Jan 2010 Issue - The Bear's Roar

Posted January 25th, 2010 by mark

Guelph Bears Newsletter

The Bear's Roar

Welcome to Guelph Minor Football Association’s new e-newsletter, the Bear’s electronic periodical chock full of news and events happening in the Bear’s community. Full details of all items will be present on our website at www.guelphbears.com .

This is an exciting and busy year for Guelph Minor Football. Here are some of the happenings and upcoming events.

40th Anniversary Celebrations

GMFA is proud of its involvement in our community. Official records indicate that our corporation was formed 40 years ago this year. We have been around much longer but 40 has a nice ring to it! Keep in touch with the website and spread the word. We will have many special events and celebrations this year.

2nd Annual Guelph Minor Football Golf Tournament

The date is set… May 15^th 2010 at Brookfield Country Club. Ask anyone who attended the event last year, it’s a great time for a great cause.

We are looking for volunteers , sponsors and donations. Please contact Mark St Hilaire for more details and to let him know you are ready to step up and help.

Junior Player Development Camp

Our JPD has started but it is not too late. If you have a player aged 9-14 (birth year 1996 – 2001), there are some spaces available. See the website for details.

OVFL Season is almost HERE!

The Junior Varsity and Varsity season is just around the corner. For information on teams, coaches, training and contacts please see the team pages in the Tackle section of our website. Players remember to get registered online. You can’t play if you aren’t signed up!

Spring House Leage Football

Every year GMFA runs our very popular Flag Football Program. To compliment it, this year we are starting a Six a Side football program. It’s a full contact, full equipment game played with six players a side on a smaller field, similar to flag. For more information on cost and registration please visit our website under the Tackle program, Six a Side division.

For more information on the Six a Side game visit Football Canada

Football Registrations

Registrations for all GMFA’s programs are online and always available as a link from our website here. For those that want the personal touch, we will be at Stone Road Mall February 27^th and 28, March 6^th from 10am to 3:30pm with the ability to register your players for any of the Bears upcoming events.

Attention Coaches!

The Coaches Association of Ontario is holding a weekend conference here in Guelph February 26th-28th. There are NCCP courses and a whole lot more. Details can be found here

OFA Quarterback Camp

Ontario Football Alliance is holding a quarterbacks camp at the University of Guelph Dome February 17^th and 18^th from 7 to 9 pm. For more details and to register please visit the OFA website at www.ontariofootballalliance.ca

In Troubled Times

During these tough economic times it’s often activities like football that families can’t afford. Guelph Minor Football is committed to making sure every kid that wants to, gets a chance to play football. We have always offered assistance with registration and other fees for qualified players, having sponsored 7 players last year. To keep our assistance program totally confidential the Guelph Food Bank administers our program. Contact the Food Bank directly for more information.