Oshkosh Flyers Football Club

As you may be aware this Saturday is Veterans Appreciation Day. The Flyers program would like to make this a very special day for our Veterans here in Oshkosh. Please invite any and all Veterans that you know of to the West football field for a day of exceptional youth football and a chance to say Thank You.

If you child is in the 7^th or 8^th grade, we ask that you stay after these two games until we have presented the flag and playing of our National Anthem.

If you child is in the 6^th or 5^th grade please arrive prior to noon, to be present when we present the flag and play the National Anthem. By doing this it will insure we have a very large crowd. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

All proceeds from this day will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Thanks for helping us make this day special.

Sincerely,

Allen Gebel

President

Oshkosh Flyers Football Program

The Oshkosh Flyers Football Club has designated Saturday, September 17^th as Veterans Appreciation Day!

We would like to invite the Oshkosh community to a day of youth football and the opportunity to honor all of our military veterans.

On Saturday, September 17^th, the Flyers will be hosting Lake Country Red (Hartland Arrowhead) in 5^th, 6^th 7^th and 8^th grade football games. All proceeds, including concessions, will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. There will also be a separate table where fans can make their own individual donations.

The games will start at 9:00 am with the 8^th grade. At 12:00 pm, we will have a color guard present the flag and the singing of our National Anthem.

Please join us in saluting the Veterans of our community and come out to watch some of our future veterans play the very best youth football in the state!!

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Cookie Dough pickup will be Thursday Sept 15,2011 in the Traeger parking lot from 4:30 P.M. until 6:30P.M. Please make every effort to be there that evening so we can bring this to completion.

New Heat Index Policy for practices

OFFC has instituted a heat index policy. We will use the following guidelines:

Heat Index of 95-100 degrees – No strenuous practices in full pads.
Heat Index of 101-104 degrees – Shorts and T-shirts only at practice. Practice time to be reduced to 1 hour maximum.
Heat Index of 105 and above – No practice.

The heat index will be determined by 12:00 pm on the day that is in question. All head coaches will need to check to see what the level is that day. We will put the information on the web site.

There is no WIAA policy or OASD policy so we have determined these based on several other states that have adopted a heat index policy.

June 20, 2011,

Hello Flyer participants and Parents,

Another outstanding football season is right around the corner. We have a couple of months of summer vacation and then it is back to Oshkosh Flyers Football!!

This year, the Oshkosh Flyers Football program has a new 7^th grade coach. Bob Dahl has stepped down and Brian Dunn has replaced Bob as the head coach. Bob’s contributions to the 7^th grade program are too numerous to mention. Bob’s leadership and direction will be missed. Bob is going to stay on as an assistant coach, which is very good for the Flyers program, however, Bob and his family will now be able to watch their son play collegiate football at Steven Point.

Brian Dunn has been with the Flyers football program for11 years as an assistant coach on the 7^th grade team. Brian brings a very articulate focus to coaching 7^th grade football players. Brian will bring a wealth of knowledge and continued direction under his leadership. We look forward to another successful season at the 7^th grade level.

The Oshkosh Flyers Football program is again apart of the AAYFL. The AAYFL is the largest youth football program in the country with 46 teams from all over eastern area of Wisconsin. The AAYFL is committed to expanding the league even further. The Oshkosh Flyers are thankful to be a part of such a strong and growing youth football league.

All practices will be at Carl Traeger Middle School in 2011. We are grateful for the kind staff at Carl Traeger for letting us use their fields.

We have added several new coaches to each team. Please check out the website to see who is on the coaching staffs for each team this year.

As a club we are very excited to get started on another season. The expectations are always high with the Oshkosh Flyers Football Club. The high expectations are not driven solely by wins and losses, but by how much the players grow physically and intellectually in the game of football. Our strong commitment to developing youth football players is the backbone of our Club!!

We are looking forward to another outstanding season from the 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade teams.

If you have any questions please e-mail us at: www.oshkoshflyers.com.

THANK YOU!

A big thank you to Race Office Products and Serv-Ice for donating cups and ice for the Flyers practices!

Race Office Products - Dick Geiser - a sales rep for Race - for the 2nd year has coordinated a contribution to the Oshkosh Flyers and has donated cups for all of the Flyers practices. We have 200 players and go through approximately 10,000 cups per season. Race donates 50% of the cups at cost, and the manufacturer donates 50%.

Serv-Ice - Tom Leske - a Flyers parent - owns Serv-Ice and has coordinated the placement of a Serv-Ice Cooler at Traeger for the Oshkosh Flyers. (It is the big red Badger cooler on the side of the school - see picture below) This allows us to store ice at our practice field which helps us save significantly on cost and is a great convenience for our team. Serv-Ice also donated the ice to fill the cooler which we use for treating any injuries to the players.

Thank you for your contribution to the Oshkosh Flyers.

It is greatly appreciated!

Please be sure to thank

these companies and individuals

if you have the opportunity to do so.

AAYFL Members - FYI

USA Football, in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control (CDC),
has launched a new concussion awareness campaign, "Put Pride Aside for
Player Safety." While it is impossible to prevent concussions in sports,
we can all do our part to minimize the risk.

Please share the link below with everyone in your in your organization -
parents, players and coaches. All of the videos can also be easily
embedded on your league website and the PDF files are perfect for email
or print distribution.

Make our concussion awareness campaign, your concussion awareness
campaign and help us keep our players safe!

Put Pride Aside for Player Safety
http://www.usafootball.com/pages/put-pride-aside/

Regards,
Scott

Scott LeVeque
Manager, Great Lakes Region
USA Football
(317) 489-4434
sleveque@usafootball.com
www.usafootball.com

Keep up on all the youth football news in the Great Lakes region on
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/usafootball.greatlakesregion

Parents, our league is very specific in who is allowed to coach our teams. All coaches must be certified and have a background check before they can coach. Our Club can face huge fines and suspension for not abiding to this rule. Both during practice and on game days, please allow the coaches and players to concentrate on the task at hand and remind your family/friends that talking with the players and/or offering "advise" from the sidelines causes distraction to the player and the team. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. If you have a concern about your son, please address it with your head coach, preferably not on game day.

As always, if you have a concern, please do not hesitate to talk with your head coach or a member of our Executive Board - Al Gebel, or Jay Ottow.

Please be sure to utilize our website all season long as it is the most effective way to keep up-to-date.

Important Dates:

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2010 Season Photos:

Remember...working events is part of your commitment to the team! We need everyone to pitch in and help to make this a fun and successful season.