AAU FOOTBALL IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.
IN ORDER FOR YOU TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AND TO MAXIMIZE THE ENJOYMENT YOU AND YOUR PLAYER ARE TO GET FROM PLAYING YOUTH FOOTBALL IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE SLRAA TROJANS PROGRAM.
AAU FOOTBALL IS A NO WEIGHT LIMIT FOOTBALL FORMAT. WE PLAY BY AGE GROUP KEEPING PLAYERS IN THEIR PEER GROUPS RATHER THAN PLACE YOUNGER HEAVIER PLAYERS ON TEAMS WITH OLDER (LIGHTER) PLAYERS LIKE POP WARNER OR "GRADE BASED" LIKE AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL (AYF). ALLOWING PLAYERS TO PLAY WITHIN THEIR AGE GROUP ALLOWS THEM TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHEREBY THEY ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT PLAYING AGAINST OLDER MORE EXPERIANCE PLAYERS EVEN THOUGHT THEY WEIGH LESS THAN THEM.
OTHER SPORTS INCLUDING SOCCER (WHICH PRODUCES MORE SPORTS RELATED CONCUSSIONS THAN ANY OTHER SPORT) DO NOT SEPERATE PLAYERS BASED UPON WEIGHT. NOT EVEN RUGBY UTILIZES THE FORMAT OF PLACING A YOUNGER PLAYER INTO PLAY AGAINST OLDER PLAYERS BASED ON WEIGHT OR THEIR SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL. AAU FOOTBALL IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF YOUTH FOOTBALL PLAYED IN AMERICA. THE TROJANS TEAMS PLAY AGAINST THE BEST TEAMS FROM AN EXTENDED GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHICH EXPOSES OUR PLAYERS TO THE BEST TALENT TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE. WE DO NOT LIMIT OUR PRACTICE TIME TO 40 HOURS OF PRESEASON SUMMER PRACTICE AND 6 HOURS PER WEEK ONCE THE SEASON HAS STARTED. WE KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO TRULY TEACH PLAYERS THE GAME OF FOOTBALL: HOW TO EXECUTE, HOW TO UNDERSTAND, HOW TO READ & REACT, HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES & HOW TO PLAY SAFELY IT TAKES MORE THAN THE LOCAL "REC BALL" LEAGUES PROVIDE. ASK YOURSELF IF YOU WOULD YOU BE SATISFIED IF YOUR PLAYER RECEIVED SIMILAR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FROM HIS SCHOOL RELATED TO HIS EDUCATION? NO LESS SERIOUS CAN WE TAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS FOOTBALL COACHES.
OUR ONGOING FREE FOOTBALL COMBINES AND CAMPS ALONG WITH OUR SPRING 8 TACKLE FOOTBALL SEASON & OUR SUMMER "7 ON 7" PASSING LEAGUE PROVIDES THE BEST ON THE FIELD CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE TO YOUR PLAYER. ADDITIONALLY OUR COACHES PUT IN MORE HOURS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD THAN ANY OTHER YOUTH COACHES TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE. THIS FORMULA TRANSLATES TO A MORE PROFESSIONAL COACHING STAFF AND MANY MORE REPS FOR YOUR CHILD TO LEARN THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.
BEFORE COMING TO THE TROJANS YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT WE, UNLIKE OTHER YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY, ARE NOT A "REC BALL" LEAGUE. WE HAVE BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER PLAYERS AND WE PRACTICE LONGER & HARDER THAN ANYONE SO WE CAN LEARN TO PLAY PROPERLY. WE DO NOT COMPROMISE OR SUBSTITUE FOR EXCELLANCE FROM OUR COACHES, PLAYERS OR PARENTS. ADDITIONALLY WE DO NOT TOLERATE ANYTHING LESS THAN 100% DEDICATION FROM ALL THOSE IN THE TROJANS FAMILY AT ALL TIMES. THERE ARE NO GAURANTEED NUMBER OF PLAYS FOR YOUR PLAYER. EVERY PLAYER EARNS THEIR PLAYING TIME.
UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL WITH YOUR SHOW OF ENTHUSIASM & TO BE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR EFFORTS TO TEACH & INSTRUCT YOUR PLAYER TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO JOIN THE SAN LUIS REY TROJANS. THE LOCAL "REC" TACKLE FOOTBALL LEAGUES WOULD BE A BETTER FIT FOR YOUR NEEDS.
WE WELCOME THOSE WHO SHARE OUR PASSION, UNDERSTAND OUR VISION & WISH TO JOIN THE TROJANS!
DAN ARMENTROUT, FOUNDER & COACH