McLean County Cougars: Welcome
This is the HOME page for the McLean County Cougars Youth Football organization, located in Bloomington Il., and a member of the Peoria based Junior Football League of Central Illinois (JFLOCI).
Updated 2:30 P.M. on 7/01/09:
***COACHES ALERT***
Due to changing availability of our conference meeting room at Bloomington Police Station, our ALL Coaches meeting scheduled for July 6th has been moved to July 7th (Tues.). This also impacts the scheduled coaches clinics. The clinic planned for the 7th is cancelled, as well as it's rain make-up date of the 9th. We also had a clinic scheduled for the 14th with its rain make-up set for the 16th. We will continue planning on the 14th to serve as an evening for a coaches clinic, and the 16th will be planned on not as a rain make-up, but rather as a second opportunity as a clinic repeat for coaches not able to make the 14th. We will look at the 17th (Friday) to serve as a single rain make-up clinic supporting both the 14th and the 16th. Please refer to the Cougars Calendar for specifics. Also note that this meeting is NOT for Squirt coaches. There will be a separate meeting held specifically for ALL Squirt coaches.
REGISTER FOR COUGARS 2009 SEASON!!!
TACKLE REGISTRATION
Anyone interested in registering for the Cougars 2009 season, or anyone who may simply have questions about the Cougars, please contact Jeff Callahan at 663-1294 (h) or 826-7379 (c).
FLAG REGISTRATION
For Flag registration, please refer to registration forms in the "Handouts" section of this website, which you can navigate to by accessing the "Handouts" link in the left border of this homepage.
Based on feedback we received from our 2008 Parents Survey, this year we are returning to using the website sections as they are listed in the left border. Last year we had tried placing all documents within the "Handouts" section, but experience showed us that placing all information within the "Handouts" section did not facilitate a user-friendly approach. See the table below to assist you in locating specific information.
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COUGARS INFORMATION DOCUMENTS |
COUGARS WEBSITE PAGE |
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| 2009 Calendar of Upcoming Activities & Events |
Calendar (Under Construction) |
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| "Cougars Tracks" Newsletters |
My Site News (Under Construction) |
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| 2009 Division Information |
Divisions |
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| 2009 Team Information |
Teams |
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| Policies & Guidelines |
Handouts |
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| Sports Safety & Health |
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| Parent Handbook |
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| Weather-Related Safety Policy |
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| Attendance Policy |
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| Conduct Expectations Policy |
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| Beginners Guide to Football |
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| Team Coordinators Directory |
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| Team Parent Coordinator Responsibilities |
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| Directions To Opponents' Field Sites |
Locations(Under Construction) |
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(**** See bottom of this page for upcoming events schedule ****)
What Is the JFLOCI?
The JFLOCI is a youth level football league, and consists of 28 team organizations, based in about 20 central Illinois communities. The league was first organized in 1967, with 6 original charter team organizations. The league provides a tackle football opportunity for over 4,000 children, ages 8 through 14, as well as Flag football for ages 5, 6, & 7, and Cheerleading.
What Is The Cougars Organization?
The Cougars is a member of the JFLOCI, having joined the league in 1995. The Cougars organization has 350 Tackle players, 64 Flag players, and 60 cheerleaders on roster for 2008. For the 2008 season, the Cougars have 3 Squirt teams, 3 Pee Wee teams, 4 JV teams(Junior Varsity), 3 Varsity teams, and 2 Senior teams.
Focus of the JFLOCI
The JFLOCI is a league with a focus on four primary premises:
1. The teaching of proper tackle football concepts, techniques, and mechanics.
2. The opportunity for each player to execute what they learn; ALL players will play the
equivalent of half a game, for each game at the Squirt, Pee Wee, and JV divisions. Players
at the Varsity and Senior levels each play a minimum of 10 minutes, or one quarter, in each
game.
3. Supporting players in their academic, social, and citizen development
4. Keeping the practices and games fun for the kids, while maintaining an instructional, learning,
and developmental environment.
| Upcoming Events | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Sun 7/5 |
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9:00 PM | Assignments to be emailed to jcalnd@yahoo.com |
| Tue 7/7 |
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Blm Police Station - Conference room 2nd floor |
| Wed 7/8 |
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Bloomington Police Station - Osborne Conference Room |
| Thu 7/9 |
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | League Office - Peoria Heights |
| Sun 7/12 |
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Blm Police Station (tentative) |
| Tue 7/14 |
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Thu 7/16 |
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Fri 7/17 |
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6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Tue 7/21 |
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6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | League Office - Peoria Heights |
| Tue 7/21 |
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Tue 7/21 |
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7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | League Office - Peoria Heights |
| Wed 7/22 |
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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Wed 7/22 |
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Wed 7/22 |
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | JFLOCI League Office - Peoria Heights |
| Thu 7/23 |
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Fri 7/24 |
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6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | North Point Park |
| Fri 7/24 |
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | North Point Park |