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MYERS ORLEANS BENGALS FOOTBALL
REGISTRATION is ongoing...

 

Bengals registration is ongoing throughout the Spring and Summer months. Hurry, though, as you won’t want to miss a moment of the action!

Download, print, and fill out both the “Bengals” and “NCAFA” forms. (Links to both can be found below.) After that, click on the “Teams” tab, and find the level in which you are interested. Simply contact the coach – you can register for Bengals directly with him or her!

Tackle football is offered in five age groups – Tyke (Birth years 2001, 2002, 2003), Mosquito (Birth years 1999, 2000), Peewee (Birth years 1997, 1998), Bantam (Birth years 1995, 1996), and Midget (Birth years 1992, 1993, 1994).

Girls Touch Football is for girls ages 12 – 17.

Flag Football is for youth ages 6 – 12.

Cheerleading is for youth ages 6 – 18.

Didn’t find what you were looking for, or have questions? Simply click on the “Contacts” page, and contact a Bengals executive member. They would be more than happy to assist you!


REGISTRATION FEES

Competitive Tackle Football (equipment provided)

- Spring football & initial registration $100

(+ $40 in recoverable fundraising calendars)

- Regular season $195

Flag Football Ages 6-12 (6 Saturdays May 21—June 25) $60
(Flag football is free with Spring football registration!)

Cheerleading (uniforms provided) $150

Girls Touch Football $95



Questions? Ask Bengals President Dennis Prouse (dprouse@rogers.com)

English Brochure click here...

French Brochure/En Francais click here...

Bengals Registration Form click here...

NCAFA Registration Form click here...

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Cheerleading Practice Starts Tuesday, June 14th 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

The first cheerleading practice will take place Tuesday, June 14th, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at Garneau Field. Thereafter, Cheerleading practice will be every Tuesday and Thursday evening, same time, same place. Ready, O.K., GO BENGALS GO!

 

Concussion Awareness...

The recent injury to NHL star and Olympic hero Sidney Crosby has put a face on the issue of concussions in sports. Be it hockey, soccer, baseball, or football, there is now increased awareness of sports related head injuries. This is actually a positive development, as the increased awareness is leading to better education of coaches, trainers, players, and parents.

Concussions can occur in any activity – on the playground, on a toboggan, on a skateboard, etc. Indeed, girls soccer, for instance, has recently been profiled in the media for a rash of concussions. It is probably fair to say that the nature of girls soccer has not changed significantly in recent years. What has changed is our awareness of head injuries.

The Bengals have a three part strategy to deal with the risk of concussions:

· Prevention through quality, well fitted helmets

· Prevention through coaching that teaches and emphasizes safe play

· Diagnosis through qualified trainers who look for signs of concussion, and immediately remove from play any player suspected of suffering a concussion

The greatest danger, according to medical experts, lies not with the first concussion, but rather if an athlete sustains a second concussion before fully recovering from the first injury. This puts an athlete at risk for a number of long term, potentially serious medical problems. This is why we require a physician’s note for any player returning to play after suffering a concussion – no exceptions.

Bengal dad Ken Brunet is an Exercise Physiologist at the Peak Centre for Human Performance, located at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata. ( www.peakcentre.ca ) The Peak Centre offers concussion testing both for athletes suspected of suffering a concussion, and for those looking to get what is known as a “baseline” test. A growing number of teams at the pro and university level are having their athletes get a baseline test, allowing them to more easily determine when an athlete is ready to return to action following a concussion. You can read more about the Peak Centre’s concussion testing here (Concussion Testing) or contact Ken at the Peak Centre. (KBrunet@Peakcentre.ca). He would be pleased to answer any questions you may have!

For a complete Concussion test information sheet click here...

SPECIAL OFFER TO PARENTS AND PLAYERS...

I have come to realize how important "Facebook" has become in today's day and age. That being said although selling photos last year was a success, I believe that more can be done for all. This year I'm offering digital memberships, let me explain.

For a one time fee you can receive via e-mail all photos containing yourself or as a parent, your child. Once you receive the file you can print as many as you want, post them all over "Facebook" or wherever you want. You'll receive a file large enough to print 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10 prints.

The breakdown is very simple, for each player the fee for the entire year is $50.00 and for a family with 2 players it is $75.00 and a family with 3 players involved the fee is $100.00, all prices include taxes. A player purchasing a membership can only receive his/her photos and the same applies for families. What it works out to is for a value of purchasing 3 prints you receive all photos that contain yourself or your child with a guarantee of at least 10 photos per player

Also if you purchase a membership within the next 30 days you'll receive $10.00 off the price. This offer is only for action shots taken throughout the year, I will be posting special offers for individual and team photos at a later date.

You can purchase your membership right here by sending me an e-mail today at bob@bobrowsellphotography.com and I'll send you a membership form or click here for a printable order form...

BE A BENGAL NOT A BULLY...

 

A primary goal of the Bengals organization is to foster a healthy and safe environment for our community’s youth. Through football, we aim to promote sportsmanship, a competitive spirit, and self-respect.

The Bengals have teamed with the Dare 2 Dream Program (offered through the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO www.daretodreamprogram.ca) for the third consecutive year to offer all of our players an opportunity to work together to combat bullying in our community. This initiative was designed to give practical peer-mentoring and social networking skills to all of our youth in our competitive programs.

Through a series of on-field trust exercise, which built trust between players, while offering physical fitness benefits (as well as being fun), our youth learn to support one another and work together for success outside their normal comfort zone. These on-field sessions are complemented with in-class discussions from coaches, parents, youth and guest speakers on the topic of bullying.
The youth participating in this project already taught the executive of the club a great deal about the realities they face every day confronting bullies and they have reinforced for the club the benefits they realize from being part of an inclusive organization. A key measure of success of the project was the response rate to a survey designed to measure impact and safety on the field. The participants responded overwhelmingly (95%) that they felt safe, heard, valued, and respected on the Bengals football field.

These sessions are open to all youth in our community and due to the grant funding we have received are offered free of charge. We understand that many of our youth are involved with other winter sports, but encourage youth to come out to one, any or all of the sessions that fit their schedule.

Tell A Friend! Bring A Friend!

Schedule click here...