WJW-WJT Star

Upcoming Events:

08/19 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents

Meeting, Mandatory: GOLD Tackle TEAMS

at practice field

08/20 C.A.R.E. Night- All teams

08/21 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents

Meeting, Mandatory: BLUE Tackle TEAMS

at practice field

08/22 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents

Meeting, Mandatory: WHITE Tackle TEAMS

at practice field

08/25 TACKLE Scrimmage at Boulter

Field, Schedule TBD, Tackle Team/

Individual Pictures, times TBD

Volume 1, Issue 7 August 09, 2013

PRACTICE SCHEDULES:

Tackle: M/T/W/TH, 5:45PM Arrival, 6:00pm Practice start time, 8:30PM Practice end

time, Spry MS fields

Cheer: M/T/W/TH, 5:45PM Arrival, 6:00PM Practice start time, 8:00PM Practice

end time, WSA Soccer Complex at 865 Publishers Parkway– Indoors

Flag Cheer: T/TH, 5:50PM Arrival, 6:00PM Practice start time, 7:30PM Practice

end time, WSA Soccer Complex at 865 Publishers Parkway– Indoors

Flag Football: Tuesday, August 13th, Please arrive at 6:10pm to register and

pickup equipment. T/W/TH, 6:20PM Arrival, 6:30PM Practice start time, 7:45PM

Practice end time, Center field at Spry MS

Other Happenings this week:

08/12: Cheer moves indoors to WSA complex

08/12: Flag Football Coach Clinic, 6pm, Spry MS, center field

08/13: Cheer Parent Meeting, 6:15PM, WSA foyer

08/15: Cheer SPIRIT night

WEEK 2: August 12—15th ,

Monday– Thursday

Webst er Jr . Warr i ors / J r . T i tans : Footba l l a nd C he er S ta rt Her e

AYFCL Certification Scheduled

Webster’s AYFCL Certification dates are:

August 19 and 20, during regular practice times. Please note that all

Tackle Football Players and all A,B,C Cheerleaders MUST be in

attendance for Mandatory Certification. (Note: NOT Flag football

and NOT Flag cheer.)

Important Information:

Football/Cheer cannot

participate in practice on

beginning Monday, Au-

gust 12th unless certifi-

cation is COMPLETE prior

to start of practice MON-

DAY.

Football/Cheer/Flag will

not be allowed to partici-

pate in practice begin-

ning Monday, August

19th if there is any out-

standing balance due on

their account. Payments

can be made via credit

card online or via check

or cash at the tent at

practice on the Spry field

on Tuesday, August

13th.

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Calling All Flag Coaches! We still need a few more Flag Football Coaches. If you are interested,

or if you have already signed up, there is a Mandatory meeting:

Who: All interested in Coaching Flag Football

When: August 12, 6pm

Where: Flag football practice field, Spry

New Director of Football for our Gold Teams: We are pleased to welcome Kyle Adams to the Board of Directors as the new Director of Football

for Gold. He can be reached by email at : director.football.gold@wjw-wjt.org

WJW-WJT Heads Up Tackle Parent Meetings

Our VP of Football, Pete Sozio, is the

Heads Up Certified Player Safety

Coach for our organization, and will be

educating our kids, our coaches, and

our parents on this great new program.

Mandatory Parent Meetings to further discuss the Heads Up program

will be held for all Tackle teams the week of August 19th:

Mon, 08/19 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: GOLD Tackle TEAMS at practice field

Wed, 08/21 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: BLUE Tackle TEAMS at practice field

Thurs, 08/22 6:00-6:20PM Heads Up Parents Meeting, Mandatory: WHITE Tackle TEAMS at practice field

For more information on the Heads Up program, go to:

Heads Up Website: http://usafootball.com/headsup/ Heads Up Safety Website: http://usafootball.com/health-safety/home

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Every WJW-WJT coach has been trained in “Heads Up Football” techniques before leading their teams this 2013

season. All WJW-WJT head coaches and assistant coaches have completed USA Football’s accredited Coach

Certification Course Level 1, which includes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concussion recognition

and response protocols, proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting, and “Heads Up Tackling” techniques, which aim to take

the head out of the line of contact.

Through “Heads Up Football,” a Player Safety Coach has been trained by USA Football to implement, evaluate and moni-

tor “Heads Up Football” player safety protocols within the organization. Our Player Safety Coach, VP-Football Pete Sozio

is working with league commissioners, coaches, parents and players throughout the season to provide on-site clinics and

mentoring, to ensure that coaching and player safety “best practices” are used.

Five Key Elements in the “Heads Up Football” Program

Adopted in 2013 by the WJW-WJT, and by youth leagues on a national level, the “Heads Up Football” requires

five primary elements:

“Heads Up Tackling:” USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” training, endorsed by medical and football experts, teach-

es players to keep their heads up and out of the line of contact;

Concussion recognition and response: Coaches learn and are assessed on CDC concussion recognition and re-

sponse through USA Football’s Level 1 Coaching Certification Course. Concussion-related protocols are taught to

coaches, parents and players at the start of the season at a league-wide clinic, and are reinforced throughout the sea-

son;

Coaching education: All coaches within a youth program are trained to teach the game’s fundamentals by complet-

ing USA Football’s nationally accredited Level 1 Coaching Certification Course;

Equipment fitting: Coaches, parents and players are taught proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting;

Player Safety Coach: Appointed by each participating “Heads Up Football” youth organization, the Player Safety

Coach ensures compliance with “Heads Up Football’s” player safety protocols, including coaching certification and

conducting safety clinics for coaches, parents and players.

USA Football’s “Heads Up Tackling” techniques were developed with contributions from USA Football’s Tackle Advisory Committee , which in-

cludes Northwestern head coach Patrick Fitzgerald, UCLA head coach James Mora, former NFL running back Merril Hoge, Miami Christopher

Columbus High School head coach Christopher Merritt and sports psychologist David Yukelson.

WJW-WJT is now a Heads Up Football League

About USA Football

USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, leads the game’s development,

inspires participation and ensures a better and safer experience for all youth, high

school and other amateur players. The independent nonprofit is the official youth

football development partner of the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL Players Associa-

tion (NFLPA). Endowed by the NFL and NFLPA in 2002 through the NFL Youth

Football Fund, USA Football is chaired by former NFL team executive Carl Peterson.

For information about USA Football, visit www.usafootball.com.

“To me, coaching certification is

vitally important, and what USA

Football is doing is really great;

it’s brilliant. It’s what we should

be doing. Let’s give them a place

to go where they can learn the

game and parents can have the

confidence that my coach has

been certified” John Harbaugh, Head

Coach, Baltimore Ravens

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Park:

Plenty of available spots in the

parking lots at SPRY Middle

School or WSA Complex parking lots.

Pets:

A reminder that our dogs may be part of

our families, however, dogs are not

allowed at Spry, Boulter Field or any

AYFCL away game or scrimmage.

SHERWOOD AVE PARKING RULES

Currently, we are allowed the privilege of LIMITED parking on

the edge of the SPRY fields ON THE

GRASS (100%- All Four Tires), off of

Sherwood Avenue.

These are the Rules: (and YES this

includes coaches, board members &

families......EVERYONE!)

NO Parking "parallel" to Sherwood Ave.

NO Parking to the north or south of our practice fields

in front of the homes

NO Parking with ANY portion of the car in the street

Parking ONLY a maximum of 2 cars deep......

perpendicular to Sherwood.....

with no portion of the vehicle in the road......

AND no cars to the north or south of our practice

fields in front of the homes

Parking and

Field Information

THANK YOU FOR

YOUR CONTINUED

COOPERATION!!

Questions? Email:

President@WJW-WJT.ORG

C Teams B Teams A Teams Scrimmage Start Time: 9:30AM

Scrimmage Start Time: 11:00AM

Scrimmage Start Time: 12:30PM

C Team Photos B Team Photos A Team Photos

C Gold: 8:00AM B Gold: 9:30AM A Blue: 10:50AM

C Blue: 8:20AM B Blue: 9:50AM

C White: 8:40AM B White: 10:10AM

Tackle Scrimmage Day: Sunday, August 25th

Boulter Field, Webster

WEBSTER BLUE, GOLD, WHITE / FAIRPORT / IRONDEQUOIT

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Save the Dates:Save the Dates:Save the Dates:

Saturday, October 5th Empire Classic Cheer Competit ion @ RIT Saturday, October 12th CHEER FOR CHARITY @ Webster Thomas HS

Saturday, October 19th AYFCL CHEER COMPETITION @ RIT

Have questions? Let us know! Email us!

PRESIDENT@WJW-WJT.ORG

VPFootball@WJW-WJT.ORG

VPCheer@WJW-WJT.ORG

Director.Communications@WJW-WJT.ORG

2013 WJW-WJT

Season Planning Guide*

Welcome Audrey Mitch as our

2013 Banquet Coordinator!

LOOKING for enthusiastic and organized individuals to help out on the

Banquet Committee ! Please let your team manager know or email :

secretary@wjw-wjt.org for more information! Our Banquet is Nov. 23rd!

PO Box 302

Webster, NY 14580

WJW-WJT.ORG

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Help Support WJW-WJT:

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Business Sponsorship Program

President: Tom Widell

Treasurer: Joe Tripi

Secretary: Stacy Ledermann

VP Football: Pete Sozio

Medical Director: Bill Balch

VP Cheer: Lori Sozio

Director of Cheer: Suzanne Fess

Director of Football, White: Dave Peterson

Director of Football, Gold: Kyle Adams

Director of Communication: Lisa Bechtold

Past President: Brian Benedict

Concessions Coordinator: Seth Kaeuper

Concessions Coordinator: Lisa & Jason Tripoli

Concessions Coordinator: Nadly Thompson

Fundraising Coordinator: Theresa Hayes

Field Coordinator: Steve Carey

Flag Coordinator: Tony DeRosa

Equipment Coordinator: Greg Gerbasi

Volunteer Coordinator: open

Banquet Coordinator: Audrey Mitch

2013 Board of Directors and Coordinators

Webster Jr . Warr iors /Jr . T i tans

Webster Jr. Warriors/Jr. Titans

is a is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit,

all-volunteer organization.

Thank you to our

WJW-WJT

Sponsors!

As a...

Footbal l Director, Blue

Banquet

Commit tee Member

Email :

secretary@wjw-wjt.org

for more informat ion!

Share Your Time!

Tom Widell, WJW-WJT

PRESIDENT

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To keep up on all the news!

We are still looking for some more

Flag Football Players !

Tell your friends!!