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La Costa Canyon Pop Warner 2009 News

UPDATED 12/23/2009 8:00am

HIGHLIGHTS

- MAVS CHEER TOP 5 IN US!
Golden, Midget Mavs Squad
Each Take 4th Place Finish at
Pop Warner Nationals in Orlando

- CONGRATS 2010 MEMBERS
Largest Board Set for New Year

- A NOTE FROM THE NEW PREZ

- EQUIPMENT RETURN INFO

- KEY DATES IN 2010

- PHOTOS FROM SPORTSEYE

- 2009 FUN RUN FUNDRAISER RESULTS
Fun Run, Punt/Pass/Kick Winners Announced (New!)

- SWINE FLU INFORMATION

- EQUIPMENT INFORMATION

- 2008-2009 SCHOLAR ATHLETES HONORED!

CHEER SQUADS FINISH 4th IN NATION
Squads Hit Goal of Being Top 5 in US
Golden Mavs Place 4th in Jr. Pee Wee,
Midget Mavs Squad Takes 4th Too
ORLANDO, Fla. - The LCCPW Golden Mavericks Jr. Pee Wee Cheer Squad and the Mavericks Midget Squad each earned 4th Place finishes in their respective divisions at the Pop Warner National Cheer Championships, hosted at Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla.in December.

The Golden Mavericks, representing Wescon in the Intermediate Division/Small Squad (20 or less members), competed hard against 15 opponents, placing 4th and just missing out 3rd place by 22/100ths of a point (0.22). The Midget Mavericks competed on the last day of competition, placing 4th among stiff competition.

LCCPW had the highest finish for any of the Jr. Pee Wee and Midget Cheer Squads from Wescon this season. Only three Palomar Conference teams have placed in the Top 5 Nationally: the LCCPW Golden Mavericks, the LCCPW Midget Mavericks and the Temecula Valley Mighty Grizzlies (3rd Place Jr. Midget/Intermediate Division-Large).

Congratulations to our National Championship Top 5 finishers!


Golden Maverick members accept 4th Place trophy on behalf of their teammates.


Midget Maverick members, coach accept 4th Place trophy on behalf of their teammates.

The Top 5 finishers in each division were:

Jr. Pee Wee/Intermediate Division - Small Squad
1 - Toms River (NJ) Little Indians, 66.40
2 - Mandarin (Jacksonville, Fla.) Tigers, 63.86
3 - Everett (Mass) Huskies, 61.92
4 - La Costa Canyon Golden Mavericks, 61.70
5 - Ocoee (Fla) Bulldogs, 61.10

Midget/Intermediate Division - Large Squad
1 - Holmdel (NJ) Hornets, 75.44
2 - Brick (NJ) Dragons, 74.62
3 - Youngsville (NH) Hawks, 70.24
4 - La Costa Canyon Mavericks, 67.28
5 - Roger Bacon Academy Vikings (Leland, NC), 66.48

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BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED FOR 2010
General Membership Meeting Elects 2010 Board
The Annual Membership Meeting for all LCCPW Members was held on Wed., Dec. 16 at the San Diego County Credit Union (SDCCU) in Encinitas, where the 2010 Board of Directors was officially elected to their respective posts.

The 2010 Board represents the largest number of volunteer board members ever to serve. Congratulations to all the 2010 board members, and thanks to all the 2009 Board Members who served so ably this season.

Board of Directors
Chris Wildermuth - President
Kevin Mummau - Vice President
Gigi Betancourt - Vice President, Cheer
Fran Sesti - Past President
Dianna Beach - Secretary
Kristine Benisek - Treasurer
Rob Mackle - Fields Manager
Bruce Wachholtz - Equipment Manager
Stacy Trickey - Little Scholars Rep
Lori O'Brien - Co-Events Manager
Emily Podgurski - Co-Events Manager
Chellie Ferguson - Spirit Wear Coordinator
Courtney Dow - Player Agent
David Sesti - Co-Coach Agent
Tony Costa - Co-Coach Agent
Robyn Fredricks - Flag Agent
Lori Boechler - Team Parent Liason
Lisa Rimbach - Fundraising

Associate Board Members
Brian Bovenizer - Asst. Treasurer
Moira Goddard - Asst. Little Scholar Rep
Gina Simmonds - Asst. Little Scholar Rep
Joe O'Connor - Asst. Equipment Manager
Denise Engel - Asst. Cheer
Amy Kennedy - Cheer Player Agent
Trish DeWitt - Cheer Coach Agent
Nancy Bonnano - Cheer Uniforms/Spirit Wear

Directors At Large
Brian Reynolds
Andre Johnson
Bryan Stebel
Jamie Gianni
Jane Burich
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NOTE FROM THE 2010 LCCPW PRESIDENT
Its an honor to be elected President of such a great organization as La Costa Canyon Pop Warner. I have big shoes to fill (figuratively speaking) following the excellent leadership provided by Fran Sesti. A huge thanks to Fran for her hard work - very few will ever know how important her constant attention to LCCPW was in making 2008 and 2009 successful years.

I also want to thank all the 2009 Board of Director volunteers for their hard work and dedication. For those moving on, you will be missed. For those returning, welcome back!

Pop Warner Football is practically a year-round activity, especially for board members and coaches, not to mention our year-round cheer squads. However, every returning and prospective new member should be aware of the upcoming key dates and timeframes for the 2010 season Exact dates TBD:
- Registration begins in early March, with three (3) in-person dates
- Player evaluation for JPW, PW, JM, Midget players in mid-April
- Teams announced at Family Night in early June
- Equipment pickup in late June/early July
- Season begins Mon., August 2
- Season ends mid-November

Competitively, 2009 was a great success overall for LCCPW, with several standout team performances. We had two cheer squads - Golden Mavericks Jr. Pee Wee and Midget Mavericks - place 4th at Pop Warner Nationals. Our D2 Wild Mavericks Jr. Pee Wee team won the Palomar Championship. Six of our ten competitive-division teams advanced to Palomar playoffs, all of our cheer squads placed well at Palomar, and we had winning seasons for several Mitey Mite, Jr. Mitey Mite and Flag teams.

Overall, LCCPW continues to serve its membership well. In our annual survey results, 88% said they were either very satisfied or satisfied with LCCPW this season. Only six percent expressed any dissatisfaction. While this is good, I hope we can make it even better in 2010.

The upcoming year will likely be as financially challenging as 2009. The huge rental increases instituted by local schools in 2009 for field practice space remain, and the increase in financial-need scholarship requests we experienced in 2009 will likely be there in 2010 too. LCCPW must continue its strong sponsorship and fundraising efforts to keep overall registration costs down. We have not raised fees in the past 3 years and we are hoping that we can continue that trend this year. We were able to tap some reserves left from 2008, allowing the organization to break even on costs, but we still have large commitments in 2010 and beyond. I'm confident we can achieve our fundraising goals in 2010, allowing us to keep our registration costs down. I look forward to working with everyone to do that.

Again, I want to thank all of the 2010 Board for volunteering their time toward this worthy organization. As a 100% volunteer-driven group, it is the dedications of these volunteers who enable us to create this wonderful and unique experience for our children.

I hope I get the opportunity to meet each member in 2010 and look forward to serving as your president. Thanks, and Go Mavericks!

Sincerely,
Chris Wildermuth
president@lccpw.org

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EQUIPMENT RETURN INFORMATION
All equipment must be returned to LCCPW by Dec. 30, 2009. All participants who do not return equipment checked out to them will not be issued a priority number and will not be allowed to register for the 2010 season unless the equipment is returned or paid for prior to registration. All equipment returns should be through the team's Business Manager, Team Parent or Head Coach.

All players must return the following items through their teams:
- Game pants, washed, dried and placed in a clear plastic bag
- Practice pants, washed, dried and placed in a clear plastic bag
- Pads for pants in a clear plastic bag (please rinse off and dry before bagging)
(2) Knee pads
(2) Thigh pads
(2) Hip pads
(1) Tailbone pad
- Shoulder pads
- Helmet, if checked out from LCCPW (see note below)

Players may keep the web belt, socks, game and practice jerseys and girdle.

Helmet Note:
- If you purchased a helmet in 2009, you may keep your helmet to use in 2010
- If you purchased a helmet in 2008 or earlier from LCCPW, the helmet must be reconditioned. Please turn in the helmet with your name attached, written in tape on the helmet. You will then receive the same make reconditioned helmet for use in 2010.
- If you purchased a helmet at any time and wish to have a helmet reconditioned on your own, you must provide proof the helmet has been reconditioned prior to the start of the 2010 season.

LCCPW Guarantee: If you purchased a Riddell Revolution helmet from LCCPW and turn it in for reconditioning, you will have a reconditioned helmet for use during every season the participant plays for LCCPW.

For further information or questions, please contact Bruce Wachholtz at Equipment@lccpw.org.
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KEY DATES IN 2010
The following are tentative, key dates during the 2010 season. Exact dates may changes as we get closer to the event:

March - Registration Begins (Exact dates TBD)
April 18 (Sun) - Player Evaluation Day (Midget, Jr. Midget, Pee Wee, Jr. Pee Wee only)
June 2 (Wed) - Family Night (Teams Announced)
Aug 2 (Mon) - First Day of Practice (5 days/week during August; 3 days/week Sep-Nov)
Mid-Nov - Football Season Ends

More dates, details will be added as they are available.
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SPORTSEYE ON THE MAVERICK GUYS
SportsEye Captures Maverick Teams in Action
SportsEye has returned in 2009 with action photos of all the home games played the first two weeks. Click on the links to see the photos of football players and cheerleaders from the teams listed below. Photos may be purchased directly from SportsEye.

Jr. Pee Wee - Bulldog Mavericks, Maverick Dolphins. Mighty Mavericks
Pee Wee - Golden Mavericks, Spider Mavericks, Maverick Stampede, Maverick Stampede Cheer, Wild Mavericks
Jr. Midget - Maverick Pride, Raging Mavericks, Raging Mavericks Cheer

Sept. 26 Games


Sept. 19 Games


Sept 5 Games


Aug 29 Games

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ANNUAL FUN RUN A SUCCESS!!
The Annual Fun Run Fundraiser brought in more than $30,000 this year from all teams and participants - an excellent response by generous parents and friends at a time when enrollment is off 20% and challenging economic times. That money will be used to offset the huge increase in field costs. Remember, the organization is run by volunteers donating enormous amounts of time and sometimes money to keep LCCPW going. Nobody in LCCPW receives any money in compensation. Thank you to everyone for donating money, time and energy to sustaining LCCPW's reputation for excellence.

FUN RUN WINNERS
Most Money Raised by Individual, By Division
Troy Weldon, Midnight Mavericks (Flag)
Matthew Reynolds, Mad Dog Mavericks (Jr. Mitey Mite)
Tucker Trickey, Fighting Mavericks (Mitey Mite)
Paris Lasek, Maverick Stampede Cheer (Jr. Pee Wee)
Jack Haggerty, Maverick Dolphins (Pee Wee)
Thomas Goddard, Raging Mavericks (Jr. Midget)
Jared Davis, Mavericks (Midget)

Most Money Raised by Team, By Division
Magic Mavericks (Flag)
Mad Dog Mavericks (Jr. Mitey Mite)
Fighting Mavericks (Mitey Mite)
Spider Mavericks (Jr. Pee Wee) #1 Overall
Maverick Dolphins (Pee Wee)
Maverick Pride (Jr. Midget)
Mavericks (Midget)

Most Laps by Individual, by Division
Multiple Winners for Ties
Flag
Caleb Nelson, Magic Mavs, 13 laps

Jr. Mitey Mite
Jack Bianchi, Mad Dog Mavs, 12 laps
Christian Estrella, Mad Dog Mavs, 12 laps
Connor Miller, Mad Dog Mavs, 12 laps

Mitey Mite
Tyler Elsom, Fighting Mavs, 13 laps
Alec Kaufman, Fighting Mavs, 13 laps

Jr. Pee Wee
Connor Rafferty, Golden Mavs, 15 laps
Scott Robinson, Spider Mavs, 15 laps
Robert Walker, Spider Mavs, 15 laps

Pee Wee
Brandon Cornell, Mav Dolphins, 16 laps
Duke Mackle, Mav Dolphins, 16 laps
Mark Newman, Mav Dolphins, 16 laps

Jr. Midget
Conner Spousta, Raging Mavs, 15 laps

Midget
Shelby Olivias, Mavericks Cheer, 16 laps
Statistical note: 4 laps = 1 mile. Runners completing 16 laps ran 4 miles, a 7.5 minute-per-mile pace over 30 minutes.

Most Laps by Team, by Division
Total laps run by players, coaches and parents representing one team
Magic Mavericks (Flag) 128 laps
Mad Dog Mavericks (Jr. Mitey Mite) 348 laps
Maverick Blitz (Mitey Mite) 343 laps
Spider Mavericks (Jr. Pee Wee) 516 laps, #1 overall
Maverick Dolphins (Pee Wee) 439 laps
Raging Mavericks (Jr. Midget) 275 laps
Mavericks Cheer (Midget) 167 laps

PUNT/PASS/KICK WINNERS
Flag
Overall: Jackson Zuckerman (Magic)
Punt: Shane Cohen (Herd)
Pass: Tie - Caleb Nelson (Magic) and Troy Weldon (Midnight)
Kick: Cameron Fredricks (Midnight)

Jr. Mitey Mite
Overall: Ryan Martinez (Mad)
Punt: connor Miller (Maddog)
Pass: Brett Maryon (Mad)
Kick: Matthew Reynolds (Mad)

Mitey Mite
Overall: Camden Gianni (Blitz)
Punt: Brenden Miller (Blitz)
Pass: Jake Neufeld (Blitz)
Kick: John Bonanno (Fighting)

Mitey Mite Cheer
Overall: Elaina Jones (Fighting)
Punt: Kaitlyn Korn (Blitz)
Pass: Sophia Elsom (Fighting)
Kick: Mia Bonanno (Fighting)

Jr. Pee Wee
Overall: William Peartree (Wild)
Punt: Caleb Phillips (Spider)
Pass: Connor Raffety (Gold)
Kick: Jake Cashman (Wild)

Jr. Pee Wee Cheer
Overall: Niki Parnell (Golden)
Punt: Savanah McMann (Stampede)
Pass: Julia Frondoni (Golden)
Kick: Melia Devileiss (Golden)

Pee Wee
Overall: Cal Costa (Mighty)
Punt: Ben Fredricks (Mighty)
Pass: Chandler Wachholtz (Mighty)
Kick: Crew Taylor (Mighty)

Jr. Midget
Overall: Brady Twombly (Pride)
Punt: Cory Morris (Raging)
Pass: Connor Niespodziany Reed (Raging)
Kick: Robert Cornell (Raging)

Midget
Overall: Bryton Dempster
Punt: Daniel Kirwin

Special thanks goes to Lori O'Brien, who helped organize and run the Fun Run. Her efforts...and YOUR participation...helped make this a success!! Thanks, Mavericks!!

TRAINING CALENDAR INFORMATION
Note: Tackle teams practice 5 days per week in August. Certification Day and the Pre-Season Game on Sat. Aug. 29 count as "practice" days, reducing actual practices to 4 per week. After Labor Day (Sep 7) teams practice 3 days per week. Some slight variations may apply by team.

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Sat., Oct 17: Flag Fest (Last flag games of the season)
Sat., Oct 30: Palomar D2 Championship Games
Sat., Nov 7: Last Scheduled Football Games by Palomar
Sat., Nov 7: Mitey Mite Chocolate Bowl
Sat., Nov 7: Wescon D2 Regional Playoffs Begin
REGULAR SEASON ENDS

POST-SEASON BEGINS
Sat., Nov 14: Invitational Games Begin; Wescon D1 Regional Playoffs Begin
Sat., Nov 21: Wescon D1 and D2 Championships
Sat., Dec. 5: Last Invitational Games Allowed
Dec 5-Dec 12: Pop Warner Championships, Orlando, FL
POST-SEASON ENDS
Note: All tackle teams play 10 games or 9 plus bye, and may play 1 invitational. Under National Pop Warner Rules, no Flag, Jr. Mitey Mite or Mitey Mite team may play more than 10 games in a season. No Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget or Midget Team may play more than 11 games except teams advancing to Wescon or National championships.
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SWINE FLU INFORMATION
What to do about the Swine Flu
By Dr. William Hitchcock, MD FAAP
La Costa Pediatrics/La Jolla Pediatrics

There has been recent concern about potential exposure to "Swine Flu" involving some of the league's cheerleaders. Swine Flu is a new strain of the influenza virus that appeared this past spring. In the majority of cases it has not caused infections that were more serious than "seasonal influenza."

The symptoms of influenza usually involve a combination of the following: high fever, sore throat, cough, headaches, fatigue and body aches. Influenza infections are highly contagious and players/cheerleaders with these symptoms should stay home and avoid contact with others. Coaches need to understand the importance of not having other teammates exposed to a sick player/cheerleader.

The treatment for flu is rest, fluids and fever/pain control. Antiviral medications, such as Tamiflu and Relenza are used in very sick individuals. These medications are also used to prevent exposed people from getting the flu. If a person develops flu symptoms, these medicines can be used within the first 48 hours to reduce the severity of symptoms.

The incubation period is approximately four to seven days, so if someone was exposed more than a week ago and has no symptoms, they are unlikely to get the flu. Players/Cheerleaders may return to practice once they have had no fever for 24-hours.

The most effective prevention of influenza is vaccination. The "seasonal flu" vaccine is currently available in some medical offices and is available as a shot or nasal spray. The CDC expects "Swine Flu" vaccines to be available by September or October. Distribution may end up being handled by the Public Health Department. Both vaccines are recommended for children from 6 months to 18 years of age.
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EQUIPMENT PICKUP/EXCHANGE BY APPT.
Equipment handout/exchange makeup dates have all taken place. At this point any equipment changes or replacements should go through the athlete's team equipment manager. Please contact that person before contacting the LCCPW Equipment Manager.

EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION LOCATION
All Storage Encinitas
860 Regal Road
Encinitas, CA 92024

YOU MUST PARK ON THE NEARBY STREET AND WALK INTO THE STORAGE AREA. There is plenty of nearby parking within a short walking distance of the entrance. We will be set up inside the storage area. DO NOT BLOCK THE DRIVEWAY OR PULL INTO THE STORAGE AREA - YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND TOWED.

All Storage Encinitas is located on Regal Road, which runs roughly parallel and just east of Interstate 5 between Santa Fe Drive and Requeza Rd. See map below for exact location and driving directions.


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LCCPW SCHOLARS HONORED BY POP WARNER
Forty-six LCCPW athletes have been named to the national Pop Warner All-American Scholars list for the 2008-2009 season, the most of any Palomar Conference Association. Congratulations to these hard-working scholar-athletes. All-American Scholars is the ONLY recognized individual award given to participants in Pop Warner football and cheer programs. Way to go Little Scholars!

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