Volume 14, No. 3 SERVING MICHIGAN'S COACHES October 2010 Final 22 Seconds Inside: Determines 30th Annual Important Dates .............................2 All Star Game Notes ..............................................3 Ford Field Finals Hospitality .........3 Newsletter Delivery .......................3 Regional Coach of Year Voting ......3 Board of Directors Election ............4 Community Service Award ...........5 State Finals Game Tickets ..............6 January Clinic in Kazoo .................7 All Star Nomination 2011 .............7 Tawas wins Golf Challenge ............7 2011 Clinics Registration ..............8 Nike Mt Pleasant Clinic ................9 Glazier Clinics .............................10 Glazier Partnership ......................11 2011 All Star Nominations ..........13 2009 All Star video ......................13 East Head Coach, Jim Sparks, Clawson, holds the All Star trophy after the East capitalizes on a turnover in the final seconds of play in the 30th annual game, 2010 All Star Game .....................14 the first to be played in June. See more All Star news starting on page 13. Final All Star Rosters 2010 .........16 EXTRA Membership Report Nominations Due ........... 12 & 18 POINT Bob Rowe, Membership Chair Lifetime Membership ...................21 MHSFCA Membership Member Benefits .........................21 2,040 TOtaL Pizza Bowl Tickets .........................22 September 21, 2010 Membership Applications ............22 Membership runs September-August October 2010 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 2 MHSFCA Michigan High DIRECTORS Region 1 Meetings & North - Paul Jacobson, Negaunee East - Pat Maloney, Rudyard Important Dates School Football South - Joe Reddinger, North Dickinson Region 2 Ed Schindler, Elk Rapids Board of Directors Fall Meeting Coaches Greg Vaughn, Traverse City St. Francis Doherty Hotel, Clare Region 3 Friday, 3 December, 2010 Association Tim Parker, Muskegon Oakridge Jerry Rabideau, Spring Lake All Star Selection Meeting Region 4 East - Allen Park HS, 7 Jan 11 Ford Field Kelly Luplow, Clare West - Okemos HS, 8 Jan 11 Andrew Pratley, Ogemaw Heights Championship Region 5 39th Winners Circle Clinic Games Craig Healey, Flushing McCamly Plaza, Battle Creek Jim Neumann, Flint Powers Catholic 20-22 January 2011 Region 6 Hospitality Noel Dean, Lowell 59th Coach of the Year Clinic Mike Farley, Grand Haven Soaring Eagle Hotel, Mt. Pleasant MHSFCA Members stop by the Region 7 4-5 March 2011 Mark Blaesser, Gull Lake MHSFCA hospitality room at Jeff Terpenning, Centreville ODD REGION Ford Field during Friday and Region 8 Ed Greenman, Battle Creek Harper Creek Board of Directors Election Saturday contests! (See NOTES, Pete Schermerhorn, Portage Northern at page 3, for details) Region 9 Winners Circle Clinic Jack Fairly, Jackson Rob Zimmerman, DeWitt Kalamazoo Radisson Region 10 20-22 Jan 2011 Winners Circle Scott Farley, Leslie Tom Walentowski, Ida All Star Videos Clinic Region 11 See Page 13 Dennis Hopkins, Linden Kalamazoo Mike Ryan, Swartz Creek Region 12 Radisson Chris Gilliam, Birch Run Bill Brown, Deckerville January 20-22, 2011 Region 13 New schedule! Brad Bush, Chelsea Mark Thomas, South Lyon See Flier in this newsletter Region 14 Tom Hoover, Allen Park Eric Redmond, Carleton Airport Region 15 MHSFCA John Goddard, Royal Oak Shrine Newsletter is NOT Forwarded Mike Boyd, Our Lady of the Lakes MHSFCA Newsletters are NOT forwarded by OFFICERS 2010 the Postal Service. To insure that you continue to Region 16 receive the MHSFCA Newsletter please notify PRESIDENT Andre Harlan, Frederick Douglass Membership Chairman, Bob Rowe of address Eric Smith, Detroit Central changes. Steve Wilson, Fruitport Region 17 Bob Rowe 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Gary Griffith, Troy MHSFCA Membership Chairman Keith Stephens, Pontiac Northern 8020 Tulane Jack Wallace, Fowlerville Taylor, MI 48180 Region 18 [email protected] 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Jim Sparks, Clawson The MHSFCA NEWSLETTER is the official Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central Jim Venia, Marysville publication of the Michigan High School Football Even number Regions elected in even years. Coaches Association with the expressed aim of CHAPLAIN Odd number Regions elected in odd years. keeping Michigan High School football coaches Loren Willey, Clio informed of developments in their profession. Larry Merx, Editor PARLIAMENTARIAN Day (845)-837-9438 Home: (734) 439-3184, Fax (866) 604-0766 Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central email: [email protected] 39 W. Judd Rd. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Milan, MI 48160 Larry Merx, Dexter October 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 State Final Games Gus Kapolka, Manistee Assistant Coach Award Ron Holland, North Farmington ‘76 Hospitality @ Ford Field Dick McGiness, Lake City Ivan Muhlenkamp, St. Joseph ‘77 Clinic Jeff Smith, East Lansing ‘78 Al Slamer, Holt Harley Pierce, Sturgis ‘79 MHSFCA members are invited to Combine Walt Braun, Marysville ‘80 stop by the 7th floor Rooftop Suite Rod Baker, Riverview Ethics Jim Ooley, Traverse City ‘81 hospitality room at the State Final Wes Wishart, Belleville Tom Fagan, Ypsilanti ‘82 games 27-28 Nov. (You must be a Fran Herrington Award Dick Harris, Harrison ‘83 Steve Robb, Milan Arnie Besonen, Owen-Gage ‘84 member for admission - membership Jim Crowley Award Dick Look, Tawas ‘85 will be available in the Atrium.) Take Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis Terry Rose, Stevensville-Lakeshore ‘86 Finance the Beaubien elevators from the main Brad Bush, Chelsea Mark Covert, Fenton ‘87 concourse (near section 105/106 to Hall Of Fame John Dean, Detroit Northern ‘88 level 7). Limited refreshments will Chuck Ritter, Ann Arbor Pioneer Dan Lauer, Benton Harbor ‘89 Historian Jim Ahern, Ithaca ‘90 be available and the room overlooks Jack Carlson, Holland West Ottawa Tom Moshimer, Plymouth Salem ‘91 the playing field. We look forward to Honorary Membership Roger Bearss, Millington Bob Knight, Portage Central ‘92 seeing you there. Leadership Dave Woodcock, Jenison ‘93 Dave Lawrence, Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard Dennis Zbozen, Romeo ‘94 Thank You Membership Bill Tucker, Flint Powers ‘95 Bob Rowe, Taylor Truman Larry Rueger, Mona Shores/Fruitport ‘96 Woman of the Year MHSAA Liaison Larry Merx, Ann Arbor Huron ‘97 I wish to say thank you for the “Fran Jack Wallace, Fowlerville MHSCA Liaison Jack Schugars, Muskegon Oakridge ‘98 Herrington Woman of the Year Mike Farley Grand Haven Larry Sellers, Traverse City St. Francis ‘99 Award”. It was such an honor. When Placement Tim Klein, Roscommon ‘00 I look at it, it makes me feel special Marcus Dukes, Hartland Keith Froelich, Okemos ‘01 Parlimentarian Jim Clawson, Monroe St. Mary’s Catholic ‘02 and I always want to live up to the Doug Bess, Battle Creek Central Playoff Bob Scheloske, South Lyon ‘03 meaning behind it. So thank you so Tom Barbieri, Dexter Mike Wojda, Alpena ‘04 much to the assoiciation. And all of its Political Action Pete Coll, Center Line ‘05 members. Eric Redmond - Carlton Airport Jim Buttson, Allen Park, ‘06 Public Relations Al Slamer, Battle Creek Central, ‘07 John Herrington, Farmington Harrison Dave Larkin, Jenison ‘08 Sincerely, Donna Cisco. Rules Pete Coll, Center Line Brad Grayvold, Norway ‘09 Scholarship Mike Wojda, Alpena Sportswear Tony Ceccacci, Ortonville-Brandon Youth Football Bill Hollenbeck, Maple City-Glen Lake Web Site Vincent LeVeille, Vassar NEW! NEWSLETTER Regional Encourages Coach of the Year Voting Contributors Regional Coach of the Year voting will be done electronically this Over the past years several of Michigan’s best coaches have sent materials for the News- year. Voting will be done with a Zoomerang Survey that will contain letter. We encourage you to join that group. the ballot for each MHSFCA region. This is the only ballot that you will receive for voting for Regional Coach of the Year. Deadline for Submissions for December Newsletter Regional Coach of the Year ballots (Zoomerang) will be sent out on — November 15 — Sunday, November 7th and will be closed Sunday, November 14th. Larry Merx 39 West Judd Rd. Milan, MI 48160 If you’re not sure if the MHSFCA has your correct e-mail address, (734) 604-0765 (C) you can send it to Steve Wilson at: [email protected] [email protected] October 2010 MHSFCA NEWSLETTER Page 4 MHSFCA Regions & Board Elections - ODD Regions n January 2011 at the Battle Creek Clinic, Regional Directors in ODD numbered regions will be selected. If you are interested in running as a director in an ODD numbered region, you should contact Larry Merx in writing (email works) at 39 Judd Rd., Milan, MI 48160 or by email at [email protected] to have your name placed on the ballot. I If you have changed conference affiliation and it will change your region please contact Doug Bess: dbess@battle-creek. k12.mi.us. MHSFCA Regions Region 1 (40) Mid-State Athletic Conf. - South Central Michigan Athletic Conf. Ypsilanti Willow Run H.S. Great Western Northeast Michigan Conference Western Wayne Athletic Conf. - Blue Great Northern U.P. Tri-Valley Conference - Central Region 10 (38) Western Wayne Athletic Conf. - Red Cheboygan H.S. Tri-Valley Conference - West Cascades Conference Sault Ste Marie H.S. Lenawee County Athletic Assoc Region 15 (30) Stephenson H.S. Region 5 (16) Southern Central Ath Assn-SCAA I Catholic League - All Divisions Mid-Eastern Football Conference Big Nine Conference Southern Central Athletic Adrian Lenawee Christian