Oshkosh Flyers Football Club

Competitive Youth Football for 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Grade

Oshkosh Flyers Football Club - Oshkosh WI


 

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~  Spring Sign Up for Flyers ~ Saturday, March 2, 2013 ~  9 am ~ "F" Room at Oshkosh West HS ~

 

 

 

 

 

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Oshkosh Flyers Football Club is a member of the

All American Youth Football League (AAYFL)

 

Competitive Youth Football for 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Grade

 


OSHKOSH FLYERS FOOTBALL CLUB, INC. 


 

UPDATES


Spring 2013 Sign-Up

The Oshkosh Flyers Football club will have its Spring signup on Saturday, March 2nd, 2013.  Pre-registration from 9:00 am-10:00 am, with a short meeting to follow. The pre-registration and meeting will be held at Oshkosh West High School in the “F” room. Click here for the  2013 Registration Form.

If you missed signup and are still interested in playing for the flyers, or if you have any questions please e-mail oshkoshflyersfootball@new.rr.com.


The Oshkosh Flyers Football Club would like to extend a "Thank you"  to Aurora Healthcares, Alyssa Crossman and Stacey Kranner for providing Athletic Trainers to each of our home games this 2012 year.  The Oshkosh Flyers Football Club in partnership with Aurora Health Care are putting safety first for all our players.  This would not be possible without their generous contribution of these fine Athletic Trainers.”


A great big THANK YOU!!!!!! goes out to Bill Counts- He donated the transportation for the 6th grade team to all the away games this season. This was a very generous donation and a great help to the Flyers organization.  It is very much appreciated by our staff and our players and parents.  Thanks Bill!


 

A Note from our President, Al Gebel

July 16, 2012

Hello Flyer participants and Parents,

I hope everyone is having an enjoyable summer!  Kids, make sure you are drinking plenty of water and getting outside and taking in these sunny days before it gets cold.

In less than a month another outstanding Flyers football season will be upon us. 

This year, the Oshkosh Flyers Football program has a new 5th grade coach.  Andrew Spanbauer has stepped down, and Joe Schleis has replaced Andrew as the head coach.  We want to thank Andrew for his commitment to the Flyers program as head coach of the 5th grade team.  Andrew’s contributions to our program were many and he will be missed.

Joe comes to the Oshkosh Flyers Football program with many years of football coaching experience.  Joe will bring a fresh outlook and attitude to the 5th grade squad.  We want to wish Joe all the best for a successful first season as the 5th grade Head Coach.

During this past off season, the State of Wisconsin passed a concussion law that requires parents, coaches and participants to read and understand what causes concussions, how to determine if a player has a concussion and what to do if a player has been diagnosed with a concussion.  Parents, players and coaches are required to sign a document that you have read and understood the information that has been provided by the Flyers.

No player will be allowed to participate in practice or a game until a signed document is on file with the Oshkosh Flyers Football club.  The Flyers will be sending out the forms to all registered families.  Please sign the form and deliver it back to the Flyers at equipment hand out, which is scheduled for July 28th.  We will have a table set up where you will be able to drop off the signed documents.

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 2012.  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.

The Oshkosh Flyers Football Club is very excited about the upcoming season.  We have a well-trained, dedicated and experienced staff of coaches. Without their timeless efforts the Flyers would not be the first class youth football program that it is today.  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 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade teams.

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

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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.

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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
 


 


Reminders to Parents and Volunteers

A gentle reminder to parents: 

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.


Oshkosh Flyers Merchandise

 

     

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

 

Important  Dates:


Important Reminders:

  • Practice Field - All Flyers teams will practice at Carl Traeger Elementary/Middle School for the 2012 season.

  • Team Notes - Check for important messages from your head coach

  • Home Games - All home games are played at Oshkosh West High School.

  • Volunteer Sign-Up - please sign up to help at our home games.

  • Order Flyers Merchandise

  • Email - If you have a current e-mail address (we do NOT share your e-mail) please e-mail to info@oshkoshflyers.com  so we can add you to our Flyers broadcast list and keep you up to date with important team information.


Quick Links:

 


Season Photos:

We created a photo link site on Shutterfly for photos.  We have several parents that take pictures at many of the games and they have shared them with the rest of the players via our Photo Site.  We appreciate their contribution to our club and thank them for their efforts. 

Click here for our Photo Site

 

Please feel free to upload pictures you have taken to share with the team.


Severe Weather:

If there is severe weather the coaches may delay or cancel practice, but all players should show up at the practice field on time and ready to practice.

 

If severe weather should halt practice the coaches will determine if the practice should be delayed or cancelled.  In the event that practice is cancelled parents must be available to pick up their children before the scheduled time.

 

Click here for more information on Severe Weather Procedures

 


Volunteers           

There are a number of opportunities for parents to help out.  The board is expecting all parents work at least two events.  This can be one fundraising event and one game-day job, or two game-day jobs. Your choice, all you have to do is sign up

 

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.


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Oshkosh Flyers Football Club

PO Box 3092

Oshkosh WI  54903


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