February 2007 Duck Creek Pop Warner Newsletter

February 25, 2007

2007 Schedule (tentative)

Those of you planning vacations this summer (and those of us who can't wait for the Pop Warner Football Season to start), here is some basic information about the 2007 schedule.

March Registrations Mailed out / available online June 1st Registration deadline to guarantee a roster spot (if all criteria is met) 6/1 -6/15 Registrations postmarked after 6/1 will be assessed a $15 late fee and offered a roster spot on a first come first served basis August 6th Equipment Pickup August 7th Practice begins (Mandatory attendance thru 8/16 to participate in Scrimmage) August 18th Scrimmage 8/25 thru 10/6 Regular Season Games (on Saturdays excluding Labor day)

2007 DIVISION AGES (on 7/31) MIN. WEIGHT MAX. WEIGHT
Jr. Pee Wee (age 8, 9 & 10) 60 lbs 105 lbs*
Pee Wee (age 9, 10 & 11) 75 lbs 120 lbs*
Jr. Midget (age 10, 11 & 12) 85 lbs 135 lbs*
* New for 2007 -all weight divisions moved up 5 lb’s from last year

Two Coaches Clinics (good stuff for those interested in coaching!)

If you are a coach or are interested in coaching, please continue reading. The Duck Creek Pop Warner League strives maintain a positive environment for our players. One way to do that is to make sure our all-volunteer coaching staff is prepared to meet the needs of our players.

MegaClinic and Riddell are putting on youth coaches clinics throughout the US. They will be in Green Bay at the Radisson on March 2nd thru the 4th. Riddell offers this clinic free to all youth football coaches. for a list of speakers and there times go here:

http://www.megaclinic.com/megaclinic/spkrschedule2x.php?clinic_id=153
For registration thru Riddell go here: http://www.riddell.com/Clinics/OnlineCert.aspx

But Wait....there's more: The Gridiron Coaches clinic will be put on at Appleton North High School on Wednesday, March 7th 6-9 pm. Keynote speakers are Winston Moss, Packers assistant head coach; Bill Collar, motivation; and Scott Dalchow, Theda Care sports medicine. Position fundamental drills will be demonstrated after speeches. $20 in advance; $30 at door. Contact Matt Hechel, 920-450-8364 /

hechelmatthew@aasd.k12.wi.us

Because the Duck Creek Pop Warner organization has no direct experience with the either of these Clinics we cannot provide a direct endorsement of this camp, but anytime interested parents and coaches have an opportunity to participate in events like this, it only helps the overall organization. If you do participate, please let us know how this event went so we can determine if this is something we should endorse in the future.

Photographs wanted (still!) -hey, your child could be famous!

We are always looking for photos to put on the web-site (duckcreekpopwarner.com) and we are in the process of updating it. So, if you have some photos from the 2006 season, we would love to have a copy to put on our web-site. If you have any, please send them to Matt Beachler:

mbeachler@duckcreekpopwarner.com Aluminum Can Recycling Fundraiser This notice is a little early, but during the month of May, the Aluminum cans collected at the Howard Town Hall will go towards the Duck Creek Pop Warner League. So, start crushing your cans and saving them for this fundraiser during the month of May. Thanks for your Support!