Montrose youth football program continues growth

 

By Matt Lindberg
Daily Press Sports Writer
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:12 AM MDT

MONTROSE —  In 1999, Montrose Youth Coordinator Bill Duffle saw the Montrose pee-wee football program struggling and not going anywhere. His goal was to make the program a major staple in the community. Now entering the tenth pee-wee football camp, which started Thursday and ends Sunday, Duffle is happy to see his hard work has developed a successful league and he’s ready to hand it down to Mike Sella and Rick Munshaw.

“It’s great and I’ve definitely seen a difference in the program,” Duffle said. “It was always my goal to pass the program on and focus on high school football once it was in a great place and it is.”

It all began when Sella and Munshaw, coaches in the pee-wee league, approached Duffle about taking over the program. Sella soon made a donation to the pee-wee league, which contributed to some big changes this year.

Camp participants perform contact drills Friday morning at Columbine Field. (William Woody / Daily Press)

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 All of the pee-wee teams will be broken down into “tribes” of Montrose Indians and provided brand new equipment, including helmets, and home and away jerseys.

Sella said the changes were about connecting the community.

“Coach (Todd) Casebier has made such a strong football program at the high school level,” Sella said. “We want the pee-wee league to be just as strong. I love football and we want this kids to get the experience and stay out of trouble.”

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    davecisar wrote on Jun 22, 2009 6:26 AM:

    " Good programs grow, people vote with their feet. BEst of luck to this growing program. winningyouthfootball.com "


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