Welcome to the 2012 of the Lower Cape Bluefins!! Attached you will find the 2012 Parent Handbook- for our new families, this should help to answer any questions you may have about our program.
We are very excited for the upcoming season- we currently have the following numbers for our football teams:
E Team (Mitey Mites) 14
D Team (Junior PeeWee) 35
C Team (PeeWee) 17
B Team (Junior Midget) 19
Our D team has reached the point where we will now go to a waiting list. 35 is the maximum number allowed on a roster. Through past experience, we have learned that breaking one level into two teams with less than 25 per team can have some adverse effects for one or both teams. We had 2 E Teams last year that both started with 21-22 players per team and one of those teams finished the season with barely 15 players showing up come game time. While those 15 that did show now have a lot of experience they also suffered by not having much time to rest between plays, etc especially if someone was hurt or sick. At the D level, teams can be made to forfeit if they do not have 17 players to weigh in before their game. With playoff implications at that level, we feel it is too risky to be taking that chance. If anyone has any questions or concerns, please contact me.
Our football program has been growing every year, possibly fueled by the successes some of our team have had in the past few years- last year’s D Team played in the Hockomock Super Bowl on the Sunday before Thanksgiving- what an exciting time the playoffs were for our program!! Our E1 team finished an undefeated season, with a record of 11-0 outscoring their opponents 291-64 with 5 shut-out games. Our E1 & E2 teams played against each other in the championship round of the Mashpee Mitey-Mite Tournament. In the tournament, our E2 team beat a very tough North Attleboro team coached by former Patriot Sammy Morris (who was then signed by Dallas the following week). Now, our program needs cheerleaders to cheer the boys on!!! Please help us out and ask any of your friends with daughters if they would like to be Bluefins Cheerleaders! We have 2 new cheer coordinators this year who are very excited to work with the girls. There are no tryouts and the emphasis is on having fun! We are always looking for coaches, both for football and cheer.
Just a reminder about paperwork needed:
2012 Player Registration Form
2012 Medical Form- page 1 to be filled out by parent/guardian, 2nd page to be filled out by Doctor- if your child has an upcoming physical, please bring the form with you, if they have recently had a physical, please have the office fill out the form. Some offices have a school/camp/sports form they prefer to use, which is acceptable as long as it is dated AFTER January 1, 2012
Original Birth Certificate (must have a raised seal) this will be returned at the end of August
Report Card showing grades from the ENTIRE school year- make a copy in June when it comes home from school and keep it in a safe place!
We also put out a program book every year- you will see information about it on the attachment (ad book 2012). One of the covers is already sold. If you have a business or you know someone who does, please consider placing an ad in our booklet. It is printed in full color and donations for the ad book are tax deductible!! We are also looking for donations for prizes for our raffle tickets. The grand prize is 4 tickets to a Patriots game (seats are 15 rows from the field!!) . Other prizes in the past have included golf for 4, a nights stay at the Cape Codder, and various gift certificates, services, items, etc from local businesses. We thank you in advance for your support.
One last note, starting the first Monday in July, there will be “Monday Night Football Camps” held at Nauset Middle School- these camps are completely optional, no cost, no sign-up needed. Show up if you can, do not worry if you can’t! We do encourage the new players to attend if possible (esp if you know you will be away for some part of August). The camps will start at 5pm and end around 7-7:30pm. Monday nights in July. Wear shorts, sneakers/cleats and bring plenty of water to drink.
