1. Chippewa Valley Big Reds
Team #55
“Relentless”
NU74-AM16-DB34

5. Welcome to Chippewa Valley Football
Program Points of Pride:
2016 Superintendent’s Trophy winner
30-13 record the last 4 years
2014 District Champs & State Quarterfinalist
37 players have gone on to play college football over the past 6 years
State Playoffs 15 of past 18 years
2001 State Champions

6. Freshman Staff Head Coach Ryan Lindsay Assistant Coaches Tom Herzog
(586)
Assistant Coaches
Tom Herzog
Niki Marku
Mike Pierce
Joe Grzywacz

7. Junior Varsity Staff Head Coach Jon Boone jboone@cvs.k12.mi.us
(586)
Assistant Coaches
Mike Matway
Leon MacDonald
Clint Conard

8. Varsity Staff Head Coach Scott Merchant smerchant@cvs.k12.mi.us
(586)
Assistant Coaches
Tyler Alwardt
Greg Cognetto
Andy Denryter
Lance Long
Dave Nordstrom
Don Preiss
John Twomey
Tyler Washburn
Terry Wilson

9. Athletic Department Staff
Athletic Director: Mr. Chad Hottle (586) Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Lynne Perryman (586) Certified Athletic Trainer: Mrs. Heather Hellem (586)

10. Expectations for Parents
Support your son
Support the team
Support the Coaching Staff
Support the program
Have fun and enjoy the season because there is nothing quite like high school football!

11. Expectations for Players
Be a STUDENT athlete
Prepare your body (strength, speed, agility, flexibility, and conditioning)
Be committed to the team
Be a leader on and off the field
Team Expectations
Chippewa Valley Code of Conduct for student athletes

12. Shoes & Apparel
Anthony Biondo– Top Cat Sales (248)
Team Cleat, Equipment, & Apparel online order form available until June 4th

14. Fundraising
Necessary for game socks, alternate jerseys & pants, additional coaches, equipment, professional film, Hudl system, sideline replay system, programs, dinners, dog tags, banquets, awards, t-shirts, senior gifts, website, shoulder pads, clinics, blocking and tackling equipment, etc.
ALL PAY TO PARTICIPATE MONEY GOES TO THE BOARD OFFICE!!!
Major Fundraisers
eTeamSponsor: campaign for all teams must be entered online by May 31st (handout)
Lift-A-Thons: May 18th for varsity players; end of summer for incoming 9th & 10th graders
Hungry Howie’s Coupons: $20 sheets this year (August)

15. eTeamSponsor Participant Instructions
Quick Overview: 1) Help us spread the word by Texting the Campaign Link to your Family & Friends
2) Share our Campaign by Posting the Link on your Social Media pages
3) Identify 20 or more sponsors to receive a personalized Campaign . This will be sent to your sponsors (the individuals that you identify) from your address, automatically. ALL INFORMATION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURE --- PERSONAL INFORMATION IS NEVER SOLD, SHARED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY THIRD PARTIES.
COMPUTER/LAPTOP INSTRUCTIONS
1. Open the “Welcome to eTeamSponsor” or text
2. Click on the link (app.eTeamSponsor.com/ETS) and log-in to the eTS system by typing in your Address and Password
3. Watch the Instructional Video and follow the steps
4. Text the Campaign Link to your phone --- and then forward the Campaign Link to all of your Family, Friends, Relatives, etc. (make sure your Cell # and your Cell Provider are correct, or enter them now).
5. Share your Campaign Link by posting it on Facebook and Twitter 6. Add your 20 or more Sponsor’s Names & Addresses

19. Eligibility Must pass four classes 2nd Semester
If under a 2.0. GPA, player must be on a weekly progress report until adequate improvement is shown
Summer School – at Dakota 9th Grade Center
Contact Coach Merchant or your counselor for more information

20. Summer Calendar Starts Tuesday, June 20th ends Tuesday, August 1st
“Dead Week” - July 1st to July 9th
No weightlifting, speed camp, or any other football related activities
No contact with coaches
Physical CVHS
Thursday, July 27th 4:30-7:00pm
Practice starts August 7th at 8:00am for all levels

21. Weight Room & Field Work
Summer Hours: 8:00am-10:30am (M,T,Th)
8:00am - 9:15am: Grades 9 & 10 (Field Work) Grades 11 & 12 (Weight Room)
9:15am – 10:30am: Grades 9 & 10 (Weight Room)
Grades 11 & 12 (Field Work)
starting June 21st and ending August 2nd
A coach will always be present
Players are expected to lift & work out at Chippewa with their teammates and coaches

25. Summer Camps Middle School Football Camp: High School Football Camp:
June 26th & June 27th
5:00 – 8:00pm
For Grades 7 through 9 in Fall of 2017
Cost: $60.00 (T-shirt included)
High School Football Camp:
July 24th & 25th
For Grades 10 through 12 Fall of 2017
Cost: $40.00 (T-shirt included)

28. Summer Camps Chippewa Speed, Agility, & Quickness Camp:
June: 20, 22, 27, 29
July: 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
From 10:30am - Noon
Cost: $ (T-shirt included)
Grades 6-12: Middle School through High School

29. YOU MUST BRING A LOCK IN ORDER TO GET YOUR EQUIPMENT!
Equipment Handout
Monday, July 31st & Tuesday, August 1st
Grade 12 – 8:00 to 9:00am – July 31st
Grade 11 – 11:00am to Noon – July 31st
Grade 10 – 8:00 to 9:00am – August 1st
Grade 9 – 11:00am to noon – August 1st
YOU MUST BRING A LOCK IN ORDER TO GET YOUR EQUIPMENT!

30. Athletic Department Requirements
  4-Step Registration Process for Student-Athletes
1. Participation Card (due August 7)
(Participation Cards may be picked up beginning July 31st)
(cannot participate, practice, or compete without card)
2. Participation Fee Payment (each season)
3. FamilyID Registration (once per school year)
4. Life of an Athlete Survey (once per school year)
Participation Fee Payment, FamilyID Registration,
& Life of an Athlete Survey Due Dates:
Football - Monday, August 21, 2017

34. The principles of the Life of an Athlete project are vital to the safety and success of our student-athletes and must be reviewed regularly at To ensure this happens:
Student-athletes must complete the Life of an Athlete Survey ONCE EVERY SCHOOL YEAR
Survey can be accessed from the Life of an Athlete website (
Student must have a Microsoft Office 365 login to access survey
Coaches will review present the Life of an Athlete PowerPoint presentation for Athletes EVERY SEASON with their team
Presentation can be accessed from the Life of an Athlete website
Coaches will review present the Life of an Athlete PowerPoint presentation for Parents EVERY SEASON with their student-athletes’ parents

35. First Week of Practice
Monday, August 7th: first day of practice all 3 levels
Varsity: (Monday – Friday)
8:00am to 2:30pm (Stadium)
Junior Varsity: (Monday – Friday)
Freshman: (Monday – Friday)
8:00am to 12:30pm (CVHS by tennis courts)
Saturday, August 12th:
Red & White Scrimmages:
Frosh/JV 5:00-6:30PM Varsity: 7:00-8:30pm
BBQ: 6:30-7:30pm
Sunday, August 13th: Off

36. Cancer Awareness Game Friday, September 15, 2017 vs. Eisenhower

37. Cancer Awareness Purple Game
We will be selling purple items through our school store starting at Big Red Check-In (orientation)
100% of all donations and proceeds from sales will be given to the Van Andel Institute & The Believe Foundation
The last two years we have raised over $8000 for these two charities!

38. Communication
In order to stay in touch we need player and parent s and phone numbers; please fill out the football questionnaire and turn it in to your coach before you leave. This is extremely important!
Important announcements and information will also be posted on our football website & Twitter page:
@CVBigReds

40. Parental Involvement
We want and need your involvement with a number of events: red & white BBQ, team dinners, fundraising efforts, banquet, programs, yearbook, etc.
Big Red Backers group will be signing up volunteers and selling items
Nancy Goodchild - President

41. Individual Team Meetings
At this point we will break up into individual teams
All incoming 9th graders please go with the Freshman team
All rising 10th graders please go with the Junior Varsity team
All rising 11th & 12th graders please go with the Varsity team
THANK YOU all for coming and we look forward to a great season!!!