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GVFL Flag Football

Kindergarten &
1st Grades
September 16, 2021
Welcome to 2021 GVFL K-1 Flag Football

This will be the 12th year that GVCO has offered programming for youth football. We are excited that you registered your young football player in the program. We fully expect that they and you will thoroughly enjoy the experience.
 
The Flag Football season will begin on Friday, September 24th at 5:00PM at the new GVCO Community Center Complex, 51 N Bacton Hill Rd, Malvern. Please have your child to the field on time as we will be initially acquainting them with each other, stretching and just generally introducing them to the game of football. The initial practice will last slightly over an hour. And we will be right back at it the following morning at 8:30AM!
 
Please have your child dress in comfortable shorts or sweatpants and a t-shirt. On Saturday morning, we will provide your child with a jersey and a flag belt that they will need for each practice and game. We encourage each player to wear a mouthguard that you will provide. Your child can wear sneakers or rubber cleats.
 
Below is a schedule of dates/times for the upcoming Flag Football season.
 
Thanks for your patience and we look forward to the start of the season!
 
GVFL

Friday, 9/24 Practice at 5PM
Saturday, 9/25 Practices at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

Friday, 10/1 Pre-Season at 5PM
Saturday, 10/2 Games at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

Friday, 10/8 Practice at 5PM
Saturday, 10/9 Games at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

Friday, 10/15 Practice at 5PM
Saturday, 10/16 Games at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

Friday, 10/22 Practice at 5PM
Saturday, 10/23 Games at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

Saturday, 10/30 Games at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

Saturday, 11/6 Playoffs at 8:30AM / 9:30AM

There are a few spots open: Register

For further information, visit our K-1st Flag Football page on www.GVCO.org website.
End of Season
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2021 COED
HIGH SCHOOL
FLAG FOOTBALL
Highlights:
 
  • Games are played Sundays around midday
  • Season is late September to early November 
  • Minimum of 10 players per team
  • Games are played 5v5. Two girls per team must be on the field at all times
  • 6 game season plus playoffs
  • GVCO will provide 2 referees and a scorekeeper for every game 
  • Players will receive team jerseys
  • All games played at the new GVCO Community Center complex on Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern
 
Each Team Captain must register a team by October 1st
Our GVFL tackle teams had a great home opening weekend at the Great Valley Stadium. The 3rd and the 5th grade teams hosted two Phoenixville squads in front of a crowd of about 400. Our youth cheer teams were also on hand, leading on many a cheer on the beautiful Sunday afternoon.
 
A big thank you to high school football team for making Youth Night so special and for coming to support our teams this weekend.
A very special thank you to all the grandparents that came to enjoy Grandparents Day with us.
 
3rd grade team: Win 20-18
5th grade team: Win 41-7
 
The next set of home games is slated for September 26th.
More GVCO Programs
Winter Basketball

Registration is open

Players must be Great Valley School District residents.

Preliminary GVBL schedule for Grades 1-8:
·    9/15   Registration opens
·    10/18 Skills assessments begin
·    Early November: finalize team assignments
·    11/6  Coaches meeting and uniform distribution
·    Week of 11/8 GVBL Winter League practices begin

There will be one practice (roughly 1 hr) sometime during the week and one game (roughly 1 hr) a week on the weekend. Games and practices will be held at a location with GVSD boundaries. During registration, we allow parents to choose one day a week that will NOT work for practice in order to allow some flexibility in schedule other activities.

Ivy League Experience High School Basketball League

Open to boys in grades 9-12 in September 2021.
All players MUST be residents of Great Valley School District.
Teams have only games and no practices

Below is the preliminary schedule for Grades 9-12
  • 9/15: Registration opens
  • 11/29: Games begin and run until the first week in March.
  • No games will be played from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd.

Visit www.GVCO.org for more information about Winter GVBL and to register. Questions can be sent to basketball@gvco.org
Fall Cheer
 
·    Fall Flag Cheer for grades K-1
·    Fall Cheer for grades 2-6
 
Questions can be sent to Cheer@GVCO.org
 
Fall Cheer begins August 16th. Athletes will learn cheers and routines to be performed during Fall football games.
 
Cheer for Grades 2-6 will include Fall competitions and early Winter basketball games.

Flag Cheer (K-1st) will practice on Thursday nights from 6-7pm and GV cheer (2-6) will practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6-7:30pm. For more information, please contact cheer@gvco.org.
Fall Crew - Grades 8-12
 
For registration, contact John Brewer at gvcrewpd@gmail.com

Rowers must be area High and Middle School Students in grades 8-12 for Fall 2021.
 
Great Valley Crew will be rowing out of the John S. Trinsey Jr. Memorial Boathouse in Bridgeport. There is a Voluntary Parent-led carpool for those that want to participate.
 
PRACTICES are MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 3:45-6:15PM and SATURDAYS at Trinsey from 10AM to 1PM. Practices begin the week of August 16th.
 
Great Valley Community Organization
Our GVCO Caring Hands student volunteers will be teaming up with the Brandywine SPCA and Senator Comitta’s office for a Donation Drive.
 
This event will be held Sept. 11th - Oct. 9th. at GVCO. See our flyer for the wish list and special events.
On September 25th, our GVCO Caring Hands will be at Charlestown Park helping out with the Annual Charlestown Day event and 5k run. See www.CharlestownDay.org
For years, our GVCO Caring Hands foundation has focused on working with local partners to better assist the many needs in the region. Students in grades 7-12 are welcome to come join us in making a difference.
Again this October, we will be hosting our 3rd annual donation drive to benefit Cradles2Crayons. Start putting the gently used clothing and shoes the kids have grown out of in a bag, as October is right around the corner!
GVCO Community Partnership
 Immaculata Partnership

 
For many years, GVCO has enjoyed a tremendous relationship with Temple University's School of Sports Tourism and Hospitality Management. Recently GVCO has reached out to Immaculata's Office of Career and Professional Development to initiate a similar relationship.

As a local community partner, Immaculata is a natural fit for GVCO as we continue to develop further programming here in the Great Valley Community. Immaculata has strength in areas like adult programs and Education - areas that GVCO plans to focus on with the onset of the new facility. As we move into the new school year, look for GVCO and Immaculata working together for the betterment of our local community.
GVCO Project Update
Continued progress! The stone base for the driveway at the new GVCO Community Center complex on Bacton Hill Rd arrived!


What can we accomplish together? See GVCO Inside and Out
The GVCO Future
We are on our way...
 
to a world-class community resource that delivers a broad range of sports, educational, arts, recreational and senior programs that address key community needs.
We need your help to finish what we've started! We will not get the necessary financing to complete the project without raising additional funds.
Together we can we do this! https://gvcocampaign.org/pledges
GVCO Donor Spotlight
The Muck Family
"Yes, count us all in!"

This year, the Muck Family vacationed in Lake Placid, NY. On their second day, one of the kids had the wild idea of hiking Mt. Marcy, the tallest mountain in NY. At the top, you can see as far as Quebec and Lake Champlain

The hike is 15 miles, 7.5 hours, and 3,574 feet in elevation. What? This is certainly a wild idea! “Yes, count us all in!” During the climb, we passed many other hikers, who offered bits of what to expect ahead and words of encouragement. This picture is at the end of the day, dirty and tired, but the smiles show we were so glad we did it!
The folks at GVCO are embarking on another wild idea with building the community center. It has taken and will continue to require a lot of hard work and determination, and help from others along the way is essential. When GVCO asked us to help with the Capital Campaign, of course, we said “Yes, count us all in!” All six of us have graduated from GVHS and we love Malvern. We see the GVCO Community Center as being a pinnacle in the lives of those of us lucky enough to call Great Valley home and we are sure it will bring smiles to all the faces from young to old in the community at the end of the day.

Keep climbing GVCO!
Wiley, Brian, Jill, Ellie, AJ, and Danny Muck
GVCO Sponsor Spotlight
JMR Engineering, LLC is a full service engineering firm located in Downingtown with a staff that has been serving the Delaware Valley for over 25 years.
JMR Engineering is a professional civil engineering, land planning, and CADD drafting services consulting firm for the private land development and municipal industry. They utilize the latest technology to offer a wide range of services to our clients including land development design for residential, commercial, industrial, retail, mixed use development and redevelopment projects.  
 
The company was founded in 2010 by President John (Jack) Robinson, P.E., M.B.A. His engineering education from the University of Delaware and his business education from West Chester University helped produce a unique mix of experience with a mindset toward efficient design. Jack has been working in the engineering industry in the southeastern PA region for 25 years and has developed a team of professionals able to handle today’s challenging engineering projects. Along the way, JMR has developed strong relationships within the community and a reputation for trustworthy reliable service. 
More ways to Support GVCO
Shop at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1139318 and Amazon donates to Great Valley Community Organization.​
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Did you know your employer might have a Matching Gifts program?
 
It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.
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