Capital District Minor Football Association

Congratulations to our Midget Champions!

Tier I
Edmonton Chargers

Tier II
Sherwood Park Rams

Tier III
St. Albert Storm

Tier IV
Leduc StrayCats

Some Important Announcements

A reminder to scorekeepers and managers to make sure that you enter the number of EFOA referees present at each game onto the gamesheet. We need to ensure that these refs get paid, and this is our ONLY way of knowing how many refs were in attendance. Thanks!

Click Here for a .pdf file outlining the rule changes for 2008. This is a document that was recently put out by the EFOA and is vital information for all coaches.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
CAMPS/REGISTRATIONS/TOURNAMENTS/EVENTS
Atoms - PeeWees - Bantams - Midgets

Stony Plain/Spruce Grove is looking for a Head Coach for their High School Junior Team. They have asked us to help them in their search. Here is their message:

STONY PLAIN/SPRUCE GROVE High School Football
Junior Team Head Coach Position Available

Applications to Shauna Boyce
Email: sboyce@psd70.ab.ca or Fax: 780-963-6722
Deadline Noon June 09, 2009
All applications are kept in strict confidence. Candidates will be contacted June 09 for interviews.
For further information please contact high school football manager Thalia
at 780-962-9665 or 780-688-0754.

Eskimos Host a Day for the Fans

The Edmonton Eskimos will be hosting their annual Fan Day on Saturday, June 6th at Clarke Stadium from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Fan Day is taking another step further in family fun by incorporating an interactive “Punt, Pass, Kick” station set up right on Clarke field. Participants will have a chance to punt, pass and kick at three stations run by Eskimo quarterbacks Ricky Ray, Lester Ricard and Jared Zabransky and kicker/punters Noel Prefontaine and Derek Schiavone. Each participant’s distances will be recorded and prizes will be handed out for longest distance and other milestones.

In-depth “Chalk Talks” will be taking place in the grand stands where coaches will go over some elements of the game. Three sessions will happen throughout the day with an open mike portion for fans to ask the coaches questions. The three sessions will cover Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams aspects of the game. In between each session will be a brief Cheer Team performance.

Fans can learn from the best cheer team in the CFL as the Eskimo Cheer Team is holding clinics throughout the day. Fans will have a chance to learn cheer motions and a current game day cheer, basic stunting techniques and one of the current sideline dances.

Of course the final hour of Fan Day will be dedicated to an autograph session with the 2009 Edmonton Eskimos.

Here is a breakdown of how the day will look:

1:00pm – 3:00pm: Punt, Pass and Kick
1:30pm – 1:45pm: Cheer Team Clinic: Cheer Motions & Game Day Cheer
1:30pm – 1:58pm: Chalk Talk: Offence hosted by Rick Worman, Jason Tucker and Terry Eisler
1:58pm – 2:00pm: Cheer Team Performance: Dance Team
2:00pm – 2:15pm: Cheer Team Clinic: Basic Stunting Technique & Demonstration
2:00pm – 2:28pm: Chalk Talk: Defence hosted by Jim Daley and Stacey Hairston
2:28pm – 2:30pm: Cheer Team Performance: Stunt Team
2:30pm – 2:45pm: Cheer Team Clinic: Sideline Dance
2:30pm – 2:58pm: Chalk Talk: Special Teams hosted by Noel Thorpe
2:58pm – 3:00pm: Cheer Team Performance: All
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Team Autograph Session

Some familiar favorites returning this year include Johnsonville, who will have a barbeque on-site to raise money for the Michael Cuccione Foundation with all proceeds going to the Stollery Children’s Hospital.Boston Pizza will be distributing cookies, kids packs, tattoos and have a draw for a BP gift basket. Chapman's will be handing out ice cream and Coca-Cola products and Old Dutch chips will also be on-hand. Official retailer Game-On Sports will be there with Edmonton Eskimo merchandise. There will be plenty of activities for the kids including face painters, pictures with Eskimo mascots Nanook and Punter, the Edmonton Eskimo Fire Truck and the football toss which will be run by Eskimo quarterback Jason Maas and running back Jesse Lumsden. For everything Eskimo, visit www.esks.com for daily camp updates, video and audio clips.

For more information on the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club please visit our website at www.esks.com.

We are pleased to post activities or announcements for all clubs at all levels. Just send written details to the webmaster and we'll be glad to make the information available to the entire League.
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We are currently in the early stages of putting together a "CDMFA History Page" for the league's website. We need the assistance of those of you who have been involved over the years.

For those of you who are our "grizzled vets", do you have information on dates, people, history, etc. as to how our league was formed, how it evolved from its predecessor leagues, histories of our individual Member Associations, photographs, or anything that you think could be of assistance? If so, we need your help. Even anecdotes from the past would be useful.

Please forward this information by clicking here and enclosing it in an email.

Thanks!
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Scorekeepers must go into their "account login" and produce an Official Game Sheet for every Game. You can generate Game Sheets by Jersey Number or by Alphabetical Last Name in an ascending and/or a descending order. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE OLD MANUAL GAME SHEETS. They are no longer considered acceptable.

Scorekeepers are asked to give a 1 to 3 paragraph story/summary of the Game that they are reporting the score of.

Registrars please note that there is an on line Player Release System through your "account login" ... this is the ONLY process for ALL Player Releases.

Registrars please note that there is an on line Player Pre-Registration ("I Want To Play Football") System ... you can direct players to it for your convenience. Be aware that if a potential player uses it you will be notified by email.

MAPS NOW UPDATED (August 1st, 2007) with Queen Elizabeth/Goldstick/Confederation:

For those that are unfamiliar with Fields and directions please CLICK HERE to download the Maps that will help you get around. PLEASE NOTE: St. Albert Alpine Field is the name for the field at Elmer Gish School.