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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.
A Note
from our President,
Al Gebel
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 7th
grade coach. Bob
Dahl has stepped
down and Brian Dunn
has replaced Bob as
the head coach.
Bob’s contributions
to the 7th
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 7th
grade team. Brian
brings a very
articulate focus to
coaching 7th
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 7th
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 5th,
6th, 7th
and 8th
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
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.
Please be sure to utilize our
website all season long as it is the most effective way to keep up-to-date.
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Important Dates:
Important Reminders:
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Team Notes - Check for important
messages from your head coach
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Home Games - All home games are
played at Oshkosh West High School.
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Volunteer Sign-Up - please
sign up to help at our home games.
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Order Flyers Merchandise
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Practice Field - All Flyers teams
will practice at
Carl Traeger Elementary/Middle School for the 2011 season.
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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:
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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