Hello S.F.L. Families,
The League and Panini’s have teamed up for a league fundraiser. Come Monday’s (9/13 – 10/25) to Eat & Drink and the S.F.L. will receive 10% return on all orders. Follow the link below to find out the details and to print coupon. Please pass along to others. Open to all with COUPON.
http://bit.ly/dgFKR7
Hello S.F.L. Families.
Join us on Saturday September 11th for our 9/11 Opening Day Ceremony. We ask that people be there by 8:15AM. Let’s pay tribute to all those who lost their lives on this day. The league will also be holding a food drive for the Strongsville Branch of the food bank. All canned goods are needed. Along with any non-perishable goods. Please help support this great cause. Follow the link for more info. http://bit.ly/aRnd45
The start of the 2010 Season is right around the corner!! Practice for the varsity and j.v. league will be starting on August 9th. The p.w. level will begin practices on August 16th. Coaches will be in contact with all families with the details for your son’s team. The league has set up this blog for parents or players that have any questions or concerns throughout the season. Hopefully, if you post a question it will be answered quickly for you. Please sign up to follow us and to get updates for the season. We will continue to use StrongsvilleFootballLeague.com as our main source to getting information out the League.
Thanks and Go Mustangs !!
Hello everyone, for those that missed last weeks equipment handout, we will be holding the makeup this Sunday August 8th. If you are in varsity or JV, please be there from 1-2. All PW players are to be there from 2-3. The location is Westwood Mini Storage, located on Prospect in Strongsville.
Due to a scheduling conflict with the S.H.S. Football Team, we have decided to change the date of the S.F.L. Camp to July 26-27th. Player assessments will remain on July 20th at 6:00 & July 26th at 7:15ish (after camp ends that night). It is mandatory for any new TACKLE football players coming into our league. Tackle players that played in the S.F.L. last year do not need to attend. All football activities will be held at the Lunn Road Football Fields.
Cheering Camp will be held from July 19-21st at S.H.S. If you need more information please contact Aneta Hammer at mathiasprop@sbcglobal.net
Thanks and see you on the fields!!
Hello SFL Mustangs
Please keep your eyes open for the 2010 Season registration coming soon. Info should be posted to our website www.strongsvillefootballleague.com very soon. Online registration will be available on the website as well. Also, info will be sent home with kids in their backpacks with the next month.
There will be some new features on the website this year. Including links to our Facebook page, Twitter and the SFL Blog. We are also looking into an online sportswear site where you can purchase customized clothing to support your kids and the Strongsville Football League too!!
Please forward this blog address to people that have kids in our league. We would really like to expand it this year for any questions and concerns that parents may have prior to or during the season.
Have a great Spring and see you all soon,
The SFL
Some great information about your kids, sports and eating smart!
June 16, 2005
You probably play sports like football because they are fun. You might even know that staying physically fit is an important part of being healthy.
You probably play sports like football because they are fun. You might even know that staying physically fit is an important part of being healthy.
Does This Mean You Can Eat Anything You Want?
No, not exactly. Proteins, carbohydrates and fats all have calories. If you think of your body as a fireplace, the calories from food are like the wood. The trick is to get your body to burn all the calories it needs to provide energy, without having extra calories left over at the end of the day. Just like extra wood gets piled up near the fireplace, extra calories pile up in your body and get stored as fat. Your body size and daily activity determine how many calories you burn each day.
Fats have more calories than proteins and carbohydrates, so diets that are high in fat-like most fast foods-are usually high in calories. A 10-year-old, 90-pound athlete might need between 2,600 to 2,800 calories a day to grow properly and give his body the right amount of energy. But one Big Mac sandwich has 590 calories. So if that 10-year-old eats two Big Macs for lunch, plus a large french fries (590 calories) and a large soft drink (300 calories), the meal has 2,070 calories. If he eats only 2,000 calories more for the rest of the day he will have taken in more than 4,000 calories. The extra calories his body doesn’t use get stored as fat.
How To Manage Your Calories
1. Eat slower.
Your body has a built-in meter that makes you feel satisfied when food is digested. When you eat quickly, you eat a lot before you start to feel satisfied. Slow down, and give your body a chance to feel full.
2. Don’t overeat.
Eat an amount of food that is satisfying but doesn’t make you feel stuffed. Then later, if you’re still hungry, grab a healthy snack.
3. Stay active.
Activity burns calories and allows you to eat more.
4. Reward yourself for being active.
On days you are less active, do not eat between meals. On days you are very active, eat extra snacks.
5. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
They are high in the vitamins your body needs and low in calories. You can eat tons of “veggies” and still keep your calories low.
6. Cut out soft drinks.
The sugar in these drinks is high in calories.
In addition to being high in calories, diets that are high in fats can be bad for your heart. The American Heart Association recommends that fats make up less than 30 percent of your total diet. Eat a balance of different foods to get all the vitamins you need. Too much of any one food is never good. Consider a multi-vitamin as a healthy supplement, but avoid “rapid fix” supplements that promise overnight results. There is no magic potion or pill that can turn you into Terrell Owens.
Ben Cook, MA, CSCS, NSCA-CPT, is the program manager for Carolina Sports Performance Center. He has been involved with athletic strength and conditioning for 15 years. He was the strength and conditioning coach for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team from 1993 to 2001, and is the author of 52-Week Football Training and Total Basketball Fitness: A 52-Week, Year-Round Training Program.
This article was reprinted with permission courtesy of Kickoff Magazine.
The evaluation of any athlete, whether as a part of health evaluations prior to activity or as a diagnosis of an injury as the consequence of sports activities, is specific to that individual and the history and current state of the individual presented. Advice, diagnosis and treatment is individualized according to numerous factors, including patient health and age information, medical history and symptoms. All athletes should be cleared by a physician or other appropriate medical professional before engaging in physical activities and, after injury, diagnosis and treatment, for return to play.
SFLMustangs: Something of interest
Youth football concussions get states’ attention – http://shar.es/aVMJJ
Check out the photo gallery from the Thursday Nights Browns – Steelers game. Four teams mixed it up some at half time. We also were able to be on the field during the pre-game warmups and for Opening Kickoff. The faces on some of the boys getting to see some of the NFL players up close was priceless. It was a night most of them will never forget.
On Thursday night, the Varsity and JV teams got to play around at half time of the Steelers game. The boys battled the windy temps during Pre-Game activities and had a great time. We also of course – ENJOYED sending the Steelers home with a loss!!
