EL SEGUNDO EAGLES 2011 PRE-SEASON UPDATE

El Segundo Eagles 2011 pre-season update:

The El Segundo Eagles are pleased to inform you of some very positive developments and direction for our league. 2010 was a great season for our city, winning 2 PCC championships. But at ESYF we are always working to improve and grow. We want what is best for our kids. Besides some key personnel moves,we are looking to upgrade the helmets at the older divisions, to new high tech safety helmets over the next few years.

We take filling our coaching staffs very seriously. For the upcoming season we had 2 head coaching slots to fill and we worked very hard to come up with the right mix.

First, we are pleased to announce that Chris Parr has agreed to the opportunity to work with the younger players and bring them along. He has been promoted to be the new Head coach of the 2011 El Segundo Pee Wee Division and will be working with Guy Cerdajr and Joe Mendoza, as well as some other very well-qualified assistants. Chris brings great knowledge and passion to this role and we are very excited about this development. His 10 years of coaching youth football for the Eagles, along with his experience as a player at UCLA, make him a wonderful choice for this position. Last season Chris was co-head coach and Defensive Coordinator for the 2010 Jr. Midget Championship team that allowed zero points in the championship game.

The Pacific Coast Conference is also working very hard to constantly improve and grow in all areas. One of their priorities they are working on is to get the best coaches possible for all the kids and leagues. We are very excited to be a big part of a new direction to constantly train and upgrade all the coaching in the PCC. The Pacific Coast Conference has set up a newly formed “Coaches Alliance” working to upgrade and teach coaches throughout the whole PCC league. This is not an El Segundo commission, but one formed by the PCC. The committee will work to facilitate open communication among coaches across the league and help train and recruit new coaches to the PCC. All coaches will have to attend at least one mandatory meeting beyond the head coaches. We are so excited that 2 of the 7 coaches asked are from our league; Bob McDaniel and Tim O’Keefe from El Segundo have been commissioned by the PCC to be on this seven-coach committee.

At the same time we were able to take the opportunity to enlist Bob McDaniel to be the head coach of the Midget team for 2011. Bob’s constant study, his 5 years coaching for the Eagles, his Div III College National Title as a player, make him a great choice to be the head coach. We know he will help prepare our boys for high school ball and beyond and of course to have a wonderful 2011 season at El Segundo. Last season Bob was in charge of the PCC’s top-rated, highest-scoring offense for our 2010 Jr. Midget Championship team. The Midget team is also fortunate to have a great complement of returning coaches from the Championship team including Alby Silvera and Jake Meier (who had 3 championships as Head coach while in Torrance) with more qualified people being interviewed and on the way.

Thank you all and we are looking towards a great 2011 season.