volume 17, no. 4 serving michigan's coaches december 2013 ... · • you have athletes that...
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Recruiting Nights 2013
Jeff Pierce, Northwood University, discusses prospects from Cheboygan High with Jack Coon and Dave Schulz, at the Grayling Recruiting Fair.
MHSFCAMembership runs
September - August
Sign-Up at: MHSFCA.com
Your Recruiting Experience?If you’re one of the fortunate ones: • Youhaveanadministrationthatrecognizesyourneedtomeetwithcollege
coachesduringtheschoolday.
• Youareinaschoolthat’sinanurbanareaandclosetootherschools.
• Youhaveestablishedasolidprogramthatregularlyenjoyssuccessfulseasons.
• Youhaveathletesthatarerecognizedwithmedia,conference,regionalandstateawards.
• Youhavecollegecoachesvisitingyourschoolonaregularbasisandkeepingupwitheachofyourstudent-athletes.
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Inside:Volume 17, No. 4 SERVING MICHIGAN'S COACHES December 2013
EXTRAPOINT
ImportantDates..................................2RegionContacts...................................2NewsletterDelivery............................3RegionalDirectorsElection.............4BoardofDirectorsDuties.................5Coach-To-Coach...................................5ClinicRegistration...............................6ClinicSchedule.....................................7ClinicHighlights...................................8AssistantCoachAwards....................9HonoraryMembers............................9LeadershipAwards.............................9WomenoftheYearAwards..............9FootballTaskForceProposals......102014LeadershipConference.......11RegionalCoachesoftheYear.......13AcademicAll-StateTeams.............14AcademicAll-StateIndividual......15Notes.....................................................17WhatLevelAreYou?........................17StateCoachesoftheYear..............172013StateChamps..........................17OfficialsRatings.................................18Wing-TClinic......................................19GlazierClinics.....................................21LifetimeMembership......................23MHSFCAMembershipBenefits...23PizzaBowlTickets.............................24
MembershipApplication...............24
MHSFCAMeetings &
Important DatesMichiganHighSchoolFootball
CoachesAssociation
NEWSLETTEREncourages
Contributors
DeadlineforSubmissionsfor MarchNewsletter
—Feb15— LarryMerx
39JuddRd.,Milan,MI48160 (734)604-0765(cell) [email protected]
Past PresidentsDaveDriscoll,JacksonParkside‘72-’73
DutchSchrotenboer,Alpena‘74BudBreed,PortageNorthern‘75
RonHolland,NorthFarmington‘76IvanMuhlenkamp,St.Joseph‘77
JeffSmith,EastLansing‘78HarleyPierce,Sturgis‘79WaltBraun,Marysville‘80JimOoley,TraverseCity‘81TomFagan,Ypsilanti‘82DickHarris,Harrison‘83
ArnieBesonen,Owen-Gage‘84DickLook,Tawas‘85
TerryRose,Stevensville-Lakeshore‘86MarkCovert,Fenton‘87
JohnDean,DetroitNorthern‘88DanLauer,BentonHarbor‘89
JimAhern,Ithaca‘90TomMoshimer,PlymouthSalem‘91
BobKnight,PortageCentral‘92DaveWoodcock,Jenison‘93DennisZbozen,Romeo‘94BillTucker,FlintPowers‘95
LarryRueger,MonaShores/Fruitport‘96LarryMerx,AnnArborHuron‘97
JackSchugars,MuskegonOakridge‘98LarrySellers,TraverseCitySt.Francis‘99
TimKlein,Roscommon‘00KeithFroelich,Okemos‘01
JimClawson,MonroeSt.Mary’sCatholic‘02BobScheloske,SouthLyon‘03
MikeWojda,Alpena‘04PeteColl,CenterLine‘05
JimButtson,AllenPark,‘06AlSlamer,BattleCreekCentral,‘07
DaveLarkin,Jenison‘08BradGrayvold,Norway‘09SteveWilson,Frutport‘10
JackWallace,Fowlerville‘11DougBess,BattleCreekCentral‘12
Committee ChairsAcademicAllStateAlBoydston,Caro
KentSikora,GibralterCarlson
AdrenalineReadingAwardGrantFanning,Chelsea
All-StarJimSparks,Clawson
ApparelTonyCeccacci,Ortonville-Brandon
AssistantCoachAwardPatMaloney,Rudyard
ClinicJerryRabideau,SpringLake
EthicsWesWishart,Belleville
FranHerringtonAwardSteveRobb,DivineChild
FinanceBradBush,Chelsea
HallOfFameChuckRitter,AnnArborPioneer
HistorianJackCarlson,HollandWestOttawa
HonoraryMembershipRogerBearss,Millington
JimCrowleyAwardLarrySellers,TraverseCitySt.Francis
LeadershipDaveLawrence,AnnArborGabrielRichard
MembershipSteveWilson,Fruitport
MHSAALiaisonJackWallace,Okemos
MHSCALiaisonJerryRabideau,SpringLake
NewsletterLarryMerx,Chelsea
PlacementMarcusDukes,Hartland
ParlimentarianDougBess,BattleCreekCentral
PlayoffTomBarbieri,Jackson
PoliticalActionEricRedmond-Monroe
PublicRelationsJohnHerrington,FarmingtonHarrison
RecruitingRodBaker,Riverview
RulesPeteColl,CenterLine
ScholarshipKellyLuplow,Clare
YouthFootballScottFarley,Jackson
WebSiteSteveWilson,Fruitport
DIRECTORSRegion1
North-PaulJacobson,[email protected]
East-PatMaloney,[email protected]
South-JoeReddinger,[email protected]
Region2EdSchindler,[email protected]
GregVaughn,[email protected]
Region3TimParker,[email protected],SpringLake
Region4DougHaggart,Clare
[email protected],Ithaca
Region5CraigHealey,Clio
[email protected],Mt.Pleasant
Region6NoelDean,Lowell
[email protected],GrandHaven
Region7MarkBlaesser,[email protected]
BillDunn,[email protected]
Region8LorinGranger,BattleCreekCentral
[email protected],PortageNorthern
Region9BretShrader,[email protected]
RobZimmerman,[email protected]
Region10TomWalentowski,Ida
[email protected],Onsted
DIRECTORS Region11
LennyDantine,[email protected]
ChrisGilliam,[email protected]
Region12GrantFanning,Chelsea
[email protected],SouthLyon
Region13TomHoover,[email protected]
KentSikora,[email protected]
Region14JohnGoddard,[email protected]
BrianLemons,[email protected]
Region15AndreHarlan,DetroitSouthwestern
[email protected],EastEnglishVillage
Region16GaryGriffith,Troy
[email protected],BloomfieldHills
Region17MikePowell,WarrenCousino
[email protected],Clawson
[email protected],Fraser
Region18TimBrabant,Carsonville-PortSanilac
[email protected],Deckerville
*** Region 18 includes all 8-Man football teams.
EvennumberRegionselectedinevenyears.OddnumberRegionselectedinoddyears.
Newsletter is NOT Forwarded
MHSFCANewslettersareNOTforwardedbythePostalService. To insure that you continue to receive theMHSFCANewsletterpleasenotifyMembershipChair-man,SteveWilsonofaddresschanges.
SteveWilson MHSFCAMembershipChairman 3010ElmSt. Fruitport,MI49415 [email protected]
TheMHSFCANEWSLETTERistheofficialpublicationoftheMichiganHigh School Football CoachesAssocia-tionwiththeexpressedaimofkeepingMichiganHighSchoolfootballcoachesinformedofdevelopmentsintheirprofession.
LarryMerx,Editor Day(734)604-0765 Home:(734)439-3184 Fax(866)604-0766 email:[email protected] 39JuddRd. Milan,MI48160
MHSFCAOFFICERS 2013
PRESIDENTKeithStephens,SouthfieldLathrop
1STVICE-PRESIDENTKellyLuplow,Clare
2NDVICE-PRESIDENTEdGreenman,[email protected]
TREASuRERBradBush,Chelsea
ExECuTIVEDIRECTORLarryMerx
Winners Circle Clinic
Kalamazoo Radisson
January 16-18, 2014Featuring:
Friday MorningBrady Hoke,
University of MichiganMark Dantonio,
Michigan State University
Register online atMHSFCA.com
or use the Registration Form on Page 7
EVEN REGION Board of Directors Election
January 2014seepage4
42nd Winners Circle ClinicRadissonCapitol,Lansing
16-18January2014
2014 Leadership ConferenceRadissonCapitol,Lansing
3Feb,2014
Hall of Fame InductionAnnArborSheraton
22March2014
Steering Committee Spring MeetingAnnArborSheraton
23March2014
Border Classic All Star GameuniversityofFindlay
Findlay,Ohio14 June 2014
December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 2 December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 3
Region 1 (33)GreatNorthernu.P.ConferenceGreatWesternConferenceSaultSteMarieMid-EasternFootballConferenceMid-PeninsulaAthleticConferenceSki-ValleyConferenceNorth:
PickfordRudyardSt.IgnaceLaSalle
WesternPeninsulaAthleticConf.
Region 2 (44)BigNorthConferenceHighlandConferenceCheboyganLakeMichiganConferenceNorthStarLeagueNorthwestConferenceStraitsAreaConferenceSki-ValleyConferenceNorth:
IndianRiverInlandLakesPellstonRogersCity
Ski-ValleyConferenceSouthTraverseCitySt.Francis
Region 3 (34)CentralStateActivitiesAssociationManisteeH.S.MuskegonCatholicCentralMuskegonHeightsLakes-8ActivitiesConferenceMid-StateAthConferenceNorthWestMichiganConference
Region 4 (44)HuronShoresConferenceBayCityJohnGlennPinconningStandish-SterlingJackPineConferenceMid-StateAthConferenceSouthTri-ValleyConference-CentralTri-ValleyConference-West
Region 5 (43)SaginawBuenaVistaSaginawNouvelSaginawValleyAssociationNorthSaginawValleyAssociationSouthFlintMetroLeagueGeneseeAreaConference-BlueGenesseAreaConference-Red
Region 6 (49)Ottawa-KentConference-SilverOttawa-KentConference-WhiteOttawa-KentConference-BlackOttawa-KentConference-GreenOttawa-KentConference-BlueOttawa-KentConference-BronzeOttawa-KentConference-GoldOttawa-KentConference-RedWyomingTri-unityChristian
Region 7 (36)LakelandAthleticConferenceRedArrowConferenceSaintJosephValleyLeagueSouthwesternAthleticConf-NorthSouthwesternAthleticConf-SouthWolverineConferenceNorthWolverineConferenceSouth
Region 8 (34)Big“8”ConferenceKalamazooValleyAthAssoc.SouthwesternMIAthConf-EastSouthwesternMIAthConf-West
Region 9 (36)CapitalAreaActivitiesConf.-BlueCapitalAreaActivitiesConf.-GoldCapitalAreaActivitiesConf.-RedCapitalAreaActivitiesConf.-WhiteCentralMichiganAthleticConf.
Region 10 (33)CascadesConferenceAlbionLeslieLenaweeCountyAthleticAssocSouthernCentralAthAssociationTri-CountyConference
Region 11 (36)BlueWaterAreaConferenceGreaterThumbConference-EastGreaterThumbConference-WestMayvilleTri-ValleyConference-East
Region 12 (36)KensingtonLakesAthleticAssociation-CentralKensingtonLakesAthAssoc-NorthKensingtonLakesAthAssoc-SouthKensingtonLakesAthAssoc-WestSoutheasternConference-RedSoutheasternConference-White
Region 13 (38)DownriverLeagueHuronLeagueInksterMelvindaleAcademyforBus&TechMichiganMetroAthlConfWesternWayneAthConfee-BlueWesternWayneAthConf-Red
MHSFCA Regions (# of Schools)
MHSFCA Regions & Board Elections - Even RegionsegionalDirectorsinEVENnumberedregionswillbeselectedinonlineelectionsinJanuary2014.Ifyouare interestedinrunningasadirector inanEVENnumberedregion,youshouldcontactSteveWilsonbyemail:[email protected]:SteveWilson,33010Elm,Fruitport,MI49415-9665tohaveyournameplacedontheballot.Regionsareassignedbyconferenceaffiliationand
thenbygeographiclocationwithsomeexceptions.Regionsarere-alignedregularlytomakethemmoreequallydistributed.All8-manfootballteamsarenowinRegion18.IfyoudisagreewithyourRegionassignment,pleasecontact:
SteveWilsonat:[email protected]
Region 14 (30)CatholicHighSchoolLeague-AACatholicHSLeague-Intersectional1CatholicLeague-CentralCharterSchoolConferenceDearbornHtsStarIntAcadDetroitCountryDayMichiganIndependentAthlConf
Region 15 (18)DetroitCesarChavezAcademyDetroitHenryFordAcademyDetroitPublicSchoolLeague-EastDetroitPublicSchoolLeague-West
Region 16 (28)HamtramckHarperWoodsLivoniaClarencevilleOaklandActivitiesAssoc-BlueOaklandActivitiesAssoc-RedOaklandActivitiesAssoc-White
Region 17 (36)MacombAreaConference-BlueMacombAreaConference-BronzeMacombAreaConference-GoldMacombAreaConference-RedMacombAreaConference-SilverMacombAreaConference-White
Region 18 (31)Bridge8-ManAllianceMid-Michigan8-ManNorthCentralThumb8-ManLeagueSouthMichigan8-ManLeagueSt.JosephMichiganLutheran
Duties of Regional Directors I. Directorsareberesponsibleforthemanagementofthe
affairs,fundsandpropertyoftheassociation.
II. Directorswillpromotemembershipintheirregion: A. Securetotalmembershipcountforregionfromthe
membershipChair B. Contactdelinquentmembersurgingre-enrollment.
III. RepresenttheinterestsoftheAssociationandhisregionatallAssociationMeetings.
A. Assume the duties relating to the committeeassignment(s)madebythePresident.PromoteallactivitiesoftheMHSFCAinhisregion
B. AttheSummerMeetings,participateincommitteework and bring names of honorary membershipfornomination.BeavailabletohelpwithwhateverneedstobedonetomaketheMHSFCAAll-StarGamesuccessful.
C. AttheFallmeeting,comepreparedwithCoachoftheYearresponsibilitiescompleted.
1. ContactanycoachfromyourregionreceivingaRegionalCoachoftheYearaward.
2. MakesureeachhonoredcoachisinattendanceattheJanuaryclinicforhispresentation.
D. PriortoJanuaryelections,ifrunningforre-election,besureyournamehasbeenproperlyplacedonthe
ballot.Ifnotseekingre-election,encourageatleasttwocoachesfromyourregiontorun.
E. Attend theMHSFCAWinners Circle Clinic and bepreparedtoassumeatleastoneClinicresponsibility.Bringagiftforadoorprize.
IV. ServeasanactivememberofwhatevercommitteeyouwereappointedtobythePresident.
V. Reporttoyourregionallurgentbusinesstransactedordiscussedassoonaspossible.Keeparecordofallexpensesincurredinsuchcasesofnecessarycom-municationandsubmittotheExecutiveDirectorforreimbursement.
VI. Beethicalinallyourfootballrelationshipssoastobeamodeltothecoachesinyourregion.
To have your name placed on the ballot contact Steve Wilson in writing (email works).
Steve Wilson33010 ElmFruitport, MI 49415-9665 [email protected]
Coach-To-CoachMentoring Program
verhadaquestionabouthowtodoyourjobasacoachandnotknowwheretoturnforananswer?Needthenameofanexperiencedcoachwhoyoucouldtalktoinconfidenceaboutansweringthatquestion-orsolvingthatproblem?TheMHSFCAhasinitiatedanew“mentoring”programthatyoucanturntoforthiskindofhelp.CalledCoach-To-Coach,thatisexactlywhatitis.ExperiencedcoacheswhohavealongstandingrelationshipwiththeMHSFCA(PastPresidents,RegionalDirectors,CommitteeMembers,etc.)
haveagreedtohavetheirnamesandcontactinformationlistedatMHSFCA.comasvolunteermentors.Ifyouhavesomethingyouneedhelpwith,lookoverthelist,contactone(ormore)oftheCoach-To-Coachvolunteers.Eachofthevolunteershasseveralyearsofcoachingexperience.Gettheiradvice.It’sfreeandconfidential.
FindthelistofCoach-To-Coachvolunteersathttp://www.mysportsdreams.info/mhsfca/YoumustbeamemberofMHSFCAtoaccessthisservice.Joinat:http://www.mhsfca.com/?page_id=652
December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 4 December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 5
MHSFCA Newsletter • December 2013 •page6
Register early!!!By mail with the form below •On-line at MHSFCA.com
Register by 13 December 2013 and save $10
Registerbymailby13Dec2013.................................................. $90.00 RegisterOnlineby3Jan2014....................................................... $90.00
*[email protected]! NEW:YouthCoachRegistration(SaturdayOnlyattheDoor)..................$25.00
Coaches:Makesureyouryouthlevelcoaches(pre-middleschool)knowthatSaturday’sprogramisdesignedspecificallyfortheyouthcoach.
Registeratthedoorstartingat4:00pm16Jan2014.........$100.00On-siteregistrationwillbeginat4:00pmThursday,16Jan2014
RoomReservations:RadissonHotelLansingattheCapitol111N.GrandAve.,Lansing,MI48933
(800)967-9033•http://www.radisson.com/lansing-hotel-mi-48933/lansingMentionMHSFCAClinic
Like us on the Facebook site: Michigan HS FB Coaches Association Winners’ Circle Clinic
save $$ - Register EARLY • Deadline 13 Dec 2013 when registering by mailOne coach per registration form! Reproduce this sheet for each coach on your staff.
MaIL TO:steve Wilson3010 Elm St.Fruitport, MI 49415Make ALL Checks Payable to:
MHsFCa
Winners’ Circle Clinic January 16-18, 2014
Lansing Center Host Hotel: Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol
Check # ___________________Amount: $90 Date ______________________
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*PaymentbyPayPalisavailableonline@MHSFCA.com.CreditCardsacceptedforon-siteregistration.CurrentCoachingPosition:
HeadVarsity AssistVarsity JV Frosh MiddleSchool Youth
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December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 7
Clinic Schedule Thursday,January16•Registrationbeginsat4:00pm
Speakers Begin At 7:00 pm:• BobWylie,NFLVeteranOffensiveLineCoach,TheFirstMeetingWith
YourPlayers-LayingtheGroundworkforaChampionshipSeason• Staff,MichiganStateuniversity• OffensiveCoordinator,BirminghamBrotherRiceHS,• Coordinators,universityofMichigan• JohnBonomego,DetroitLions,TacklingandPursuitFundamentals&
BecomeaBetterTacklingTeamusingNon-PaddedSessions• Jeff Trickey & Randy Wright, Trickey/Wright QB/Receiver Camps,
TrainingQB’sandRec’stobeCompletePlayers• Staff,MichiganStateuniversity• Staff,universityofMichigan• TimParker,MuskegonOakridgeHS,Winningwith theMultiple5-2
Defense• MickEnders,PortageCentralHS• DiscussionGroup - EightManFootball, Changing theGame: Eight
ManInnovation• JoeTumpkin,CentralMichiganuniversity• DanEnos,CentralMichiganuniversity
Friday, January 17Registration Opens at 8:00 amMHSFCAGeneralMembershipMeeting
• BradyHoke,universityofMichigan• AmyTeddy,C.S.MottChildren’sHospital,Concussions! • MarkDantonio,MichiganStateuniversity
Friday Afternoon Schedule will include• RobZimmerman,DeWittHS,TraininganEffectiveQuarterback,Skills
andDrills• JohnCreek,KickingConsultant&FilipFilipovic,FormerNFLKicker,
TrainingKickersandPunters• MattBollesMuskegonHS,OffensiveLineMakesTheDifference• Staff,AlbionCollege,2013MIAAChampions,TheBritonPassingand
RunningGame• BobWylie,NFLVeteranOffensiveLineCoach,BuildingYourBlocking
TechniquesAroundHowTheBodyWorks,Run&Pass• GusKapolka,CedarSprings,SpecialTeamsPackage• Staff,MichiganStateuniversity• DaveJanicki,Hartland,Successwitha3-5-3Defense
• TerryHessbrook,IthacaHS,WinningtheIthacaWay-ProgramDevel opment• DanFodrocy,SaginawValleyStateuniversity,TheReadOptionOutOf
MultipleSetVariations• Staff,universityofMichigan• Staff, Northwood university, Running a Complete 4-2-5 Defensive
Package • JeffOlson,Ishpeming• Jason Mclntyre, Mt. Pleasant, Concepts in a Multiple Formation
Offense• MorrisWatts,CMu• NickPostma,GVSu• MattKoziac,MuskegonMonaShoresHS,ATripleOptionAttack• Staff,MichiganStateuniversity• BradBush,ChelseaHS,GettingOutofBadOffensivePlays• Nate Shaefer, 3-Dynamics, Be Faster andStrongerbyusingVarious
TrainingMethods• MikeCummings,CMuOffensiveCoordinator• CoryParker,RiverRouge,WingOffenseandIntegratingWildcat• KyleNystrom,CMu• DCoordinator,BirminghamBrotherRiceHS
5:00-7:30 pmMHSFCAAwardsBanquet
Evening Schedule will include• Dan Fodrocy, Saginaw Valley State university, Play Action Passing
Game • Staff,FerrisStateuniversity,TheOptionOffense• RichErdelyl,CarnegieMellonuniversity,Wing-T• Staff,HopeCollege,Runningthe3-4DefenseversusVariousOffensive
PackagesandPracticeOrganization• Staff,Northwooduniversity,ACompleteSpecialTeamsPackage• Staff,HopeCollege,RunningtheMultiple IOffenseandPlayAction
Passing• Staff,AlbionCollege,The4-2-5Package andRedZoneOffense• Staff,universityofMichigan• CoachBarwis,BarwisMethods• KevinLangs,Climax-ScottsHS• GabePriddy,OlivetHS,MultipleFormationOffense • Staff,FerrisStateuniversity,OptionGameandProgramOrganization
Saturday, January 18Youth Coaching Sessions begin at 9 am
• Jeff Hecklinski, university of Michigan Recruiting Coordinator, TheImportanceofExcellentCoachinginYouthFootball
New Location, Great Program! The MHSFCA’s 42nd Annual Football Clinic
Thisyearmarksour42ndannualclinic focusedonpresentingthebest,mostcurrentand informationalspeakers fromwithinourstateandbeyond.OurAssociations’ClinicCommitteehasstriventobringspeakersfromeveryvarietyoffoot-ballincluding11Man,8ManandYouthfootball.Speaker’sbackgroundsincludeeverylevelfromyouthtoprofessionalpromisingalmosteverystyleofoffense,defenseandspecialteams.Thisyear,wehavemovedtheclinictoLansing,where90%ofourstate’spopulationiswithina90minutedrive.Allattendeesshouldbeabletoexperienceavarietyofpresenta-tionsthatwillenhancetheirprograms,coachingskillsandplaybookcollection. Newtotheclinicthisyear:Saturday’ssessionswillbeextendedandwillbetotallydedicatedtoYouthFootball.TheSaturdayYouthprogramhasbeendevelopedinpartnershipwiththeMichiganYouthAthleticAssociation(MYAA)toprovideourstate’sYouthcoachesexposuretothebestpracticesofourprofession. Anexciting-andimportant-portionofourclinicwillfocusonplayersafety,focusingspecificallyonconcussions.Asafeatureofthe2014clinic,wewillhaveapanelofexpertsfromSparrowHospitalandC.S.MottChildren’sHospital.Thepanelwillpresentresearchfindingsandanswercoaches’questionstoimproveourabilitytosafeguardourastudent-athletes. Asalwayscollegecreditfortheclinicisavailableforclinicattendance.Toregistergotowww.summerinstitutes.com(accreditedthroughPacificLutheranuniversity).
Varsity
Name School Yrs At this SchoolGarySchleif EdselFord 42 42MikeRademacher GrandLedge 42 7PhilZanotti BayCityCentral 40 28HubWahe LansingCatholic 40 30Russel"Butch"Hill GrossePointeN 40 6DonDemeuse Manistee 37 20DaveLawrence AAGabrielRichard 35 6MarkNeal BayCityCentral 30 28BryanBishop BayCityCentral 30 30EllisSlaughter RiverviewGabRic 26 2SteveShupter Mason 26 21KirkShowers Mason 21 21LenGrimmer SpringLake 20 15JeffHenson SouthLyon 20 4AlKaraba NorthMuskegon 19 14PaulKegebein MadHtsMadison 18 3PhilFortier Shelby 18 5DanielSmith SaginawHeritage 18 18JamesRighter PortageCentral 17 17SteveLemke Clawson 17 16ChrisSorenson ManisteeCC 17 17DanRosenburg GlenLake 17 5FrankFerretti GrossePteNorth 17 5JasonO'Dell Evart 16 16VanBosman Cadillac 15 15TroyAndrews FlintPowers 15 2GeorgeMichos Lincoln 14 6TerrenceWilson ChippewaValley 14 14BobGuttovz WalledLakeCtrl 14 13AaronAmthor Lawrence 12 2NathanWotta Carrollton 12 6EdKaman ComstockPark 12 4DarrenGeraghty GRNorthview 12 2PeterBrown DetroitWestInt 11 10RodBeaton Pinckney 11 10JustinWard Milan 11 2NateSmith GrandHaven 11 11JeffPotter TempBedford 11 11AnthonyBranch CarmanAinsworth 10 10JasonSolmon SouthfieldLathrop 10 3
Junior VarsityName School Yrs At this School
BobCritz Mendon 44 25DavidJones Mason 22 22ChrisMarshall St.IganceLaSalle 22 12ScottKelley Cheboygan 22 22SteveLaverty ClareHighSchool 16 11BillGrice Dewitt 15 14BrettSloan Waylandunion 13 13SteveBouvy Millington 13 13
Junior High & FroshName School Yrs At this School
ThomasSullivan BayCityCentral 46 40RichardMui Canton 19 17JimBaker LansingCatholic 18 18MarkZajac Holt 15 15DanRistau GilsterM.S 15 15
Special AssistantName School Yrs At this School
GeneRademacher BayCityCentral 46 27MichaelPratley Holland 38 1
Honorary MembersNominatedbytheirschool’sheadcoach,Honor-aryMembershipsaregiventorecognizelongtermservicetothefootballprograminanysupportrole:announcer,chaingang,timekeeper,manager,teamdoctor,andothersareeligible.
SteveDutton,MuskegonOakridgeBobGale,MuskegonOakridge
ChuckJohnson,MuskegonOakridgePeteSandman,FrankfortDennisPolk,Cedarville
Marl“OJ”Willerer,Owosso/Hemlock
Women of the YearJulieSchugars,MuskegonOakridge
LauraBush,Chelsea
December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 8 December 2013 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 9
2013 Steve Spicer AwardLeadership Award
JasonGrey,ChesaningKellyLuplow,Clare
JerryAngers,GlenLakeJasonKiss,Vassar
MikeZdebski,WalledLakeWestern
MHSCA NomineesTerryHessbrook,NationalCoachofYearnominee.MikeRibecki,AssistantCoachoftheYearnominee
2013 Assistant Coaches of the Year
Recruiting NightsContinuedfrompage1
CollegesthatattendedoneormoreandinsomecaseseachoftheRecruitingNights:
Ifyoudon’tenjoyallthatgoodfortune,youcanstilldoafirstclass jobofhelpingyourathletes reachtheirposthighschoolfootballgoals–attendaMHSFCARecruitingNight! InthebestyearyetfortheMHSFCAsponsoredRecruitingNights: • 130MichiganHighSchoolFootballCoaches(20%ofthe
620inthestatethatplayfootball)tookadvantageofoneormoreoftheeighteventsacrossthestate.
• Wellover400student-athletes/potentialcollegefootballplayersandtheirparentsmetwithcollegeanduniversitycoachesfromsixstatesrepresentingover30differentin-stitutions.*Seelistofcollegeparticipantsbelow.
Whatdidtheydo?Theyspentacouplelateafternoonhours(5:00-7:00pm)inthecafeteriaofoneofthehostschools(Hart-ford, Walled Lake Western, Leslie, Carman Ainsworth, Lowell,Troy,Grayling)exchangingathletes’transcripts,statsandvideowithseveral(minimum12/maximum24)collegeanduniversitycoaches. Starting at about 6:30 a total (for the eight“Nights”)of over 400 student athletes, severalwith theirparents, spentanother hour and more meeting with college and university
coachesandgettingafeelforwhateachinstitutionofferedandhowandwheretheymightfit.Manynewandunanticipatedop-portunitieswerediscoveredbybothhighschoolcoachesandstudent-athletes.To aman, both high school coaches and college coaches ex-pressedtheirappreciationforthechancetomeet,withoutwor-ryingaboutgettingoutoftheirclassroom,findingtheirathletes,gettingthemoutofclass-andthetimerestrictionsplacedonin-schoolrecruiting. TheMHSFCARecruitingCommitteeplanstoexpandtheRe-cruitingNighteventsnextyear.We’llbe looking forvolunteerhostschoolsintheBayCity/Saginaw/MidlandareaandintheuP(Whereelseshouldwego?)fortheDecember2014RecruitingNights.Allyouneedtodotohosta“Night”isprovideacafeteriafor5-8:00pmoneweeknightduringthefirsttwoweeksofDe-cember.We’llprovideacommitteemembertorecruitcoachestoattend,checktheminandtoprovidepizza.
AdrianCollegeAlbionCollegeAlmaCollege
AndersonuniversityBenedictine
BlufftonConcordiauniversityChicago
ConcordiauniversityAnnArborDefiance
HeidelberguniversityHillsdaleCollege
HopeCollegeJohnCarroll
KalamazooColegeKentuckyChristianuniversity
LakeErieLakelandCollege
ManchesteruniversityNorthwooduniversityNotreDameCollege
OberlinCollegeOhioNorthernuniversity
OlivetCollegeOlivetNazareneuniversity
SetonHillCollegeSienaHeightsuniversity
St.JosephCollegeSaginawValleyStateuniversity
TrineuniversityuniversityofFindlayuniversityofFindlay
WayneStateuniversity
Clinic Highlights •ThursdayNightsessionswithregistrationbeginningat4pm.Speakerswillbeavailablefrom7pmto10pm! •Locatedinthelobby-CollegeRecruitingTableswhererecruitinginformationcanbedeliveredandyoucanspend
timetalkingaboutyourplayerstocollegecoaches. •upto9concurrentbreakoutsessions! •Hugeamountofvendorsonsitewiththemostcurrentfootballequipment,technology,uniformsandapparelavail-
ableforinspection. •GeneralMembershipMeetingFridayMorning@8:00am •FridayeveningAwardsBanquetintheBallroom.ThisisafirstclassstreamlinedeventhonoringourStateChampions
andvariousawardwinnerswhohavemadeapositiveimpactonoursport.Thereisnocostforourpaidclinicattend-ees.PleaseplantostaythroughtheentireeventandexperienceourpeersreceivingtheMHSFCAhonoredawards(5:00to7:00pm).Seeyouthere!TicketsareavailableattheInformationBooth.
•Fridaymorning“KickoffSession”withMarkDantonio(MSu)andBradyHoke(uofM)alongwithOffensive/DefensiveCoordinatorsfromthebestintheMidwestDivisionsI,II,andIIIuniversities.
•SessionsaredesignedforALLLEVELSOFCOACHESwithpresentationsbeingmadebyourStateofMichiganCham-pionshipHeadCoaches,MajoruniversityCoaches,inandoutofstatecoachesfromtheMidwestthathaveprovidedthebestinfootball.
•NEWthisyear…analldaySaturdayClinicentirelyfocusedonYouthFootballledbytheMYAA.PresenterswillprovideanexcellentvarietyofinformationtobuildfootballinMichiganforyearstocome!
•Newthisyear…ClinicinLansing…90%ofMichigan’sPopulationiswithina90MinuteDrive.Excellentatmosphereandaccommodation.
•TheLansingRadissonandTheLansingCenteraresomeofthefinestfacilitiesinalloftheMidwest!
MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
Team Leadership Conference 2014
LEAVING A LEGACY
For: All Michigan high school football coaches and players Date: Monday, February 3, 2014 Place: Lansing Radisson Hotel, 111 N. Grand Ave., Lansing, Michigan 48933 (517) 267-3442 Purpose: To provide high school coaches and their players dynamic leadership skills to
enhance their programs Keynote Speaker: Lloyd Carr, Former University of Michigan Head Football Coach
and College Hall of Fame Coach Time: Registration: 8:00 - 8:45 AM Conference: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: $35 per person. (Coach or Student) Cash or check only; no phone
registrations can be accepted. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, and resource materials. Registration is limited to 8 people per school. (any combination of coaches and students to total eight) Space is limited.
Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2014 To Register: Make checks payable to
MHSFCA and mail to: Dave Lawrence
6675 Wheeler Dexter, MI 48130 (269) 341-2960 - Cell [email protected]
See registration form on back
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2013 Football Task Force Practice ProposalFromMHSAA
During2013,aFootballTaskForcehasfocusedonthefollowingtopics: 1. Reviewpracticepoliciestoimproveacclimatizationofplayersandreduceheadtrauma. 2. Reviewcompetitionrulestoreduceheadtraumaandthefrequencyofthesport’smostinjuriousgamesituations. 3. Developpromotionsthatextolthevalueoffootballtostudents,schoolsandcommunitiesandthesafetyrecordofschool-
basedfootball.
Thepromotionaleffortshavebeguntoberolledout;gamerulemodificationsarebeinginvestigated;andthefollow-ingproposalsforchangingfootballpracticepolicieshavebeenprepared:1.During the firstweek of practice of the season, only
helmetsareallowedthefirsttwodays,onlyshoulderpadsmaybeaddedonthethirdandfourthdays,andfullpadsmaynotbewornuntilthefifthdayofteampractice.
2.Beforethefirstregularseasongame,schoolsmaynotschedulemorethanone“collision”practiceinaday.• A“collision” practice is one inwhich there is live,
game-speed,player-vs-playercontactinpads(notwalk-throughs) involving any number of players.Thisincludespracticeswithscrimmages,drillsandsimulationswhereactionislive,game-speed,play-er-vs-player.
• If any part of a drill or scrimmage involves livegame-speedplayer-vs-playercontactinpads,itisacollisionpracticeevenifplayersdonotexecutefulltacklesatacompetitivepacethattakesplayerstotheground.
• During any additional practice sessions that day,playersmaywearhelmetsandotherpads(neitheris mandatory). Blocking and tackling techniquemaybetaughtandpracticed.How¬ever,full-speedcontact is limitedtoplayer-vs:pads, shields, sledsordummies.
3.After the first regular season game, teams mayconduct nomore than two collisionpractice days inanyweek,MondaythroughSunday.Duringotherdaysofpractice,playersmaywearhelmetsandotherpro-tectivepads(neitherismandatory).Blockingandtack-lingtechniquemaybetaughtandpracticed.However,full-speedcontactislimitedtoplayer-vs:pads,shields,sledsordummies.
4.No single practicemay exceed three hours, and thetotalpracticetimefordayswithmultiplepracticeses-sionsmaynotexceedfivehours.• Warm-up, stretching, speed and agility drills and
cooldownareallconsideredpartofpractice.Nei-ther strength/weight trainingactivitiesnorvideo/classroomsessionsareconsideredpracticeforthepurposesofthethree-orfive-hourlimits.
Note: ItistheintentoftheTaskForcetofinalizeitscon-sensusregardingthesematterspreviewedbytheRepre-
sentativeCouncilDec.6,2013,andthenreviewedbytheMichiganHighSchoolFootballCoachesAssociation,theMHSAA Football Committee and at theMHSAA LeagueLeadershipmeet¬ingpriortoRepresentativeCouncilac-tioninMarch2014.
Football Practice Proposal Q & As1. Q Wouldtheproposalsapplyatboththehighschool
andjuniorhigh/middleschoollevels? A Yes.2. Q Isthepurposeoftheproposalstoimprovestudent-
athleteacclimatizationorreduceheadtrauma? A Both.3. QWhat is the Task Force position on “girdle pads”
duringthefirstweekofpractice? A Girdle pads may be worn under or in place of
shortsduringthefirstfourdaysofacclimatizationpracticethatprecedethefirstdayinfullpads.
4. Q Doesthethree-hour limitonsinglepracticesandthe five-hour limit for multiple practices on thesamedayapplyonlytofootball?
A Yes.TheTaskForcerecommendsthatthelimitsbeaddedas soonaspossible to theMHSAA“ModelPolicyforManagingHeat&Humidity”andapplytoallsports.
5. Q Howmuch time is requiredbetween sessionsondayswithmultiplepractices?
A Because practice venues differ greatly and somemay raise questions re¬garding supervision andthepossibilityof injury risksasgreatoffthefieldason, theTaskForcedeclined to setamaximumandminimumlengthofrestperiods.However,onehourbetweenpracticeswhenthereisnophysicalactivity is theminimum recommendation. Class-room sessions would be allowed during the pe-riodofphysicalrest.Tobeclear,breaktimeisnotincludedinthefive-hourlimit.
6. Q Canateamhavedifferentcollisiondaysfordiffer-entplayers?
A Ifvarsityandsub-varsitysquadspracticesepa-rately,theircollisiondaysmaybedifferentdays.However,ifthesquadspracticetogether,thentheircollisiondaysmustbethesame.
Region 1 DivisionJoeNoha Menimonee 5PaulJacobson Negaunee 6MikeBerutti WestIronCounty 7Jeff Olson Ishpeming 7
Region 2JimWebb Cadillac 4TimSanchez Grayling 5GeraldAngers GlenLake 6TimPeterson LakeCity 7LouRau BealCity 8
Region 3MontyPrice ReedCity 5CaryHarger Oakridge 5LorenzoRodriguez Shelby 6SteveCzerwon MuskegonCatholicCentral 8
Region 4KenBourbina SwanValley 4PaulWalderzak Standish-SterlingCentral 5TerryHessbrook Ithaca 6DevinPringle CarsonCity-Crystal 7
Region 5 NathanielWilliams FlintCarmanAinsworth 1EricMethner Midland 2JasonMcintyre Mt.Pleasant 3DennisReinhart Montrose 6ClintGalvas NewLothrop 8
Region 6DavidA.Lidgard Hudsonville 1KyleJewett Reeths-Puffer 2MattKoziak MonaShores 2MarcZ.Cisco ByronCenter 3JohnShillito ZeelandWest 3MarkChapman ComstockPark 4
Region 7MichaelStanger Dowagiacunion 4JeremyAndrews Watervliet 6JoeGroh Decatur 7JohnSchwartz Mendon 8
Region 8MickEnders PortageCentral 2MattMiller BattleCreekLakeview 2NickKoenigsknecht BattleCreekPennfield 4GabrielPriddy Olivet 5
Region 9MikeSmith EatonRapids 3RobZimmerman DeWitt 3
Region 9, cont. DivisionDanielBoggan LansingSexton 4JeremyMiller Pewamo-Westphalia 7
Region 10RandyCole GrassLake 6ScottMcNitt Clinton 6DJLutz BrittonDeerfield 7JasonMensing Whiteford 8
Region 11JamesBishop Richmond 4JohnKocher Richmond 4RogerE.BearssII Millington 5RobertSaylor Reese 6TroySchelke Beach 7
Region 12MichaelF.Zdebski WalledLakeWestern 1MattLadach Northville 1JeffWood Bedford 1ChristopherWestfall Lincoln 2
Region 13MatthewDavenport Belleville 1JeffStergalas Riverview 3JesseHoskins Milan 3JasonCarriveau Melvindale 3
Region 14AlbertFracassa BrotherRice 2LarryWeiss SouthfieldChristian 7JohnCallahan DetroitLoyola 7
Region 15ThomasWilcher CassTechnical 1DonshellEnglish DetroitMumford 3TonyBlankenship DetroitDenby 3
Region 16TonyPatritto RochesterAdams 1KurtRichardson Clarkston 1JimDeWald Seaholm 2
Region 17ScottMerchant ChippewaValley 1TomMilanov WarrenMott 1MikeGiannone MacombDakota 1WilliamE.Nesbitt,II St.Clair 3
Region 18RobMcDaniel Peck 8-manTravisFischer KindeNorthHuron 8-manSteveOstrenga RapidRiver 8-man
2013 Regional Coaches of the Year
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DIVISION 1WalledLakeWestern.......... 3.980GrandLedge.......................... 3.957Romeo..................................... 3.950WalledLakeNorthern........ 3.950G.P.South................................ 3.940LakeOrion.............................. 3.940Dearborn................................ 3.934RochesterStoneyCreek.... 3.900Dearborn................................ 3.890Northville................................ 3.927GrandHaven......................... 3.903StoneyCreek......................... 3.890Hartland.................................. 3.862Rockford.................................. 3.861DetroitCatholicCentral.... 3.844TemperanceBedford.......... 3.840Clarkston................................. 3.832WalledLakeCentral............ 3.830Howell...................................... 3.830WestOttawa.......................... 3.820Troy........................................... 3.815Lakeland................................. 3.811AnchorBay............................. 3.778Holt........................................... 3.770Brighton.................................. 3.760LivoniaStevenson............... 3.758ChippewaValley.................. 3.750Farmington............................ 3.750Novi.......................................... 3.710Hudsonville............................ 3.624Fordson................................... 3.600WarrenCousino.................... 3.600Dexter...................................... 3.581Carmen-Ainsworth............. 3.393
2013 Academic All-State Football TeamsKent Sikora, Gibraltar Carlson, Co-Chair
Al Boydston, Caro, Co-Chair155 Teams Were Nominated
Division1:31Teams Division2:21Teams Division3:22Teams Division4:19Teams Division5:19Teams Division6:15Teams Division7:11Teams Division8:17Teams.
Thetopfourteamsineachdivisionwillreceiveplaqueshonoringtheirachievementsasacademicall-stateteams.(Divisionsarebasedonenrollmentstatisticsprovidedbythenominatingcoaches.)
DIVISION 4Cadillac................................ 3.960Yale....................................... 3.921HollandChristian............. 3.893SpringLake....................... 3.880Otsego................................. 3.850Escanaba............................. 3.840NorthBranch..................... 3.815Corunna.............................. 3.808NotreDamePrep............. 3.789ComstockPark.................. 3.728Belding................................ 3.720GRCatholicCentral......... 3.710Marysville........................... 3.710Dowagiacunion.............. 3.670Ferndale.............................. 3.637Algonac............................... 3.623ThreeRivers....................... 3.621unityChristian.................. 3.534Cranbrook-Kingswood.. 3.357
DIVISION 5FlintPowers.........................3.950LansingCatholic................3.860GRWestCatholic................3.853Clare.......................................3.781Standish-Sterling...............3.779Manistee...............................3.750JacksonLumenChristi.....3.727Freeland................................3.722Almont...................................3.720AAGabrielRichard............3.720Frankenmuth......................3.710Hopkins.................................3.691BirchRun..............................3.638Millington.............................3.630Kingsley.................................3.620Grant......................................3.540StantonCntrlMontcalm.3.434Parchment............................3.177MuskegonOakridge.........3.086
DIVISION 6Manchester..........................3.872Schoolcraft...........................3.860Montrose..............................3.793Ithaca.....................................3.780Montague.............................3.730GlenLake..............................3.720Negaunee.............................3.670KalamazooHackettCC....3.636Coldwater.............................3.582Blissfield................................3.575Morley-Stanwood..............3.530Reese......................................3.528Vassar.....................................3.449VermontvilleMapleValley3.424Kalkaska................................3.150
DIVISION 7Decatur..................................3.830KentCity...............................3.730WhitePigeon.......................3.662LakeMichiganCatholic...3.650LakeCity...............................3.560Charlevoix............................3.560Newberry..............................3.550Lawton...................................3.492unionCity............................3.450SuttonsBay..........................3.430M.H.BishopFoley..............3.255
DIVISION 8NewLothrop.......................3.950Fulton-Middleton..............3.870BealCity................................3.860MILutheranSeminary.....3.830Mt.P.SacredHeart............3.820LakeLinden-Hubbel.........3.720MuskegonCC......................3.713CentralLake/Ellsworth....3.690JohannesburgLewiston..3.689ClimaxScotts.......................3.664Mendon................................3.660EverestCollegiate..............3.600Lawrence..............................3.583Frankfort...............................3.580Baldwin.................................3.475Vestaburg.............................3.370St.Ignace-LaSalle...............2.953
P laques must bepicked up at theKa lamazoo C l in ic .
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DIVISION 2Lowell......................................3.994DeLaSalle...............................3.953Pinckney................................3.940Flushing.................................3.873Caledonia..............................3.850Fenton....................................3.839Holly........................................3.811PortageNorthern...............3.800BirminghamSeaholm.......3.780uDJesuit................................3.770Groves.....................................3.725G.P.North...............................3.724GardenCity...........................3.720Midland..................................3.712MidlandDow.......................3.682GRNorthview.......................3.671Greenville..............................3.670Mattawan.............................3.641Musk.MonaShores............3.620SchwartzCreek....................3.620GRKenowaHills..................3.550Holland...................................3.510
DIVISION 3DeWitt.....................................3.935St.Clair....................................3.890Waylandunion....................3.874EastGrandRapids..............3.848St.John’s................................3.843StevensvilleLakeshore.....3.833Haslett....................................3.802ParmaWestern....................3.792SCLakeShore......................3.773RichlandGullLake..............3.766GRChristian..........................3.750BCHarperCreek..................3.710St.Joseph..............................3.702Hamilton................................3.689Sparta.....................................3.680ByronCenter........................3.648ZeelandEast.........................3.632ForestHillsEastern.............3.623ForestHillsNorthern.........3.620JacksonNorthwest.............3.609Ionia.........................................3.551BayCityJohnGlenn...........3.540
2013 Academic All-State Individual Second Team Scholar/Athlete School CoachMaxBlackburn MilanJesse HoskinsWilliamBoeschenstein EastGrandRapids PeterStuursmaTravisBreuker GrandRapidsKenowaHills ScottVanEssenAustinBroda Dowagiacunion MichaelStangerKevinBrownlie St.Charles JasonDinningerBradleyCheck LakeOrion ChrisBellSalCiaravino GrossePointeNorth FrankSumberaTrevorCoughlin Rockford RalphMungerCarmineFinellie Hartland BrianSavageNathanFisher Midland EricMethnerKeeferJohnson GrandLedge MattBirdTylerJohnsonDetroit uofDJesuit OscarOlejniczakRamiKadouh Dearborn JohnPowellJohnKaufmann Hemlock BruceBendixAaronLasecki SaultSte.Marie ScottMenardJosiahLopez-Wild TraverseCityCentral TomPassinaultTheodoreLossing Riverview JeffStergalasColinMeacham Millington RogerBearssBenjaminMiller St.Clair BillNesbitt,IIStephenRedding MadisonHeightsBishopFoley SeanCobbConnerRoach WarrenCousino MikePowellChaseRoss FlintPowersCatholic BobBuckelStephenSchulte Manistee TodMillerBrandonVanWert KentCity TomKrueger
2013 Academic All-State Individual First Team Scholar/Athlete School CoachCadeButch Holt AlSlamerKanonDean Lowell NoelDeanLanceFrahm Frankenmuth PhilipMartinJacobGajdzik RochesterHillsStoneyCreek BradZubeStephenGarrity WarrenDeLaSalle PaulVerskaJoelJepson Coldwater JeffSchorfhaarKarlJohnson GrandHaven MikeFarleyNathanJones Mason JerryVanHavelJonahKemp DetroitCatholicCentral TomMachEvanKueffner JacksonLumenChristi HerbBroganRobertMacDonald Ferndale RyanDunlapNicholasMartinelli GrosseIle JohnBodnarRyanNaughton Romeo JasonCouch/CurtReinasNoahNicholl Yale DonSmeznikZacharyOzbun Dewitt RobZimmermanTreyPfeiffer Otsego JohnKubiakJarrettReichel Onsted DanTerryberryAidenRhynden NorthMuskegon MichaelBelmonteJasonSammut Romeo JasonCouch/CurtReinasJeremySchupbach ClarkstonEverestCollegiate MichaelPruchunickiMaxwellSievers Jenison ToddKolsterGavinuitvlugt Kalkaska JeremyWilkinsonTylerVanderMolen RichlandGull LakeTimHillerKevinYang AnnArborHuron CraigJobeAristotleZervoudakis GrandRapidsCatholicCentral JamesGallery
2013 Individual Academic All-StateAlBoydston,CaroHighSchool
KentSikora,GibralterCarlsonHighSchoolTheAcademicAll-StateCommitteetakesgreatprideinannouncingthe28thMHSFCAAcademicAll-StateFootballTeam.Twenty-onestudent-athletesautomaticallyqualifiedfortheFirstTeamthisyearbyscoring295oraboveonour300pointscale.SixteenmembersoftheFirstTeamwererankedfirstintheirclass.Ofthe140totalnominees,thirty-fourwererankedfirstintheirclass.The26FirstTeammembersalsoscoredhighlyontheirACT:onescored35,eightscored34,fivescored33,ninescored32,andthreescored31.Twenty-twoofthe25FirstTeammembershavea4.0GPA,orbetter.TheaverageGPAfortheFirstTeamis3.996.
SCHOLARATHLETE SCHOOL COACHHuLee Farmington JohnBechtelChristianLeeka Holland AndrewPratleyRyanMergener PortageCentral MickEndersWesleyMeyer MidlandDow JasonWatkinsCodyMoody Climax-Scotts KevinLangsBrandonMoyer YpsilantiLincoln ChrisWestfallLarsMurray Coleman ChadKlopfKyleNixon LeroyPineRiver TerryMartinJacobPardonnet Brighton CliffKieferPhilipPelton Schoolcraft TerryHaasJacobPewinski Almont JeremyFermanCodyPeyok Reese BobSaylorDouglasPrince,Jr. Clare KellyLuplowKennedyReed Lawrence CodyCaswellKeegunReimus FreelandK KevinTownsendBrendanRohlfs ChippewaValley ScottMerchantMatthewRose MuskegonMonaShores MattKoziakMitchellRyan Hopkins CodyFrancisJaredShepard unionCity ChrisDavisChanceSherretz-HayesBaldwin DougBollesDanShoop MuskegonOakridge CaryHargerEthanSlabaugh St.ClairShoresLakeshore TomIwanickiJacobSlominski Northville MattLadachHaydenSmith Hamilton ChadMillerTravisSmith Lawton TonyKarsenGavinSt.Onge St.IgnaceLaSalle MartySpencerDougStikeleather NorthBranch PatForsterRyanStiles Manchester WesGallDanielStuhldreher KalamazooHackettJohnBlankenshipCodySymons NewLothrop ClintGalvasGeorgeThayer CentralLake RobHeekeSethThomey MioAuSableJimGendernalikStevenTimm AAGabrielRichard BrianLemonsJustinTrudell GRWestCatholic DanRohnClayTurner WalledLakeCentral BobMeyerIanTylerMuskegonCatholicCentralSteveCzerwonAlexVanderploeg Ithaca TerryHessbrookJacobWest Pinckney JakobGailitisAlexWhite Homer MattMoffettDaltanWhite Flushing RobertOginskyClaytonWilkey Parchment WayneHintonConnerWilson HaslettC CharlieOtlewskiMcCoyWondergemHudsonvilleunityChristianCraigTibbeChangZhao Cranbrook-Kingswood JoeD'Angelo
SCHOLARATHLETE SCHOOL COACHEvanAkins Hudsonville DaveLidgardMichaelAllen St.JoeLakeMICatholic SteveGrazianoNoahAllenSterlingHeightsParkwayChristianToddFrancisDavidAndrusiak ForestHillsEastern EddieOstipowFrankArdelean Corunna ChadCurtissChandlerBarense ZeelandEast DerekPenningtonChristopherBarrus BlissfieldAdamSchiermeyerTylerBergey LakeCity TimPetersonSeanBerhow Escanaba JimHansenJohnBrennan Howell AaronMetzPaulBringard Memphis PaulBringardChaseBurton WalledLakeNorthern BrettMooreJoshuaBushu StevensvilleLakeshore DennyDockJacobChappell Frankfort MattStapletonDanielChmielewski uticaEisenhower ChrisSmithTrevorClausen Waylandunion JerryDiorioDerrekClyde BayCityJohnGlenn JeremyWernerAustinColeman Alma JeffIngersollAlexCottingham ThreeRivers JJWagnerNicolasCousineau MonroeSt.MaryCatholic JackGiarmoBradleyDavis LivoniaClarenceville KenFryTannerDerror Cadillac JimWebbTylerEcker Chelsea BradBushLoganEckhardt Charlevoix RonBindiTylerFlores Holly RyanCullotyJacobFox Portland JohonNovaroDaltonHard Quincy RobertEvansNathanHawker Dexter KenKoenigLoganHipsher Johannesburg-Lewiston JoeSmokevitchNathanielHohf Marysville MarkCazaConnorHubble St.Joseph GandolfChurchTaggHuver Caledonia SteveuylLukeIdoni Fenton JeffSetzkeJacobIshbia WalledLakeWestern MichaelZdebskiMatthewJohnson Fennville BrianSackettReidKaminski Clarkston KurtRichardsonRyanKapustka GrandRapidsNorthview GregGanfieldRyanKnoll LakeLinden-Hubbell AndyCrouchCahilKrajniak WhitePigeon JosephMorsawAnthonyMahler Vermontville-MapleValleyBrianLincolnSethMalcolm Standish-SterlingCentral PaulWalderzakJeromeMarshall Troy GaryGriffithJaredMcNitt HollandWestOttawa RoryZegunisBradenLaTour Sparta MikeRiversCarterLee MapleCityGlenLake JerryAngers
2013 Academic All-State Individual Honorable Mention
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State Coaches of the YearDivision 9 (8 person football)RobMcDaniel,PeckHighSchool
Division 8SteveCzerwon.MuskegonCatholicCentral
Division 7JeffOlson,Ishpeming
Division 6TerryHessbrook,Ithaca
Division 5JoeNoha,Menimonee
Division 4RonGlodich,MarineCityHighSchool
Division 3JohnShillito,ZeelandWest
Division 2AlbertFracassa,BrotherRice
Division 1KurtRichardson,Clarkston
2013 State Champions & Runners-UpDivision 9 (8 person football)
Peck67,RapidRiver32Division 8
MuskegonCatholicCentral35,BealCity12Division 7
Ishpeming22,DetroitLoyola12Division 6
Ithaca41,Clinton22Division 5
GrandRapidsWestCatholic27,Menominee14Division 4
MarineCity49,GRSouthChristian35Division 3
ZeelandWest34,DeWitt27Division 2
BirminghamBrotherRice38,Muskegon21Division 1
Clarkston32,DetroitCatholicCentral14
NotesPlayoff Balls
MHSAAhassignedanewcontractforfootballplayoffballs.Af-terfouryearsofmandatingRawlingsballs,theofficial-requiredballsforthe2014playoffgameswillbemadeby...Hoorah-Wil-son.
Playoff Proposal to be ResubmittedTheMHSFCAwillbringthesameplayoffpointsproposal(add-ingstrengthofschedulebonuses)thatwetooktotheMHSAAFootballRulesCommittee lastFebruarytothatgroupagain inFebruary2014.Theproposalwillnotincludearequirementforanarbitrarynumberofwins,whichwasaddedlastFebruarybytheMHSAA.
understandingthenewplayoffproposal:• Divisionswillbepredeterminedandsetbefore theseason.
Eightequallydistributeddivisionsof11playerfootballdivi-sioneligibleschools.
• TherewillbeNOwinguaranteetogetin.• Therearetwocategoriestoearnplayoffpoints 1.WinPoints 2.Pointsearnedbaseduponthesizeofyouropponent.• Brokenin8divisionsasopposedto4classes• StrengthofSchedulePoints * Earnpointsforwinsyouropponenthas * Asetnumberofpointsifyoubeatthem * Asetnumberofpointsifyoulosetothem Thesenumbersarefarcloserthanthecurrentsystem• Top32teamsfromeachdivisionwillmaketheplayoffs• Districtswillbesetupaftertheseasonandthe32teamsare
selected.Therewillbeaclinic session,hostedbyTomBarbieri,AndrewPratleyandGregVaughn,toexplaintheproposalandfieldyourquestions.Watchyourinboxfortimeandplace!
What Level Are YouGeoffStewart,BigRapids
IfyouintendtoBEthebest,youneedtoDOyourbst.Youneedtohaveaplanforeverythingyoudo,
includingyourphysicalfitness.Therearesixdiffferentlevelsasacoach,playeror
personthatyoucanstrivetobe.
Youcanbe: 1. Bad(thisiseasy) 2. Average(mostpeopleareOKwiththis) 3. Good(theenemyofGreat) 4. Great 5. Excellent 6. Elite
YouneedtoaskyourselfthequestionWHY? • Whyhaveyouchosentobeaneducatorand/or
coach? • Whynotchoosetobetheverybestyoucanbe
everyday?And...
• Whatsacrificesdoyouneedtomaketobethebest?Doyouquitwhenyougettired?
Infootballeveryonehasa“quit”down.Youcanonlygo100%forsomanyplaysbeforeyoutakeadownoff.Competeineverythingyoudoandfindawaytowin
whenyouaretired.
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Officials Ratings - The Process HighlightsMarkuyl,MHSAAAssistantDirector
seachfallseasonwindsdown,thereareanumberofdetailsthatcoachesmustcompletetowrapuptheirseason.Onetaskthatcanoftenseemlikearealchoreisratingeachofficialthatworkedforyourschoolduringtheseason.Whilesomemayseethisdutyasapainintheneck,thisprocessiscriticalwhenitcomestimeforofficialstobeassignedduringtheMHSAAFootballtournament.
Let’sstartfirstwiththeregulationitself.MHSAAHandbook,RegulationII,Section7(B)requiresschoolstorateofficialswhoofficiatecontestsinvolvingtheirteamsinsportsforwhichratingsaremaintained.Rat-ingsmustbesubmittedonlineatMHSAA.com.Thefollowingguidelinesanddefinitionsareprovidedtoassistmemberschoolathleticdirectorsandcoachesinratingofficials.
Varsity Rating Definitions“1” Excellent—Verygood,firstclass,surpassesallothers.
Typically,thequalityofperformancerequiredtooffici-atetournamentcontestsintheadvancedrounds.
“2” AboveAverage—Betterthanthemean,highquality,better thantheaccepted levelofperformance.Typi-cally,thequalityofperformancerequiredtoofficiatemidandlowerleveltournamentcontests.
“3” Satisfactory — Adequate, average, a solid perfor-mance.Typically,thequalityofperformancerequiredtoofficiateseasonalandlowerleveltournamentcon-tests.
“4” BelowAverage—Deficient, lackingtheskillsand/orknowledgetoearnahigherrating.Typically,anofficialwhowouldbenefitfromtrainingandeducation.
“5” unsatisfactory—Notdesirable,definiteimprovementrequired.Typically,aperformancethatlacksacceptedmechanics,haslimitedknowledgeoftherules,dem-onstratesweakpeople skills. Requireswrittennarra-tivefromtheschoolthatissharedwiththeofficialtofacilitate a professional exchange of information forimprovement.
What Information Does the Official Receive?Following each season, theMHSAA tabulates the ratingaverageforeachofficial.Anofficialcanseehowmanyrat-ingsineachcategoryhasbeensubmitted(thenumberof1ratings,2ratings,etc)alongwithasummaryofanyar-easforimprovementsubmittedbyschools.Whenaschoolsubmitsa ratingof1-4, those ratings remaincompletelyanonymousandconfidential.Inotherwords,officialscanseea listofschools inalphabeticalorder thatsubmitteda rating during that season, but they are not toldwhatschool submittedwhich particular rating.The only timethe informationprovidedbyaschoolvia the ratingpro-cessissharedwiththeofficialiswhena“5”ratingissub-mitted. Fortournamentselectionpurposes,officialsandcrews
are considered for tournament assignments based ontheiroverall ratingaverageover thepast threeseasons.Thisallowstheselectioncommitteetogetanideaofthelevelofworkfromanofficialorcrewoverasignificantpe-riodoftime,notjustafewgamesfromthepreviousyear.
Tips for CoachesWhenacoachsitsdowntobegintheprocess,wesuggestthateachofficialshouldstartoutwitha“2”ratingasthegamebegins.Hisorherworkduringthegamecouldei-thermovethatratingup(excellenthustle,peopleskillsorcriticalcorrectcall)ordown(lackofhustle,poorpeopleskills,inconsistentjudgment,etc.).Ifthegamehasnorealissuesofanykind,theofficialmostlikelydeservestostayat the“2” rating levelwhere he/she started.When ana-lyzingall football ratingscurrentlysubmitted,this isthemostoftengivenratingbycoaches. Anotherkeyreminder is toNOTrateofficials imme-diatelyfollowingtheevent.Allowtimeto“cooldown”af-terthegame,andallowothergamestobeplayedbeforeratingthoseofficialssoyouhaveameansofcomparisonbeforesubmittingthoseratings.Videoreviewcanoftenbringobjectivityinassessingthetrueperformanceoftheofficials.Ratingsarethestartingpointforalltournamentofficiat-ing selection committees; ratings submitted by schoolsare critically important for officials when decidingwhodoes,andwhodoesnot,receiveofficiatinginvitationsforMHSAAtournamentevents.Ratingsneed toobjectivelysubmittedbyschoolsaftersteppingbackandconsider-ingwheretheofficialbeingrated“fits”whenbeingcom-paredwithallotherofficialsobservedinthatsport. Knowthatshouldacoachthreatenanofficialwith
theratingprocessorapoorratingduringagameorcon-test, that coach should expect to be penalized immedi-ately.Threatsofthisnature,evenintheheatofthebattle,are unacceptable and inappropriate. Ratings should beanexchangebetweentwoprofessionals;notameansofvindictiveness toattempt togetbackat someonewhendisagreements appear. It is also important that coachesdon’trateanofficialbasedononecallorgamesituation.Aratingshouldbesubmittedforeachofficialbasedonhisorherbodyofworkfortheentirecontest.Ifonecrewmem-berhashadapoorgameinyouropinion,ratethatofficialaccordinglybutdonotpunishothercrewmembersiftheyhadnothingtodowiththosenegativesituations. Ihopethisinformationhasprovidedsomeoftherea-sonswhywehave ratingprogramalongwith some tipsandadvicefornextyear’sratingprocess.Whenanofficial’s
Erie National Wing-T Clinic Friday, Jan. 24th - Saturday, Jan. 25th • Embassy Suites Pittsburgh - International Airport
SponsoredbyLegendsFitness1-800-770-7781AlltheCoachesthatattendedthispastJanuaryfeltthattheEmbassySuitewasahugeupgradefromtheHolidayInn.Itisamuchbetter,moreprofessionalsetting,theroomsarenicer,andthemeetingroomsarealittlebigger.Everythingthatwedo,includingtheHospitalityroomwillstayintact.Theroomrateswillbe$85.00dollarspernight.Alloftheroomsare2roomsuites.Theyallhaveakitchenandfamilyroomarea.Twoqueenbedsandsinglebedroomsareavailableplusalloftheroomshaveacouchthatpullsouttoadoublebedwithaqualitymattress.Soeventhekingbedroomsareactuallydoubles.
Reservations:412-269-9070or800-embassy(362-2779) Weareexpectingover500Wing-TCoachesthisyear.Thehotelwillfillupfast(Itfilledupearlylastyear),soifyouareinterested,pleasecallthehotelandgetyourreservationsinassoonaspossible.SeetheWebsiteforalloftheupdates. Questionsandtogetthemostupdatedinfo:www.national-wingtclinic.com and/or call: 814-824-2269 or E-mail: [email protected]
SpeakerLevels:A=Advanced,Y/A=RelativetoHighSchoolandYouthCoaches.Y=MorerelativetoYouthCoachesA BruceCobliegh,GamePlanning&CoachingtheMultipleHybrid
Wing-TJet/RocketOffenseA JeffHerron,FormerCamdenCountyGeorgia,Traditional&Shot
GunWing-TA DewayneAlexander,MultiplewaysofrunningyourWing-TOffense
fromunderCenterandfromtheGunA RichErdelyi,NewInnovationswiththeWing-TA RickDarlington,SingleWing,Wing-TY/A GerryGallagher,RBFundamentalsandTraditionalWing-TTopicsY/A TomHerman,Wing-TOffensiveLineTechniqueandBlockingthe
Traditional+Jet/RocketWing-TOffenseY/A DaveMcDonald,Willdefinitelyspeakthisyearfor3Hours,No
HuddleWing-TFromtheGuNandFromunderCenterY/A DonSmolyn,TraditionaltoContemporaryWing-TTopicsY/A GlennMcNew,Organizing,ImplementingandDefendingthe
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orcrew’sratingsaretabulatedovera3-yearperiod,thisisthefirst step in the selectionprocesswhendeterminingwhatofficialsandcrewswill,andwillnot,worktheFinalsall thewaydowntheopeningroundofthetournament.If an official or crew has a poor overall rating over that3-year period, it is virtually impossible to get an assign-ment,much lessadvance, intheMHSAAtournamentre-gardlessoftheothercriteriausedsuchasrulestestscore,observationreports,experience,tournamenthistoryorlistofrecommendedofficialsfromleagues,conferencesandofficialsassociations.TheMHSAAthanksyouforyourcon-tinuedvoiceinthisprocess!
Officials Ratings - The Process HighlightsContinued
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Glazier Clinics - An Emphasis on EducationByLindyKeffer,GlazierFootballClinics
It’snosecretthatcoachingandteachinggohand-in-hand.Whetheryou’rewalkingaclassthroughanewalgebraconceptordrillinganewskillonthefootballfield,you’realwaysthinkingabouthowtoteachmoreeffectively.Youwantyourplayersandstudentstogetit—notjusttogothroughthemotions,buttointernalizewhatyou’reteaching,fromfundamentalstocharacterandleadership.
Arecentsurveyshowedthat69percentofcoachesattheGlazierClinicsarefull-timeeducators.What’smore,footballcoaches,onthewhole,areaneducatedgroupoffolks.Inthesameattendeesurvey,48percentofrespondentshadearnedgraduatedegreesandanadditional36percenthadearnedbachelor’sdegrees.
Footballcoaches,likemostteachers,understandthattoteachwell,wemustkeeplearningourselves.It’sthisvaluethatfuelstheGlazierClinics.
How Can Glazier Clinics Help You?
Since2010,GlazierClinicshaspartneredwithMHSFCAtoprovidethebestinfootballeducation.Wethinkourprioritiesincreatingtheclinicswillperfectlymatchyourprioritiesforimprovingasacoach:
1) AWideVarietyofTopics:Youlearnbestwhenwhatyou’restudyingispertinenttoyourspecificneedsasacoach.Withmorethan100topicsperclinicanduptosevensessionstochoosefromeachhour,youcanbesuretofindawholeweekend’sworthofcontentthatactuallymeetsyourneeds.2) Depth:Whetheryou’reabeginneroranexperiencedcoach,therearesessionsattheGlazierClinicsforyou.Also,theclinicschedulesarearrangedaroundthree-hourtimeblockssothatspeakerscanachieveadequatedepthforyoutoreallylearn.3) Practicalcontent:Everycoachknowsthevalueofmotivatingplayersemotionally.Butemotionalonedoesn’tgetyouveryfar.Towin,you’vegottohave—andteach—aneffectiveplan.FoundingCoachFrankGlazier’slegacywastobuildtheGlazierClinicsaroundtheactualxsandOsoffootball.Weinvitewinningcoachestosharetheirschemesandstrategieswithyousoyoucanimpartthemtoyourplayers.
Two Michigan Clinics in 2014
GlazierClinicswillprovidetwoMichiganClinicsin2014tohelpyouprepareforawinningseason.We’llbeinDetroitFebruary13-15 andinGrandRapidsFebruary21-23.SpeakersattheseclinicsincludecoachesfromtheDetroitLions,theuniversityofIowa,MichiganStateuniversity,Dukeuniversity,Northwesternuniversity,theuniversityofMinne-sota,theNewYorkGiants,andmanymore.BesidestheMichiganGlazierclinics,otherregionalGlazierclinicsincludeChicago,Indianapolis,Cleveland,andCincinnati.GlazierClinicsoffersseveraloptionsforclinicregistration.TheStaffSeasonPass($369)offersyouthemostvaluebyallowingallofyourcoachestoattendanyorallofthe34clinicsin2014,andaccessthousandsofpagesoffootballresourcesatGlazierClinicOnline.
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