Baseball May Be Our National Pastime, but Football is Santa Clarita’s Sport!
Posted on September 18, 2005 - Filed Under SCVAA Board Letters
It may be a cliché, but the game of football is a lot like life. Each and everyday, it tests the very core of a player. When you play the game of football you are asked, can I give more than I’ve got? Can I find the courage to conquer the fear? Can I find that one quality that takes me beyond those who are bigger, better, and faster?
The game is rigorous and demanding, requiring players to put themselves on the line for something they believe in…their team. A player may get knocked down, but he will get back up. It may be hard, but he will do it again. The team may lose, but together, they will play another day. If the player invests all that he has, for just one season, to his team and to the game, his dividend will last a lifetime. Most youth football players will never stand in a college end zone or wear a championship ring, but they will leave this experience a better young man.
Football is life…let them embrace it…
The Santa Clarita Valley Warrior Football program founded over 40 years ago came into existence to provide and promote a healthy atmosphere for training the youth of our community in the sport of football. Many of our players go on to any one of the local high schools and contribute to their respective teams. Baltimore Raven starting quarterback and former Hart High standout Kyle Boller played in this very organization for many years.
The SCVAA is a non-profit organization and all coaches and adult personnel are volunteers. Our coaches become involved primarily to share in the experience with the children. They are concerned with promoting safety, teaching the fundamentals of the game, and providing a fun environment. Winning is always secondary to these objectives.
Our organization is committed to providing a safe, healthy and fun place to cultivate the qualities that are inherent in the game of football. We believe that football teaches brotherhood, teamwork, discipline, respect for others and a competitive drive.
Mark Lyon, SCVAA Vice President
