 Founded in 1951, The Connecticut High School Coaches' Association supports its member coaches and their student-athletes by offering ongoing educational opportunities, recognizing outstanding coaching achievements and providing general consultation and advice to its members. The CHSCA also seeks to promote the highest standards of competition in high school sports.
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Marine Corps supports Connecticut High School Coaches
The CHSCA is pleased to announce their partnership with the United States Marine Corps. What follows is their official press release.
HARTFORD, Ct. - The Marines of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Springfield, Mass., have recently partnered with the Connecticut High School Coaches Association to help support local high school coaches and athletes in Connecticut.
The Marines have always held themselves to the highest standards of honor, courage and commitment. In fact, these values are the building blocks at Marine Corps Recruit Training, but anyone could benefit from these standards.
Throughout its existence the Marine Corps has supported its local community, and this recent partnership with the CHSCA couldn't be a better fit. Both organizations seek to support local coaches and recognize their outstanding efforts with today's youth, as well as promote the high standards of education, health and competition that high school athletics requires.
To show their support, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon stationed in Washington, D.C., has also volunteered to come and honor the coaches and their players, by performing at half-time during the 10th Annual Governor's Cup on June 28.
The Marine Corps would like to congratulate each of the coaches for their outstanding success and commitment to their teams. We will be proud to support you and your students at the Governor's Cup, and throughout the upcoming season.
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Governors' Cup Football: CONN. 31 R.I. 10
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Franciscan Sports Banquet
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 From 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, CT.
Silent Auction beginning at 5:30 pm Dinner at 6:30 pm. Tickets - $60.
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CHSCA/NIKE Coach of the Year Clinic
The NIKE Coach of the Year Clinic will be held again this year at the beautiful Marriott Hartford / Windsor Hotel in Windsor, CT. The clinic dates will be February 15th through February 17th
2008.
The NIKE Coach of the Year Clinics in affiliation with The Connecticut High School Coaches Association are the unchallenged premier football clinics in the nation. You and your fellow coaches can't afford to miss this one. Please mark your calendar now for this year's Connecticut clinic.
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The GoGirlGo! Ambassador Program is an initiative of the Women's Sports Foundation to get 1 million girls physically active. The team awards recognize high school girls for taking the lead!
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Coaching Education
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Life Is Still Good
 "Life Is Still Good", by Meriden Record-Journal sports editor Bryant Carpenter, chronicles the late Maloney football coach Rob Szymaszek's courageous and inspirational battle with brain cancer.
The book will be available at the Nov. 15 Hall of Fame induction at the Aqua Turf Club and at www.plaidswede.com.
TOUCHING ALL THE BASES by John J. Fontana
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CHSCA Hall of Fame Reception at Rentschler Field
 
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2007-2008 Membership Form
The 2007-2008 Membership Form can be found here.
Read about the benefits of being a member.
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Gatorade Performance Playbook
 Gatorade has partnered with the CHSCA to provide high school coaches and their student-athletes with valuable information covering topics such as proper hydration and nutrition, communication between coaches and athletes, consequences of steroid abuse, and more, in a series of articles to be posted on the CHSCA website.
Visit the Gatorade Performance Playbook Page
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 Connecticut Student Loan Foundation becomes title sponsor for the CHSCA
Promoting College Access and Planning - Coaches Can Help!
Presented by: Connecticut Student Loan Foundation
Helping Your Athletes Prepare for College - Fall Activities
Presented by: Connecticut Student Loan Foundation
 For over 40 years, CSLF has been helping Connecticut families plan for and pursue a higher education. CSLF provides free college planning services and Susie Mae, CSLF's lending division, provides affordable higher education loan solutions.
- Financial aid and college planning workshops
- Toll-free hotline and resource center
- Online tools and tip sheets
- Fee-free Stafford Loans (for students)
- Reduced rate PLUS Loans (for parents)
- Affordable alternative loan solutions
Call now to learn how CSLF/Susie Mae can help you with your college planning and financing needs. 1.800.237.9721
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Dear Head Coach / Athletic Director:
Starting in the school year 2006-07, it is mandatory for all varsity head coaches to be a member of the CHSCA. All head coaches must have a continuous membership or lose the options available to all member coaches in the state of Connecticut.
The Connecticut High School Coaches Association after many years of deliberation has finally decided to follow all the other states in our country by making it mandatory for all varsity head sports coaches to belong to the CHSCA. In the past, we have allowed a coach that was not one of our members to be honored with a major CHSCA award such as the CHSCA Hall of Fame or allowing a nonmember coach to vote on a rule change that would affect CHSCA member teams. These are examples of the Will Not be Able to sheet that will immediately impact all head coaches in the state of Connecticut.
It is our hope that each sport committee will have on a CD the name, address, school, home phone number, e-mail address, etc of each head coach. This will enhance our communication within each sport.
Sincerely,
John J. Fontana, Executive Director, CHSCA
Gary Makowicki , Treasurer, CHSCA
Executive Board, CHSCA
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 | NHSACA Recognizes Connecticut Coaching Legends | | | Congratulations to Gary Makowicki of Norwich Free Academy for receiving the Dwight T. Keith Award at the 2008 NHSACA Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Gary is a former president of the CHSCA (2000-2001), the NHSACA (2005) and was the national coach of the year in girls track in 2003. In addition to all of the ECC and CIAC committee assignments and other athletic duties at NFA, Gary continues to work for both the CHSCA and the NHSACA.
East Catholic’s James E. Penders and his father, the late Stratford coaching great James W. Penders, were inducted into the NHSACA Hall of Fame. James W. Penders was the CHSCA Baseball coach of the year in 1968. His son, James (Jim) E. Penders, was the 1993 CHSCA baseball coach of the year, the 1996 NHSACA coach of the year in baseball, the district one NHSACA representative for baseball and the president of the CHSCA in 2002-2003. Congratulations to the Penders family.
| | Marine Corps supports Connecticut High School Coaches | | | The CHSCA is pleased to announce their partnership with the United States Marine Corps. What follows is their official press release.
HARTFORD, Ct. – The Marines of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Springfield, Mass., have recently partnered with the Connecticut High School Coaches Association to help support local high school coaches and athletes in Connecticut.
The Marines have always held themselves to the highest standards of honor, courage and commitment. In fact, these values are the building blocks at Marine Corps Recruit Training, but anyone could benefit from these standards.
Throughout its existence the Marine Corps has supported its local community, and this recent partnership with the CHSCA couldn’t be a better fit. Both organizations seek to support local coaches and recognize their outstanding efforts with today’s youth, as well as promote the high standards of education, health and competition that high school athletics requires.
To show their support, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon stationed in Washington, D.C., has also volunteered to come and honor the coaches and their players, by performing at half-time during the 10th Annual Governor's Cup on June 28.
The Marine Corps would like to congratulate each of the coaches for their outstanding success and commitment to their teams. We will be proud to support you and your students at the Governor’s Cup, and throughout the upcoming season.
| | 2008 CHSCA Spring All-State Banquets | | | The CHSCA is proud to have the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation as the main sponsor of the All-State Banquets.
All banquets are at the Aqua Turf Club.
Baseball June 9
Softball June 16
Boys & Girls Tennis June 16
Girls Lacrosse June 16
Boys Lacrosse June 17
Golf June 19
Boys Volleyball June 19
Boys & Girls Track June 25
| | June 26th is Hal Levy Night! | | | Join the CHSCA in honoring our friend Hal Levy June 26, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT.
The activities start at 5:30pm and the cost is $40 per person.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar.
Make your checks out to Hal Levy/MCCC and send to:
Hal Levy Night
Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
393 Main Street
Middletown CT 06457
| | The CHSCA 44th Annual Recognition Dinner May 15, 2008 | | | The CHSCA's 44th Annual Recognition Dinner, sponsored by Gatorade, will be held May 15, 2008 at the Aqua Turf Club. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by contacting Executive Director John Fontana at 860-628-4122.
Recipients of the CHSCA's three major awards are:
Joseph J. Fontana Distinguished Service Award to Andy Baylock, The University of Connecticut
Thomas J. Monahan CHSCA Honor Award to Ken Kezer, New Britain High School
Joseph Calvanese Sponsorship Award to Mark Valenti, Connecticut Student Loan Foundation.
Click on MORE to see the listing of other recipients.
[more] | | Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction | | | Kevin Gilbride, Offensive Coordinator of the 2008 World Champion New York Giants, will be honored at The 23rd Annual Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Connecticut. The Jim Calhoun Community Service Award will be presented by Coach Calhoun to Paul Pendergast, President and Chief Development Officer for Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center Foundation. This year’s event is dedicated to Meriden’s Maloney High School Football Coach Rob Szymaszek. He is a past recipient of the Saint Francis Award. Rob died in 2007 after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Robert Fiondella, former Chairman of the Board and CEO of The Phoenix Companies, Inc., and Founding Principal of Jerob Interprises, LLC., and Mr. Raymond Peach, retired Executive Vice President of Hudson United Bank and current Executive Consultant with TD Banknorth, are co-chairs of the event.
The proceeds benefit the programs of the Franciscan Life Center.
This event is sponsored in part by ESPN.
The Silent Auction begins at 5:30 pm. Auction items include: Three Season Tickets to the New York Giants 2008-2009 Season and four Reserved Tickets to a 2008 Boston Red Sox Game including diner at the exclusive EMC Club hosted by Lou Gorman of the Boston Red Sox.
For more information visit our web site at www.flcenter.org, call (203) 237-8084.
| | Randy Smith- A JI Institution | | | Randy Smith, 61, passed away yesterday in Manchester, the town he was born in and served for 37 years as the Sports Editor of the Manchester Journal-Inquirer. A friend to high school coaches and athletes he will be missed by many.
Calling hours for JI Sports Editor Randy Smith will be Thursday, 4-8 p.m., at the Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main St., Manchester.
A funeral service will be conducted Friday, 11:30 a.m., at the South United Methodist Church, 1226 Main St., Manchester.
Burial will be at East Cemetery, 220 East Center St., Manchester, followed by a memorial reception at Manchester Country Club.
| | Life is Still Good-Book Signing and Discussion | | | On Wednesday April 2nd at the Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center Atrium 536 Saybrook Road in Middletown Bryant Carpenter, sports editor of the Meriden Record-Journal, will discuss his book about the late Maloney High School Coach Rob Szymaszek. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call 860-358-2088 to register or for more information. Books will be available for purchase. | | Bill Mignault to receive Red O’Neill Award from UCONN Club | | | On Tuesday April 22nd the UCONN Club will present the prestigious Red O’Neill Award to Ledyard Football Coach Bill Mignault. Coach Mignault in forty-two seasons has four state championships and three hundred eighteen wins-the most of any high school football coach in Connecticut. The award is named after Martin “Red” O’Neill, the first All-American candidate from the UCONN football program.
The awards ceremony starts at 5:45pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. Tickets are $50. Tickets as well as program/sponsorship ads can be purchased through Ashley Green in care of the UCONN Athletic Development Office (860) 486-9192 or agreen@foundation.uconn.edu
Congratulations Bill from the CHSCA.
| | 33rd CHSCA All-Star Festival March 19th Maloney High School | | | The 33rd CHSCA All-Star Festival coaching and team rosters are in the SPORTS section under Boys Basketball. The game will be played March 19, 2008 at Maloney High School. The CHSCA All Star Basketball Festival Committee would like to thank the Officials from Central Board #8 for volunteering their services for this game:
Tony Gigliotti
Tony Nocito
Mike Riley
Charles Lee
Christian Sarantopoulous
Corey Pothier
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| Important Event Dates |
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Hall of Fame Induction Aqua Turf, Southington November 15, 2007
CHSCA Coach of the Year Aqua Turf, Southington May 15, 2008
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