2019 California Youth Football Alliance

PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

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What the nominators had to say about the 2019 8U Player of the Year, Gabriel Davis, from Southern California Junior All American Football & Cheer

Gabriel is a straight A student. He plays the game with great admiration for it! He knows how to read a play and execute a plan to compete, and conquer. He does it with motivation for his team, and by listening to his superiors. He’s not a one man team type of kid, he enjoys bringing out the best in ALL of his team mates; on and off the field. He loves this sport, and I know in my heart he was put in this earth to play football!!

Gabriel has also been voted the best running back in our league in 8u. Not only does our team have the top ranked Offense in the league but also he heads up the top ranked defense as well.

I've been coaching Gabriel Davis for the last 4 years. He's a great kid on and off the field respectful and a great teammate. He is the most talented 8 year old kid I have ever coached.

What the nominators had to say about the 2019 10U Player of the Year, Adrian McNie, from the Sacramento Youth Football League

Adrian has been playing football for four seasons. He has only missed one practice and zero games in those four years due to air quality from local wildfires.

Adrian has also been wrestling for the Vacaville wrestling club for going on four years. He enjoys being a dual sport athlete and says he “likes to do hard sports”.

Football has been a life changer for Adrian. It has added confidence to his everyday life and he has learned to overcome obstacles, big and small. Adrian was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia at 5 years of age, and football has given him an outlet and something he enjoys focusing his time and energy on outside of school.

Adrian is not a naturally gifted athlete. He shows up and works hard in everything he does. He enjoys being a part of something larger than just himself.

Adrian carries a 3.5 gpa and served on student leadership at his school last year as a room representative. He is extremely helpful and respectful.

What the nominators had to say about the 2019 12U Player of the Year, Braedon Miller, from the Southern California Junior All American Football & Cheer League

Braedon is a two way starter for the Beaumont Cougars Junior Peewee team. He also plays all special teams, so he hardly comes off the field. He displays great sportsmanship to his teammates as well as his opponents by playing the game respectfully and always maintaining a positive attitude.

Braedon has straight A’s in school as a 7th grader at Mountain View Middle School. In fact he has never gotten less than an A on any report card. Ever. He also help tutor classmates that are struggling in school. Braedon is a leader on his team, as he is a returner and leads by example by always giving 100%, being extremely coachable, and showing a willingness to play any position on the field to help his team out.

Braedon broke his arm during a game this season and has been an extra coach on the sideline when out. His help on the sidelines has been monumental to our team maintaining an undefeated record.

What the nominators had to say about the 2019 14U Player of the Year, Keisean Smith, from the Snoop Youth Football League

I am nominating Keisean Smith due to exceptional athletic abilities and academic achievements. He is an exceptional wide receiver, whom I have seen make some of the most impossible catches for a youth football player. He is a fast, and strong defensive end, whom I have seen run down running backs from one end of the line to the other, and completing tackles while still in the backfield. A true nightmare for quarterbacks. He has overcome academic challenges along with a speech impediment, while being teased and bullied, but kept a level head, and positive outlook, which resulted in positive connection with peers, and success in the academic world.

Being a young male in a crime, drug, gang infested surrounding, Keisean manages to steer from the temptations and peer pressure of wrongdoing. At his age, with so much against him, he is making good grades in school, and great growth on the football field, without indulging in the streets. I believe that by him being able to be a part of a winning team, being a healthy and good athlete, and producing good grades, all the while being pressured by peers to do otherwise, and is producing good achievements both on and off field, is reason he should be nominated if not picked. It's hard to be able to achieve such greatness while being pressured and attacked by negative energy and evil situations.