VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FOOTBALL PARENTS. PEASE READ.....

MYFL recently passed a new rule stating that all football players must present a DMV ID card as the accepted form of proof of age for your child beginning with the 2010 season. This is required for ALL football players, even if your child played and was approved last year!!!! This new rule does not apply to cheerleaders. A copy of the birth certificate is still acceptable for new cheerleaders. The DMV ID card costs $10.00 and is valid for 3 years. You will need to apply in person with your child at any DMV customer service center. They will need a valid identity document such as a birth certificate or passport. Once the application process is complete they will mail out the ID card within 3 weeks. For more information you can go to the DMV website: www.dmv.state.va.us. We will have to collect the cards by the end of the first week of practice so PLEASE GET YOUR CARDS EARLY SO AS NOT TO JEOPARDIZE YOUR CHILD'S ABILITY TO PLAY IN THE FIRST GAME. ALL players must present the DMV ID card at EVERY check in for the season, which means they MUST bring their ID cards every Saturday. The board is trying to make this process as easy as possible for parents and players and will have more information on possible procedures we will put in place to ensure that this transition goes smoothly for all of us during this initial season. If you have any questions about the Metro Policy please e-mail Russ Johnson at RUSSJ4478@aol.com or Renee Bull at MSTORO23@yahoo.com

FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT HANDOUT DATES: Monday, July 26th: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. for Flags (ages 5,6, 7) & Juniors (ages 13 &14) Tuesday, July 27th: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. for Midgets (ages 10, 11 and 12) whose last names begin with A-L Wednesday, July 28th: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. for Midgets (ages 10, 11 and 12) whose last names begin with M-Z Thursday, July 29th: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. for Pee Wees (ages 8 and 9) Sunday, August 8th – Make Up Equipment Handout for all teams: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. *At equipment handout your child will receive a helmet with soft cup chin strap (except Flags), practice pants, practice jersey, and game pants. New players must have a girdle and 7-piece pad set which can be purchased at equipment handout or at any sports store. Hard cup chin straps (optional) will be available for purchase at equipment handout Conditioning shorts, pads and girdles will be available for purchase while supplies last. Game jerseys will not be handed out at this time. Parents…Important….PLEASE TAKE NOTE!! There will be no equipment handouts for any football players on Monday, August 9th, Tuesday, August 10th or Wednesday, August 11th. In years past, we’ve had too many players wait until the first week of practice to get their equipment which tied up board members and disrupted important conditioning practices. Please try to make either your team’s equipment handout date or the makeup date on Sunday, August 8th. If you absolutely can not make those dates then we will hand out equipment for those remaining players on Thursday the 12th and Friday the 13th before and after practice. NOTE: If you need a helmet for the UR football camp in July, we can provide you with one. Please e-mail Dave Bull at toro7587@yahoo.com. ********************************************** SUMMER FOOTBALL CAMPS Parents, get your players in shape for the upcoming football season by having them participate in some of the great football camps that are held around the area: 2010 Godwin Football Camp for ages 9-14 Date: June 28th-July 2nd at Godwin High School Time: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Cost: $60 before June 11th; $75 after June 11th and subject to availability Camp Features: *Free t-shirt *position specific drills and skills *7 on 7 games *guest speakers Click on the link below to download the registration form. If you have any questions, please e-mail Coach John Phillips at japhillips@henrico.k12.va.us Godwin Registration 2010 University of Richmond Football Camp Youth Camp open to all kids entering grades 3-8 in 2010 Date: July 18th - July 21st Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Cost: $65 with application due by July 1st You can download the camp brochure and application by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: www.richmondspiders.com/camps/rich-camps-footbl.html Mike London presents the FUTURE CAVALIER 1-DAY FOOTBALL CAMP for players ages 6-13 years old. Date: June 20th Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Location: Scott Stadium Join the Cavalier coaching staff and football team for a great 3-hour experience on Father's Day. For full itinerary, deatils and to register, visit them online at www.mikelondonfootballcamp.com GOAL FOR LIFE SUMMER CAMPS AND CLINICS Speed & Conditioning Camp for all Field Sports July 6th - 9th 5:30-7:30 p.m. 8-11 yrs / 12-14 yrs / 15 and up Cost of camp $85 Register Online: www.goal4life.net Football Specific Speed & Conditioning Camp July 26th - 29th 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Designed for football players wanting to take their game to the next level! 8-11 yrs/ 12-14 yrs / 15 and up Cost - $85.00 Register online: www.goal4life.net Drop in Sundays........ Starts July 11th (change from previous date) 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Designed for football players to prepare for the upcoming season 8-11 yrs/ 12-14 yrs/ 15 and up $10 per athlete - no registration required ALL CAMPS AND CLINICS ARE HELD AT THE STEWARD SCHOOL 11600 GAYTON ROAD For more information, contact Wendy at 833-6373 **************************************************

We have limited spaces on all 2010 fall cheerleading teams, however, those teams will close out soon as we have to have definite numbers to order NEW CHEERLEADING UNIFORMS this year!!! So if your child is interested in cheering please contact us so we can be sure and get her signed up in time. Contact our cheerleading director Melissa Ellyson at cheerncoach1@verizon.net for more information. There are only a few spaces left on the following football teams: Flag JV - limited space Juniors - still taking 12's (over 115 lbs), 13 and 14 (up to 165 lbs) For those ages that are full, we will take names for a wait list. Please contact Renee Bull at mstoro23@yahoo.com Costs: $140 for cheerleaders and flag football players (includes $15 snack fee) $155 for tackle football players (includes $15 snack fee)

WALL AMERICANS Kanawha has partnered with The American Legacies Company and Wall Americans to provide you with a unique way to showcase your child’s great football or cheerleading moments for years to come. Wall Americans are made of high grade vinyl with a patented low grade adhesive that resists tears, rips and fading. Just peel and place on any hard, flat and smooth surface. They can be moved from wall to wall with no loss of adhesive or wall damage. Just use any high resolution photo and they will create a life like 3-D wall image of your child. We have a great example of one of our players in action up at the hut if you would like to see what they look like or go to www.wallamericans.com to see other examples. Prices range from $89.00 - $139.00. Information sheets are available online at www.wallamericans.comor at the hut during practices or games. We also have replicas of our Kanawha helmet available for sale in the Wall Americans. They are $15.00 and again, can be placed on any wall of flat surface. Show your support and purchase one today! EXCLUSIVE “HALL OF FAMERS” AUDIO SETS NOW ON SALE!! For all of you Redskins Fans, or for that matter, for any football fan… Don Newberry, former coach and sportscaster in the 1970’s has preserved and captured some amazing and historic interviews from that time period on a 3 Audio CD set now available for you to purchase for a limited time only. These CDs’s are a treasured football and Redskins time capsule with such voices as Tom Landry, George Allen, Don Shula, John Madden, Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath, John Riggins and many more. These CDs are now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and you can purchase them for yourself and future generations so that these voices will live on forever! Remember there was no ESPN or All-Sports radio back then and most radio stations erased their on-air sound, so these CDs contain interviews, post game conferences, some wonderful speeches and some actual on air programs from that time period that would never be heard again, but for these audio CDs. For those of you who are new to Kanawha, Don Newbery has been a supportive Kanawha Redskins fan for several years and has enjoyed coming out to our games on Saturdays over the years to watch his grandson Don Papa, who is currently on the Midget Varsity team. Several years ago he discovered his old audio tapes from his hundreds of interviews back in the late 60’ and 70’s in the attic of his home and has catalogued and converted these historical documentaries to CDs to preserve these amazing sports stories. He is making these CDs available to us for only $15.00, and a portion of the proceeds will be given back to Kanawha. Order forms are available up at the hut or contact Kim Spencer at kspen01@aol.com to get an order form. Be sure and order a set for yourself and one for your friends or family. It’s something you will treasure for a long time to come. WEATHER POLICY If there is inclement weather during the day, or the night before, of a scheduled practice, Henrico County will make a decision on whether or not to close our fields. This decision is usually made by 3:00 p.m. Once they make a decision, we will put any cancellations on the hotline (360-8633). If bad weather occurs after 3:00 p.m., the decision on whether to close the fields is at our discretion. If the hotline has not been updated by 5:30, assume practice is on. If bad weather occurs after 5:30 and we have to make a last minute decision, we will have a board member in the parking lot advising you that practice is cancelled. During practice, if lightening is in the area, we will have the kids leave the field and ask them to stay in their parent's cars for a period of time undtil we advise as to what the status of the remainder of practice will be. There should be an adult in charge of your child during practice at all times for this reason as well as for safety reasons.