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Hanover Warriors Coaches meeting - Dec. 15,2021

11/30/2021

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Hanover Warriors Spring Youth Football and Cheerleading 2022

If you are on our list or interested in coaching football for the Hanover Warriors for our upcoming 2022 Spring Season you are invited to attend the following meeting:
Hanover Warriors Football Coaches Meeting:
Date: Wednesday, December 15,2022 Time: 6:30PM -8:30PM
Location:   Atlee Branch Library
                   9212 Rutlandshire Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
                   Atlee Meeting Room

We are still looking for more coaches – especially at the 6U and 8U level.
If you are interested in coaching and want to contact us before the meeting – Please email:
hanoverwarriors@gmail.com
or go to our website: hanoverwarriors.org

The Hanover Warriors are trying to field the following football teams to start:
6U (5-6 year-olds)   /   8U (7-8 year olds)   /   10U (9-10 year olds)   /   12U (11-12 year olds)   /   14U (13-14 year olds)
Plus a full cheerleading roster at each level.

Best regards,
Terry Malick
President
Hanover Warriors

December 31st, 2020

12/31/2020

Hanover Warriors Spring Youth Football and Cheerleading 2021

The Hanover Warriors invite you to join us for our 2021 spring football and cheerleading season! We encourage you to register early -either online or at one of our various in-person signups listed on the Welcome page. This will help us in planning for the upcoming season. At our first few in-person signups, we will not be trying on uniforms like we traditionally have- just filling out the registration paperwork. Due to COVID we will have individually assigned times for uniform try-ons closer to the start of the season.

Whether you were going to play rec ball, middle school or if you are playing JV HS football let the Warriors give you a spring season! If you are an 8th grader or age eligible 9th grader playing JV, your season will be over before our 2ND game and if there is a delay you could possibly be done before we have any games -so signup! Regardless of how the situation is now, we continue to plan - and if we can safely play - we will be ready!

At this time, we do not know if we will have a spring season due to COVID 19 and for that reason we are asking that no payments be made until we can verify a spring season. Register now so we can plan for coaches, fields, and equipment ahead of time. Flexibility is key as circumstances are beyond our control. For example; right now we do not know all of the cutoff age dates (older experienced teams in E2E will be 4/1/2021), which of the 4 interested spring leagues will have spring football and when the season will start.

Hanover Warriors predict we probably will have a spring season that will be slightly delayed. We are currently scheduled to start practices the beginning of March and have our first game the last Saturday of March; however, the season schedule could change. If the season is delayed by a few weeks we would not need to use the Elementary fields at all since the Hanover County Parks open on March 15th. In addition, JV and Varsity High School Football would be done before our first game. This would allow the 8th graders playing JV and age eligible 9th graders to play without missing a game!

COVID 19
Our football and cheerleading season and getting life back to normal depends on how we fight the COVID 19 pandemic. We will follow VHSL guidelines
for COVID 19. After January 2021 the CDC shows improvements in COVID rates.
We have the ability to stop these deaths, getting vaccines out, keeping masks on, social distancing. We just have to get everyone to hang in there a few more weeks." -CNN article 12/23/2020
See Welcome page for in-person sign-up dates

Hanover Warriors 13U - 2020 Fall Season

7/5/2020

Hanover Warriors Fall Football 2020
Fall Football season: August – November 2020
Practice and home game field: Pole Green Park
Cost: $150

The Hanover Warriors will be fielding a 13U team for the 2020 Fall Football Season (age as of 7/31/2020) Register now!

Go to:
www.hanoverwarriors.org
or hanoverwarriors@gmail.com Sign ups available with the REGISTER button

As we await guidance for the upcoming 2020 Fall Season, our association is ready and registration is open with no payment due at this time.

The fee is $150 - If you are a returning paying player from the Spring Season that was cancelled due to COVID-19 and have not received a refund the cost is free. If you have received a refund it is $50

Registration fee includes: The Hanover Warriors will cut back practices
Game Jersey rental when Middle School football begins to
Game Pants rental accommodate our players on Middle School Logo Decal for Helmet football teams!
     Parents/Guardians Supply:
Helmets (white) – limited supply to loan out
Shoulder Pads - limited supply to loan out If you are 5-12 years old we recommend
Practice Pants and Jersey the following sister organizations:
Girdle                                                                                                            Mechanicsville Rebels
Cleats                                                                                                            https://www.mechanicsvillerebels.org/
Game Socks
DMV ID (For Game Day Check in)   Blue Star Cowboys
Practices: Monday-Friday https://www.bluestarcowboys.com/
Games and scrimmages: Saturday

Spring 2020 Season Cancelled by E2E Football

4/16/2020

Spring 2020 Season Cancelled by E2E Football:
As we announced on April 3,2020 we officially received word that the 2020 Spring football and cheerleading season had been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic – COVID-19 effective immediately and that the Hanover Warriors Youth Football and Cheerleading would issue a more detailed email on Sunday, April 5,2020.
As the Hanover Warriors approached the 2020 season we did it like we do every season. We always
budget for the season and determine what we need to buy for the year. This year we determined that we wanted to start a cheerleading program, buy and loan out helmets and shoulder pads to younger players plus those in need, and replace the game pants which we had used for 5 years. In addition you have the usual expenses of new footballs, helmet decals, replacing jerseys, mouthpieces, chinstraps, coaches shirts, etc. Also, we have to pay the league a registration fee, per player costs, buy team rep shirts, and fines for any coaches that could not make the coaches clinic. All of this has to be done before the season starts and finished by the end of the first week of practice in order to be here in time. Cheerleading uniforms and jerseys have a lead time of 6 weeks and pants sell out and have to be ordered early too.
After paying for all of these items, we still have to have enough remaining after the season starts to pay for the fields, buy trophies, pay for spray paint for the fields, etc. We also have to pay for somebody to do the scoreboard and announce at most of our games as we almost never get anybody to volunteer. After all of this, we ended up the season last year with a few hundred dollars in the bank. We are a 501C3 Non-profit and reinvest everything back into the program for the kids. This is how we have done it every year and have the records to prove it.
We usually project a little money to be brought in from our fundraising. As of right now we have not received the money from our first fundraising event.
The Coronavirus – or Covid 19 has changed everything. It is something that nobody could have planned for. Did you know that the first case in Virginia was not until March 7th ?(we started on Feb 29th)? It has just skyrocketed in less than a month and has caused the league, the county, state, and federal government to shut us down. Never in our countries history have all sports everywhere been shutdown by our elected officials after they have already started the season. Well after all of this- here is what we have done or are going to do to try to remedy the situation and lessen the impact. Please see below –
1. If you have ordered items on the 2020 spring spirit shop from BSN
All of those items have been cancelled, were not ordered and will not be delivered. Your credit card should have been credited.
2. We are going to return as much of the money from our bank account as possible taking our balance to nearly zero.
Cheerleaders plus 10U / 12U / and 13U football players - We are going to try to return $50 to every player that has paid and offer a $75 credit for next year.
14U players and 14U cheerleader – we are going to try to return $100 dollars to every player that has paid.
Payment will be by check for our records. We can not return money by PayPal. On Saturday, April 5,2020 the league says they issued a refund to us that will take 3-5 business days. They, will be deducting from our total the team registration fee, team rep shirt costs, and insurance which can not be returned. They will be returning the player fees that were to cover mostly game referees.
We will start writing refund checks after we get the league refund hopefully on Easter weekend and start mailing them out.
3. DMV Cards
Since the State does not allow any groups to meet and because of social distancing rules we will return the DMV cards by mail along with the checks if you do not have any Hanover Warrior Equipment (shoulder pads or helmets) to be returned.
4. For those that have some of our equipment or cheerleaders that have items to be picked up
We will have to wait until Pole Green Park is available and setup a time to exchange. -Time to be determined.
5. We will attempt to field a 13U or 14U team (which is 13-14, age as of 7/31/2020) in the fall. We need enough 14U players to go the 14U route. If you were on the 12U team and are aging up, or 13U and 14U and still age eligible please email and let me know you are interested and we will add you to the list. If you choose this, you can play the fall season for free and will not receive a refund or discount next season. The head coach will be Jim Rice and the assistants will be JJ Thompson, Josh Rice, and Austin Rice.
We will notify the Blue Star Cowboys and the Mechanicsville Rebels on this. We only will be fielding older than 12U since we will not interfere with the other Hanover County teams that offer 6U-12U. We might be able to use the E2E insurance money for 14U that was non-refundable if we use it in the same calendar year. The league has not confirmed that yet.
Best regards,
Terry Malick
President, Hanover Warriors

Spring 2020 HANOVER WARRIORS SPIRIT GEAR new Extension to 3/23/2020

3/19/2020

Spring 2020 HANOVER WARRIORS SPIRIT GEAR new Extension to 3/23/2020
Hanover Warriors Spirit Pack will EXTEND the deadline to get in orders to next Monday 3/23/2020.
http://www.hanoverwarriors.org/gear.html
or
https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/Warriors09
Spirit Gear will be picked up by us and distributed at our first practice.

Pole Green fields will be closed for Hanover Warriors practices until April 12, 2020 in response to COVID-19

3/19/2020

Hanover Warriors Practice schedule:
According to Hanover Parks and Recc our Pole Green fields will be closed for Hanover Warriors practices until April 12, 2020 in response to COVID-19
Update Hanover County Parks and Recreation has cancelled Field usage through April 12, 2020. Plans with E2E - Excel 2 Excellence Youth Football League to pick up the season and extend play promptly after 4/12/2020 are coming. Stay tuned for updates during these unprecedented times. https://twitter.com/HanoverParksRec/status/1240678169914544128?s=20

3/16/2020 Hanover Parks and Recc Announcement

3/16/2020

According to Hanover Parks and Recc our Pole Green fields will be closed for Hanover Warriors practices until March 29, 2020 in response to COVID-19
https://twitter.com/HanoverParksRec/status/1239588512263016450?s=20

3/13/2020 From E2E CFO Tonya Jones

3/14/2020

From E2E CFO Tonya Jones: “Please Read: UPDATE- we will still have our Mini Roster Day tomorrow.
However ALL practice is cancelled for next week. (3/16-3/20/20)
We will re-evaluate the situation each Friday.
Again, we are in constant communication with the surrounding areas where our orgs reside. Thanks again for all of your patience and agility during this time. “

Hanover Warriors Spirit Pack will EXTEND the deadline to get in orders to next Monday 3/16/20.

3/9/2020

Spring 2020 HANOVER WARRIORS SPIRIT GEAR Hanover Warriors Spirit Pack will EXTEND the deadline to get in orders to next Monday 3/16/20. http://www.hanoverwarriors.org/gear.html
or
https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/Warriors09
Unfortunately we will not receive Spirit Gear until 2 weeks after the extended deadline, but we wanted to make sure everyone had an opportunity to order.
Spirit Gear will be picked up by us and distributed at practice.

February 23rd, 2020 Fundraiser/practice info/signups

2/23/2020

Hanover Warriors Youth Football and Cheerleading

What to do before first practice: (These are league requirements)
Get a DMV card if you do not have one– give to us at practice-returned at end of season
DMV Card Instructions for obtaining a card:
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/drivers/#id/child_id.asp

DMV Card form for minors:
https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/webdoc/pdf/dl5.pdf

Fill out Code of Conduct
https://www.e2efootball.org/parent-player-code-of-conduct

Fundraiser
Marty's Grill-Fundraiser Night (coaches will be there anytime from 4:30 – 9:00 PM)
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Where: Marty's Grill, 9357 Atlee Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23116, USA
A portion of the daily receipts goes to the Hanover Warriors

News:
In-person signups and uniform try-ons:
Date: Saturday, February 29, 2020 Time: (10AM -3PM)
We ask that everybody stop by the Community Center after conditioning practice at Pole Green Elementary to take care of any unfinished business
Location:Pole Green Community Center at Pole Green Park
8996 Pole Green Park Ln.
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
All fees must be paid by the first practice – in addition we ask that everybody should have tried on a game jersey and hopefully we have the game pants to try on. We also will be collecting DMV cards and accepting payments!

Hanover Warriors Practice schedule:
Dates: Saturday, February 29,2020 Time:(10AM-12 8U-10U) (12-2PM 12U thru 14U)
First practice: coaches will notify you on what to wear!
Dates: Saturday, March 7,2020 Time:(10AM-12 8U-10U) (12-2PM 12U thru 14U)
Dates: Saturday, March 14,2020 Time:(10AM-12 8U-10U) (12-2PM 12U thru 14U)
Location: Pole Green Elementary School
8993 Pole Green Park Lane
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Dates: Tuesday, March 3,2020 & Thursday, March 5,2020 Time: (6-8PM)
Dates: Tuesday, March 10,2020 & Thursday, March 12,2020 Time: (6-8PM)
Daylight savings begins Sunday, March 8,2020!
Location: Pearson’s Corner Elementary School
8290 New Ashcake Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Pole Green Park opens March 16!
Dates: Starting March 16,2020 – till end of season
Monday , Tuesday, and Thursday (6-8PM)
Saturdays possible until first game
Location: Pole Green Park – Multipurpose Field 2
8996 Pole Green Park Lane
Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Cheerleaders practice on Tuesday & Thursday nights – same as locations listed above

Hanover Warriors Game location:
Dates available: Every Saturday starting March 21,2020 – till end of season
Location: Pole Green Park – Multipurpose Field 3 (Main football field)
8996 Pole Green Park Lane
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
As every year- game field available after 12:00 (noon)