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Greater Eastside Junior Football Association

Greater Eastside Junior Football Association. GEJFA Council Training 6 March 2012. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION GEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING. ORGANIZATION Under the umbrella of Bellevue Boys and Girls Club and other Eastside Boys and Girls Clubs Junior Football Council

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Greater Eastside Junior Football Association

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  1. Greater Eastside Junior Football Association GEJFA Council Training 6 March 2012

  2. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING ORGANIZATION • Under the umbrella of Bellevue Boys and Girls Club and other Eastside Boys and Girls Clubs • Junior Football Council • 5 elected officials (non-voting) • 3 Club Athletic Directors (generally abstaining) • 17 System Reps (voting) • Executive Directors Council • Grievance Committee

  3. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING Elected President – Shawn Hartline Elected First Vice President – Greg Pardee Elected Second Vice President – Steve Edwards Elected Secretary – Dan Crowe Treasurer – John Veentjer Scheduler –Billie Hartline + Coordinators at other levels? Officials Coordinator – open Web Master – Billie Hartline

  4. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING AGE/WEIGHT CHART • Significant change two years ago – eliminated Seniors • Continued age only option for younger, larger players • No weight limit on age only Rookies, Cubs and Varsity • Cap weights for age only Sophs and JV

  5. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA Council Training • System Boards • Corporate status • 501(c)(3) status • Finding volunteers • Coach selection • Equipment procurement • Fund raising

  6. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA Council Training Coaches • Application • Background check • Conclusion awareness training • Good teacher • Coach training • USA Football • ASEP Online Course • Glazier Clinics, etc

  7. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA Council Training Registration • Eligibility • Age • Boundaries • Team size • Splits • Transfers • Rosters (Master & Game)

  8. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA Council Training Cheerleaders • No Boundaries • Rosters • Coach background checked • Outreach membership • Subject to GEJFA rules

  9. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA Council Training GEJFA Fees • Outreach Membership Fees ($18/player) • Officials Fees • Admin Fees • Field use adjustment

  10. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING GAME SCHEDULE FORMATLess than 24 teams • Essentially same traditional format • Two Conferences, no Divisions • 8 regular season games • Playoffs • Top four teams each Conference • Quarter final week nine, Semi, Championship • Week nine match-up games

  11. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING GAME SCHEDULE FORMAT24 or more teams • Four Conferences • Seven regular season games • Playoffs • Top four teams each Conference • Council to pair Conferences for playoffs • First round week eight, Qtr, Semi, Championship • Match-up games week eight and nine

  12. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING Field Management • Designated Field Manager • Weigh-ins • Feeding officials • Emergency Plan

  13. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING FIELD MANAGEMENT Agreements – Indemnification Continue to tighten up, minimize exposures Liability Parents need to watch their kids Must enforce participants only on field not on the roster -- expect to be denied field access

  14. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING GAME TIME MANAGEMENT • We don’t have slack time in the schedule • Games must start on time • That means kick-off at the scheduled start time • Second half kick-off promptly 10:00 minutes following finish of first half • Clear the field promptly • Officials will be told to emphasize

  15. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING SUBSTITUTION RULE • Everyone plays • On change of possession, fullest possible change out • Free substitution after four plays; however, on change of possession, fullest possible change out • Free substitution after score, for PAT & kickoff; substitution rule starts again (new) at next scrimmage • Free sub for injured player • Minimum 12 plays; strive for equity • Violations to Grievance Committee

  16. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING NON-PARTICIPATING PLAYERS • Extended injuries • Disqualification (ejection) previous game • Discipline • System approved approach • Consistently and uniformly applied • Identified on roster and at roster exchange • On sideline without shoulder pads and helmet • Opponent to list in Game Report

  17. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING SCORE MANAGEMENT RULE • No team will LEAD another by more than 32 points • Start managing score early • Teach every position to every participant ** • Team down by 21 (even after scoring) can elect to receive and has choice in second half • At 25 point differential, no kickoff; leading team starts from own 20; trailing team from 50 • Running clock 4th quarter or earlier by agreement – both teams get clock stopping TOs

  18. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING SCORE MANAGEMENT RULE (cont’d) • Penalty for violations • More than 32 points on offensive score – automatic suspension • More than 32 points on defensive score – appear before Grievance Committee before next game • More than 38, by any situation, auto suspension • Second violation is season suspension

  19. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING OTHER NFHS & GEJFA RULEEMPHASIS • No removable cleats • Only clear helmet shields • Only colored mouth guards • Proper football per NFHS except size per GEJFA • Kicking tees of the proper size

  20. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING OTHER NFHS & GEJFA RULEEMPHASIS • Player who doesn’t make weight two consecutive games must move up • No hard surface casts/braces/etc • Ejected coaches accompanied to Grievance Committee by their Head Coach and System Director • Ejected players do not appear before Grievance Committee and there is no appeal

  21. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING RECENT YEARS’ ISSUES • Eligibility • Substitution rule violations • Conduct – coached unsportsmanlike conduct • Guests at the High School fields • Respect School officials and Field Managers • Scouting -- Only games, no practices, no video • Official weigh-in • Electronic Communications • Video Passes • Parent meeting – let them know

  22. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING JERSEY COLOR • See rule 4.G. for System colors • Everyone is to have two jerseys – one dark and one light – two tone acceptable for both • Home team wears dark color (new) • Visiting team wears light or contrasting color (new) • Communicate between Systems if necessary

  23. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING GAME REPORTS • Team Game Report after each game is required by Sunday at 6:00PM • See GEJFA web site • Comments on poor ratings, otherwise meaningless • Each Team submits (System coordinators review) • GEJFA management also review • Repeated failure to submit report will result in Head Coach appearance before Grievance Committee

  24. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING HEALTH AND SAFETY • First Aid trained member of coaching staff • Know medical history of each player • Diabetics, asthma, bee string allergies • Hydration • Head, neck or back injuries • Good hygiene

  25. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING PROTESTS • See Rule 7; in general, protests are discouraged • Do it right or don’t do it • In writing via System Director within 72 hours; advance notice to GEJFA President on Sunday • Substitution Rule protests on the field • Communication between head coaches • For continued violations give notice of intent to protest; game continues; document • Violations addressed by Grievance Committee • Other complaints made to Council via System Rep

  26. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING FIELD AVAILABILITY High School availability Large Systems – Home games We are very tight on the schedule Emphasize time management/leave field promptly

  27. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING

  28. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING “For a young athlete winning a competition can be one of the most excitingoccurrences in his life, while losing a competition can be equally as devastating to his ego or confidence level. Of the hundreds of thousands who participate in competitive sports each year, few will make it to an elite level where they can make careers out of the sport.Therefore, youth participation in sports should be about fitness, mastering skills, learning about teamwork, overcoming challenges, setting goals, coping with stress, developing psychological characteristicsand, most importantly, having fun.” Noel Taylor Master’s in psychology specialization in sport psychology

  29. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.” William Arthur

  30. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING RESOURCES • GEJFA Web Site – download & read rules • USA Football (www.usafootball.com) • National Alliance for Youth Sports (www.nays.org) • American Sports Education Program (www.asep.com) • Others (see GEJFA web site)

  31. GREATER EASTSIDE JUNIOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONGEJFA COUNCIL TRAINING OFFICIALS • Sophomores and above should have four officials • Rookies and Cubs should have three officials • Issues to be addressed in Game Report, not on the field We need more officials

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