Coach Spencer: 484-239-3882

WAFPA President Dan Resciniti: 570-814-5803

Varsity Jacket Reimbursement

The Wyoming Area Football Parent's Association (WAFPA) in the recent past, has reimbursed parents of senior varsity members for the cost of their varsity jackets. This is done once the player's high school football eligibility has expired. This practice is not mandated in the WAFPA by-laws, but the current WAFPA board can vote to do so based on the financial status of the organization. The 2010 WAFPA board has voted to offer this reimbursement to the 2010 seniors, with the following criteria:

• - The player has completed his/her senior season on the football roster. Players who were injured in their senior year and could not play are still considered members of the team and are eligible for reimbursement. Senior players who quit the team before the end of the season are not eligibe for reimbursement.
• - For 2010, those seniors who finished the season and were members of the varsity for three full seasons, will be reimbursed at a 100 percent rate. Those seniors who were on the the team for two complete years, (junior-senior, or sophomore-senior) will be reimbursed at a 67 percent rate, while those seniors who were only on the team for their senior year, will be reimbursed at a 33 percent rate. If a player played a full sophomore year, quit the team in his or her junior year, and came back and completed their senior year, then they would be eligible at the two year rate. If a player quit the team in the middle of the year, there is no reimbursement for that year.

Future Jacket Policy

Given this situation, the 2010 WAFPA Board has drafted a new policy for jacket reimbursement. The 2011 Board will consider and vote on the following changes to the current policy:

• For those eligible, jacket reimbursement will not exceed $200.
• Only those seniors who have completed three FULL years on the team will be reimbursed. In other words, there will be no partial reimbursement for seniors who were not on the team in their sophomore or junior years.
• Parents MUST participate in Night at the Races at the minimum level requested. If WAFPA requests that a minimum of five horses be sold, then parents who expect a jacket reimbursements MUST sell 5 horses. If parents are requested to sell 5 horses in the player's sophomore, junior, and senior year and none are sold, then there will be a $150 reimbursement deduction.
• WAFPA will be tracking parent participation in all activites, such as food donations and working at the Spirit Stand. These activities may be considered in the final determination of reimbursement level.

Send comments on proposed policy to nperugini@aol.com

The Wyoming Area Football Parent's Association (WAFPA)

works with the Coaching Staff, the School Board, Alumni Association, the buisness community, local elected officials and the entire Warrior Nation to enhance the success of the Wyoming Area Football Program.

The WAFPA provides the following support for the football program: