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posted 01/26/2012 Dear SLFC Parents,
On behalf of the Board of Directors and our football teams, we hope that everybody had a safe and happy holiday season. I am extremely excited for the upcoming year and wanted to let you know how we did last year and the upcoming changes for the new football season. We also understand the tough economic times that our families are experiencing and our Board of Directors has unanimously approved a reduction in our tackle football fees by $20.00 until 5/31/2011. We hope that this will encourage everyone to participate this year and possibly build our football program for 2012.
In 2011, we took on a major endeavor with our flag football program. With your help we increased our program to 31 players last season. Each player received a game jersey and shorts. We also purchased trophies for every player in our organization. Each team participated in a season ending tournament that was hosted by our organization. Our pricing for the 2012 flag football season will be the same price, at $75.00. We are still one of the lowest priced flag football programs in the state. It is important to note that our flag football program is the first impression that our new parents have on our organization. SLFC is committed to growing and improving our program. Please do not hesitate to contact our Flag Football Director-Kristan Staab. Kristan, with the help of Kharynn and Pierre France are committed to making this a very successful program.
Now on to our tackle football program .We had a total of 151 players and 7 teams. All of our teams qualified for the post season play. This was the first year that all teams qualified for the post season playoffs. We also set a record for our 5
th grade Vipers, being the fastest team to move from D3 to D1 in 2 years. Congratulations to Rick Colin and his entire staff for a great season. In addition, Rick is also a finalist for Coach of the Year. I also wanted to say congratulations to our very own Joe Naranjo; he was named JV offensive coordinator at Standley Lake High School. We also say goodbye to our 8
th grade teams; the Gators and Bulldogs. The Gators started as a flag team and the Bulldogs at the 5
th grade. These teams represented our organization with class. We will miss Jimmy Morgan and Wade Smith and their entire staffs. However, the good news is that Jimmy Morgan and Wade Smith will stay as part of the Board of Directors. Wade Smith will also be the head coach of another Bulldog team for the 2012 season. I would like to mention every team in this letter; however it would be too long. I am very proud of every team in our organization. Thank you!
Listed below is your Board of Directors for the 2012 & 2013 season:
Tom Saratella-President and Director of Tackle Football
Joe Naranjo – Vice President and JMFA county representative
Kharynn France-Secretary
Wade Smith-Treasurer and Computer Director
Elaine Pratt-Team Manager
Kristan Staab-Director of Flag Football
Pierre France- JMFA county representative
Tim Hutchinson-website and Coaching Director
Rick Colin-Field Maintenance
Jimmy Morgan – at large
These individuals are truly committed to your children’s success in our organization. We are blessed that we have these dedicated people involved with our organization. I wanted to thank them for all that they have done and continue to do.
I wanted to inform you that we will be offering camps this year. There will be a 3 day player camp with Standley Lake High School. Coach Morse will be changing the structure of the camp. I am very committed to having a one day full contact camp. This camp is being structure for hitting, tackling and overcoming fear of contact (being hit).
As President, we have a remarkable organization, but I am asking every family for your help to grow our league. We need to get the word out that we have Youth Flag and Tackle Football in the Westminster and the surrounding area. You are our best advertising and I am asking that if you have contacts in any of the following areas or have other ideas to grow our league that you let me know. Some of the suggestions to promote our league are: Your children’s school, daycare and after school care, yard signs, local business to advertising, religious organizations, handing out fliers, gyms, etc. These are just some ideas. Remember, we can only advertise in the Westminster and any area that does not have JMFA affiliations.
We have also decided to keep the same uniforms and still provide the game jersey and pants for the upcoming season. Sportline will continue to be our uniform vendor for the 2012 season. The uniform fitting will happen at Sportline sometime in June. Our first practices are scheduled to begin August 6, 2012. Please check our website for details.
In closing, I again want to thank everyone for their continued support and look forward to the new season. Please register your children by May 31, 2012 to receive that $20.00 discount for registration. If you have any concerns or have any ideas, I would be happy to hear from you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Tom Saratella, President
SL Football Club, Inc.
303-325-5389 email:
