K-Flag Welcome Letter
Hey 2011 KFlag parents and players,
I look forward to meeting everyone next week at our first clinic session. Originally I had reserved Monday, September 12th for pour first practice. Well, I have a work conflict that night that I cannot get out of. So I would like to schedule our first practice rain or shine on Wednesday, September 14th at 6:15 p.m. at the Lake Parsippany Complex. See below for directions to the field. We have 17 kids as of today and I expect that another 5-10 kids will register to join nus by the end of the month. Summarized below are some answers to commonly asked questions. Now that school has started, please help is to spread the word about our program to the other Kindergarten parents and children. The ,more kids in the program the better.
If it should rain on September 14th, we will still hold the practice at Lake Par under the picnic pavilion. This will give us a chance to meet everyone, hand out the practice shirt, answer any questions, etc.
See you next Wednesday!!
To all 2011 K-Flag players and parents
Welcome to your first year of Little Viking Football.
Our K-Flag program will kick-off on Wednesday September 14th at 6:15
p.m. at Lake Parsippany Field. For those of you who are not familiar with this field (home of Par Troy West Little League), below are directions to the complex. Outlined below are some answers to commonly asked questions which I hope are helpful to everyone.
I would also suggest that you visit our website
frequently at www.littlevikings.com for updates about our program.
Help Us Recruit Kids
As of now we have 17 kids registered for K-Flag. Typically we get 15-25 kids. Many kids register after school starts in September. Please help us recruit and spread the word. The more kids the better.
Learn More about Little Viking Football
Visit our website frequently to learn about our program, to attend one of our homes stands, etc. The web address is
www.littlevikings.com. We are a large family of great people and it is great to welcome our new families into the organization.
What should my son/daughter wear to practice?
Please dress for the weather. In September, shorts and a t-shirt are best. For footwear, if you have
soccer cleats or baseball cleats already, these will work. If you
need to buy something, dont go
expensive. A cheap pair of rubber molded cleats work great. At the end of our first practice, we will be giving each player a
"201
1 Little Viking Football" t-shirt. This will be our practice jersey for the year.
Where will practice and what will the schedule be?
We have been running the K-Flag program for 5 years and it has been very successful. We will practice
one day each week. Each practice will begin at 6:15 p.m.
and will end at 7:30 p.m. Every practice will be
at the same field the Lake Parsippany complex.
Who will be coaching/can I get involved in coaching?
I will be leading the program again this year. I love working with the kids and the parents, and I look
forward to another successful year. Several people have
asked me if they can help out as assistant
coaches. The simple answer is "yes". My goal would be to lead the program for the first few practices and
then hand off the head coach spot to a parent ready, prepared and interested in taking this on. (I also
coach a 3rd grade team and help out with two travel flag teams).
I would love to have 4-5 other
assistant coaches. This will give us a great ratio of coaches to kids. Please send me an e-mail if you are interested in coaching.
What are the goals of the program?
First and foremost we want the kids to have fun! We want t
he kids to graduate to our competitive flag football program, then on to Little Viking tackle football
and ultimately to Par Hills Football. Getting an
early exposure to football is important so as kids get older and begin to focus on which sport they like
best, we would love them to pick football. Our recent K-Flag players have graduated and stayed with the
program. For example we have 40 players in our
Travel Flag program and 20 players in our PreClinic
(3rd grade tackle) football program. This is great! Our other goal is to find our coaches for the future.
This clinic teaches football fundamentals to the kids
and our future coaches. A strong program requires a strong coaching staff.
What will my child do in practice?
We will teach your kids the very basic elements of football how to throw and catch a football, how to get
in a good 3 point stance, how to take a handoff from a QB.
We will also work on speed and agility
exercises which will help the player in football and any other sport. Our weekly practices will be very repetitive. The players will
continue to improve as they go through the drills with every practice.
We do not have games at the K-Flag level. We look at this level as a weekly football clinic. In each of the past 4 years, we have been able to advance the players skills to the point where at the end of the season we held a very controlled inter-squad scrimmage or two. Emails are the best way for me to communicate to the team. If there are any other e-mails addresses you would like me to add to the group list, send them my way. I look forward to meeting everyone on 9/13 and working with you and your kids.
LAKE PARSIPPANY FIELD
COMPLEX -(Football): 89 Elmwood Road, Parsippany. Field
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From Route 10 East: Take Route 202 exit (Boonton / Morristown) and turn LEFT at the top of the ramp
onto Route 202 North. Continue 3/4 mile and turn RIGHT at the light onto Halsey (Gulf Station on corner).
See directions below: Halsey Rd at Route 202.
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From Route 10 West: See directions from Route 287
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From Route 287: Northbound take Exit 39 keeping LEFT at the fork in the ramp for Route 10 West.
Southbound take Exit 39B for Route 10 West. Cross Ridgedale Ave. and take the Dryden Way exit. At the
"T" turn LEFT onto Sylvan Way. Turn RIGHT at the light onto Route 202. Turn RIGHT at the light onto
Halsey (Gulf Station on corner). See directions below: Halsey Rd at Route 202.
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From Route 80 East: Take Exit 42A towards Morris Plains / Parsippany. Merge onto Route 202 South for
1.5 miles. Turn LEFT at the light onto Halsey Road (Gulf Station on corner). See directions below: Halsey
Rd at Route 202.
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From Halsey Rd. at Route 202: Turn RIGHT onto Elmwood Road (Street signs for Lake Parsippany Park
and Little League W). STRAIGHT on Elmwood becomes drive path into the field. JR/SR field on left, LL
baseball and softball on right
