1. Chippewa Valley Big Reds
Team #56
“Brotherhood”
NU74-AM16-DB34

5. Welcome to Chippewa Valley Football
Program Points of Pride:
2017 Season: 10-2 (Ranked #3 by AP)
2017 & 2016 Superintendent’s Trophy winner
2017 & 2014 District Champs & State Quarterfinalists (Elite 8)
40-15 record the last 5 years
44 players will have gone on to play college football over the past 6 years
State Playoffs 16 of past 19 years
2001 State Champions

6. Mission Statement
Our mission as a program is to help young people develop physically, socially, and academically through the game of football. We will use the football field as a classroom to learn life skills such as teamwork, discipline, commitment, accountability, overcoming adversity, and developing relationships. By doing this, our student athletes will be better prepared for success after high school. Through service as a program, and by developing leadership, we will make our school and community a better place. We will hold ourselves to the highest standards, both on and off the field, and represent our school with pride, class, and dignity at all times. We will come together as a family to support one another, in good times, and in bad.

7. Freshman Staff Head Coach Ryan Lindsay rlindsay@cvs.k12.mi.us
(586)
Assistant Coaches
Joe Grzywacz
Mike Pierce
Dominic Taegel

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

9. Varsity Staff Head Coach Scott Merchant smerchant@cvs.k12.mi.us
(586)
Assistant Coaches
Tyler Alwardt
Andy Denryter
Kyle Kilpatrick
Dave Nordstrom
Don Preiss
John Twomey
Tyler Washburn
Terry Wilson

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

11. 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!

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

13. Shoes & Apparel
Anthony Biondo– Top Cat Sales (248)
Team Cleat & Apparel online order available until May 31st

14. Fundraising ALL PAY TO PARTICIPATE MONEY GOES TO THE BOARD OFFICE!!!
Necessary for game socks, alternate jerseys & pants, additional coaches, equipment, professional film, Hudl system, sideline replay system, decals, dog tags, banquets, awards, t-shirts, senior gifts, website, shoulder pads, clinics, blocking and tackling equipment, etc.
Major Fundraisers
eTeamSponsor: campaign for all teams must be entered online by May 31st
Lift-A-Thon: July 26th for all players
Hungry Howie’s Doughraiser: pizza sales (August)

15. Eligibility
Must pass four classes 2nd semester of 9th through 11th grade
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

16. Summer Calendar – Important Dates
June 18th: Lifting & Field Work program begins
June 19th: Beginning of Speed Camp
June 18th-19th: Middle School Camp (Incoming 7th-9th graders)
June 20th: 7 on 7s begin (Varsity Only)
June 29th-July 8th: Dead Week (No contact)
July 25th: Physical Night at Chippewa (4:30-7:00pm)
July 26th: Lift-A-Thon
July 30th-31st: High School Camp (Rising 10th-12th graders)
July 30th: Varsity Equipment Handout (must have lock)
July 31st: JV & Freshman Equipment Handout (must have lock)
August 6th: First Day of Practice
(Must have Participation Card from Athletic Office)

17. 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 18th and ending July 31st
A coach will always be present
Players are expected to lift & work out at Chippewa with their teammates and coaches if possible

18. Summer Camps Middle School Football Camp: High School Football Camp:
June 18th & June 19th
5:00 – 8:00pm
For Grades 7 through 9 in Fall of 2018
Cost: $60.00 (T-shirt included)
High School Football Camp:
July 30th & 31st
For Grades 10 through 12 Fall of 2018
Cost: $40.00 (T-shirt included)

19. Summer Camps Chippewa Speed, Agility, & Quickness Camp:
June: 19, 21, 26, 28
July: 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
From 10:30am - Noon
Cost: $ (T-shirt included)
Grades 6-12: Middle School through High School

20. YOU MUST BRING A LOCK IN ORDER TO GET YOUR EQUIPMENT!
Equipment Handout
Monday, July 30th & Tuesday, July 31st
Grade 12 – 7:00 to 8:00am – July 30th
Grade 11 – 10:30am to Noon – July 30th
Grade 10 – 7:00 to 8:00am – July 31st
Grade 9 – 10:30am to noon – July 31st
YOU MUST BRING A LOCK IN ORDER TO GET YOUR EQUIPMENT!

21. Athletic Department Requirements
  4-Step Registration Process for Student-Athletes
1. Participation Card (due August 6)
(Participation Cards may be picked up beginning July 30th)
(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 20, 2018

22. 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

23. Cancer Awareness Game Friday, September 14, 2018 vs. Anchor Bay

24. 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 three years we have raised over $10,000 for these two charities!

25. Communication
Important announcements and information will be posted on our football website & Twitter page:
@CVBigReds
Player Contact Information page is now available on the football website (each player must fill out once per year); we need this information to stay in touch; please go online and submit the completed form ASAP; this is extremely important!

26. Parental Involvement
We want & 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

27. 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!!!