Please join us for the Shakopee Youth Football Annual Meeting at Turtles December 12th from 6:30pm-9:00pm
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2018 Annual Meeting…
Wednesday December 12th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Please join us at Turtles Bar and Grill December 12th for the SYFA Annul Meeting.
There is a number of Board Positions to be filled this year. Please email zach@globalspecialty.net, or any current Board Member, if you are interested in being a nominee.
Open Positions:
Treasure
Fundraising
Communications
Coaches/Parents
Gear Assistant
Travel Director
Travel Director Assistant
Field Coordinator
Feel free to come and learn more about Shakopee Youth Football, or to add to the discussion. Everyone is welcome.
*Pizza will be served with a cash bar
Winter Skills Football Camp
Where: Savage Dome 13450 Dakota Ave S, Savage, MN 55378
When: Saturdays January 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th 2019. 2-4pm
Who: Current 3rd-8th Grade
Cost: Free
What to bring: Regular athletic shoes, workout clothes and water bottle.
What: We have reserved two fields at the Savage Indoor Dome. 3rd-5th Grade will be on one field and 6th-8th grade will be on a second field. Our goal is to teach your children specific skills that will help them become better football players in 2019. Please encourage them to come and learn some things that they may have never heard before as they sharpen their game. We want all the players to come away more confident and informed in playing the game of football at a safer, more knowledgeable level. This is also a great introduction to football for those who have never played so please feel free to come even if your child has never played. Open to all Shakopee youth.
Savage Dome
My 7on7 Passing Leage
Registration is now open for 2019!
SHAKOPEE AREA SPRING SEASON - 2019
| Dates: March 31, April 7, 14, 28th, May 5th |
| Games: between 1:00pm and 7:00pm |
| Location: Local High School Football Stadium or Dome |
HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2019!
- Kindergarten - 8th grade (co-ed)
- Mandatory Soft-Shell Helmets
- Volunteer Head Coaches Discount*
- Adidas Apparel Packages and Store
KEY DATES:
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Week of November 1st: Parent Info Sessions (locations/times TBD) |
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December 1st: Early Apparel Orders Due (to receive before Christmas) |
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December 31st: Early Bird Deadline Ends (price increases to $110) |
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April 30th: Final Apparel Orders Due |
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March 2nd: Team Registration Deadline |
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March 8th: Individual Registration Deadline (price increase $160) |
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Week of March 11th: Coaches Meetings (locations and times TBD) |
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March 31st: Season Begins! Meet Coaches/Teams, Training, Practice, Scrimmage |
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April 7th: Training, Practice, Game 1 |
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April 14th, 28th, May 5th : Games Only (2 each week) |
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May 12th: State Championship Games (3-game minimum) |
July 24 Saber Break Down
All tackle common practices night 1
July 23rd
Sabers Varsity O-Line Coach Jason Trelstad at the youth coaches clinic on May 24
Sabers Varsity Offensive Coach Andrew Weiers at the youth coaching clinic on May 24.
2018 Coaches
If you are coaching this season, you must complete the application process. Please contact us with questions.
The Registration "Home" is not currently available.
Shakopee Varsity Footballers visiting elementary schools to encourage playing youth football
Varsity players visited Shakopee youth at schools to encourage joining the Saber Football Nation, Registration for youth football is open!
2019 Youth Football Registration
Player and Coaches Registration will open May 15 2019. Please register early! We are looking forward to an exciting 2019 season!
2018 Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Recipients
Shakopee Youth Football President Mark Grommesch with this year's recipiants
Shakopee Youth Football Association and the Football Boosters Club are proud to congratulate the 2018 recipients of Shakopee Dollars for Scholars scholarships. All are top students in the their class as well, and our two contributing organizations are very proud of these recipients.
- Eric Sedlacek
- Hunter Friesen
- Sovahn Young
Congratulations and best of luck to them in their college careers!
All recipients participated in Shakopee Youth Football. The Dollars for Scholars program is an opportunity to award SYFA kids for their hard work at school and in the community.
2018 SYFA Sponsorship Campaign
Join a level of sponsorship this season, and expose your company to thousands in the Saber Nation. The attached letter has all the information you need to become a Shakopee Youth Football Booster today. Please contact the fundraising coordinator, or SYFA President with any questions. Pete Kriegl (Coordinator) 952-270-5583 or Mark Grommesch (SYFA President) 952-913-1970.
"You can love the brain and football, too" by Dr. Francis Shen
As a researcher, I know the risks are real. But they may be overestimated by the public. And the game has important benefits.
Click link to continue reading: http://www.startribune.com/youth-football-and-concussions-i-love-the-brain-but-think-you-can-like-football-too/472033803/
KARE11 Story on Shakopee's Heads Up Tackling Program
Shakopee Football was featured in a KARE11 story on August 10th about our efforts to make our sport as safe as possible through USA Football's Heads Up coach education and certification program, and by following this program to teach our players the proper tackling techniques designed to keep them safe.
Here is a link to that story on their website.
Parents and Athletes
Article on the insight of how athletes feel about the roles of parents.
