The Dunedin Jr. Falcons hope new board members, new coaches and a renewed sense of community involvement will help turn the organization around.
The Dunedin Jr. Falcons football organization spent the offseason rebuilding after a tumultuous year of parents brawling in the stands, coaches getting arrested and fighting between board members. “We had a lot of issues last year,” new board president Carolyn Peake said during summer training camp. “There was a lot of animosity.” The 50-year-old organization hit a crossroads when youth coach David Rojas was arrested on child pornography charges in December. Heading into the 2011 season, which began July 18 with the first practice, the question everyone involved with the organization wants answered is: What changes have been made to bring the Jr. Falcons back? “We had a full change of the board. We’re currently restructuring the whole …
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New head football coach Max Smith has a simple approach to the game.
The sound of the Highlander Band drum section thumping, the cracking of helmets and pads and blowing of whistles pervaded the Dunedin High School football stadium on a recent May day. New head football coach Max Smith has a simple approach to the game. If you win every day in practice, then you’re going to win the game on Friday. Smith, 26, was hoping that duplicating the adrenalin-tickling ambiance of a regular season game for the recent spring inter-squad would entice more students to come out for the team. The inter-squad looked sharp for spring — no bad snaps or fumbles, a few dropped passes, but nothing to be too concerned about. Soon-to-be senior Anthony Diviney looked comfortable in the pocket and decisive when it was time to …
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Julie Ward Bujalski
10:13 pm on Friday, July 8, 2011
Congratulations to the New Dunedin Jr. Falcons and the many volunteers working to make this program a great success for our children. Dunedin is lucky to have you. I'm very proud the city could help with the lights. Stay strong and I wish you all the best. more ›