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Senior Bowl 2010
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The proud British Columbia Football tradition continues with the 2010 edition of Senior Bowl. The five day camp is aimed at showcasing the best high school graduating players in the province. Players are chosen based on provincial All Star status and as a result of testing evaluations conducted throughout the province. The premise behind Senior Bowl is to encourage all graduating players to continue their football pursuits with Midget, Junior or University programs. This year has created some issues with regards to the various periods in which spring break has been offered throughout the province. In the process of choosing the dates we have had to consider the spring break periods as well as be sensitive to the many other football events in the province throughout the spring. We hope that every player that has been selected will make every effort to participate in the Senior Bowl. The camp will begin Tuesday March 9 with check in between 12:30-1:00pm practices will begin that afternoon and continue through to Friday afternoon March 12, the camp will conclude with a game on Saturday March 13. We are very fortunate to have the cooperation of the BC Lions as they host us at their practice facility in Surrey BC (10605- 135th St.). The game features BC West (Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland) vs. BC East (Fraser Valley and the Interior). Details on location will be forthcoming. All player listings can be found at http://www.playfootball.bc.ca/senior_bowl.shtml Congratulations! Please complete the registration form and return to Football BC or email Head Coach Dino Geremia at dinogeremia@shaw.ca by Friday February 26 2010. If you are unable to make it please let us know as soon as possible so we can proceed to invite another player in your place. For any out of town players needing a place to stay, Sandman Hotel has put together a packaged deal for participants, more information about this will be available on this website as of February 22. In addition, to this message each player that has made it to Senior Bowl should have received an email from head coach Dino Geremia. If you did not receive any information via email please email dinogeremia@shaw.ca to ensure you are receiving all of the information for camp. |
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The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are in full swing! If you have not had the chance to catch the action in person, there are tickets available. You can go to
http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-tickets/ For those who want to check out all the free pavilions and events, the best guide is found here: http://www.citycaucus.com/2010free |
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ThinkFirst is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of brain and spinal cord injuries. Celebrating over seventeen years in operation, ThinkFirst has been heightening public awareness through education since its inception in 1992, when it was founded by renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Tator. Football BC joined forces this fall and is working with Dr. Charles Tator, the Canadian Football League and Football Canada, in developing new concussion standards for football, across Canada. For more information, please visit www.thinkfirst.ca
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Football BC member clubs based in the Lower Mainland area are now being invited to send in their requests to have BC Lions Equipment Manager Ken 'Kato' Kasuya and Equipment Assistant Dave Henderson come visit their organization and perform a visual equipment inspection as part of the Football BC SmartCheck program. Teams are encouraged to make sure their equipment personnel are available so that they can ask these two highly-qualified individuals any questions they may have. Available dates run from Tuesday to Thursday evenings after 4pm from now until the end of March. To register, e-mail communications@playfootball.bc.ca with a list of available dates and preferred times. You will then receive an e-mail or phone call to confirm your date. When registered, please include the following information: - Contact Name and role - Community club or school - Address - Phone number - E-mail address |
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2010 Core Sports Group Football Camp
| Popular CFL veteran Kelly Bates is bringing his football fundamentals camp to South Surrey Athletic Park on the weekend of April 17-18, 2010. The camp, which focuses on Canadian Football rules, is offered to players from the ages of 14-18 and features top notch coaching from CIS coaches as well as players currently in the CFL. The camp is noted for its individual position instruction and averages roughly one coach for every 7.5 players. The camp offers over 10 hours of instructions and also includes strength and condition instruction and off-season planning. Registration is capped at 100 kids in the following group numbers: QB - 8 RB - 8 Rec - 14 OL - 16 DL - 16 LB - 16 DB - 16 A website specific to the Surrey camp will be announced shortly and registrations will take place on the website. In the meantime, to get an understanding of the camp structure, interested participants are encouraged to visit www.kellybates.ca to view a schedule of a similar camp that is held in Saskatchewan. For more information, please e-mail Camp Coordinator Kelly Bates at kbates59@hotmail.com |
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The 2010 Orange Helmet Awards Dinner will be held on Friday, April 9th at the new
Vancouver Convention Centre in support of BC Amateur Football. This year's keynote speaker will be former CFL and NFL quarterback Doug Flutie while the Master of Ceremonies will be his brother Darren Flutie, a former prominent CFL wide receiver. |
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| Back for its third season, Full Speed Football Quarterback Academy consists of five sessions focusing on the fundamentals of playing one of the most physically and mentally challenging position in all sports. Skills that will be worked on during the academy include footwork, ball faking, three- and five-step drops, proper throwing motion, passing on the run, pocket presence as well as overall accuracy. The sessions are facilitated by former Vancouver College QB Ciaran Feenan. Feenan played college football in Eastern Washington for Walla Walla College and was part of the 1991 Sun Bowl Championship team. He currently serves as the Offensive Coordinator for the Notre Dame Regional Secondary School Bantam Football Team. Session dates for the QB Academy are slated for: May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. The camp is open to quarterbacks aged 10 to 17 and is limited to only 10 quarterbacks. The cost is $150 and includes camp shorts and t-shirts. All sessions will take place at John Oliver Park in North Delta, BC. Full Speed Football also a wide selection of camps for other age groups, positions and genders. For a full list of their camps, please visit http://www.fullspeedfootball.com/Camps.html. For more information, please contact Ciaran Feenan at cfeenan@fullspeedfootball.com. |
| Quarterback Academy: The Jay Prepchuk Quarterback Academy is designed to offer young quarterbacks an opportunity to further develop skills required for high performance. The topics covered include throwing mechanics, play action pass, footwork, and reading defences. The camp will also feature guest appearances from professional, university, and junior coaches and quarterbacks. There are only four sessions available and each session is limited to 10 Quaterbacks. More information and registration forms are available for download at playfootball.bc.ca. The registration fee is $250. For more information, contact power2perform@telus.net or call 604-980-5653. Receiver Academy: The Power2Perform Receiver Academy is designed to offer receivers and opportunity to further develop the skills required for this highly specialized position. The topics covered include stance and starts, blocking, route running and ball handling. There are only two sessions available and each session is limited to 12 Receivers. More information and registration forms are available for download at http://www.playfootball.bc.ca. The registration fee is $250. For more information, contact power2perform@telus.net or call 604-980-5653. |
| Football BC would like to encourage members and supporters who have the financial ability to make a contribution to support Football BC with a donation through the National Sport Trust Fund
(NSTF). To support Football BC, simply visit the NSTF webpage on Sport BC's website and click on Cash Donations. Fill out the information as required and select "Football BC - SR Bowl Program" under the Select a Project drop down menu. Thank you in advance for your support. To discuss different methods that you can help support Football BC, contact us at communications@playfootball.bc.ca or by phone at 604.677.1025. |
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