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high school, college or pro ball, you understand this picture. It causes you to
pause, maybe smile, maybe say, "yup," maybe even "damn." It may cause you to
nod your head, maybe give you a rush of emotion. But why? Perhaps, because once you strapped on a football helmet and in so doing, you, like these youngsters, chose to do things that most in this world are never willing to do and simply can't do. And that's to play this most demanding of sports simply for the love of the game and your teammates. You can relate to the picture. You understand that the moment before the controlled explosion begins, your thoughts-your motives--are crystal clear. Everything is in focus and there is no color. It's black and white. Push or be pushed, win or lose, Agress or be Agressed upon. The game is a microcosm of the universe, beautiful in it's simplicity, unforgiving in its Brute force. Only those who have played can understand all this; but even then, its so hard for them, for us, to describe what the game feels like, particularly to the uninitiated. Language is simply not up to the task. Players get a unique feeling from this game, almost like they've rubbed up against a universal constant or universal truth that, for some reason, only football can give. It's seemingly indescribable. It's a universe where the participants communicate with a sixth and seventh sense. Gestures, eye contact, signals, feelings become the language of this universe. Images like this somehow rekindle that contact with the universal constant or truth that football gave you. It strikes a chord somewhere in your soul. You know that feeling. If you are looking at the image now with a fellow football player, you probably look at the picture, turn to your colleague and smile, maybe nod, because you both understand. VW |
COACHES
| SCOUTS | JR PEE-WEE | PEE-WEE | JR. MIDGET | MIDGET | DRILLS |
We, as coaches, strive to treat each athlete with patience and fairness, team positions & placements are made with care and consideration of each individual's strengths and abilities with the team's best interest in mind.
BYF President
Head coaches:
Scouts:
John Bustamante
Jr. Pee-Wee:
Alvin Nonies
Pee-Wee:
Joe Perry
Jr. Midgets:
Dave de Alba
Midgets:
Daniel Fisher
How Coaches are Selected:
Anyone interested in volunteering as a Head Coach submits their request
and qualifications to the Football Athletic Director or Cheer Director.
The Director presents the candidates to the Board for approval, when more
than one candidate applies for a Head Coach position, the candidates are
interviewed by the Board after which a written ballot is cast by Board
Members for the position.
It is up to the Head Coaches in conjunction with the Athletic/Cheer
Director and the BYF Board to fill Assistant Coaching positions. If you would
like to be an Assistant Coach, please contact the BYF Athletic/Cheer
Director.
Anyone can submit a request to coach (coaching fulfills your Parent Participation
Requirement). A Parent may coach his/her child's team but it is highly suggested
that the parent not be directly responsible for coaching his or her own
child.
All BYF coaches are required by Diablo Valley Youth Football Conference
(DVYFC) to attend a mandatory Coaches Clinic sponsored in part by the National
Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA).
Volunteer coaches are also subject to a 9-step Comprensive Screening Program
and criminal background check.
BYF will set up and fund a CPR/First-Aid class to certify all coaches who
pass this screening program and are deemable "Qualified BYF Coaches"
by the Board of Directors, DVYFC, and the NYSCA.
Then our coaches are bound to the following "Coaches Code of Conduct"
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