Black Lion Award

AZJaz Senior Member Posts: 275	Black Lion Award Jan 11, 2005 18:38:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by AZJaz on Jan 11, 2005 18:38:37 GMT Has anyone ever heard of this? Black Lion Award
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CoachGambrel
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Black Lion Award Jan 12, 2005 8:03:14 GMT

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Post by CoachGambrel on Jan 12, 2005 8:03:14 GMT

I have.....
Its a nice award that is given out to who you feel is the most deserving player in your program.
When I first heard about the award, I found out that it was given to mostly Pop Warner, Jr & Sr High School players. I contacted the gentleman who help founded the award and asked if they would consider giving the award to a Minor League Football Program. It was discussed with the board members and they accepted our nomination and I awarded it to one of our players. It was nice to be the First Minor League Program to be given the opportunity to give out the award. During our award ceremony, this award was accepted by the guys more than our MVP. To me it was an honor due to the fact that I am a Combat Veteran.
It dont cost you anything.......
but remember...the Black Lion Reciepent dosent necessarily mean your best all-around player.
Like its says on the website......
Finally an a prestigious award that a Lineman can win....

TIGER ONE Senior Member Posts: 6,423	Black Lion Award Jan 12, 2005 9:55:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TIGER ONE on Jan 12, 2005 9:55:44 GMT Very interesting coach, I had never heard of that award and am in my 11th year at the professional minor league level. Coach Easton
	J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE

TIGER ONE Senior Member Posts: 6,423	Black Lion Award Jan 12, 2005 11:09:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TIGER ONE on Jan 12, 2005 11:09:05 GMT ADDITIONAL QUESTION: How do you go about getting "approved" to give this award out each year to a deserving athlete on my team? I am not big on awards, as a rule, but this sounds like it may be special. Coach Easton
	J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE

CoachGambrel
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Black Lion Award Jan 13, 2005 9:35:50 GMT

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Post by CoachGambrel on Jan 13, 2005 9:35:50 GMT

Coach....
If you click on the link provided
or visit: www.coachwyatt.com/blacklionhomepage.htm
and scroll towards the bottom of the page you will see that the first step is to send Coach Wyatt an email.
What I did was let Coach Wyatt know about our organization and was up front with everything.
Coach Wyatt owned and Coached a Minor League Team so he thought it was neat that a Minor League program was interested in the award.
Coach Wyatt then takes your award and presents it to the board and then they notify you if you will be selected as a Black Lion recipeint. Then you play your season............in October Coach Wyatt will contact you to let you know that the Nominations are needed. You then decide which player (only one per team) shall recieve the award. You then have to Send Coach Wyatt the reason why you felt that this person deserves this award......Trust me rushing for 2500 yards will not be a good reason...if thats the only reason.
Once you send him the email, the board will approve it and in November they send you the Certificate and a Black Lion Patch. I went and had it framed and it really looked great when I presented it.
My Black Lion winner was proably the best wr in our league, but since we had 1 qb get hurt and another quit, he stepped up and went from All-American WR to a All-League Honorable Mention QB.
This quy attended all fun raisers, came to every practice and calls me on every holiday. This is a unique kid and well deserving.
Last year, I went back to playing and the HC didnt think about it
This year I plan on enrolling my High School team and I will also enter the Minor League team I play with.
I think its a great award.

TIGER ONE Senior Member Posts: 6,423	Black Lion Award Jan 13, 2005 9:52:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by TIGER ONE on Jan 13, 2005 9:52:02 GMT Coach, Sincere thanks for that information! Coach Easton
	J.C. EASTON<BR>HEAD COACH<BR>GA TIGERS FOOTBALL<BR>PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE

AZJaz Senior Member Posts: 275	Black Lion Award Jan 4, 2006 14:37:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by AZJaz on Jan 4, 2006 14:37:47 GMT I just want to bump this up, and give more people a chance to look at it. I think the spirit of the award is honorable.
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Black Lion Award Jan 4, 2006 16:41:30 GMT

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Post by Beetle on Jan 4, 2006 16:41:30 GMT

Great!!!!
I had heard of the DonHollender Award at West Point. Giving up End and a sure All-America to help the team!!!
It is wonderful to have allow the whole athletic world to use this idea and this great man's story to promote the "real meaning of football."
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Post by CoachGambrel on Jan 13, 2005 9:35:50 GMT

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