31. January 2011 by admin.

Local area high school coaches were all polled recently and unanimously they all agree it is best for younger players to learn together and play together before entering high school.  In a true feeder program the youth coaching staff makes every effort to teach a simpler version of the high school varsity team’s offense and defensive schemes.  This is invaluable once players reach the high school level.  Football has become a complicated game.  Formations, plays and numbering systems, defensive schemes, drills, fundamentals and special teams play can all be taught at the youth level.  There is no substitute for players developing friendships that last a lifetime all through high school.  There is a reason Linganore and Urbana High School football programs are so strong at every level and repeatedly challenge for an win state championships.  Great coaching for sure, great kids for sure and a great foundation provided by the youth programs offered by LOUYAA.  You can’t argue with success.  “Nothing is more disappointing to me, when I take the time to come watch a youth football game to check out the boys coming up to the next level and I discover most are not even coming to my high school” said one local coach during an interview.  Join your local high school feeder program seems to be the echo!

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31. January 2011 by admin.

LOUYAA now entering 3rd Season of Indoor Spring Football. This a LOUYAA sport and part of a state wide league. Other organizations are going to join the leaugue but you can be part of the organization that is the pioneer of the sport. 

The Lancers have proven they are a force to be reconed with in Indoor Football. We have had an enormous amount of success each season and the expectations are high for this season. We almost doubled our registration numbers from season one to season two so I expect more growth this season.

In 2009 the Lancers won the 12U Championship. 

In 2010 the Lancers finished the season with 3 teams competing in the Superbowl Championship Games.  13U, 12U and 10U. 

In 2010 the 10U team competed in the Indoor State Championship Game.

to check

Register Online at www.LOUYAA.org  

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27. January 2011 by admin.

LOUYAA has announced the formation of the Oakdale Bears Youth Football Program under the LOUYAA umbrella.  This will round out the LOUYAA football offering to include 3 true football feeder programs for each of the are high schools in the LOUYAA region.  Urbana, Linganore and Oakdale high schools will now all benefit from direct community based youth football programs designed to help players become familiar with and use the offensive and defensive strategies their high schools utilize.  This close tie to the high school program helps young football players get to their best chance of success when they reach high school levels of play.  It makes perfect sense if you think about it.  By the time these players reach the 9th grade many of them have been using the same numbering system, plays, formations, blocking schemes, defensive schemes, blitzes, coverage assignments and drills taught by the local high school coaches.  It makes a very smooth transition possible and allows the HS coaches to move at a much faster pace and get to more advanced levels of coaching quickly since the foundation is already set in place.  It’s no wonder Linganore and Urbana have enjoyed so much success at the High School levels of play over the years.  I would highly recommend making sure your young athlete plays in the local High School feeder program and not a place where they are learning football that will have to be completely re-taught when they get to high school.  There is no way a youth team feeding into 4 or 5 high schools can effectively teach what youth players need for their best chance of success at high school.  Stick to your community youth football that is the local high school feeder where all the players can look forward to working together and staying together for many years.  This kind of chemistry and team camaraderie is invaluable in later years.  Look for programs who have teams at every age level so kids don’t get discouraged having to play with older and more experienced ones.  It’s no fun sitting the bench while you try to learn a sport.  Make sure your program offers guaranteed play time and multiple skill levels to participate. 

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