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Volume 15, No. 4 SERVING MICHIGAN'S COACHES December 2011 40th MHSFCA Winners Circle Clinic Inside: Kalamazoo, 19-21 January 2012 Annual Early Registration Due 19 Dec. See page 6 Important Dates .............................2 Schedule page 5 Notes ..............................................3 Recruiting Fairs Gain Popularity Women of the Year .........................3 Operation Michigan Guard ...........3 Newsletter Delivery .......................3 All Star Selection Meetings ...........3 Board of Directors Election ............4 Kalamazoo Clinic Schedule ............5 Kalamazoo Registration .................6 Nike Mt Pleasant Clinic ................7 Glazier Clinics ...............................8 Assistant Coach Awards ..............10 Spicer Awards ..............................10 Honorary Awards ........................10 MHSCA Hall of Fame .................10 Leadership Conference .................11 Above Taylor Kennedy coach, Brian Obrycki discusses prospects with Hope College coach, Mike Ricketts. MHSFCA on the Web ..................13 The recruiting fairs save college coaches time and money and allow high school Regional Coaches of the Year .......14 coaches to do their job, promoting their athletes, much more efficiently to colleges including schools that they and their athletes may otherwise not have considered. This Academic All State Teams............15 was the biggest year yet for attendance as more and more Michigan coaches realize the Academic All State Individuals ...16 advantages they offer. State Coaches of the Year .............18 EXTRA Membership Report State Champs & Runners-up.......18 POINT Bob Rowe, Membership Chair Scholarship Applications .............19 MHSFCA Membership Lifetime Membership ...................23 2014 TOTAL Member Benefits .........................23 December 10, 2011 Pizza Bowl Tickets .........................24 Membership runs September-August Membership Applications ............24 December 2011 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 2 December 2011 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 3 DIRECTORS COMMITTEE CHAIRS Past Presidents MHSFCA Michigan High Academic All State Dave Driscoll, Jackson Parkside ‘72-’73 Region 1 Meetings & Al Boydston, Caro Dutch Schrotenboer, Alpena ‘74 NOTES North - Paul Jacobson, Negaunee All-Star Important Dates East - Pat Maloney, Rudyard Gus Kapolka, Manistee Bud Breed, Portage Northern ‘75 School Football South - Joe Reddinger, North Dickinson Reading Award Ron Holland, North Farmington ‘76 2011 MHSFCA Region 2 Grant Fanning, Chelsea Ivan Muhlenkamp, St. Joseph ‘77 Women of the Year Apparel Ed Schindler, Elk Rapids Jeff Smith, East Lansing ‘78 Board of Directors Fall Meeting Coaches Greg Vaughn, Traverse City St. Francis Tony Ceccacci, Ortonville-Brandon Assistant Coach Award Harley Pierce, Sturgis ‘79 Congratulations to Doherty Hotel, Clare Region 3 Dick McGiness, Lake City Walt Braun, Marysville ‘80 Linda Davis Tim Parker, Muskegon Oakridge Clinic Friday, 2 December, 2011 Association Jim Ooley, Traverse City ‘81 Jerry Rabideau, Spring Lake Al Slamer, Holt Johannesburg-Lewiston Combine Tom Fagan, Ypsilanti ‘82 All Star Selection Meeting* Region 4 and Rod Baker, Riverview Winners Circle Kelly Luplow, Clare Dick Harris, Harrison ‘83 Holly Wilson East - Allen Park K of C, 13 Jan 12 Ethics Andrew Pratley, Ogemaw Heights Arnie Besonen, Owen-Gage ‘84 West - Rose Center, CMU, 14 Jan 12 Wes Wishart, Belleville Fruitport *NOTE: These dates are different from Clinic Region 5 Fran Herrington Award Dick Look, Tawas ‘85 what was previously announced. Jason McIntyre, Mt. Pleasant Steve Robb, Canton Terry Rose, Stevensville-Lakeshore ‘86 These awards will be presented at the Kalamazoo Jim Crowley Award Mark Covert, Fenton ‘87 Kalamazoo clinic dinner Region 6 Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis 40th Winners Circle Clinic John Dean, Detroit Northern ‘88 Radisson Noel Dean, Lowell Finance Kalamazoo Radisson Mike Farley, Grand Haven Brad Bush, Chelsea Dan Lauer, Benton Harbor ‘89 Operation 19-21 January 2012 January 19-21, 2012 Region 7 Hall Of Fame Jim Ahern, Ithaca ‘90 Michigan Guard Mark Blaesser, Kalamazoo Chuck Ritter, Ann Arbor Pioneer Tom Moshimer, Plymouth Salem ‘91 Registration Form on Page 6 Jeff Terpenning, Centreville Historian 2012 Leadership Conference Jack Carlson, Holland West Ottawa Bob Knight, Portage Central ‘92 At the Fall meeting of the MHSFCA Lexington Hotel, Lansing Region 8 Honorary Membership Dave Woodcock, Jenison ‘93 Board of Directors, the Board received a 13 February, 2012 Ed Greenman, Battle Creek Harper Creek Roger Bearss, Millington Dennis Zbozen, Romeo ‘94 presentation from Erik Baker, Mohawk Pete Schermerhorn, Portage Northern Leadership 31st Annual Bill Tucker, Flint Powers ‘95 HS, Sycamore, OH. Coach Baker started a 60th Nike Coach of the Year Clinic Region 9 Dave Lawrence, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Jack Fairly, Jackson Membership Larry Rueger, Mona Shores/Fruitport ‘96 program last spring with his football team Soaring Eagle Hotel, Mt. Pleasant All Star Game Rob Zimmerman, DeWitt Bob Rowe, New Boston Huron Larry Merx, Ann Arbor Huron ‘97 to support the local National Guard unit 2-3 March 2012 MHSAA Liaison Jack Schugars, Muskegon Oakridge ‘98 which was about to deploy to Afgani- at Region 10 Jack Wallace, Est Lansing Scott Farley, Leslie MHSCA Liaison Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis ‘99 stan. Before the end of the fall season 361 EVEN REGION Tom Walentowski, Ida Mike Farley, Grand Haven Tim Klein, Roscommon ‘00 Ohio football teams had started support Board of Directors Election Kelly/Shorts Region 11 Placement Keith Froelich, Okemos ‘01 programs of their own. Clearly the pro- Marcus Dukes, Hartland Craig Healey, Clio Jim Clawson, Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic ‘02 gram struck a cord with football coaches at Stadium, CMU Dennis Hopkins, Linden Parlimentarian Winners Circle Clinic Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central Bob Scheloske, South Lyon ‘03 in Ohio. See the web site for some of the Region 12 Playoff Mike Wojda, Alpena ‘04 things that have been done: Kalamazoo Radisson Bill Brown, Deckerville 30 June 2011 Tom Barbieri, Dexter Pete Coll, Center Line ‘05 http://www.mohawk.k12.oh.us/war- 19-21 Jan 2012 Chris Gilliam, Birch Run Political Action Jim Buttson, Allen Park, ‘06 Region 13 Eric Redmond - Monroe riors4.aspx See Schedule on page 5 Public Relations Al Slamer, Battle Creek Central, ‘07 Grant Fanning, Chelsea If you are interested in doing something Mark Thomas, South Lyon John Herrington, Farmington Harrison Dave Larkin, Jenison ‘08 Rules Brad Grayvold, Norway ‘09 with your team to support a Michi- Region 14 Pete Coll, Center Line gan National Guard unit, there may be Tom Hoover, Allen Park Scholarship Steve Wilson, Fruitport ‘10 MHSFCA Eric Redmond, Monroe Kelly Luplow, Clare resources available to help. Contact Larry Newsletter is NOT Youth Football Region 15 Merx, [email protected]. Scott Farley, Leslie Forwarded OFFICERS 2011 John Goddard, Royal Oak Shrine Web Site MHSFCA Newsletters are NOT forwarded Mike Boyd, Our Lady of the Lakes Vincent LeVeille, Vassar by the Postal Service. To insure that you PRESIDENT Region 16 All Star Selection continue to receive the MHSFCA Newslet- ter please notify Membership Chairman, Jack Wallace, Fowlerville Andre Harlan, Detroit Southwestern Eric Smith, Mumford NEWSLETTER All Star selection meetings are open to all MHSFCA members. Each Bob Rowe of address changes - Including 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT EMAIL Region 17 Encourages nominee’s name will be brought-up and coaches in attendance will Bob Rowe Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central Gary Griffith, Troy MHSFCA Membership Chairman Andy Patterson, Bloomfield Hills Lahser have an opportunity to make concise remarks about them. All Star PO Box 98 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Contributors Taylor, MI 48180 Region 18 coaches selected to coach the game and MHSFCA Board members [email protected] Keith Stephens, Dearborn Heights Robichaud Jim Sparks, Clawson Over the past years several of Michigan’s Jim Venia, Marysville best coaches have sent materials for the News- will then vote on each player by position. The MHSFCA NEWSLETTER is the official CHAPLAIN letter. We encourage you to join that group. publication of the Michigan High School Region 19 Loren Willey, Clio East Selection Football Coaches Association with the Joe Wright, Tekonsha expressed aim of keeping Michigan High PARLIAMENTARIAN Even number Regions elected in even years. Deadline for Submissions K of C Hall, Allen Park Just East of Allen Park HS, Odd number Regions elected in odd years. School football coaches informed of devel- Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central for March Newsletter opments in their profession. Friday, 13 Jan 2012 • 5:00 pm — February 15 — Larry Merx, Editor TREASURER Day (734) 604-0765 Brad Bush, Chelsea Larry Merx West Selection Home: (734) 439-3184 39 Judd Rd., Milan, MI 48160 Rose Center, CMU Fax (866) 604-0766 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (734) 604-0765 (cell) email: [email protected] 39 Judd Rd., Milan, MI 48160 Larry Merx, Ypsilanti [email protected] Saturday, 14 Jan 2012 • 10:00 am December 2011 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 4 December 2011 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 5 MHSFCA Regions & Board Elections - Even Regions 2012 MHSFCA Football Clinic Overview n January 2012 at the Kalamazoo Clinic, Regional Directors in EVEN numbered regions will be se- he Clinic Committee has designed this Clinic to be a great experience for ALL COACHES from the sea- lected. soned veteran to the coach just starting out. We want to offer a learning opportunity for little league, I If you are interested in running as a director