2008 PYFA Football Camp...
7.11.08 - The 2008 PYFA Football Camp will be held August 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th at Pitsenbarger Park. All players are encouraged to attend this conditioning camp. All Contact League players must have 4 days of non-contact drills before they may begin hitting, which is what these days are used for.
Camp times are as follows...
Cheerleading - 5:30-7:00 PM
Contact - 5:30-7:30 PM
Flag - 6:00-7:30 PM
Parents must attend for a Fundraiser meeting the first 30 minutes on August 4th.
Camp is also the start of the Brax Spirit Cup Fundraiser. Sample cups will be distributed at camp so that players may begin selling. Players participating in the fundraiser have only until the due date of August 23rd to turn in their money and order forms. If you have any questions about the fundraiser you can contact PYFA Special Events Coordinator Cyndi Swafford by email or at 937.845.1429.
Ernst Sporting Goods will be on location on August 6th to take orders for cleats. You may download/view the PDF file by clicking on the link below. If you have any question regarding the cleats, please contact Ernst Sporting Goods.
PYFA/Ernst Youth Shoe Sale
Sign-Up Information...
5.4.08 - Deadline has passed for 2008 Registration. However, you may continue to mail in your registration form until July 4th. Any signup submitted between April 27th and July 4th will need to include a $20 late fee in addition to the normal fees (listed below). Visit our Registration page to download the 2008 Sign-Up form.
Flag
$40 with a mandatory fundraiser
$80 without fundraiser participation
Contact
$60 with a mandatory fundraiser
$100 without fundraiser participation
Cheerleading
$60 with a mandatory fundraiser
$100 without fundraiser participation
NOTE: If you are registering more than one child, you may subtract $5 for each additional child.
4.26.08 - Sign-Ups have been completed and the league would like to thank everyone who signed up! Coaches will be contacting everyone after our June 29th draft with specific team details. Please mark your calendars for equipment distribution (contact league only).
2.18.08 - Sign-Ups for the 2008 season have been set. The following dates are slated for all sign-ups.
April 12th - 12:00-4:00 PM @ Miami Valley Centre Mall
April 19th - 12:00-4:00 PM @ Miami Valley Centre Mall
April 26th - 10:00 AM-3:00 PM @ PYFA Equipment Building
It's very important that everyone signs up on the above dates. With the addition of all 4th graders in the contact league this season it's crucial to purchase the necessary equipment. We must also stay on schedule to hold our draft, which is set for June 29th. Another incentive is to sign-up early to avoid the late sign-up charge of $20.
The cheerleaders, which are now ran by PYFA, will be open to anyone in Grades 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th as of September 1, 2008. The cost of cheerleading will be $60 with a mandatory fundraiser (Brax Spirit Cups) or $100 without fundraiser participation. Any questions may be emailed to Cynthia Swafford.
PYFA Cheerleaders...
3.2.08 - The PYFA Board Members adopted a motion to add cheerleaders to the league. This new setup will allow PYFA to handle all cheerleading duties.
Cheerleading will be open to anyone in Grades 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th as of September 1st, 2008.
We're looking for coaches and if you're interested you may attend a board meeting, fill out a volunteer form at Sign-Ups (listed above) or by contacting Brandi Hartzell or Cyndi Swafford.
If anyone has any general questions about cheerleading, they may contact Brandi Hartzell or Cyndi Swafford.
The Cheerleaders will hold a camp (Date TBA) and participate in the same fundraiser as the football league.
2008 PYFA Schedule Released...
2.18.08 - The 2008 PYFA Schedule has been released. Scroll down to find out when your team will play so you can mark your calendars early and let those out of town relatives know when you'll get your chance to shine on the field! The schedule may also be found by clicking on each team page!
Wanted: 2nd Vice President...
2.17.08 - The PYFA is still in search of a 2nd Vice President. This position will deal mainly with the concession stand. If you are interested please email us at jesse@piquafootball.com or call PYFA President Brandon Hartzell at 937.773.0680.
2008 Fundraiser Information...
2.17.08 - The 2008 PYFA Fundraiser has been determined. We will be selling Brax Spirit Cups. The Cups feature any NFL Team and select NCAA teams. They are a heavy gauge 18 oz. plastic cup that are dishwasher safe (top shelf recommended). Spirit Cups are sold in a 4 pack, with all 4 cups featuring the same team. We will have samples at signups for those who will be participating in the fundraiser. You can take a look at the cups by visiting their website at www.spiritcups.com. Any questions, comments or concerns may be emailed to jesse@piquafootball.com.
2008 Changes...
There have already been quite a few changes adopted for the 2008 season.
The Flag League will consist of 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders while the Contact League will consist of 4th, 5th and 6th graders. If you have any questions, you can email them to jesse@piquafootball.com. With the 4th Graders moving up to contact, we are forced to change the price of signups to purchase new equipment.
The fundraiser will be Brax Spirit Cups this year. You will be given the option of participating in the fundraiser or going with the buy-out option. The Flag league will be $40 with a $40 buy-out option or participation in the fundraiser. The Contact league will be $60 with a $40 buy-out option or participation in the fundraiser. Cheerleading will be $60 with a $40 buy-out option or participation in the fundraiser. As always, any questions/comments/concerns may be emailed to us at jesse@piquafootball.com.
Schedule/League Changes...
In addition to the changes listed above, we've adopted a new style for the 2008 and 2009 season. With this new style, we've eliminated the PYFA All-Star game but have added other games to make up for the loss.
The new system will have the following division alignments (based on a blind draw at the January 6th 2008 meeting)...
Contact League
Red Division Blue Division
Falcons Eagles
Giants 49ers
Browns Cowboys
Flag League
Red Division Blue Division
Titans Jaguars
Packers Patriots
Cardinals Colts
Each team will play the other two teams in their division twice in the regular season while they will play teams from the opposing division once in the regular season.
Each division winner will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The #2 seed in each division will play the #3 seed from the opposing division.
PYFA Monthly Meeting...
The next PYFA Monthly Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 1st at 6:00 PM at the Knights of Columbus in Piqua. If you have any ideas or concerns, please attend the meeting and let us know. You can also email any topics for discussion to jesse@piquafootball.com.
Announcer & Scoreboard Help Needed...
We're still looking for two announcers and two people to run the scoreboards during the games. Any high school seniors that need their credit hours, we can help you out! If we don't end up with another announcer that is willing to do it each week, unfortunately we won't have an announcer. If you would like to volunteer please contact league president Brandon Hartzell at 773-3695.
If someone is willing to keep details of each game for the website, it'd be much appreciated.
PYFA would like to thank the sponsors who help keep the league as one of the finest in the area.
