Jeff Hathaway, coach of the Bridgeport Little
Indians of Bridgeport, W.Va., has been
vying for Coach of the Year for quite a while. The 2001 season was his year
and with his usual good coaching job, a winning year! We are proud to
announce him as the winner of the AYF Coach of the Year.
Jeff approaches coaching with a positive attitude. He reacts to opposing
coaches in a respectful manner which, in turn, gains respect for his team
from the coaches and officials alike. Jeff, American Youth Football salutes
you for a job well done and welcomes you as its 2001 Coach of the Year!
AYF Cheerleader Coach of the Year
2001
Stacy Brown did an outstanding job for her
league, Tri-County Central New York, as its head cheerleader coordinator.
Stacy is very active, not only with cheerleading, but with her community
activities as well. She heads up the
TCCNY Cheer Bowl and
because of its success, may expand it this year. Stacy comes to this honor
with many credentials. She currently oversees 14 clubs, 75 coaches and more
than 750 cheerleaders. AYF is grateful to Stacy for her
contribution to The Fall-Winter Pigskin with her Spirit of America
dissertation. Stacy, American Youth Football salutes you for a job well done
and welcomes you as 2001 Cheerleader Coach of the Year!
AYF Volunteer of The Year 2001
Dave Gillot is one of the first male volunteers
that held the position of cheerleader coordinator for the Mountaineer Youth
Football Conference in West Virginia. He has done and outstanding job for
the conference, not only as the cheer coordinator but also as its chief
fund-raiser. He is also a public relations rep for the conference and has
appeared on talk radio to promote the programs of the conference. The
conference president, Randal Workman, has said, "that if I look up the word
'volunteer' in the dictionary, I know I would find Dave's picture there."
American Youth Football salutes you, Dave, for your outstanding work and
welcomes you as the 2001 Volunteer of the Year!
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