Buckeye Youth Football Association: Welcome
We started with one team, the Jaguars, who began play in 1996. The Jets were added in 2000, and the Buccaneers joined us in the 2001 season. The 2008 Season saw the creation of the Pee Wee Division for 7 and 8 year olds, and the downsizing of the JV Division to contain only 9 and 10 year olds. During 2008 we also reduced our Flag Division to 1 team and they are known as the Bucks to identify with our high school team. The Buccanneers were dissolved at the end of 2008 in order to strengthen the rosters in all divisions. There is sadness in losing a team, however we feel that the overall effect will strengthen the other 2 teams and the program in general. In 2010 we returned to our roots as the Jags and Jets both fielded a Varsity, JV, Pee Wee and Flag Squad, along with cheerleaders for each of those divisions making a total of 16 Squads.
Since the 1999 Season Buckeye Varsity teams have made 12 appearances in the Championship Game, 7 by the Jaguars and 5 by the Jets. The Jags claimed championships in 1999, 2000 & 2009, and the Jets in 2003, 2010 & 2012. The Buckeye JV teams have made 5 appearances in the Championship game, 1 by the Jaguars and 4 by the Jets. The Jags JV claimed the Championship in 2009.
We have been committed to building a successful program that helps Buckeye Bucks high school program build a winning tradition. The Bucks have made 4 State Playoff appearances in the last 9 years. Over the first 17 years there were over 475 different players, 210 cheerleaders and 90 coaches involved with Buckeye Youth Football. We feel the program has gotten better every year. We grew from 38 kids our first season in 1996, to 198 for the 2011 season. We matched our peak season of 2003 during the 2012 as we had over 200 kids participating last season.
Our web site has a page for each of the 2 teams broken down to squads by division for players and cheerleaders. Feel free to click on any of the menu items to the left and explore the team sites, rosters, pictures, schedules, history, etc. Updates are done to the pages as we get new information. Please click on the picture below and sign our Guestbook at the bottom of the page we would like to have your comments! Thanks for dropping by!
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Wednesday, May 15
All Cheerleaders must be fitted so that we can make the necessary adjustments for uniforms for the 2013 Season. If you were fitted at the Walk In Registration in April you are fine. The ones who were not fitted need to be fitted either Thursday, May 16th from 6:00 until 8:00PM or Thursday, May 30th from 6:00 until 8:00PM at Cheer Coordinator Sheila Schnepp's house. Her address is 1950 Lester Road, Valley City. That is between Neff and W. Law Road on the west side of the street. You do not need an appointment, just show up during those times. Her email is sheilaschnepp@buckeyeyouthfootball.com.
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GameTime is again presenting a Football Fundamentals Camp this July at Buckeye High School. The camp will be run by former Jag Player and Bucks' Assistant Coach Darren Cereshko. The camp is open to players from 6 up to 13 years of age. It will be held from Monday, July 15th through Friday, July 19th from 9:00AM until 1:00PM each day. Registration fees are $65.00 up until June 26th and $75.00 for June 27th through the first day of camp. You can click below to download the registration form. For more information contact Darren Cereshko at 330.635.9787 or darren@peaksportstraining.com.
Handout: 2013 GameFace Football Camp Registration
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We now have membeship with NFL Flag from USA Football. Our Flag Teams will join Blue Devils Youth Football in playing under that banner beginning with the 2013 Season this fall. Our flag kids will go from t-shirts to reverseable jerseys and flag purchased through this program. All parents and players will receive a free membership from USA Football.
We are also members of USA Football which gives us the ability to participate in their 'Heads Up Football' program. This program requires our coaches to be USA members and pass training. Couple that training with the requirement of Ohio enacting the Concussion training requirement for all sports coaches and that helps us to provide as safe a football program as we can for all of our young athletes. All parents and players will be given a complimentary membership to USA Football.
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After 15 years as a Cheer Coach/Cheer Coordinator/Director with Buckeye Youth Football Wren Roskey has decided it's time to step aside. She began as the Jaguars Cheer Coach back when we had just one team back in 1998. She did an excellent job with those girls and would make those squads the best in the old Brunswick Youth Football that we were a part of until 2004. In 2000 she helped form the Jets Cheer squads as we added the Jets and set them up to parallel the Jags. As we began 2001 we once again expanded adding the Buccaneers to our teams and she oversaw all three teams cheer squads.
During the 2000 season she was elected to the Brunswick Board as Cheer Coordinator so she served both not only our girls but the cheerleaders of all the Brunswick squads too. She held that position until we officially incorporated BYFA in January of 2004 when she became a Director and Cheer Coordinator.
Wren was also the high school cheer coach and is presently the Junior High cheer coach. She has spent countless hours coaching, working behind the scenes and in general pouring her heart into this organization. She loves working with these girls and enjoys their success in cheerleading and in life. We want to say that we thank you for the 15 years you invested in this program, the pride you took in it and to tell you that we will miss you and we love you. And even though you are moving on to other things in your life you will always be a part of BYFA and always a Jag!
Director Sheila Schnepp sheilaschnepp@buckeyeyouthfootball.com will now become the Cheer Coordinator for BYFA and our Equipment Manager, who has been doing that job for 3 seasons, Paul Schnepp paulschnepp@buckeyeyouthfootball.com has now been brought on as a Director. The final change Eric Keller erickeller@buckeyeyouthfootball.com has also become a Director. Eric has been involved with our fund raising the last 4 years and will continue to direct that aspect.
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