Milton Junior Eagles Football

Spring Practice Update

wbbond — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:48:22 +0000

Thank you to everyone for the great efforts and attendance at Spring practices over the last 2 weeks! We are very excited with the dedication of the players that we have seen and appreciate all of the parents’ efforts to get the players there during a very busy spring season.

If Spring is any indication of what is to come—we are in for a very successful Fall season!!

Based on the anticipated attendance levels for this weekend, we have decided to cancel the scrimmages originally planned for this Saturday. Across the age groups, we have many overlapping scheduling conflicts and we wanted to be respectful of everyone’s time and efforts.

Remaining practices for Spring are:

6th Grade—Final practice–Thursday 5/10 from 6:30–8p.m.

7th Grade–Final practice– Thursday 5/10 from 6:30-8p.m.

8th Grade– No practice on Thursday. Final practice on Friday 5/11 from 6p.m.-7p.m.

If your player has been issued a WHITE helmet for spring practice—please turn these in to your coach on your last practice day. We will be re-issuing you a Milton helmet in the fall.

Please watch for updates to summer camp offerings and summer workouts. We will be updating our website and communicating via email over the summer. Please contact Shawn Hampton if you need to update your email address on file.

Spring Practice Starts Monday, April 30th

wbbond — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:21:33 +0000

It’s almost time for Spring Practices to begin!! We are excited to see the boys out there, so please make every effort to attend practices if at all possible. Over the course of the next 2 weeks, players will be get to know their coaches, do conditioning workouts, and run through a series of drills—all culminating in a Red/White scrimmage at the end of the 2 weeks.

Schedules are as follows, but please always touch base with your coach for the particulars for your age group.

Spring Practice

Monday, April 30^th—Sat May 12^th at Milton HS Practice Field
Practices are 6:30-8p.m. Monday, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Sat. afternoon (check with individual coaches)
Please check in on Monday April 30^th at 6p.m. and bring any outstanding waivers, physicals, payments, etc.

What to Wear?

On Monday, April 30^th, please have your player wear t-shirt, shorts, and cleats. Each individual coach will instruct his team on what to wear for the remaining practices.

If your player was unable to attend the Equipment fitting, we will be available this Sunday, April 29^th from 4:30p.m.-6:30p.m. at NorthPark Field 1 for equipment distribution. Since we do not store our equipment at the High School, it is important that you try to make this time, as we will not have it on site at Spring practice.

Final Equipment Pickup 4/29, Registration deadline extended to 4/30

wbbond — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:15:55 +0000

For those of you who weren’t able to make it to the equipment pickup on the 14th, we will be having another session on Sunday, April 29th from 4:30-6:00 at North Park (NOT Milton HS). Please meet at the equipment shed to the right of the home stands at Football Field #1. This will be your last chance to pick up equipment prior to the start of spring practice on April 30th, so please make every effort to be there so we can make the most of our practice time. You will need to bring a deposit check for $200, which will be held and returned at the end of the season when the equipment is turned in.

Also, we have extended the registration deadline to Monday, April 30th. Please see the Registration page on the website and follow the instructions to complete your online registration so that we can have an accurate headcount going into spring practice.

Registration Deadline and Equipment Pickup – Saturday, April 14

wbbond — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:51:11 +0000

Registration is currently open on our website and will remain open until April 14^th. Online registration is required so that we can establish a consistent vehicle for league and team communication. Payment is accepted online or by mailing in a check (preferred). Registrations after April 14^th will incur a $50.00 late fee and will be limited to space availability. See Registration section on the website for more details.
Equipment Distribution and Uniform Fitting—April 14^th at NorthPark Field 1 (the main field that AYFA uses). Please bring a deposit check for $200. This check will be held and returned at the end of the seaon when the equipment is returned. The equipment shed is located to the right of the home stands. Times are by Grade as follows (if you can’t make it during your grade’s time, you can come during one of the other timeslots):

8^th Grade: 1pm – 2pm
7^th Grade: 2pm – 3pm
6^th Grade: 3pm – 4pm

Unfortunately, physicals will NOT be conducted on April 14th as previously planned because Doctor’s Express has recently gone out of business. Physicals are required to participate in Milton Jr. Eagles Football and for spring practices. North Fulton Hospital will be offering free sports physicals on Saturday, April 21st from 8:00am to 12:30pm on a first come, first served basis. This is being offered to all area high schools, so expect large crowds. The physical form is available on the Forms section of the website and can also be completed by your personal physician. Returning players can use the physical form on file from last season for spring practice, but a new physical will be required prior to the start of the season (dated April 1st or later).

Great Turnout for Parent Meeting

wbbond — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:35:26 +0000

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the Parent Information Meeting on March 7th. If you were not able to attend please see the document below for a summary of the agenda and some of the key discussion points.

2012 Parent Information Meeting Agenda

The registration process is now open. Please complete your online registration and send payment by April 14th to avoid the $50 late fee. See registration page for more details.

Feel free to reach out to any of the board members or coaches if you have any questions in the meantime.

Got Pictures?

wbbond — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:23:27 +0000

Calling all photographers! We are looking to add some new photos to the website, so if you have any good gameday shots of the Junior Eagles in action from last year, please contact our website guy, Billy Bond, at wbbond@comcast.net. Also, if you have any experience with WordPress and are interested in helping with the website, please reach out to Billy. Thanks!!!

Coaches Named for 2012 Season

wbbond — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:42:17 +0000

We are excited to announce our head coaches for the 2012 Junior Eagle Football Season. We have 3 experienced coaches who will be strong advocates for the Milton program and player development.

6^th Grade Head Coach – Glen Nedza

Glen comes to us with over 12 years of coaching experience in various sports, including football, baseball and swimming. His familiarity with the organization of teams and discipline in young athletes is invaluable to the development of our youngest age group.

Glen started his football coaching career at AYFA as an assistant coach for 3 seasons. Following his son to Kings Ridge, Glen was named the Head Coach to the 6^th grade Kings Ridge Jr. Tigers and continued to be the Head Coach the following year of the 7^th Grade team. Making the decision to transition to the Milton program the following year, Glen then served as support for the 8^th Grade Milton Jr. Eagles.

Glen lives in the Milton district along with his wife and 3 children, including a Milton HS football and baseball player.

7^th Grade Head Coach – Ben Alexander

Returning as Head Coach for the rising 7^th grade team, Ben Alexander brings the consistency necessary to propel his team to the next level. Last year, as head coach of the 6^th Grade Milton Jr. Eagles, Ben had great success in taking this team into the 2^nd round of the playoffs in our highly competitive region.

Prior to joining the Jr. Eagles program last year, his teams enjoyed tremendous success at the Alpharetta Youth Football Association program, winning 3 Championships. In 2010, Ben’s team won both the North Metro Football League championship and the Georgia State Championship. He is equally accomplished as a baseball coach, taking numerous travel teams to championships in statewide competition.

Ben has 2 children, including a rising freshman in the Milton program.

8^th Grade Head Coach – Randy Watson

In addition to his duties as Co-President of Milton Jr. Eagles and as the 9^th Grade Rep for the Milton Touchdown Club, Randy Watson will also serve in an AD capacity, adding an additional level of structure to our program. Randy brings not only coaching experience, but also the hands-on experience of playing football at a higher level.

Starting his lifetime of football, Randy grew up in Texas playing high school football in the Houston area, playing both Defensive End and Tight End. Transitioning into a Line Backer, he played 4 years at The University of North Texas.

Randy has coached at the feeder level for three years and two years at Roswell Rec before that. His first year as an assistant for the Roswell Jr Hornets, he took the team to the 2nd round of the playoffs, losing to McEachern. The second year, he took the 7th grade team to the championship game losing to Walton.

Randy lives in the Roswell with his wife and 2 boys, a rising freshman at Milton High School and a 7^th grader in our Feeder program.

You will have the opportunity to meet the coaches and hear a little bit more on their coaching goals at our parent meeting , tentatively scheduled for the week of March 5th. We are waiting on confirmation of meeting space and will notify you shortly as to the location, date, and time. Online registration will also be opening soon, so stay tuned for more updates and information.

Welcome to 2012!

wbbond — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:46:21 +0000

There are big changes coming to the Milton Feeder Football program in 2012 and you can follow all of the developments right here on our new and improved website. Please be sure to bookmark this site and check back over the next few weeks for important information on upcoming announcements and events as we get ready to kick off another football season!