[ valley youth conference ]


The Valley Youth Conference has been in existence since 1966. We are 100% volunteer with over 10,000 participants and encompass the entire San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, with parts of Westside and Pasadena. We offer a full year-round sport program, i.e., Basketball, Pop-Warner type Tackle Football, Track, and Cheerleading, for boys and girls from the ages of 5 through 14.

The Valley Youth Conference for over 40 years has been voluntarily helping boys and girls , many of whom are from single parent families - some from latch key homes - to develop athletically, academically and socially. The Los Angeles School Board and other area school boards have made this possible by providing use of their athletic facilities.

We are a nonprofit volunteer organization devoted to provide a safe, healthy environment for the youth to develop in both athletics and citizenship. We encourage scholastic achievement first and foremost, and have awarded thousand of dollars in academic scholarships since 1966 to graduation senior boys and girls who had participated.

Additionally, since its inception the Conference has been addressing the growing problem of obesity among today's youth. Every level of the football program is structured by a combination of maximum age and maximum weight, both of which are strictly enforced.
Consequently, many thousands of young boys and girls have benefited from the disciplined program that requires demanding standards of behavior and academic grades to remain eligible for team competition.

Further, countless youngsters trained by veteran coaches have parlayed their advanced development into more proficient high school athleticism which, in turn, enabled them to earn college athletic scholarships at institutions that they might not otherwise been able to afford.
The Valley Youth Conference develops and guides the youth of today into the leaders of tomorrow in business and commerce. Over the past forty years our members have grown-up, and returned to the Valley Youth Conference as coaches to offer other children the same benefit of a lifetime of rewarding memories and friendships. Over 7,500 families annually participate in all of our programs.

Over 50% of all the college/pro athletes in the U.S. come from California, specifically, the San Fernando Valley area such as USC football great and Heisman Trophy Winner Charles White, NFL Houston Oilers Head Coach Jeff Fisher, and Olympic 400M Gold Medal Winner Quincy Watts, to mention only a few. Therefore, our program demonstrates that we must be doing something right.

Please support our children.

 
[ board members ] 

2009 Executive Board phone number

Commissioner
Bennie Diaz
commissioner@valleyyouthconference.com

General Manager
Don McGee
general.mngr@valleyyouthconference.com

Secretary
Pam Allison

Treasurer
Erick Arevalo
money.man@valleyyouthconference.com

Jr. Clinic Division
Mike Mares
jr.clinic@valleyyouthconference.com

Sr. Clinic Division
Vicki Osborne
sr.clinic@valleyyouthconference.com

Gremlins Division
Vickia Pettus
gremlins@valleyyouthconference.com

Tiny Mite Division
JoeAnn Courtney
tiny.mites@valleyyouthconference.com

Mity Mite Division
Barbara McGruder
mity.mites@valleyyouthconference.com

Pee Wee Division
Keisha Walker
pee.wee@valleyyouthconference.com

Midget Division
Saul Martinez
midget@valleyyouthconference.com

 
[ contact ]

Valley Youth Conference
P O Box 3194
Chatsworth, CA 91313

 
[ hall of fame ]

The Valley Youth Conference initiated its Hall Of Fame in 2004 to honor individuals whose extraordinary voluntary contributions were instrumental in developing and sustaining services to youth in the Greater San Fernando Valley.

We proudly announce this year’s inductees, who will be joining their thirteen predecessors for meritorious devotion and contributions:

PAUL DAVIS
Involved for over 20 years as Northridge Knights A/D, club manager and 5 years as club president; served as conference club rep; division president of Clinic and Gremlins

MARTY HANSEN
Served several seasons as coach at both Northridge and Chatsworth Chiefs including Midget championship and Midget All Star championship; club president at Chatsworth; Conference Treasurer

BILL MYERS
(posthumously) active for nearly 30 years coaching at 5 clubs, winning 12 championships; conference club rep; All Star game administrator

Prior Hall Of Fame inductees:
2004 – Joe Bergara, Willie Hoover, George Keener
2005 – Dave Hahn, Maury Hanks, Duane Gomer
2006 – Chuck Adair, Bill Speer, Bill and Paula Silletti
2007 – Jerry Chandler, Manny Ferrer, Lou Taylor

The honorees will be officially inducted at a luncheon Sunday June 29 at Knollwood Country Club in Granada Hill. Also present will be VYC cheer leaders and players whose academic achievements have earned them VYC partial scholarships toward their college tuitions.

 
[ sponsors ]

Sponsors for the 2008 season will be listed soon.



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