Welcome to Elk River Youth Football Association's Web Site
On behalf of all the Board Members and coaches, we thank the parents and their families for their support.
It's all about the kids.
Announcements
Upcoming Open Board Positions for 2012
The following Youth football Board positions are open for the year 2012 season.
Elk River Youth Football Open Positions 2012
New Directors will be voted in at our next Board
meeting on February 13th, 2012 7:00 pm ERHS room #168
President:
Position Role
. Ultimately responsible for management,
performance and oversight of ERYFA
Responsibilities
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Oversee
all board activities.
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Schedule
board meetings and establish agenda.
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Facilitate
board meetings.
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Represent
ERYFA in Area 728 Youth Football meetings and topics.
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Establish
ERYFA mission, goals, and strategy.
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Coordinate
goals with ER Varsity football program.
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Act as
main point of contact for external organizations.
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Work
with Rogers and Osseo and other conference teams to create game schedule and
field assignments.
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Schedule
play-offs and bowl games (teams, dates, times, fields, ect.) with other conference teams.
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Own the
ERYFA hotline and address questions.
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Address
parent complaints.
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Address
coach conduct issues.
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Address
escalated player conduct issues.
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Select/fill
board positions.
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Attend
and participate in Board Meetings.
Vice President:
Position Role:
Responsible for supporting the President on ERYFA management,
performance and oversight.
Responsibilities
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Provide
Support on President responsibilities.
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Develop
and gain consensus on draft/evaluations/team selection procedures.
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Oversee
and govern team selections and formations.
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Manage
training, development, and support for coaches.
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Improve
coaching performance.
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Manage
player development and evaluations.
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Establish,
coordinate, manage, and conduct football camps.
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Improve
the overall performance of ERYFA players.
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Attend
and participate in Board Meetings.
4th-6th Grade Director:
Position Role
Responsible for
coordination, management, and support for the 7th and 8th grade teams.
Responsibilities
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Identify,
interview, and perform background checks on potential coaches.
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Select
4th-6th grade team coaches.
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Establish
4th-6th grade teams. Participate in the
team selection process.
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Communicate
team rosters to coaches.
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Participate
in coach training and development.
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Coordinate
and manage logistics for after-school football.
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Coordinate
and manage bussing for games as needed.
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Manage
budget and expenses for 4th-6th grade football.
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Address
4th-6th grade coach questions and issues.
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Address
4th-6th grade team parents questions and issues.
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Represent
Elk River in League meetings.
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Attend
and participate in Board Meetings.
7th-8th Grade Director:
Position Role
Responsible for
coordination, management, and support for the 7th and 8th grade teams.
Responsibilities
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Identify,
interview, and perform background checks on potential coaches.
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Select
7th-8th grade team coaches.
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Establish
7th-8th grade teams. Participate in the
team selection process.
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Communicate
team rosters to coaches.
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Participate
in coach training and development.
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Coordinate
and manage logistics for after-school football.
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Coordinate
and manage bussing for games as needed.
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Manage
budget and expenses for 7th-8th grade football.
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Address
7th-8th grade coach questions and issues.
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Address
7th-8th grade team parents questions and issues.
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Represent
Elk River in League meetings.
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Attend
and participate in Board Meetings.
Marketing/Fundraising Director:
Position Role
Responsible for
managing, running, and promotion of all marketing/fundraisers for ERYFA,
including business donations, player fundraisers and raffle tickets.
Responsibilities
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Create
and conduct ERYFA marketing campaign..
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Create
and place advertisements for registration into newspaper.
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Coordinate
road signs for registration and other events.
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Pursue
changing the local culture – make Elk River a “football city”.
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Identify
and organize fundraising activities.
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Establish
fundraising goals.
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Advertise,
promote, and generate sponsors.
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Collect
revenues and give them to the treasurer.
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Attend
and participate in Board Meetings.
Hamburger Stand Director:
Position Role
Responsible for
managing and running the hamburger stand at varsity football games.
Responsibilities
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Purchase
food.
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Coordinate
staffing.
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Manage
hamburger stand operations.
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Manage
concessions at all special events.
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Advertise,
promote, generate business.
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Collect
revenues and give them to the treasurer.
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Manage
equipment.
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Attend
and participate in Board Meetings.
Apparel Director:
Position Role
Responsible for all
aspects of Apparel management. This
includes procurement, distribution, sales, inventory, storage, etc. Apparel includes t-shirts, hoodies, hats,
stickers,
Responsibilities
Order and procure
apparel inventory.
Advertise, promote
and generate apparel business.
Collect sales and
give them to Treasure.
Attend and
participate in Board meetings.
Volunteer Director:
Position Role
Responsible for all
aspects of Volunteer hours management.
Responsibilities
Set up Volunteer
opportunities.
Advertise, promote
and communicate Volunteer opportunities
Manage Volunteer
hours on Website.
Attend and
participate in Board meetings
New Directors will be voted in at our next Board
meeting on February 13th, 2012 7:00 pm ERHS room #168
This is your way to help support and develop our Youth Football program to the next level.
Next Youth Football Board Meeting
When: Monday, February 13th, 20112
Time: 7:00- 9:00 PM
**Elections for the 2012 Board will take place**
Where: Elk River High School Room #170. Meetings are open to everyone to observe! If you have concerns or would like to express a comment please do so during open mic. If you would like to address the board on a specific topic, please email Todd Raymakers at toddraym@aol.com to be added to the agenda.
Thank you Dick's Sporting Goods!!
11361 Fountains Dr. Maple Grove, MN 55369 Ph: 763-315-5377
Thank you for all your support of the Elk River Youth Football Program!!
Coaches - Need to pass Concussion Test to coach in 2012!
Coaches - Need to pass Concussion Test to coach in 2012!
Minnesota Concussion Law Announcement
Minnesota Legislature's New "Concussion Law" Requires Online Training for All Coaches and Officials and Concussion Education for all Parents and Athletes Starting this Fall
The Minnesota Legislature recently passed a "Concussion Law" which requires any municipality, business, school district or nonprofit organization that organizes a youth athletic activity and charges a fee to follow the statute's requirements, including implementing concussion training and education to improve player safety and establish safe return-to-play policies for athletes who sustain a concussion.
The law mandates that:
All coaches (head and assistants) and officials receive concussion training and education by September 1, 2011, and then at three-year intervals thereafter.
Coaches must remove an athlete from activity if they exhibit signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion and/or are suspected of sustaining a concussion.
The law also requires an appropriate health care professional's signature to return to play if an athlete is removed due to a concussion or is showing signs or symptoms of a concussion.
The Concussion Education we recommend for coaches and officials is the online video training session developed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the National Federation of State High Schools. This course requires registration but is free. Over 200,000 coaches and officials have already successfully completed this course. The training process involves watching a video and then successfully completing a quiz. The entire training module can be completed in a little over a half an hour and then participants can print out a certificate on their desktop or print and scan the certificate to create a digital file.
