalties
• Differences from college/pro to high school
• Why some are called and some arent
• Equipment
• Required
• Optional
• Sportsmanship
• It is hard to ask the kids to demonstrate this if
  we dont!
• Communication
• Its about the Kids
• Lets make it a positive experience!

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Code of Conduct

• Passion for the game? Keep it positive!
• Everyone of these players are Lakers, and will
  play together some day
• We all need to help each other out
• Everyone as agreed to Code of Conduct through
  Registration process
• Zero tolerance period!
• Let the players play, the coaches coach and the
  parents cheer!

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Important Dates

• Please watch, on a regular basis, the season
  calendar at the PLAY website www.playinfo.org
• Equipment Pickup Aug 1, 2009
• Including new items to purchase shoes, shirts,
  etc
• One day for pickup 3rd/4th 8-10am and 5th/ 6th
  10am-12pm at Ponds Football Shed
• Flag will receive at their practices
• First practice for 3rd-6th Saturday, Aug 15,
  2009
• 3rd-6th grade teams announced on Aug 17, 2009
• Vikings Pre-season Fundraiser Aug 21, 2009
• Practice for 3rd 6th grade at PLHS Aug 24,
  2009, 600-730
• First practice for 1st grade Flag is Sept 8, 2009
  at Five Hawks
• First practice for 2nd grade Flag is Sept 10,
  2009 at Five Hawks
• Pictures TBD, the coaches will advise
• PLAY Youth Night Sept 18, 2009, come join the
  tailgate party
• PLAY Fest Sept 19, 2009, come celebrate PLAY
• 4th- 6th Playoff week Oct 5-Oct 10, 2009
• 1st-3rd Jamboree Oct 10, 2009

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QA