Volume 14, No. 4 SERVING MICHIGAN'S COACHES December 2010 Clinic Moves to Inside: Kalamazoo Important Dates .............................2 2010 State Champs ........................3 January 20 - 22 National All Star Games ...............3 Women of the Year .........................4 The 2011 MHSFCA Foot- ball Clinic will include Honorary Members ........................4 many improvements. All NHSACA in Grand Rapids ...........4 clinic attendees will be able to stay and park at MHSCA Awards ...........................4 the Kalamazoo Radisson. Board of Directors Election ............5 Every coach staying at the Hotel will receive discount State/Assiatant Coaches of the Year ..6 coupons for all the establish- Clinic Schedule ..............................7 ments in the Hotel. The clinic will feature High Clinic Registraion form .................8 School Coaches from Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Nike Mt Pleasant Clinic ................9 Minnesota and of course, Michigan. College coaches Glazier Clinics .............................10 from the Midwest and Big Regional Coaches of the Year .......11 Name coaches supplied by Nike will also be a part of this Academic All State Teams............12 complete clinic lineup. Leadership Conference .................13 Radisson Plaza Hotel at See You in Kalamazoo Center KAZOO! Academic All State Individuals ...15 Reservations: 800-395-7046 Why Helmets Only ...................17 Be sure to mention you are attending the MHSFCA clinic. See Schedule on page 7 Safety & Fundamentals at Camps .. 18 EXTRA Membership Report Scholarship Application ...............19 POINT Bob Rowe, Membership Chair Lifetime Membership ...................23 MHSFCA Membership Member Benefits .........................23 2,040 TOTAL Pizza Bowl Tickets .........................24 December 3, 2010 Membership Applications ............24 Membership runs September-August December 2010 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 2 MHSFCA Michigan High DIRECTORS Region 1 Meetings & North - Paul Jacobson, Negaunee Important Dates East - Pat Maloney, Rudyard School Football South - Joe Reddinger, North Dickinson Region 2 All Star Selection Meeting Ed Schindler, Elk Rapids East - Allen Park HS, 7 Jan 11 Coaches Greg Vaughn, Traverse City St. Francis West - CMU, 8 Jan 11 Region 3 Tim Parker, Muskegon Oakridge 39th Winners Circle Clinic Association Jerry Rabideau, Spring Lake Kalamazoo Radisson Region 4 20-22 January 2011 Kelly Luplow, Clare Andrew Pratley, Ogemaw Heights 59th Coach of the Year Clinic Winners Circle Region 5 Soaring Eagle Hotel, Mt. Pleasant Craig Healey, Flushing 4-5 March 2011 Clinic Jim Neumann, Flint Powers Catholic Region 6 Hall of Fame Induction Kalamazoo Noel Dean, Lowell Sheraton Hotel, Ann Arbor Radisson Mike Farley, Grand Haven 26 March 2011 Region 7 January 20-22, 2011 Mark Blaesser, Gull Lake Steering Committee Meeting Jeff Terpenning, Centreville See Schedule page 7 Sheraton Hotel, Ann Arbor Region 8 27 March 2011 Ed Greenman, Battle Creek Harper Creek Pete Schermerhorn, Portage Northern All Star Awards Banquet 31st Annual Region 9 Soaring Eagle Resort Hotel Jack Fairly, Jackson Rob Zimmerman, DeWitt Mt. Pleasant, MI All Star Game Region 10 24 June 2011 Scott Farley, Leslie 31st Annual All Star Game at Tom Walentowski, Ida Region 11 Kelly Shorts Stadium, CMU Kelly/Shorts Dennis Hopkins, Linden 25 June 2011 Mike Ryan, Swartz Creek Stadium, CMU Region 12 ODD REGION Chris Gilliam, Birch Run Board of Directors Election Bill Brown, Deckerville Region 13 at 25 June 2011 Brad Bush, Chelsea Winners Circle Clinic Mark Thomas, South Lyon Kalamazoo Radisson Region 14 20-22 Jan 2011 Tom Hoover, Allen Park Eric Redmond, Carleton Airport Region 15 MHSFCA John Goddard, Royal Oak Shrine Newsletter is NOT Forwarded OFFICERS 2010 Mike Boyd, Our Lady of the Lakes MHSFCA Newsletters are NOT forwarded by Region 16 the Postal Service. To insure that you continue to Andre Harlan, Frederick Douglass receive the MHSFCA Newsletter please notify PRESIDENT Eric Smith, Detroit Central Membership Chairman, Bob Rowe of address changes. Steve Wilson, Fruitport Region 17 Bob Rowe Gary Griffith, Troy MHSFCA Membership Chairman 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Keith Stephens, Pontiac Northern 8020 Tulane Jack Wallace, Fowlerville Region 18 Taylor, MI 48180 Jim Sparks, Clawson [email protected] 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Jim Venia, Marysville The MHSFCA NEWSLETTER is the official Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central publication of the Michigan High School Football Even number Regions elected in even years. Odd number Regions elected in odd years. Coaches Association with the expressed aim of CHAPLAIN keeping Michigan High School football coaches Loren Willey, Clio informed of developments in their profession. Larry Merx, Editor PARLIAMENTARIAN Day (734) 604-0765 Home: (734) 439-3184, Fax (866) 604-0766 Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central email: [email protected] 39 Judd Rd. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Milan, MI 48160 Larry Merx, Dexter December 2010 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 3 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Past Presidents Academic All State Dave Driscoll, Jackson Parkside ‘72-’73 NOTES Al Boydston, Caro Dutch Schrotenboer, Alpena ‘74 All-Star Bud Breed, Portage Northern ‘75 2010 State Champions Gus Kapolka, Manistee Apparel Ron Holland, North Farmington ‘76 Tony Ceccacci, Ortonville-Brandon Ivan Muhlenkamp, St. Joseph ‘77 Division 1 Assistant Coach Award Jeff Smith, East Lansing ‘78 Lake Orion 21 Dick McGiness, Lake City Harley Pierce, Sturgis ‘79 Clinic Plymouth 13 Walt Braun, Marysville ‘80 Al Slamer, Holt Combine Jim Ooley, Traverse City ‘81 Division 2 Rod Baker, Riverview Tom Fagan, Ypsilanti ‘82 Ethics Dick Harris, Harrison ‘83 Farmington Hills Harrison 38 Wes Wishart, Belleville Arnie Besonen, Owen-Gage ‘84 Lowell 28 Fran Herrington Award Dick Look, Tawas ‘85 Steve Robb, Milan Terry Rose, Stevensville-Lakeshore ‘86 Division 3 Jim Crowley Award Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis Mark Covert, Fenton ‘87 East Grand Rapids 35 Finance John Dean, Detroit Northern ‘88 Orchard Lake St Mary’s 27 Brad Bush, Chelsea Dan Lauer, Benton Harbor ‘89 Hall Of Fame Jim Ahern, Ithaca ‘90 Chuck Ritter, Ann Arbor Pioneer Division 4 Tom Moshimer, Plymouth Salem ‘91 Historian Grand Rapids Catholic Central 27 Jack Carlson, Holland West Ottawa Bob Knight, Portage Central ‘92 Honorary Membership Dave Woodcock, Jenison ‘93 Williamston 23 Roger Bearss, Millington Dennis Zbozen, Romeo ‘94 Leadership Bill Tucker, Flint Powers ‘95 Division 5 Dave Lawrence, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Larry Rueger, Mona Shores/Fruitport ‘96 Grand Rapids West Catholic 42 Membership Larry Merx, Ann Arbor Huron ‘97 Bob Rowe, Taylor Truman Olivet 26 MHSAA Liaison Jack Schugars, Muskegon Oakridge ‘98 Jack Wallace, Fowlerville Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis ‘99 Division 6 MHSCA Liaison Tim Klein, Roscommon ‘00 Ithaca 45 Mike Farley Grand Haven Keith Froelich, Okemos ‘01 Placement Jim Clawson, Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic ‘02 Monroe St Mary Catholic Central 35 Marcus Dukes, Hartland Parlimentarian Bob Scheloske, South Lyon ‘03 Division 7 Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central Mike Wojda, Alpena ‘04 Playoff Pete Coll, Center Line ‘05 Hudson 28 • Ishpeming 26 Tom Barbieri, Dexter Jim Buttson, Allen Park, ‘06 Political Action Al Slamer, Battle Creek Central, ‘07 Division 8 Eric Redmond - Carlton Airport Dave Larkin, Jenison ‘08 Public Relations Mt Pleasant Sacred Heart 42 John Herrington, Farmington Harrison Brad Grayvold, Norway ‘09 Saugatuck 21 Rules Pete Coll, Center Line Scholarship National All Star Games & Kelly Luplow, Clare Youth Football Michigan Eligibility Scott Farley, Leslie Web Site John Herrington, Farmington Hills Harrison Vincent LeVeille, Vassar uring our recent MHSFCA meeting at Claire, the board of NEWSLETTER directors discussed the possibility of allowing Michigan foot- Encourages D ball players to participate in various national all-star games without forfeiting eligibility to participate in spring sports; it Contributors was our unanimous conclusion that such participation without sanc- Over the past years several of Michigan’s tion should be allowed. best coaches have sent materials for the News- It was our feeling that placing our elite athletes in the national spotlight letter. We encourage you to join that group. will help publicize both the featured athletes and Michigan high school foot- ball across the country. This decision would bring Michigan football in line Deadline for Submissions with the vast majority of other states (only two other states currently sanction for March Newsletter off-season high school athletes for participating in national all-star games). — February 15 — An additional advantage would be that our elite athletes would not be forced Larry Merx to choose between either participating in sports that they love or gaining 39 Judd Rd. national recognition for their previous outstanding performance. The final Milan, MI 48160 point discussed was that this would only affect a few athletes in any one year. (734) 604-0765 (C) [email protected] Thus, it was our opinion that Michigan football players should be allowed to participate in national all-star games without sanctions. December 2010 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 4 Fran Herrington Woman of the Year Award he Fran Herrington Award is presented in the memory of the late wife of John Herrington from 46th Annual National High School Farmington Hills Harrison. Fran was a tremen- Athletic Coaches Association T dous part of their football program and school community who gave tirelessly of her time and National Convention energy. She helped in creating a successful