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| Welcome to the CFYFL Website "NO CHILD IS LEFT BEHIND" MISSION STATEMENT: Our organization will make every effort to make sure that every child with the desire to participate gets the opportunity to play or cheer, without regard to prior experience or athletic ability. We are committed to instilling Honesty, Loyalty, Integrity, Teamwork, Discipline, Sportsmanship, Respect, Leadership, Trust and Commitment in our young participants. We believe these values and virtues are important to their growth and to them becoming active members of our community and society. We will instill in our youth the challenge of competition, the joy of victory, the reality of defeat, the importance of commitment and the spirit of community. Our Scholar Athlete Recognition program is to directly underscore the importance of academic achievement among athletes, and by doing so, it will prepare them for the challenges of high school and collegiate environments. These goals will be achieved through organizing our dedicated volunteers, caring parents, and business associates who wish to partner with our great youth sport program. |
Here's a 10-item checklist for kids to follow as they try to develop a habit of good sportsmanship. 1. Abide by the rules of the game. Part of good sportsmanship is knowing the rules of the game and playing by them. If a player decides to play a given sport, it is the responsibility of that player to learn not only how to play but how to play according to the rules which have been established and standardized to allow competitive games to be played in an orderly fashion. The more a player knows the rules the more that player can enjoy the sport. 2. Try to avoid arguments. Part of good sportsmanship is anger management. Arguing with officials, coaches or opponents is often simply a misguided effort at "letting off steam" in the heat of competition. A good sport knows that anger can get in the way of a good performance. A good sport knows how to walk away from an argument and to stay focused on the game at hand. 3. Share in the responsibilities of the team. Good sportsmanship implies that the player on a team is a team player. In other words, the player understands that his or her behavior reflects on the team in general. Moreover, a team player does not condone unsportsmanlike conduct from teammates and reminds players that they all share in the responsibility of promoting good sportsmanship. 4. Give everyone a chance to play according to the rules. In youth recreational sports the more talented players, if they are good sports, will look out for and encourage the less talented players on the team, cooperating with coaching plans to let everybody play. Unfortunately, some coaches may become so preoccupied with winning at all costs that they never play some players, regardless of the time and effort they put in at daily practices, even when the score warrants clearing the bench. 5. Always play fair. Honesty and integrity should be an integral part of sports. A player with good sportsmanship does not want a hollow victory which comes as a result of cheating ("dirty" fouls, ineligible players, performance enhancing drugs, etc.) 6. Follow the directions of the coach. A player with good sportsmanship listens to and follows the directions of the coach, realizing that each player's decisions affect the rest of the team. If a player has disagreements with the coach, the player discusses the disagreements privately in a civil manner, away from the public eye. 7. Respect the other team's effort. Whether the other team plays better, or whether they play worse, the player with good sportsmanship does not use the occasion to put the other team down. In the field of competition respect for opponents is central to good sportsmanship. If an opponent out-performs a player that player accepts it, learns from it, offers no excuses and moves on. If a player out-performs an opponent, that player enjoys the victory, but does not gloat, does not belittle, and does not minimize the opponent's effort. 8. Offer encouragement to teammates. A sign of good sportsmanship is a player who praises teammates when they do well and who comforts and encourages them when they make mistakes. Criticizing teammates in the heat of battle simply distracts from the focus of working together and gives the advantage to the opponent who develops a sense of confidence when seeing signs of weakness or a lack of unity in the midst of the competition. 9. Accept the judgment calls of the game officials. Part of the human condition is making mistakes. Arguing with an official over a judgment call simply wastes energy. The player with good sportsmanship knows that errors may be made, but the player also knows that a game is made up of all the plays and calls from the beginning to the end of the game, not just the call in dispute. The player with good sportsmanship may be upset, but that player also has learned to focus his/her energies back on the game and on doing the best he/she can do for the rest of the game. 10. End the game smoothly. When the game is over, pouting, threatening, cajoling have no place in the life of the players with good sportsmanship, who emphasize the joy of participating, regardless of outcome. They're not devoid of emotions but they know that their efforts to end the competition smoothly, without antagonistic emotional display, will help ensure that the games will continue in the future |
| League President Don Lipari CFYFL@ymail.com Director of Football Operations Juan Rodriguez 321-3547662 footballoperations@cfyfl.org General Counsel Jason P. Herman 407-920-3515 jherman27@embarqmail.com Winter Park Area Director Mark Rose, Board Member 407-509-3417 wpfbengals@aol.com Oviedo-University Area Director Mike Schaefer, Board Member 321-436-7872 mlschaefer@cfl.rr.com League Secretary Shari Lipari CFYFLSecretary@yahoo.com Apopka-West Orange Area Rep. Stewart Austin 407-921-1574 arae96@earthlink.net Lake Mary-Longwood Rep. George Russell 407-678-2978 grussell32771@aol.com East Orange Rep. Ray Rodriguez 407-467-1428 rrodril1157@msn.com Treasurer Melissa Spek CFYFLTreasurer@cfl.rr.com Team Mom Coordinator LaNay Rodriguez 407-948-4560 lanay.rodriguez@teamapopka.com Fundraiser Coordinator Kelly Reese 407-701-6808 kelstrual@aol.com Equipment Manager Mark Oliver 407-617-9333 Oliver66@cfl.rr.com |
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| Board Meeting: October 29, 2008 6:00 PM |
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| CFYFL Coach Brad Buckham 1961-2008 "We Will Miss You" |
| I regret to inform all of you in the CFYFL that we have lost a member of our family. Coach Brad Buckham unexpectedly passed away on July 29, 2008 of a massive heart attack. For those of you that knew him, he was a big man in stature, with a heart to match. He had a way of connecting with the children he coached that was unmatched. When he entered the room his energy filled the room. He was the type of man who would give you his last dollar, or the shirt off his back. He was my best friend and I will miss him. I know there are many children in the CFYFL that he has touched and they will miss him as well. He has left behind his wife, Allison, and 3 children, Christian (16), Bailey(13), and Sarah (5). Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. By Greg Malenchek |
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| CFYFL Contact Information: Phone: (407) 536-1994 E-Mail: CFYFLinfo@YMail.com Address: P.O. Box 623603 Oviedo, FL 32762 |