Below is a link to the the individual team schedules for the 2010 season and a link to the overall conference schedule.  Please note that on the conference schedule the 7/8 White Cougars should be the 7/8 Red Cougars.  By the end of the week, each team’s schedule will be posted on the Team page on the Web.  Directions to the fields are available on the Field Locations tab.

 2010 Team Schedules

 2010 Final Conference Schedule

A couple of things to note.  There is one weekend where our 9/10 Silver Cougars will play a Sunday game (10/03/10).  Also, all of the South County games on 10/23/10 will be played at Oakville instead of Mehlville.

Concession Stand Duties

Unfortunately our concession vendor did not feel he could make a profit by providing us with concessions during the practices and the games.  Therefore we will need to ask for each team to provide volunteers during home games at the Crystal field.  When you are the home team, your team will need to provide 3 volunteers to work at the concession stand during the game being played prior to your game.  You will need to begin work 15 minutes prior to the start of the game before yours.

The individual team schedules identify whether your team is home or away and they identify the concession stand duty start time when you are the home team.  Please work with your team parent to identify the volunteers for your schedule.  All completed information (name and contact phone number) should be forwarded to Jamie Mize at jamie.mize@mytcyfa.org as soon as possible.

We were hoping to avoid this responsibility and we apologize that it did not work out.  Please note that with the change, we will no longer have concessions available at practice.

Fields

Just a reminder that during practice, the only people allowed within the fences on the practice fields are the approved coaches and the players.  All parents and siblings should remain outside of the fenced areas.

During the conference games, with the exception of the traffic to and from the restrooms, parking lot, and concession areas, all specatators will need to remain in the bleachers.  Coaches with badges and the players are the only people allowed on the field.  To obtain a coaching badge you must complete a volunteer form, consent to and pass a background check, and register at USA football (www.usafootball.com).

Cougar Gear

The cougar gear shirts will be at the Crystal City field at 7:00 a.m.  The Team Parents should coordinate delivery with the parents.  The hats will be delivered in a couple of weeks.

Thanks and good luck to all of our teams on Saturday!

The Jamboree, TCYFA’s Opening Day celebration, is this Saturday, August 21st. It will be held at the Crystal City High School Field. Below is the link to the schedule of events.

2010 Jamboree Schedule

Ernie Goddard will be taking individual and team pictures. All players, regardless if you are purchasing pictures, should attend the team photo session. Below is the link to the photo order form. Please turn in the completed form and payment (cash preferred) to Ernie at the time of the pictures.

2010 Picture Order Form

Each team will scrimmage against other TCYFA teams in the division. A team will play 15 minutes on offense and 15 minutes on defense. The coaches will receive a more detailed schedule of the playing times / opponents for the their scrimmages.

The raffle drawing will take place somewhere around noon. You can turn in your raffle tickets at the concession stand up until the time of the drawing. Good luck on winning the cash!

Weigh In

The last opportunity for your player to complete his weigh in requirement for the season is this Wednesday, August 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the DeSoto High School football field. If your player does not complete this requirement, he will NOT be allowed to participate in any conference games. Allyson Mock and Robert Bruns from TCYFA will be at the event to assist your players. PLEASE DON’T FORGET THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES!

Cougar Gear

The Cougar gear order was placed last Friday. We did order some extra pieces for those that missed the window for ordering gear. However, these items will be available on a first come, first serve basis. The shirts and sweatshirts should be delivered before the first conference game on August 28th. The hats will require an additional two weeks. Note that we do have some window decals available for purchase. They are $6 a piece or 2 for $10. Please see Allyson Mock if you are interested.

Ram’s Scrimmage

A number of the 11/12 year old parents attended the “extra” game last Saturday. We saw some other teams participate in the scrimmage and it was awesome! The players arrive on the field before the end of the half and were positioned close to the professional players. They were able to watch the end of the half from the field and then once the half ended, they immediately began their 6 minute scrimmage. We’re really excited for the opportunity this presents the players!

We do have a few tickets still available for both the 9 year old and the 11/12 year old games. If you are interested, please see Jill Graves for the 9 year old tickets and Allyson Mock for the 11/12 year old tickets.

Note that the “scrimmage team” practices will begin soon. The 9 year olds, who scrimmage at the Thursday, September 2nd, game will practice this Wednesday at Sunset Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The 11/12 game is not until Sunday, September 12 and we’ll notify you when they will begin practices.

Thanks and see you Tuesday!

This Thursday (08/12) is the last day to turn in your orders for Cougar gear.  Please return your order forms to your Team Parent or to a Board Member.  The link to the order form is below.

2010 Cougar Gear Order Form

Equipment Problems

This Thursday (08/12) is also the last day we will bring the equipment trailer to practices.  In order to accommodate the school open houses, Tim Davis, our Equipment Director, will have the trailer at Sunset Park on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. 

If you have any equipment issues, please take care of them this week.  Problems that are reported after this week’s practices will require an appointment with Tim (at his convenience) and a visit to our equipment storage locker.

Concessions

The concession trailer will NOT be at Sunset Park this Wednesday.  Please wish Jim and Dawn Crowe a concession-free happy anniversary!

Rams Tickets

We still have a number of the two-for-one Rams tickets available and we do need more 12 year olds to play in the scrimmage.  The extra game is this Saturday so please purchase your tickets this week to take advantage of this great opportunity.  And please let us know as soon as possible if your 12 year old is interested in taking part in the scrimmage.

Please consult with your coach as to when and where you will be practicing.  There has been a lot of shuffling of practices to accommodate the school open houses and the heat.

Thanks.

It has been 3 days since our last conversation with the jersey vendor, Southside Sports, so we feel comfortable in relaying the latest news.  We are back to our original colors of gold, red, silver, and white.  We ordered from a different jersey supplier who has those colors available. 

The jerseys should be completed the week after next.  We plan to distribute them, along with the uniform pants and socks, during practices.

Weigh In Schedule 

The following is a list of the times for the team weigh ins. 

We will hold a full practice with equipment tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Weigh In

The TCYFA players should plan to attend our weigh in on Saturday, August 14th.  We will send a schedule for the teams in the next couple of days but the weigh in will run from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Festus Elementary Cafeteria.

Note that the player must present their birth certificate to complete the weigh in process and all players must be weighed in order to participate in any conference games.  It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure your player has completed this requirement. 

If your player will not be available for the TCYFA weigh in, you can work with your coach to attend either the Arnold or the DeSoto event.  Note that a coach or a league representative must be at the event when the player is weighed.  The Arnold event will be held this Saturday, August 7th, at the JCYA football field.  Our players that need to attend this weigh in should be at the field at 11:00 a.m.  The DeSoto event will be held on Wednesday, August 18th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the DeSoto High School football field.  Google maps for these fields are available on our Web site under the Field Locations tab (http://www.mytcyfa.org/schedules/). 

Concession Stand

The concession trailer repairs are not yet completed so we will NOT have concessions this evening.

See you tonight!

Note that the players do not need to bring their equipment to tonight’s practice.

Thanks.

Per the forecast the heat should subside some tomorrow night.  We will hold an hour long (7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.) practice tomorrow night.  This will give us some time to meet together as teams and get to know the other players, parents, and the coaches.  We’ll also have the Rams sign-up sheets, hold the yearbook raffle, and distribute the Cougar gear order forms.

As a side note, please do NOT contact the board members for practice updates or any other questions during the regular work day.  We are volunteers to the TCYFA organization that also hold real jobs where our employers expect and deserve our undivided attention.  The hotline (636-937-6828) and the Web (www.mytcyfa.org) will be updated by 5:00 p.m if there is any information regarding a practice.

Thanks.

Tim Davis, our Equipment Director, has tracked down our helmet order.  We expect to receive the helmets tomorrow and have them available for distribution during practice tomorrow night.  We still have not had success with tracking down our shoulder pad order but our Riddell representative will be at the Illinois factory tomorrow.  If our order has not shipped and is available, he will bring it back to St. Louis tomorrow night.  We don’t expect to have the shoulder pads available tomorrow night but they should be available for next Tuesday. 

Go Tim!!! 

Rams Tickets 

We will be able to purchase additional tickets for the pre-season Ravens game where our players will scrimmage. 

The Bad News:  The two-for-one tickets are no longer available.  The $35 ticket price will only purchase a ticket to the Raven’s pre-season game.  However a ticket is needed if your player plans to participate in the scrimmage. 

The Better News:  The seats will be located near our other purchased seats.  And the $35 price is still about $10 cheaper than purchasing a single ticket for the game. 

The Best News:  While discussing the additional tickets with the Rams’ representative, he mentioned that he had an additional scrimmage opening for 12 year old players (another team was withdrawn).  TCYFA has agreed to fill the slot.  We will have 125 tickets for sale at $35 per ticket.  Each purchase from the 125 will get you a ticket to the Saturday, 08/14, pre-season game against the Minnesota Vikings and a ticket to the Sunday, 09/12, regular season HOME OPENER game against the Arizona Cardinals where our players will scrimmage.  As with the 9 year olds, the 125 tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis.  Unlike the 9 year olds, we do not know the sections, rows, or seats for the tickets.  We will only be able to provide a sign up list based on the number of tickets, not specific seats.   

What to do: 

• If you need 9 year old player tickets, please let me know the quantity you will need by the end of practice on Tuesday, August 3rd.  We will place the additional order with the Rams and will be able to pick up the tickets (all games, all tickets) later next week.  We will have a sign-up sheet available at practice starting this Thursday.
• If you would like to purchase a ticket for the 12 year old scrimmage and let us know your player will participate in the scrimmage, we will have another sign-up sheet available for that.  As with the 9 year olds, additional tickets will be available if we sell out of the 125 but the ticket will only be good for the Arizona game.  We will include additional lines on the sign-up sheet so we can order the additional quantity that will be needed.
• We plan to pick up the tickets next week for all of the games (2 games for the 9 year olds and 2 games for the 12 year olds) but to do that, our order has to be placed with the Rams early Wednesday morning. 

See you tomorrow night!