SUMMER FOOTBALL CAMP INFORMATION: Having your player attend a football camp this summer is a great way of getting him ready for the start of pre-season practice in August. There are several around the area, but here is some information on a couple of them: UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND FOOTBALL CAMP The 2008 National Champion Richmond Spiders will be holding their annual football camp this summer. Grades 3-8 will attend from July 12-15 from 6:30- 8 p.m. each night.Cost is $65 per camper. Grades 9-12 will attend July 19 - 22 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. Cost is $75 per camper. You can go to the Spider's website at: www.richmondspiders.com/camps/rich-camps-footbl.html for more information and to download a camp form. All applications are due by July 1st. ELITE PERFORMANCE SPEED CAMP Richmond's Premiere Speed & Agility Camp Hosted By:Stride Club Studios & G.O.A.L High Performance Sports Specific Training Time is Running Out...Space is Limited! Don't Get Left on the Sidelines...Reserve your spot TODAY!! Why Should The Elite Performance Speed Camp Be In Your Summer Plans? Trainers are USA T&F certified with MASTERY STATUS Designed to produce RESULTS and educate athletes in: Power…Endurance…Acceleration…Deceleration…Core Strength...Range of Motion…Speed & Agility…Faster 40 Times!! Session I: July 13th-16th 8:30am-12:00pm Session II: July 27th-30th 8:30am-12:00pm (includes a 30 min. lunch break) Location: The Steward School 11600 Gayton Rd. Richmond, Va. 23238 The Package (Session I & II) $155.00 Session I $98.00 Session II $105.00 Register Online at www.goal4life.net For more information contact: wendy@goal4life.net 804-833-6373 or strideclub@live.com 804-332-2833 Register Now Space Limited! **************************************************************** NOTE TO PARENTS - IF YOU HAVE A RETURNING PLAYER OR CHEERLEADER AND YOU PREREGISTERED YOUR CHILD, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN INVOICE FOR THE REMAINING BALANCE OF YOUR 2009 REGISTRATION FEES. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN INVOICE, PLEASE CONTACT KIM SPENCER AT KSPEN01@AOL.COM OR AT 921-9102. THANK YOU! ****************************************************************** WE STILL HAVE LIMITED SPACE FOR THE FOLLOWING FOOTBALL AGES FOR THE 2009 SEASON: FLAG JV - 5 1/2 & 6 YEAR OLDS FLAG VARSITY - 7 YEAR OLDS MIDGET - 11 & 12 YEAR OLDS JUNIORS - 13 & 14 YEAR OLDS ALL OTHER AGE LEVELS ARE CLOSED OUT AT THIS TIME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER FOR EITHER CHEERLEADING OR FOR THE OPEN SPOTS FOR FOOTBALL PLEASE E-MAIL OUR REGISTRATION SECRETARY, RENEE BULL AT MSTORO23@YAHOO.COM FOR REGISTRATION FORMS. If you are new to youth football or cheerleading you can go to the Kanawha link to the left and click on 2008 SkinTalks and look at the first newsletter for the 2008 season. It will give you an idea of practice times and what to expect for the first few weeks of the season. You may also e-mail our cheerleading director, Melissa Ellyson at cheerncoach1@verizon.net or our athletic director, Gary Hingst, at garyhingst@sprintmail.com for more specific questions.

CLICK ON THE KANAWHA STORE LINK TO THE LEFT AND SEE YOUR CHILD IN 2008 ACTION!! Jeff Anderson, our association photographer was busy snapping very candid photos of the football and cheerleading teams at work during practice and our games in 2008. Go to the site and click on the link for your child's team and view pictures and slideshows already on the site. Jeff will be taking pictures of games, practices and special event throughout the season. If you order pictures, a portion of the sales will go to Kanawha so please check them out frequently for some great keepsakes of last year's football season.

WEATHER POLICY

If there is inclement weather during the day, or the night before, of a scheduled practice, Henrico County will make a decision on whether or not to close our fields. This decision is usually made by 3:00 p.m. Once they make a decision, we will put any cancellations on the hotline (360-8633). If bad weather occurs after 3:00 p.m., the decision on whether to close the fields is at our discretion. If the hotline has not been updated by 5:30, assume practice is on. If bad weather occurs after 5:30 and we have to make a last minute decision, we will have a board member in the parking lot advising you that practice is cancelled. During practice, if lightening is in the area, we will have the kids leave the field and ask them to stay in their parent's cars for a period of time undtil we advise as to what the status of the remainder of practice will be. There should be an adult in charge of your child during practice at all times for this reason as well as for safety reasons.