What a fantastic week in our program. It is mid-April, and this week felt like it was mid-season with all the football activities. Each day I witnessed a group of young men investing, preparing, and being accountable for their actions. Their selfless nature and leadership transcended the lines of what is expected. Their ability to live our mission, vision, and purpose was at a whole new level. This week we discussed the ideas of delayed and instant gratification and its influence on us and society. In an Instagram world where people create content and gain the immediate gratification of likes and reposts, the game of football allows us to exercise our ability to develop our grit and willpower. We spend hours with each other each day, working to become a better version of ourselves. The sole purpose is to achieve the ultimate moment one day. Without guarantees of victories or success, our kids keep showing up and living the True North Mentality. That is why we call it the Process. Our program is not about "likes" and going viral; it is about forging the bonds of brotherhood and learning to love and care for each other more deeply. It is about understanding that success is not linear and cannot happen overnight. For every great success, hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of work, leading up to that triumph. Our kids understand this program, which is why we continue to forge the path of an elite football program in Illinois.

SCN FOOTBALL OPEN GYMS

WHO: ANY STUDENT IN SCN

WHAT: FOOTBALL OPEN GYM SESSION (PLAYER-LED)

WHERE: SCN GYMS

WHEN: 5:45AM

WHY: BEGIN TO DEVELOP OUR FOOTBALL SKILL SETS

HOW: 60 MINS OF FOOTBALL MOVEMENT AND INDIVIDUAL DRILLS

* NOTE WE WILL BE ON TURF IF WEATHER PERMITS; BRING BOTH GYM SHOES AND CLEATS.

• April 19th: SCN 4TH PHASE MEETING 7 PM LOCATION ROOM 302
• May 17th SCN Future Stars & Summer Kickoff Meeting (7 pm)
• Summer Camp Schedule to be released by the end of January
• DEFINITE DEAD PERIODS (NO TEAM ACTIVITIES)
• 5/27-6/4
• 7/1-7/9
• 7/31-8/6

Please register your son or daughter for our summer camp offerings. The Stars football program will be offering a full calendar of events. If you are looking to prioritize camps here is a list of camps that all players should be a part of

Freshman

Freshman Sports Performance Camp

Freshman TEAM camp

Sophomores

Sophomore Sports Performance Camp

Sophomore TEAM camp

Varsity

Varsity Sports Performance Camp

Varsity TEAM camp

NIU overnight (details not on push coin) registration is in July through SCN FB

We have raised 250 dollars towards our Coach Bus rental for the U of I event. The estimated rental cost is about 1500 dollars. If we do not get that number, we will take a yellow bus. If you can help pledge money to the cause, don't hesitate to get in touch with Coach Pomazak at robert.pomazak@d303.org

The Stars Football program has been invited to the University of Illinois for their annual cream of the crop 7 on 7 . It is a great honor to be invited to this elite event. However, with this invite comes a 2-hour bus ride to Champaign. Anyone who has ridden in a yellow bus understands that they are built for transport, not comfort. To keep our athletes comfortable and best support their physical needs, we are looking for a volunteer or multiple volunteers willing to sponsor a coach bus rental for our kids for that day. If you are interested in learning more, please email robert.pomazak@d303.org.

Thank you

April will be a big month for our spring sports performance program. Upon our return to the weight room, we will be working off % intensities based on our three rep maxes that were taken before our vacation. Focusing on quality movements under high % intensities shows great improvement in both strengths and overall mobility. We will continue to develop our linear speed with our Wednesday fly ten sessions. Curved running, speed agility, and quickness training will hit high gear during our polar bear session every Thursday morning. April will be an exciting time for our athletes as we will begin to see college recruiters come into the building to evaluate our players. The SCN Football sports performance program is second to none and each player who invests their time to prepare for the season with their teammates will see there return on investment come gameday in the fall.

Aedan Hayes is our Elite Leader of the Week. Aedan has fallen in love with the process, and each day his efforts are leading him one step closer to his ultimate goals. It is an honor and privilege to coach and work alongside Aedan.

Thanks to Lance Reinke, who has headed up or Stars 7's program we will have 2 teams for the Barrington All-American League. By IHSA rules, Stars staff cannot be associated with the team during the competition. League play begins this Sunday. Best of luck to our teams.

robert.pomazak@d303.org

reinkelance@yahoo.com

Speedstars wrapped up this past Thursday. I want to thank the 100 6th -8th graders and their families for participating in this great camp. The camp was a great opportunity to connect and the youngsters did a great job of learning, listening, and leading.

• St Charles North Football and i9 Sports partner to create and launch Jr Stars Flag Football Feeder Program THIS Spring!
• All Teams are required to have a Parent Volunteer Coach (i9 Sports nor SCN supply team coaches)
• 1st -8th Grade Players Primrose Farm Park Location Only Sundays
• Season starts April 16th Register using Team Code: SCN23.
• Play and Train like a Star!
• For more information contact Coach Pomazak at Robert.Pomazak@d303.org or Mike Taormina at Mike.Taormina@i9sports.com

Any player/family interested in joing the Stars football program should scan and complete this interest form. It will allow us to create mailing lists directed to our incoming families. Thank you

SCN 4TH PHASE PARENT GROUP

With the start of the off-season strength program right around the corner, our Stars football players could use your help in supplying them with post-workout treats. Please review the list below and we will schedule weekly drops after the Thanksgiving holiday.

• Granola bars

• Uncrustables

• Chocolate Milk

• Gatorade

• Recovery Shake

• Drop off: contact Danielle Taormina (scn4thphase@gmail.com or Coach Pomazak robert.pomazak@d303.org

• April 15th the NCAA evaluation period begins
• Face-to-face visits off-site can resume
• Coaches can watch players perform football maneuvers
• Players have your twitter handle easy to find (ie @firstname_lastnam)
• DM's open
• cell phone number & email on twitter
• transcripts for Sem 1 are now available
• request an official transcript from our registrar (1 dollar)
• open it / scan it and keep it on your desktop for colleges

Thank you to our guest Bryan Ault of Catapult Recruiting. A great night of information. Below you will find the video from the meeting and the power point Coach Pomazak used.

The NCAA D1 FBS contact period has started. That means colleges can schedule times to visit with the 2024 recruits. In the coming weeks, we will have an excellent opportunity to get our players in front of some of the best and brightest colleges in the country. Our protocol for college visits is as follows.

1. Coach Pomazak emails administration scheduled visits for the coming day, including which students have been asked to attend by visiting college coach.

2. Students will receive a pass before the scheduled visit.

3. Students will only have 15 minutes to visit. This will help limit the loss of instructional time.

4. If students have any assessments during the visit, they are not permitted to come.

5. Teachers have the right to ask students not to leave class.

6. Students should refrain from missing the same class twice a row.

• 2023 Outlook

• January

• Incoming Freshman Activities Night ( new)

• February

• Pound for Pound Week

• Parent Night Out Clinic

• March

• Spring Sports Performance

• Open Gyms Begin

• SpeedStars strength & conditioning (6th-8th)

• D1 Spring College Practice Visit

• April

• Spring Sports Performance

• Open Gyms

• SpeedStars strength & conditioning (6th-8th)

• High School 7 ON 7 INDOOR

• May

• Open Gyms Conclude

• Freshman Signing Day

Thank you to Ben Furntey '19 for donating your bowl game jersey to the program. Jersey's collected will be displayed prominently in the updated legacy lane.

Bill Durocher, '18 OLB / TE made his verbal commitment to attend and play football for FBS Division 1 Liberty University. Bill was an all-conference and all-area for the state finalist team in 2018. Billy went on to Saddleback Community College in California, were he received 2nd team all-sectional. Congrats to Bill on this great achievement.

Updates

• Matthew Fell - Massachusetts Maritime

• Tyler Nubin, Minnesota- Awaiting Bowl Game

• Jordan Nubin Minnesota

• Ben Furtney Purdue Big 10 Championship

• Carmine Bastone Northwestern- Season over

• Mike Hohensee NWMS - Season OVer

• Deji Oshin St. Ambrose- Season Over

• Egon Hein UW-Whitewater - Season Over

• Steven Hein UW - Whitewater - Season Over

• Michael Priami UW-Platteville - Season Over

• Jim Durocher UW-Platteville- Season Over

• Ryan Doherty UW-Platteville- Season Over

• Dan Kowaleski Dayton- Season OVer

• Jack Dummer UWW- Season Over

• Johnny Ambrogio Carthage- Season Over Graduated !

• Thomas Kellen Northern Michigan- Season Over

• Billy Durocher - Liberty University

• Joe Curzon SAU- Season Over

• Luke Sharkey SAU- Season Over

• George Litgen SAU- Season Over

• Tobi Adedara - Dartmouth (graduated)

• Bradon Eicker- Transfer Portal after graduating from San Diego