Junior Barons' 2009 Season Information Night

Thank you to all who attended our Brighton Junior Barons parents meeting on May 1. For those of you who could not attend, below are some of the highlights and links to download pdf versions of the documents distributed.

A Season Guide: A parent's and a coach's perspective

Celine Gullace discussed what to expect during the practices and on game days, from a parent's perspective. C Team head coach Brian Lafountain presented a coaches perspective. Click here to download a pdf of the "Season Guide."

Cheerleading

Cheerleading Coordinator Pam Luconte presented the following information about our Cheerleading program:

Cheerleading practices will begin Monday August 3rd and run Monday thru Thursday 5:45-7:45. When school begins we will practice Tuesday and Thursdays 5:30-7 and Saturdays 10:30-12:30.

Other dates to save are Oct. 17th and 24th, these are the dates of our cheerleading competitions.

Nan Whitman is offering her services for strength training for the Cheerleaders, this is a 4 week focus on increasing overall strength and muscle/joint flexibility using major muscle groups of the upper and lower body. This will begin June 3rd. Please contact either Pam at paml@frontiernet.net or Nan at nbwhitman@gmail.com if you are interested.

Pam would like all cheerleaders if possible to attend the Aquinas Cheerleading Summer Camp. It runs on the evenings of July 13th, 14th and 15th. The great thing about this camp is it is very experienced in teaching proper jump technique, spotting, stunting, sidelines and dance! They also teach the girls all together so all the Brighton girls will be together throughout the learning process. The kids will benefit greatly from this camp. Click here to download an informational pdf.

Volunteers

Volunteer coordinator Celine Gullace presented the following:

We are organizing parent volunteers for the upcoming season. It takes many volunteers to keep the games running, so please contact Celine at celinegullace@gmail.com if you are available to help out. Volunteering is fun and allows you to get to know other parents.

Fundraising

Fundraising Coordinator Kate Cerulli spoke about the Junior Barons' fundraising efforts. Our big fundraiser is coming up on May 29th. Tickets are $60 per person and this includes dinner, dancing and auction. Its a great time for parents to mingle. We hope to see you there! Click here for more information.

Safety

Jim Herrmann spoke on the Junior Barons' work to allow each participant in our programs to have a safe and enriching experience. Our state of the art equipment was demonstrated.

Our emphasis on proper training was discussed, as was our practice attendance policy. Click here to download a pdf of the attendance policy.

Concussion recognition and prevention was discussed. Click here to download the informational pdf.

We are in the process of having our coaches Red Cross certified.

An emphasis was placed on the partnership between coaches and parents, and how this is essential to make the program successful. Click here to download a pdf of the AYFCL Code of Conduct.

New T-shirts for 2009!

We have three new t-shirt desings available for 2009. Click here to learn more.