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NJSYFL Welcomes the Sparta Youth Football Teams
The NJSYFL welcomes a new addition for 2010 the Sparta Bears!! This is our 19th team and first from Sussex County. We are now in Middlesex, Union, Essex, Monmouth, Morris and Sussex Counties. We wish the Sparta teams a great year and welcome to the NJSYFL family. Stay tuned for more breaking news.........

2009 Superbowl Results
"A" Division : Richmond Boro 0 - Parsippany 8...... "B" Division : Scotch Plains-Fanwood 6 - Summit 28..... "C" Division : Summit 14 - Westfield-B 0.... All-Star Game: North 6 - South 22

2009 SOUTH All-Star Team Assignments & Practices
The following Team's All-Star Players will play for the 2009 SOUTH All-Star Team: Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Cranford, Marlboro, Perth Amboy, Sayrewood South, Springfield & Westfield. The SOUTH All-Stars will practice on 11/17 & 11/19 from 6:00-8:00pm at Perth Amboy's Practice Facility located at 650 Dorothy Avenue, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861. The All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, 11/22/09, 10:00 AM at Perth Amboy.

2009 NORTH All-Star Team Assignments & Practices
The following Team's All-Star Players will play for the 2009 NORTH All-Star Team: Belleville, Bloomfield, Irvington, Millburn, Morristown, New Providence, Scotch Plains-Fanwood & Summit. The NORTH All-Stars will practice on 11/17 & 11/19 from 6:00-8:00pm at Wrights Field, 179 Baldwin Place, Bloomfield, NJ 07003. The All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, 11/22/09, 10:00 AM at Perth Amboy.

2009 Scholarship Application Process
3-8th grade players and 3-8th grade cheerleaders are eligibleto apply for a $500.00 College Scholarship!! Qualifications; Student must have a C average or above. Copy of last report card is Mandatory. They must submit an Essay titled "What the NJSYFL has done for me." All paperwork must be submitted no later than November 30th NJSYFL P.O Box 615 Scotch Plains NJ 07076

Clothing Drive
November 1st at Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS till after the B game. A clothing drive being done on behalf of the struggling members of our footballl community. Please assign a person to drop off whatever warm clothing you can to help others get through the upcoming winter! The NJSYFL is proud to assist ANYONE thats needs us. Please email lynnpayne@verizon.net for any questions.....

PRESS PASSES NOT ALLOWED FOR PLAYOFFS-SUPERBOWL SITES
The 2009 PRESS PASSES are only good for regular season play. All passes are cancelled for the NJSYFL PLayoff rounds, and SUPERBOWL!!!!! F-8 Images has rights to all photography on the fields of play those days on 11/8,11/15,11/23. Any persons on the fields will be asked to return to the stands.

All Star selections
Must be submitted by GAME 5 of the regular season to Gino Pascarella. You must include; Team, names of players plus email addresses,coaches name and email. The players name, Jersey number and position. We are accepting 2 lineman and 2 backs per team. NO additional players PLEASE, nor any additional requests!

Press passes
Press passes are available for any parent wishing to take photos for their teams. They are limited so please let the League Representative know of your intentions. NO ONE IS ALLOWED ON ANY FIELD WITHOUT ONE! Any professional photographer must submit a business card along with name, and a $50.00 filing fee. NJSYFL Attn: John Foye P.O. Box 615 Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

PARTICIPANT PLAYING REGULATIONS
ONLY PLAYERS FROM THE PARTICIPATING LEAGUE'S COMMUNITIES are allowed to play within the NJSYFL. Even though a child attends a private school within the community they must be a resident with proof of residency prior to registering for 2009 season. No players will be taken because of a another community's league, weight-restrictive program. NO SPECIAL REQUESTS WILL BE GRANTED, AND THIS RULE IS STRICT. If a program is found to have an ineligible player then disciplinary measures are taken regardless of lack of knowledge by coaching staff or program.

League Award Winners for 2008
Congratulations to the following winners. National Division Coach of the Year-Gennaro "Jerry" Cioffi Springfield A level/ American Division Coach of the Year, Joe Aquino, Belleville B level/ Referee of the Year, Tom Medler/ League Representative of the Year, Gino Pascarella, Chatham/ Service Award Winners; Owen Brand-Westfield, Jerry Boyd-Perth Amboy, Jerry Cioffi-Springfield, John Manganiello-Berkeley Heights, John Christiano-Cranford Congratulations to all deserving winners!

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