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Bantam & Junior Level Registration Special

You can now register online for the 2008 Season by clicking here.

We're looking for more Bantams & Juniors!

Sign up Now and get half off— Just $100 registration fee.

Bring a Friend* and get $50 off—Bring two and registration is free!

We're practicing at Raye Field @ 24th West and West Armor Street until Friday the 22nd.

If you have not yet suited up, have your player come to the first practice on August 4th @ 4:45pm in Shorts & and "T" Shirt and Football Cleats (Rubber Molded - NO baseball or soccer cleats)

In order to participate in practice AND to get suited up this week each player MUST be present and have the following: 

  1. Registration Complete (to avoid manual registration fees pre-register online) 
  2. Photocopy of Birth Certificate (we need new ones, we don't want to dig for last year’s)
  3. Equipment Deposit of $300 (either credit/debit card imprint - we won't run it - or post dated check for November 3rd)
  4. Fundraising Deposit of $150 (either credit/debit card imprint - we won't run it - or post dated check for September 15th)
  5. A Parent or Guardian to sign medical/liability waivers.

Once we verify all of the above then we will allow your player to join their team for practice and then call them for suit ups (first come, first served).

See you at the field! Register today!

Looking for Info About Pracitces and Games?  Click Here! 

2008 Season Schedule - Mark These Dates in Your Calendar!

In addition to the general season calendar below the Board decided to proactively manage our Board meetings this year around themes or areas of focus. Board meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Queen Anne Masonic Lodge and all Club Members are welcome to attend – it is recommended that you check the IFC Calendar on the website to confirm the date and time as they rarely but do sometimes change. In addition to the themes we will be discussing business before the Board and your voice as a Club member is always welcome.

Here is the first cut at the Board Meeting themes for 2008. If you have ideas or input of any kind please send it our way:

· March 4th – 2008 Budget/Recruiting Activities/Registration Fees

· April 1st – Coaching Assignments and Staffs/Summer Camp Logistics*

· May 13th – Registrations/Fundraising Programs/Equipment Purchases

· June 10th – Season Sign-Up Status/Summer Camp Status

· July 1st – Season Kick-Off*

· August 5th – Club Wide Parent Meeting (first week of practice)

· September 2nd – Fundraising Status/”Health” of the Club

· October 7th – Banquet Planning/Trophies and Awards

· November 4th – Season Wrap up

· November 27th - Annual Nomination Meeting

In addition to the Board meeting here are some important dates for you to mark down on your calendar. That way when we send reminders out the day or week before they won’t be a surprise, just a reminder!

Registrations Open

Monday, March 10th*
Pre-Season Fundraising Packets Go Out July15th
7-11 Summer Camp July 7th – 10th
12-14 Year Old Summer Camp July 7th – 11th
Suit Up Weekend July 26th & 27th (10a – 2pm Interbay Shack)
First Practice August 4th
NJFL Jamboree August 23rd
Opening Day September 6th
Championship Saturday November 1st (Could possibly move to November 15th)
Annual Nomination Meeting Thursday, November 27th 7:30 - 10pm QAML
* In 2008 we will allow players to pick their Jersey Number in advance (first registered gets priority) and only those who have registered by April 30th will automatically get their Name on their Jersey and be able to keep it after the season at NO EXTRA COST – so make sure that you register before April 30th! Those that register after April 30th will have to either turn in their Jersey at the end of the year or pay an additional fee to get their name and keep their Jersey.

 

Annual Meeting of the Members - Was Tuesday, February 5th
At the IFC 2008 Annual Meeting the Board of Directors agreed to increase its size from 7 Board Seat Positions and Four Offices to 9 Board Seats and Six Officers. A great field of candidates was elected to the Board of Directors and I am confident that this leadership team will do tremendous things in helping to grow the Interbay Football Club this year and into the future.

The 2008 Seattle Interbay American Football Club Board of Directors are:

· Ken Cavallon – President

· Quincy Milton II – Vice President

· Mickey Mc Aloon – Treasurer

· Trina Gans – Club Secretary

· Mike Nall – Fundraising Secretary

· Tina Firoozi – Team Parent Secretary

· Alvin Hamamoto – Director

· John Hansen – Director

· Greg Alston – Director

In addition to the officer roles there we are still in need of leadership positions and are seeking people with the Capabilities (know-how), Capacity (time) and Passion (desire) to fill the following roles for 2008:

· Equipment Manager

· Field Manager (practice prep and game day)

· Player Fundraising Manager

· Parent Fundraising Manager

· Concessions Manager

· Merchandise Manager

· Communications Manager

· Family Funday Manager

· Annual Awards Night Manager

Each of these roles will be given the support and guidance they need in order to be successful. In years past too many of these responsibilities have fallen on the shoulders of a small number of Board members and we need more help from the Club membership to make them really successful. Please take a look at the Leadership Roles on the website and come to the next Board meeting to tell us what you’d like to do to make this the best sports club in our community!

Our Mission

The Seattle Interbay American Football Club believes that winning is good, we love to win: never at the sacrifice of sportsmanship & fair play.

The primary purpose of our endeavor is to teach as many kids as possible the skills, teamwork, sportsmanship and fellowship that are gained by learning well the great game of American Football. By winning, we allow each child the opportunity to feel rewarded for their efforts and thus encourage more participation and pride in the work it takes to win.

In contrast we must teach our children how to lose gracefully and in doing so foster an atmosphere where every child, every team wins regardless of the final score. That being said nothing is truer than this; at the end of the day it is not whether you win or lose, it is how you played the game.


Our Primary Recruiting Zone

Serving Queen Anne, Magnolia, Capitol Hill, Madison & Madrona and Downtown we hold the majority of our practices @ the Interbay Athletic Complex between Magnolia and Queen Anne and our Home games are held on Saturdays @ Interbay too! Our primary recruiting zone is in Seattle from the Ship Canal south to Yesler Street and from Lake Washington to the Puget Sound. Ifyou live or go to school in our zone then come play for us!


Leadership Roles & Volunteer Opportunities

Please take a moment to review the leadership and volunteer rolesand if you find that you have the capability, the capacity and the passion to take one then please by all means step up and be counted among the Club’s leaders. We want you!

There are opportunities to get involved at many different levels ? we are looking to fill both leadership positions and individual contributor roles ? the positions below will give you an opportunity to participate at the level of commitment YOU want to give whether its driving a large effort among many people or just taking care of business for a single Club need. Send us an email @ InterbayFootballClub@MSN.com


Safety is our #1 Concern

As always...our number one concern is safety... to that end we not only have the State of the Art Equipment from Riddell Athletics, we make sure that only kids of a similar age and weight play against each other. You can lookup which level your child will participate in by referencing the chart on the ?Pick the Right Level of Play? Page by Clicking Here!

There have been changes to the NJFL age/weight coefficient in order to narrow the age of players competing against each other. Please see the chart located here for details.


How to Read the Weight Coefficient Chart Below in Four Easy Steps...

1. You'll need to know how much your player weighs (in shorts & T shirt) (We will weigh them in at suit ups and the League will officially weigh them in at Jamboree)
2. Find your child’s age as of August 31st of this year
3. Move to the right until you find a Yellow box that is MORE than your child’s weight
4. Your players level will be at the header on top
(89 = Eighty Niners, M = Midgets, P = PeeWees, B = Bantams, J = Juniors)

For Information please email InterbayFootballClub@msn.com (checked monthly November – February, weekly in March, April & May, daily June - October)

*There are 8 great franchises that make up the Northwest Junior Football League from Everett to Seattle, all holding to the highest standards of youth sports. (Click here to see all of the franchises that make up the NJFL)

We want to make playing Junior Football as an enjoyable experience as possible for youth and their parents alike. Which club your youth plays for is based primarily on your judgment as to what is best for you and your child as well as what's best for the League as a whole. If you'd like your child to play for a club outside of where your child lives or goes to school, please contact either franchise President for details, we'll try to accommodate all reasonable requests as much as possible.


Ken Cavallon
President, Founder & PeeWee Head Coach
SeattleInterbayAmericanFootballClub
m.425.442.8318
InterbayFootballClub@MSN.com
http://www.InterbayFootball.org
Youth Football & Cheerleading Ages 7-14
Serving the Communities of Magnolia, Queen Anne, Capitol & First Hill, Madison Park & Downtown Seattle