Volume 2, Issue 1 May 1, 2010 Upcoming Events in May RISING SPARTANS YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP FINALE  Spartans Spring Mini-Camp By Rin Mitchell  Fundraiser- Mother’s Day Carnation Sale Belleville, NJ - The New Jersey Spartans Minor League Football  Community- Soup Kitchen Distribution team held their third Rising Spartans Youth Football Camp on April 17 with the finale at Belle- ville Park. It was the first youth camp for the NJ Spartans organi- NJ SPARTANS STAFF: zation since 2008. Owner/Head Coach

Kevin Moss Owner/GM Over forty kids from the Belleville area ranging in age from 8-15 Charmaine Moss years old joined Kevin Moss, Head Youth Campers and Parents take photo with Spartans Director of Events Coach for the NJ Spartans Minor future,” said Coach Moss. “We have through different stations to experi- Amanda Feiner League Football team, and his adult figures here to give back and to ence passing, speed, catching, blocking Choreographer players for the camp. The youth let them know they care about them,” and even touchdown dances. James Leslea Clark were divided into two teams he added. Wright, Camp Host and Safety for the based off of age and grade: Spar- Production Director minor league team, coordinates the tan Saints (8-11 years) and Giant activities that the kids participate in Kirsten Rossotti Spartans (12-15 years). The goal of The youth are mentored by the players Reporter/Chief Editor from the minor league team. They vol- and keeps everything organized for the camp is to build knowledge the camp. It is Wright’s job as well as Rin Mitchell and skills of the game as well as unteer their time to come out and help run the camp drills and give first hand the camp mentors’ job to ensure the Research & Bus. Dev. develop social skills and instill instruction on the game of football. For kids have fun, learn and make friends. responsibility. Dan Strickland the whole day they were out on the “The best part about this is being Offensive Coordinator “We want to start the building field coaching the kids through each around the kids and teaching them Richard Bissett blocks now so kids have a better drill, which consists of rotating them what I know,” said Wright. Asst. Defensive Coach Continued on Page 3 Larry Cook SPARTANS JOIN WITH REBUILDING TOGETHER TO GIVE BACK

By Charmaine Moss Team Spartans arrived bright and early to Newark, NJ - The NJ Spartans receive their assignment and dedicate Inside this issue: teamed up with Rebuilding Together their time back to Newark, NJ. Lady Spartans Cheer Tryouts 2 for National Rebuilding Day on Satur- day, April 24th. Rebuilding Together Cont. 2 They chose to partner with the Newark Rebuilding Together is the nation’s Chapter, because that was the place of Youth Football Camp Finale Cont. 3 leading nonprofit organization, work- birth for the organization. Going back to ing to preserve affordable homeown- Newark brought back memories of the first Villanova Sports Conference 3 ership and revitalize communities. game the Spartans played back in 2008 at Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser 4 Our network of more than 200 affili- West Side Park, right down the street from IHS Development Center, Newark Chapter ates provides free rehabilitation and Organized Team Activities 4 critical repairs to the homes of low- Headquarters. income Americans. Continued on Page 2 Page 2 SPARTAN TIMES SPARTANS JOIN WITH REBUILDING TOGETHER TO GIVE BACK Continued from Page 1 The Spartans were se- Cynthia DeSouza, Rebuild- lected to brighten the ing Together – Essex playground and provide a County Executive Director faculty parking lot for and Team Spartans re- Harriett Tubman School flected on the tasks that located at South Tenth were completed for a spe- Street in Newark, NJ. They cial cause. The NJ Spartans arrived at the location feel strong about their ef- with gallons of bright, forts of assisting in the yellow paint and open community and making a hearts for the children. difference in 2010. They began with repaint- “It is days like today that ing games such as Hop reconfirms our strategy of Scotch, Four Corners, Members of the Spartans paint HTS playground being an organization that’s Names Of, to name a few. not just about football,” said Kevin regards to the parking lot would alleviate Moss, Head Coach for the NJ Spartans After the playground was given the problem. Minor League Football team. some much needed attention, they moved on to bring organization to Completing their fourth consecutive Sat- the faculty parking lot. The School’s urday of Community Service, the day Security Guard, Ms. Welch, ex- ended with a small reception in the newly pressed the consistent frustration buffed cafeteria at HTS. All the teams of and hassle of the current parking Rebuilding Together-Essex County, were situation. She explained that the “To catch the reader's attention, place an able to unwind and enjoy a feast in the interesting sentence or quote from the story here.” implementation of guidelines in newly buffed cafeteria at HTS. Joined by

Lady Spartans Cheer and Dance Tryouts By Amanda Feiner Belleville, NJ - The New Jersey hearkies and pikes. Through the organization to “raise the bar.” Each mem- Spartans, Lady Spartans Cheer and sweat and pain of working so hard, ber will be expected to participate in vari- Dance Squad hosted their third they picked up on the lessons and ous community events and fundraisers all tryout on April 20 in preparation were able to perform what they had while continuing to cheer the Spartans on for the upcoming New Jersey learned for the day. Two out of the to victory as they make it to the top this Spartans Minor League football three girls were chosen to join the six year. season. The year 2010 marks the girls that were selected from previ- first year that the team will have ous tryouts. cheerleaders and dancers support- ing them. The Lady Spartans Cheer and Dance Squad will be a key component in Despite the small turnout, the helping to build a strong fan base for three ladies that showed up for the NJ Spartans Minor League football the tryouts proved to be dedicated team. The Lady Spartans will travel individuals ready and eager to with the team on their journey learn the cheer and dance rou- throughout the season at both home Lady Spartans work on cheerleading jumps tines. Each girl was required to and away games. In addition to sup- learn two cheers and a short porting the Spartan men as they put dance routine. The ladies were forth their time, efforts, and talents also instructed to perform a series on the field, the Lady Spartans will of jumps including: toe touches, embody the mission of the Spartans VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 Page 3 NEW JERSEY SPARTANS SHARE SUCCESS WITH BUSINESS MAJORS By Charmaine Moss Charmaine shared what a typical day in She went on to emphasize that with hard Villanova, PA - Villanova Univer- the life of a general manager entails to work and dedication, dreams will come sity hosted their 2nd Annual Busi- ensure the success of an organization. true. After three years, the organization ness of Sports Conference for their She provided the steps that her and her has grown to have several brands and a Business Majors. The theme was husband, Kevin Moss, Co-Owner and staff of twelve great individuals. “Minor Ways of Breaking into the Head Coach of the NJ Spartans, took in Following the conference was a network- Major Leagues.” The conference order to upstart the organization and ing session, where the students were was designed to give their students make it the multi-branded group it is able to speak to the various panelists the opportunity to hear about the today. one-on-one. Charmaine steps taken towards a successful welcomed several ques- career from key individuals in the tions from a few business sports industry. majors. Many of the college students asked about available intern- Each year there is a panel of suc- ships within the organiza- cessful sports business owners to provide invaluable information tion. about what it takes to make it in “I encouraged them to the sports world on the business contact me directly. I am level as well as to address any more than happy to pro- questions from the audience. This vide them with hands on year’s panelists was Charmaine experience they can gain Moss, Co-Owner and General Man- that would allow them to ager of the New Jersey Spartans, further advance within Frank Boulton, Principle Owner and their career,” said Char- CEO of the Long Island Ducks, Adam maine. “I enjoyed sharing Charmaine Moss talks with a few of students the business side of Minor Lorber, General Manager of the “The first year was the roughest be- Camden Riversharks, Charmaine League Sports with those willing to cause no one knew about the organiza- learn,” Charmaine added. Moss, Co-Owner and General Man- tion,” said Charmaine. “It left a lot of ager of the NJ Spartans, Barbara the responsibilities to fall on the shoul- Perry, Managing Director of World ders of my husband and me,” she con- Team Tennis, and Darcee Roberts, tinued. Vice President of Philadelphia KIXX. Rising Spartans Youth Football Camp Finale Continued from Page 1 The parents also seemed to enjoy Following the workout drills was a At the conclusion of the camp, Belleville watching their kids out on the field game between the Giant Spartans and Mayor, Raymond Kimble and Chris Stru- participating in the activities. They Spartan Saints. The Giant Spartans molo, Head Coach for Belleville High Inside Story Headline were camped out around the park scored the first two points of the game School, addressed the campers on topics sitting on lawn chairs, the ground while the Spartan Saints struggled to pertaining to the expectations of their and some were even standing. get going offensively. However, the role in the community and to continue to Gene Clemetson, Sr., who is the Saints gained composure and were able use what they learned in camp to better father of one of the Spartan Saints, to come back to tie the game 2-2. With themselves as athletes. They were later stated that so far the camp was the next score to decide the victor, presented with certificates by the NJ pretty good. every possession counted. The Spartan Spartans organization. The Spartans Saints lost possession of the ball with a organization is dedicated to serving the turn over and the Giant Spartans, not Belleville’s local youth with more pro- “Overall it is good, but three Satur- letting the moment get away, scored grams in the future. “If the people of days, there is only so much you can the winning point. The final score was the community demand it, then we will do. But it’s a good start,” said Cle- 3-2. keep delivering,” said Moss. metson, Sr. NEW JERSEY SPARTANS GET A JUMP START ON THE SEASON NewJersey Spartans By Coach Kevin Moss Belleville, New Jersey Belleville, NJ-The New Jersey The Spartans’ off-season has been take form was one of them. Coach Phone: (973) SPARTAN Spartans Minor League Football sparked by a few of the new play- Moss stated that it was a great E-mail: [email protected] team began their off-season ers, Quarterback Travis Edwards, pleasure to see his players out there practices on Tuesday, April 6. Running Back Al-Khalif Thompson ready and willing to work to do With an earlier start than most and Wide Receiver Ben Guarino. whatever it took to get better. In the team’s first practice sessions, Each who have stepped up to set coming days, the Spartans will be they had a steady turnout for all the tempo for all the new guys, by heading into their team mini-camp. of the organized team activities constantly pushing each other to be Visit Us On The Web! “We will get to see how well these (OTA). Every Tuesday and Thurs- better. Edwards’ confidence in his newcomers to the roster respond to www.njspartans.com day they have held organized role as QB is evident. He is a the veteran presence,” said Coach team activities during the month leader both physically and vocally. Moss. “It will be interesting to watch of April. “I’m happy that we’ve got some- as the team begins to mesh to- one this passionate on Offense gether,” he added. The idea to have the OTA’s early early and that everyone here un- was to allow more time for the derstands that we all need to con- new coaches to build a working tinue to take steps forward,” said rapport with the new and return- Kevin Moss, Head Coach. ing players. Although OTA’s are not mandatory for the veteran With the OTA’s wrapping up, there players, many showed up to have been several bright spots, workout with the newcomers. watching the leaders emerge and Spartan Football players in Warm-Ups

The Endless Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser By Charmaine Moss members of the the good food by Elizabeth, NJ-Fans came out to support Spartans were ready how quickly they the NJ Spartans as they hosted The End- to promote the fund- went back for a less Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser, at the raiser. Through email, second helping. Knights of Columbus in Elizabeth, New Facebook, flyer distri- Jersey. As the night slowly bution and word of started to wind mouth they were able down, the guests The fundraiser was executed as a means to raise more than two began to depart but to provide funding for the Spartans’ ac- hundred dollars from not without giving tivities for the 2010 football season. It ticket sales alone and two thumbs-up to was the goal of the organization to con- more than sixty people the Spartans for a duct at least one fundraiser a month to showed up to support. great evening of raise the money. The spaghetti dinner Lady Spartans serve spaghetti endless spaghetti. was chosen to be the first to launch. Wal-Mart in Saddle Brook, NJ and Roma The Spartans in turn, Foods in Piscataway, NJ made generous were thankful for all who supported It was a challenge to find a facility that donations of spaghetti sauce and noo- the fundraiser. would hold a minimum of 100 attendees, dles that made it possible for the “I truly appreciate the hard work that allow the group to cook their own food Spartans’ staff members Adrienne was put in by the members of the and work within the Spartans’ budget. Brown and Travis Edwards to cook for organization in making the event a After three weeks of searching, the the event. The duo prepared several success,” said Charmaine Moss, Gen- Spartans found the perfect restaurant- rounds of tender spaghetti noodles, eral Manager. “A special thank you style kitchen, Knights of Columbus. zesty spaghetti sauce, delightful ground goes out to the cooks, servers, clean- With the toughest task out of the way, turkey, and the finest Italian meatballs. up crew and most of all the our sup- The fans showed their appreciation for porters,” she added.