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FHYFC NEWS CHEERLEADING CAMP & CHEERLEADING EQUIPMENT PICKUP Sunday, August 3rd 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. "Anderson High School" 5:30 p.m. Equipment pickup @ Legion MANDATORY WEIGH-INS Weigh-ins will be held Saturday, August 23rd at Reading MANDATORY COACHES MEETING All coaches should attend a Coaches Meeting at Ayer Elementary on July 21st at 5:45 p.m. EQUIPMENT PICKUP Schedule has been released (click here Makeup Date Tuesday, July 22nd at the Legion @ 7:30 p.m. HELMETS All helmets must be turned in to Chris Roberts our Equipment Mgr. as soon as possible. These helmets will need painted, and at such a late date they may not be ready by the first preseason game. 2008 SCHEDULE The 2008 schedule has been released, please see SCHEDULE page for details. Forest Hills will host (2) preseason bowl games in 2008, as well as (4) regular season home games, and the SOYFAI Playoffs. Important Dates Coaches Meeting: July 21st 6-7:00 p.m. @ Veteran's Park Practice Begins: July 22nd Equipment Handout and fees due: July 26th Forest Hills Tailgate Party: August 9th 2008 FOOTBALL CAMPS Please, click here for information on area football camps. 2008 "ONLINE REGISTRATION" Open Registration for the 2008 season is closed, however you may still register online. Please, click here for more details. 2008 "SOYFAI PLAYOFFS" Forest Hills will host the 2008 SOYFAI Playoffs. Playoffs are tentatively scheduled for Novemeber 8th and 9th at Turpin High School. FOREST HILLS LEAVING SOYFAI? The answer to this question is, no. A vote was never taken to leave SOYFAI. Forest Hills is a member of SOYFAI for 2008 and beyond. Our relationships within SOYFAI are strong and we intend to continue to build on those relationships in 2008. The most recent SOYFAI meeting was held on January 27th. At this meeting issues such as SOYFAI elections, expansion, weight limits, season dates, and playoffs were dealt with. Please, see the FHYFC Calendar for details on the 2008 season schedule (all dates are tentative). The next SOYFAI meeting will be held on April 6th, where votes will be taken on 2008 weight limits and variosu other issues. We will notify all parent's of any weight limit changes for 2008. A newsletter will be distributed to all parent's following the February 12th FHYFC Board Meeting. Any questions that you may have in regards to SOYFAI, please contact League Representative Mike Schloseer at leaguerep@foresthillsyouth.com 2008 "PRESEASON BOWL GAMES" Preparations for the 2008 preseason bowl games are underway. Forest HIlls will once again host the annual Bernie Bowl, and after the success of the St. Jude's Bowl in 2007 we will also host another charity bowl. Forest Hills will soon announce the participants for the 2008 Bernie Bowl and the name and participants of the 2008 charity bowl. 2008 "HELMET CHANGES" Forest Hills will finalize our uniform and color changes in 2008 with a color change to our helmets. All helmets will be reconditioned and recertified as well as painted orange. RAIDERS "National Youth Football Championships" The 2007 Forest Hills Raiders participated in the National Youth Football Championships in Daytona, Florida, the week of Thanksgiving. The Raiders finished the tournament 1-1 with a win over Clermont Northeastern and a loss to a team from Alabama. GATORS & TIGERS "Turkey Bowl" The 2007 Forest Hills Gators & Tigers participated in the Goshen Youth Football "Turkey Bowl" on November 17th in Goshen. The Gators came home victorious by defeating Goshen 30-0. The Tigers defeated Goshen (2007 CCYFL Champions) 14-0. Thanks to Goshen Youth Football for inviting us to particpate. GATORS "Cincinnati Bengal's game" The 2007 Forest Hills Gators & Bucks were invited to play a mock game at halftime of the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns on December 23rd. The players had a great time and the Cincinnati Bengal's graciously extended the invitation for 2008. Forest Hills is thankful for this opportunity the Cincinnati Bengals have provided our youth. ***CONGRATULATIONS RAIDERS CHEERLEADERS*** The RAIDERS Cheerleaders took 1st place in the dance competition at the DELHI CHEERLEADING COMPETITION in 2007. CONGRATULATIONS "BUCKS" The Forest Hills Bucks came with an impressive victory in the 2007 Labor Day Bowl versus the Anderson Wildcats by a score 20-6. Thanks to Anderson Youth Football for inviting us to participate. |