Parents,

How many trophies do you have stored away in your garage or attic?  What about bats and gloves your children have outgrown? 

On Saturday September 11^th at Rock Springs Park we will be collecting any sports trophies you have stock piled over the years and donating them to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta.  It doesn’t matter the sport.

In addition, we will be collecting any gently used sports equipment you may have as well. 

Footballs, baseballs, basketballs, soccer balls, gloves, bats, tennis rackets, hockey sticks, cleats, track shoes.

Please spread the word and help support the BGCMA by donating your trophies and sports equipment. You can visit their web site for more information on needs.

Congratulations to the following people who won the raffle held during pictures on Sunday:

Emily Spikes (Hale – Gwinnett Place Marriott Stay

Tequilla Williams – Peachtree Imaging fleece blanket

Camilo Cano  (Roquet 8th) – Smarty Pants Gift Basket

Kenya Koins (Gilbert 7) – Peachtree Imaging personalized football

We now have a web store open for Collins Hill spiritwear.  http://www.spbsportswear.com/category_20/2/CHAA.htm  You can place the order online and the items can be delivered to the park.  See site for additional information.  New items are being added, so keep checking back.

Collins Hill Football has teamed up with the following restaurants in the area as part of our Restaurant Loyalty Program.  When you visit any of the restaurants below on the specified nights, a portion of the proceeds will come back to the park.  You must mention when paying your bill that you are with Collins Hill Park. 

Monday – Chick-Fil-A  Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd (across from Beverage Superstore)

Tuesday – Diggers  – 120 between Riverside and L’ville-Suwanee Rd

Wednesday – Taco Mac – 120 and Riverside Dr

Thursday – Marco’s Pizza – Collins Hill Rd and Old Peachtree

Saturday (all day) – Beef O’Bradys – Russell Rd and Hwy 20 (Buford Dr)

Congratulations to RJ Smith of Walnut Grove Elementary and Cameron Shepard of McKendree Elementary for winning our first every writing contest.  Children were asked by their teachers to voluntarily write a short essay entitled “Playing Sports Has Its Benefits”. 

The essays were collected and judged by the elementary school PE teachers.  For their efforts, each boy will receive a free registration for the 2010 football season. 

We were very pleased with the response from the two schools and plan on continuing this next year and expanding it to the other schools in the cluster.

In order for your child to begin practicing within the park, a GFL physical form must be completed. 

If you do not have a set pediatrician who can perform the physicals or cannot get an appointment in time, we have been in contact with the Sports Medicine South office who will perform the physical evaluation at a cost of $15. They have set aside Wednesday July 14th from 6:00PM until 8:00 or until the physicals are completed.  Please have your form completed as much as possible before the appointment.  If you are using another Dr.  please be aware that the form must be completed, by a MD, DO, or PA as noted on the form.

PHYSICAL FORM

Sports Medicine South LLC

Dear Parents and Supporters of Collins Hill Athletic Association:

 The Gwinnett Football League (GFL) and its 17 participating associations are united to help our youth athletic program continue to be one of the very best, not only in the state of Georgia, but the United States.   As a result, the GFL and CHAA are constantly evaluating and scrutinizing all the relevant details to best support the Collins Hill players and their families while looking ahead for long term savings opportunities for our association. 

 In 2010, Collins Hill Athletic Association enthusiastically expanded to incorporate Lacrosse.   As we combine the addition of Lacrosse with the severe drought or acute rainfall of the last 3 to 4 years, the playing facilities at Rock Springs Park have been tremendously affected.  Now that Lacrosse and Football share the Rock Springs Park field, the field surface has little time to recover between the seasons.   The rising cost of re-sodding a field year after year is not a cost effective solution.

 Based upon information that has been provided to the GFL and CHAA, it has been concluded that the transition to artificial turf will not only help solve the field usage problems at Rock Springs Park, but will also have a long term cost savings for the association and our families.  Currently, two of our fellow associations are undergoing the conversion from traditional turf to artificial turf.  The GFL and Board Members of CHAA are watching this transition and process very carefully in order to determine the current cost savings conclusions.

 Please know that we are working with our county commissioners to ensure that they are giving this issue their attention and support. 

 Best regards,

 Melissa Hale
GFL Commissioner
CHAA Football Board

Reminder ** Stay instantly informed of field status due to inclement weather.  All CHAA members have the opportunity to sign up for instant text messages when fields are closed.  Upon registration, members will have the opportunity to select how and how often they wish to receive updates.  E-mail notification will also be an option, as will visiting our website and/or the Statusme website.  It’s quick and easy to use, and requires only that the individual complete a free & short, one-time registration.  Additionally, we are in the process of adding the field status display to the CHAA main page, as well as the individual sport main pages.  This will work for ALL outdoor sports at CHAA. 

Register online to receive field status updates:

1. Go to www.statusme.com
2. Click “join now” on the left
3. Complete the short, 6 field registration* page
4. Add our club by selecting, Georgia, then –  Collins Hill Athletic Association, then – Collins Hill Park
5. Click the “setup text messaging” link on your profile page**

*Statusme does not sell or share your personal registration information.

**Text messaging rates can/will apply according to your text messaging rate plan.

Field status options are Open, Closed or Limited.  When needed, comments with further instructions will be included.

Please contact Lisa Oden should you have questions regarding the use of this service.

Thanks!

PLEASE READ COMPLETELY AS SEVERAL ITEMS HAVE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

Registration for the 2010 football season will be $185. There will be a $20 late fee beginning June 27th. 

Online Registration begins on March 27th through June 26th. Online payment can be made using Mastercard or Visa.

There will be three walk up registration dates: March 27th, May 15th, and June 26th.  Cheer will only have one dayof walk up, March 27th, and last day to register will be April 30th.  Registration will be from 10:00am to 2:00pm on each of these days and will be held at Collins Hill Library.  This will be the only way to pay for registration with cash or check. 

In compliance with many of the other programs in the area, we will implement a $50 Spirit Fee per child.  These funds will be collected by the team moms and will be used to fund activities, team parties, etc. throughout the season.  No additional funds should be asked of you the parent. 

CHAA football and cheer has implemented a $10 refund for each referral to the park.  The referral is only eligible if they have not participated in CHAA cheer or football in the last 2 years.  6 year old football players are ineligible as referrals.  The registrant will need to complete the “referred by” section in the online registration in order for you to receive the refund.  Any registered player who refers 5 or more players will be placed in a drawing to win a full refund of their registration fees. 

The League Age Chart is based on your child’s grade/age as of 3/1/10:

Swap Meet:

Collins Hill will once again host a swap meet during evaluations where we will be selling practice pants, jerseys, pads, helmets, etc.  If you would like donate any equipment, you can bring it by during evaluations.  If you have any equipment you would like to sell, please feel free to bring that as well.

Fundraisers:

Collins Hill will be hosting a Movie at the Rock night on July 31st.  A 40ft screen will be installed at Rock Springs.  Bring your friends and family for games, food, food and fun.  More information to come as the date gets closer. 

We will continue to ask that teams look for park and team sponsors.  Those funds are used to make improvements throughout the park and provide miscellaneous equipment that is not covered elsewhere. The Brick the Rock program is still going.    Additional items and programs will be announced as they are finalized.

Bricks are going fast.  Almost half of them have been sold.  Get them while you can. 

Many of you have received a brochure or heard about the brick paver program sponsored by CH Football.  The site is up and running where we will be able to take credit card payments for the pavers. Additional information can be viewed at the “Brick the Rock” link under the Football rollover, or click here for more information.