Welcome!

The Newburyport Clippers Youth Football League is a member of the Cape Ann Youth Football League (www.cayfl.us). There are currently 12 Teams in our League. The Newburyport Youth Football League is for children who reside in the City of Newburyport and attend school in Newburyport in grades 5 through 8. Our Season is August 15th to December 1st.

WEEKLY UPDATE:
Every week a "Weekly Update" is sent home via email to all parents. This is information pertaining to the upcoming weekend events (games, locations, times, etc) and any informaton regarding the following week's practices and other events being scheduled. The Weekly Update will also be posted at My Site News at nbptyouthfootball.org.

10 September 2007
Weekly Update from Carolyn Janvrin, Fundraising:
Anyone that has NOT been contacted to work tag day this upcoming weekend will be contacted soon for next weekend's round. Please keep a close eye on your emails and I will be in touch soon with more details. We have a big league this year, which is fantastic, so I had to do 2 rounds. If anyone knows ahead of time that they will not be available to tag, or just does not want to participate, please mail a check payable to NYFL in the amount of $30 to Carolyn Janvrin, 13 Dennett Drive, Newburyport MA 01950. PLEASE put your child's name and team in the memo on the check so that they get credit for tagging.

ALSO I will be looking for 4 parent volunteers per team to help with our End of the Season Banquet: Tentatively planned for November 25th at the Elks Lodge, the time is TBA. Let me know if you are interested in helping. Thanks. Carolyn

LEAGUE EVENTS:
The CAPE ANN YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S ANNUAL CHEERLEADING COMPETITION is the major fundraiser for the CAYFL. It's held on a Saturday afternoon towards the end of October/beginning of November. There are 2 programs scheduled that afternoon: the first for the B Teams' Competition & the second for the A Teams' Competition. The JV & C Teams are scheduled accordingly by the CAYFL's Director of Cheerleading to exhibit at one of the Programs.

PASTA/PIZZA PARTIES:
Each Season we try to have a parent, or group of parents, sign up to sponsor a Pasta or Pizza Party/Pep Rally for their child's team. If this is something you are interested in, please contact the Head Coach of your child's Team.

NEWBURYPORT'S ANNUAL YANKEE HOMECOMING PARADE:
We are currently confirming plans for the parade and will be contacting all members to see who is and is not intersted in participating. We're looking forward to a great turn-out this year.. great things are being planned for those who participate!

2007 SEASON REGISTRATION:
Registration was held in April this year. To find out more please contact Mark Daigle, NYFL Commissioner (contact information below).

FUNDRAISING:
Carolyn Janvrin will be leading the way this season with our Fundraising. For more information contact Carolyn.

PRACTICES:
Practices begin August 15. Each coach sets practice days and practice times and notifies the team.

GAMES:
Game schedules for all our teams are posted to the left in the SCHEDULES folder.

PLEASE ARRIVE TO YOUR GAME ONE HOUR BEFORE IT'S SCHEDULED TO START.
UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE BY YOUR HEAD COACH.

Our A & B team's games are played on Sundays. There are 9 regular scheduled games each season. The B team is normally played first (just after 1 pm* for our home games, the officials will let us know when they're going to start) and the A team's game follows once the B team's is over (around 2:30-3pm).

Our JVA & JVB team's games are usually scheduled for Saturdays, however we may have a few weeknights scheduled because of field availability. These games are generally 9 am JVA start and JVB to follow (around 10:30 am).

Please be advised that when games are scheduled we must accommodate: field availability, official's schedules, as well as the teams & its coaches.

We are a traveling league and we DO NOT provide transportation. It is the responsibility of the parents to provide transportation for their own children. Directions to Away games can be found by clicking on the LOCATIONS folder to the left.

*We would like everyone to be aware of a City Ordinence that is in place regarding events being held at our local schools on Sundays. NO ONE IS TO BEGIN AN EVENT UNTIL 1 PM, OR AFTER, ON SUNDAYS AT OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL 1 PM. Keeping in mind that we are hosting teams coming from all directions, we will allow people to come before 1 pm to the parking areas, but NO ONE IS TO BE OUT RUNNING AROUND THE PROPERTY, ON THE FIELDS, ETC. UNTIL 1 PM.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
All 18+ Volunteers will be required to complete a CORI if you wish to work directly with our League. Head Coaches must be 21 years or older.

Please note: Our Cheerleaders are not insured and cannot attend any events held outside of the Cape Ann Youth Football League. Thank you, in advance, to anyone who is scouting to find teams that are interested in attending any of these events. We appreciate your interest.

GUESTBOOK:
Please take the time to sign our GUESTBOOK and leave us a message! Share inspiring and encouraging comments with one another.

We will be updating our site for the 2007 Season periodically. Come back to see What's New!!!

Thank you for your interest in the Newburyport Youth Football League.

Mark Daigle
Commissioner
Newburyport Youth Football League
(978) 417-9885

The following item has been changed in the nbptyouthfootball.com Calendar. Please check the Calendar tab for other important NYFL dates.

NYFL Year-End Banquet has been rescheduled to

Tuesday, November 27th at the Rupert A. Nock Middle School Auditorium.

5:00 - 6:00 pm  5th & 6th grade football & cheerleading ceremony

6:00 - 6:30 pm  Refreshments to follow in Nock cafeteria

6:15 - 7:15 pm  7th & 8th grade football & cheerleading ceremony

7:15 - 7:45 pm Refreshments to follow in Nock cafeteria