2009 LEAGUE PRESIDENTS'' MESSAGE

OUR ""VETERAN"" PLAYERS KEEP GROWING EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY & IN SKILLS EVERY YEAR. THE ""ROOKIES"" ALL ARRIVE; WIDE EYED AND FULL OF ENERGY!

THAT IS WHY MANY GREAT FOLKS DONATE SO VERY MUCH TIME EVERY PASSING SEASON IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR THE YOUTH OF OUR COMMUNITY TO ENJOY THE SPORT OF FOOTBALL!

PRACTICE WITH THE PROS ON MAY 02 WILL START OUR SEASON OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH TWO OF THE 2008 CFL GREY CUP CHAMPION CALGARY STAMPEDERS AS OUR CELEBRITY GUEST COACHES. MAKING THE DAY EVEN MORE SPECIAL WILL BE THE PARTICIPATION OF MANY YOUNG PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED THROUGH OUR SYSTEM WHO WILL COME OUT AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AS COACHES TO THE YOUTH WHO WERE JUST LIKE THEM A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO!

WE CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE A NEW REGULATION SIZE FOOTBALL FIELD. IT IS WITH GREAT EXCITEMENT THAT I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE SO VERY CLOSE TO MAKING A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IN 2009 REGARDING A NEW VENUE!

THE COMING SEASON LOOKS VERY GOOD FOR FOOTBALL IN VERNON AS WE RECRUIT MORE PLAYERS AT EVERY LEVEL. WE ESPECIALLY NEED TO PROMOTE OUR BANTAM TEAM WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF JUNIOR VARSITY AT OUR FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS IN VERNON. IT IS GREAT TO SEE FOOTBALL GROW ANYWHERE IN OUR COMMUNITY; HOWEVER BANTAM AGE PLAYERS WHO DO NOT ATTEND ONE OF OUR FOUR VERNON HIGH SCHOOLS MAY NOT HAVE A TEAM TO PLAY ON UNLESS WE CAN RECRUIT ENOUGH PLAYERS TO SAFELY MAKE A TEAM AT THAT LEVEL!

WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR EQUIPMENT ROOM WHICH SHOULD ASSIST IN MAKING THE ANNUAL PLAYER ""GEAR UP"" MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.

THE EXCITEMENT STARTED TO BUILD THIS YEAR WITH AN AWARD WINNING FLOAT IN THE VERNON WINTER CARNIVAL PARADE. PRACTICE WITH THE PROS WILL GET US ""KICKED OFF"" AND THE PRACTICE SEASON WILL BE UPON US IN JULY. OUR GAME SEASON STARTS IN LATE AUGUST!

IT IS TO THIS END THAT I WISH PLAYERS, COACHES, OFFICIALS, PARENTS AND FANS THE VERY BEST THROUGH THE 2009 SEASON!

PLAY HARD WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT!

BILL TARR

PRESIDENT

VERNON & DISTRICT MINOT FOOTBALL