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posted 02/20/2010
Message to the YAC Football Families:
As the YAC Football season is upon us, I wanted to provide some information about the upcoming season. Below, I have listed the Head Coaches at each grade level for the 2010 season. Head Coaches are selected by Joe DiCanio and myself, and we allow the Head Coaches to select their own assistant coaches. Joe and I will review the list of assistant coach nominees and will ratify the Head Coaches selections. Included below is the East Division Set-up (New York teams - East) and the Game dates for the entire season. The start of the season will be one week earlier than last year which makes attendance at the August practices even more important. A player must complete 10 hours of Non Contact conditioning and 10 hours of full pad practices before they will be allow to participate in a league sanctioned scrimmage or game. The August 2nd thru August 5th YAC Football Camp satisfies the non contact conditioning requirement and a player will need to participate in approximately 1 1/2 weeks of full pad practices to play in the scrimmage or first game - NO EXCEPTIONS as this is a safety issue. It should be noted that unless your team wins the CVL Championship, the last game date is the weekend of October 30th/31st.
One other note, I will be changing the equipment pick-up dates to June to accommodate those players who want to participate in the Block & Tackle and Will to Win Football Camps.
Will to Win Football Camp:
Yorktown High School Head Football Coach Mike Rescigno and his staff will be running a football camp for grades 5th thru 8th (Based on Fall 2010 class grade). The camp will start on Monday, July 19th thru Thursday July 22nd from 5:00pm until 8:00pm on the Yorktown H.S. Turf. Details will be posted on the YAC Football Website and e-mailed to the YAC Football registrants in the next few weeks.
Rgds,
Joel Forbes
Joe DiCanio
2010 YAC Football Head Coaches
3rd Grade - Pat Patierno
4th Grade - Rich Campanaro
5th Grade - George Meyreles
6th Grade - Joel Forbes
7th Grade - Mike Walsh
8th Grade - Hal Golio
2010 CVL West Division:
Brewster
Carmel
Hudson Valley
Mahopac
Somers
So. Dutchess
Wappinger Falls
Yorktown
2010 Football Season - Game Dates
Week #1 - August 28th/29th
Week #2 - September 4th/5th
Week #3 - September 11th/12th
Week #4 - September 18th/19th
Week #5 - September 25th/26th
Week #6 - October 2nd/3rd
Week #7 - October 9th/10th
Week #8 - October 16th/17th (East/West crossover weekend
Week #9 - October 23rd/24th (CVL & Bowl Semi Finals)
Week #10 - October 30th/31st (CVL Championship @ Bridgeport & Bowl Finals)
Week #11 - November 6th/7th (State Semi Finals @ Shoreline)
Week #12 - November 13th/14th (State Championship @ Midconn)
Week #13 - November 20th/21st (NE Regionals @ New Haven)
Other Key Dates:
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Free Summer Clinics - Sunday, July 11th, 18th & 25th from 5:00pm to 7:30pm @ Location - Yorktown H.S. Turf Field
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Football fundamentals - 5:00pm to 6:30pm (Grades 3rd thru 8th)
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5 on 5 Passing Drills (Grades 5th thru 8th)
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Equipment Pick-up Dates - Sunday, June 27th- Brookside Shack
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Football Camp - Monday, August 2nd thru Thursday, August 5th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm @ Sports Barn
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Full Pads - Week of August 9th (if player has completed mandatory 10 hours of non contact conditioning)
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ID Picture Day - Week of August 16th (All pictures must be received by Friday, August 20th)
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If a player is not available to have their picture taken this week, they must provide a picture (waist up) with their Jersey on or Jersey number clearly printed on a piece of paper to their respective Head Coach by August 20th)
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CVL Pre-season scrimmage - Saturday/Sunday - Dates to be determined
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First Game - Saturday/Sunday - August 28th/29th
** Please note that the Football Camp is designed to provide each player with the league mandated 10 hours of practice without pads. Players who do not satisfy this requirement will not be able to practice in full equipment until the 10 hours has been satisfied. Players are also required to participate in 2 consecutive weeks of full equipment practices before they can participate in a league sanctioned scrimmage or game. As both these requirements are mandated for safety purposes, they will be rigorously enforced by the YAC Football program.
** Football is a huge commitment and cannot be done on a part time basis. The month of August is probably the most critical portion of the practice schedule as players are worked into football shape (safety concerns) and are also introduced to the offensive and defensive schemes. Players who participate in the August practice sessions (work hard in practice and listen to their coaches) are historically better prepared to start the season.
We look forward to an enjoyable Football Season
Rgds,
Joel Forbes
Joe DiCanio
