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2008 teams are mostly full. We are taking a wait list. Some teams still have a couple spots open. We have at least one team of 3rd - 8th graders in six separate divisions depending on age and weight: Mighty Mite, Cadet, Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget, All American. We start regular practice August 4th for the 2008 season. About: We offer the most comprehensive football program in the area and are sponsored by the NFL, a 501C non profit, a Park District affiliate, Positive Coaching Alliance, and members Chicagoland AYF League. We have experienced coaches, board and work to ensure a safe and enriching experience. Most important is the instruction, philosophy, teamwork and effort of our players and coaches. Football builds character and our goal is to be a learning, socialization and sports experience of the highest order. New Trier High School has more boys playing football than soccer, basketball, and baseball combined. AYF is the largest league in both Chicago and the nation with safer age levels and weight limits, everyone participates, weigh at each game, cheer/dance program, scholarships, national rules and playoffs, insurance, NFL sponsorship... League website - www.chicagolandayf.com  Apply by contacting Hope Lerner our administrator - creativecolor@comcast.net or 847-791-1544.  Special Quarterback Training - April 14 - 18 at Central at 4:00 - 5:30. (New Trier Quarterback coach)  Northwestern University Spring Game - Saturday April 26th at Northwestern Stadium in Evanston. Fair starts at 10:00 and kick off is 12:00. This event is super kid friendly and a blast. Try to get there early and do not miss out. There is a kids fair with games, food, other youth football players, cheerleaders, marching band, mascot... Before the game the kids go onto the field to meet the Wildcat players and do stretching. We sit together and watch the game. Afterwards they again let the kids onto the field to get autographs and talk to the players. A great opportunity for the kids to see a college game in person. We go to another game with Chicago Heights on our homecoming weekend. Please wear the navy blue football shirts that we handed out and bring a pen. There is no cost. We emphasize team chemistry and comradary and hope to help our players grow into fine young men. This is a nice opportunity to start and get the kids together for a great time. Spring Practice - Glencoe Park District 6:00 - 8:00 Monday May 19 - Thursday May 22. No equipment necesarry. We have SMP training running speed and agility training and our and special coaches helping to run drills that we will be doing during the season. If there is time we will finish each day with touch games by team. This will give the kids a chance to ease into football and get a head start on the season. Coaches Schedule - April 2 PCA Class/online course, April 12 - NW Coaches Clinic, April 26 - NW Spring Game,  May 17 - Bears Coaches Clinic at Hallas Hall, May 19 - 22 our Spring Practices with coach training, AYF meetings are first Monday of every month at Grant Park. Please get coaching book from coach Rice. - more info - Jeff Lowell 2008 Teams - Mighty Mite (2 Teams) - French, Lowell, Michelon, Zazlavsky, Hardin, Sabo, Harris, Nixon, Mandel, Ross, Foster, Horvitz. Cadet - Herndon, Peltz, Silvers, Maizel, Mayhak, Rosenthal. Jr. Pee Wee - Pranian, Horvitz, Krauskopf, Gluckman. Pee Wee - Rice, Moriarty, Asst. Bond, Weber, Samman, Weimer. Jr. Midget - French, Heffernan, Norris, Lowenbaum, Peltz, Farrell 2008 Sponsors - NFL - National Football League, Dicks Sporting Goods, Shirise. Any donations will be gratefully accepted. If you know of any business or individual that might be interested in sponsoring please send donations payable to: Glencoe Football Association to Jay Abrams 601 Westwood Glencoe 60022. Sponsors receive recognition in our yearbook, website, and game banner. Gold level is $1,000 and Silver level is $500. We also need sponsors and volunteers for our Chicago Heights Friendship Weekend.  Pictures -  http://www.waynecable.com/glencoe/,  http://www.neighborhoodcircle.com/glencoe/photo/2996 or http://www.neighborhoodcircle.com/glencoe/photo/3572 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQYWvejb9ig&feature=related or www.myspace.com/glencoefootball Date Location Event / Opponent Time  QB Clinic - April 14 - 18 NW Spring Game Sat 4/26 at 10:00 AM Central Northwestern University Stadium April 14 - 18 - 4:00 - 5:30 - Special QB training for those interested. Northwestern Wildcats, Free entry, Team wears their blue Trevian Football shirts, meet the players, coaches and cheerleaders, kids all sit together, go onto field pregame, games, prizes, food, fair... Lots of fun.   10:00 Spring Practice 5/19 - 5/22 Glencoe Park District Practices to get ready for the season. May 19 – 22 at GPD 6:00 – 8:00 - no gear. Trevian along with guest coaches 6:00 - 8:00 Summer Camps New Trier (Spring) June 2 - 6 at NTW, Alex Brown 6/22 - 26 in Lisle, Northwestern, Bears, Contact Football Camp at St. Xavier University's Chicago Campus June 15 - 19 , Team First June 29 - July 1 in Greenville Il, Loyola...   Practice - Starting 8/4 Glencoe Park District Practice - Starting Aug 4 - Mon - Fri and when school starts then Mon, Tue, and Thur - 6:00 - 8:00 at GPD - First 5 practices are without pads - helmets only - SMP Instructors along with Trevian coaches 6:00 - 8:00 Games Home field is Central School at 620 Greenwood Ave. 60022 MM = Mighty Mites, C = Cadet, JPW = Jr. Pee Wee, PW = Pee Wee, JM = Junior Midget, AA = All American Starting Aug 31  Pictures At Practice Individual and Team Pictures TBA AYF League Weigh In Aug 23 or 24 Aug 23 or 24 - Rolling Meadows Aug 23 or 24 NFL Punt Pass and Kick ??? Homecoming Weekend Sep 13 - 14 Homecoming - Chicago Heights Friendship Weekend - Picnic, Northwestern Game Sat night, Games Sunday at Home  Sep 13 - 14         Completed 2008: Orientation/Weigh In meeting, NT Coaches meeting,

GFA Board:

Rob Bond - Homecoming

Jeff Lowell - Coaching Coordinator

Ed Lowenbaum - Yearbook

Fred Marcus

Jon Michelon - Fundraising/Homecoming

Jason Peltz

Dan Pollack - PR/Grants

Ken Weber - DJ/Fundraising/Homecoming

President - Mark Rice 847 509 2290 mark@ricefunds.com

Administrator/Equipment/Dance/Concessions - Hope Lerner creativecolor@comcast.net 847 791 1544

Treasurer - Jay Abrams 847 835 9913 JayAbramsInc@aol.com

Completed 2007 - Spring orientation meeting, Spring practice, Summer camps, Equipment pick up, Pictures/ID cards, conditioning with SMP, Extra Sunday practices, Scrimmages JPW, PW, JM, AA vs. Wildwood, AYF Certification weigh in, NFL Punt Pass and Kick Competition, Red and White Bowl, Second AYF Certification, Extra games with Winnetka, Kenilworth, Sacred Heart/St. Norbert, St. Agnatious, and North Shore Country Day, Chicago Heights Friendship Weekend, Northwestern vs. Duke Game, Homecoming Weekend, Youth Football Day at New Trier Stadium - Players go onto the field, Glencoe Trevians see Northwestern vs. Iowa, Football Awards Banquet.

Glencoe Titans Philosophy: Our goal is to create an environment that promotes the development of self-esteem, independence, and specific skills that ensure the boys will have a fun, safe, and enriching experience.It is unrealistic to assume that our children are training for a NFL career and we are against the “win at all costs” mentality and adhere to the Positive Coach Alliance. We want to win but have a more important goal – to use the sports experience to learn life lessons and positive character traits that will help them be successful. Three themes are: Redefining “Winner”, Filling the Emotional Tank, and Honoring the Game.Winners make maximum Effort, continue to Learn and improve, and refuse to let Mistakes (or fear of making mistakes) stop them. ELM = Effort, Learning, Mistakes. Athletes who are coached this way tend to have reduced anxiety and increased self confidence. This enables them to have fun and play better. You can help by explaining ELM. Letting him know you appreciate when he tries hard, even if unsuccessful. Ask rather than tell about his play. Ask open - ended questions. (What was the best part of the game for you?) Tell him you are proud of him regardless of the outcome. We all have emotional tanks that need to be filled to do our best. Research has shown that a “Magic Ratio” of 5:1 (praise to criticism) is ideal. Magic things happen when we get close to the ratio. When the ratio drops they become discouraged (their tanks become drained) Encourage him without giving a lot of advice. When he makes a mistake, you might say’ “Don’t worry. Let’s get the next one…” Find several positives before you offer advice. We stress sportsmanship and set a good example. Honoring the Game gets to the ROOTS of the matter: Rules – we respect the letter and spirit of the rules. Opponents – we try hard to win, but not at the expense of demeaning our opponents. Officials – we treat officials with respect. Teammates – we support each other and never do anything that would embarrass our team. Self – we live up to our own standards regardless of what others do. Be a role model and Honor the Game. Issues that are a concern are communications, playing time, safety, and attendance. In keeping with building self - esteem, whenever concerns arise it is important that the player talks to the coach directly if possible. He should feel confident to speak with his coach and it will serve him well. Obviously parents can also speak to the coaches. Playing time and positions are issues the player should discuss with the coach. We ensure that everyone plays however equal playing time is not typical. No boy should feel left out and we have rules to ensure everyone plays. We focus on teaching how to play correctly and physical conditioning to be ready for games and want each boy to do 20 push - ups and 20 sit - ups as homework. This will build strength and confidence. There is life beyond sports: family comes first, school second, religion third, and then sports. However, you must let a coach know when you will miss a game or practice. We look forward to a rewarding season. 

Thanks to our volunteers: We are Volunteers not experts. We’re your next door neighbors not perfect – We are parents just like you who happen to raise our hand to help out. We don’t have any more spare time or energy than you do: we work full time and juggle our families and our schedules and try to keep it together as best as we can. We believe we can make a difference in the life of a child. We contribute our time, talents, money and mileage. We try to involve parents who want us to understand that they have other commitments and cannot help out. Sometimes we find ourselves going in too many directions. Sometimes we run out of steam. We have memory and communication lapses. Time slips by. We pray for help, support and understanding. Sometimes we feel unappreciated. When a child looks up at us who has just mastered a new accomplishment. Their smile lights up the room. When they say thank you, it was all worth it. We struggle every day to instill fairness, consideration, self-respect and kindness. Sometimes we need to learn these lessons also. Please be patient if we appear distracted, frightened or overwhelmed at times. Instead provide us with encouragement, offer your help. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We are after all, only…mentors…role models…leaders… coaches…volunteers who are willing to give your child the most precious gifts of all: The gifts of our attention and our time.

Sponsors: Any donations, public or private will be gratefully accepted. If you know of any business or individual that might be interested in sponsoring please send donations payable to: Glencoe Football Association to Jay Abrams 601 Westwood Glencoe 60022. Sponsors receive recognition in our yearbook, website, and game banner. Gold level is $1,000 and Silver level is $500. Thank you to Chicago Heights Friendship Weekend sponsor PASCAL Pour ELLE and our gold and silver sponsors: NFL - National Football League, Spitz family, Little Red Hen, Northshore Bank, Lowell Family, Strikeforce Bowling, Peltz family, Harris Bank, Coldwell Banker, T L Fritts Sporting Goods, Jim and Cathy Pelts, Beitler family, Lesniak family, Samman family, Rice family, Solomon family. For 2008 - NFL, Dicks Sporting Goods, Shirise