Rockwall High School Football has Strong Support from RYCA Youth Football Program

Powerhouse High School Football programs are built organizing programs that help teach football systems and philosophy’s as early as age five.  Texas is known for having national ranked programs such as Southlake Carroll, Austin Westlake, Odessa Permian, Converse Judson, Stephenville, Tyler John Tyler, Celina, Katy, and Lufkin High School.  Kids from these towns are born with a football in hand, and a weekly Friday night date at the high school stadium.

Coaches are paid more than the high school principal and more powerful than the mayor if they win.  They are run out of town if they lose.

High School Football is talked about all year long.  It is a daily conversation in coffee shops, schools, and even mentioned in the pulpits at churches.  Wardrobes are filled with the colors of the school, and sacred rituals helping the team to victory are the norm.

However, these programs do not happen overnight.  They are built starting at the grade school level.  Usually, the head high school football coach has control over all athletic coaches and programs in the district.  A new high school coach is granted the power by the school board to hire and fire middle school and high school coaches.  The middle school football programs are expected to learn the high school program and teach its players the system.  Great programs take it a step further.

To see the video of Will Reed giving his pep talk to the Jackets click here.

Great high school football programs build youth programs which promote the love of the game, but also the knowledge of the system.  That means kids as young as five years of age are taught the terminology and philosophy of the high school football system.

Coach Rodney Webb of Rockwall High School program is finishing up his first season as the school’s Varsity Head Football Coach.  He has led the Rockwall High School Yellowjackets to the playoffs, and looks to continue that trend for years to come.

Although, Rockwall High School has not won a State Championship title since 1963 (2A- Rockwall 7 beats Sugar Land Dulles 6) and hasn’t been to the title game since 1972 (2A- Boling 20 beats Rockwall 0); Coach Webb fully intends to change this trend.  He understands how great programs are built, and has taken the initiative to align the RYSA Rockwall Youth Football Program up with the High School Program.

With the help of the RYCA board, coaches, team moms, and many other volunteers; the RYCA Jackets have taken this vertical alignment and created one of the strongest youth programs in North Texas.  The RYCA Jackets have built a grade/age pure program that learns the High School Football System, and prepares its players to take their skills to the middle schools and ultimately to the Rockwall High School Yellowjackets football program.  The RYCA has created one of the strongest communication programs via social media with the help of DeliveryMaxx where the organization can recruit and help feed future Jackets through the high school system.

Because of this partnership between Rockwall High School Football, and the RYCA Youth Football Organization both Coach Webb and QB, Will Reed each has been awarded coach and player of the week recognition.  Also, players like Will Reed, Luke Turmin, and Tamba Juanah talked to the 6th Grade Nebbie Jackets football team just before the championship game.

Recently, the RYCA, and the Jacket Backers put together a grassroots campaign to help Coach Rodney Webb earn the High School Coach of the Week with online voting! 

As the two programs continue to grow; the community of Rockwall is looking for more High School Football State Championships!  The way things are going, the RYCA Youth Football Program is looking forward to seeing many of our boys accepting the coveted State Championship trophy and having their names etched in history.

RHS Coach Webb finalist for Week 9–Texas Army National Guard/Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week Award

RHS Coach Webb finalist for Week 9–Texas Army National Guard/Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week Award

Jacket Nation Coach Webb lets vote out and support our great coach!!!

On behalf of the Dallas Cowboys, Gene and Jerry Jones Family Charities and the Texas Army National Guard, we are excited to name RHS Head Coach Rodney Webb as a finalist for the Week 9–Texas Army National Guard/Dallas Cowboys Coach of the Week Award.

When Can You Vote?


Voting will be open at http://bit.ly/18S52Qh during the following window of time. You can also find this voting by going to DallasCowboys.com -> Community -> Youth Programs -> Coach of the Week.

• OPEN:   Tuesday, November 12 @ 8:00 am 
• CLOSE: Thursday, November 14 @ 6:00 pm 

Jacket Fight Never Dies!!!

Youth Football Super Bowl will be played at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium in Rockwall Texas

This is an exciting time of the year for RYCA Youth Football, and the community of Rockwall, Texas.  Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium and Rockwall Independent School District have offered to host the 2013 Super Bowl games on Saturday, November 9th.

All of the consolation games will be at Kyle Field which is located next to Rockwall High School with the playoff schedule starting October 23, 2013.  This game will feature the #4 and #5 seeds playing to see who will move on to play the #1 seed on November 2nd.

On November 2nd, Heath High School and Kyle Field will host the #1 through #4 seeds starting with Kindergarten and 1st grade games at 8 AM.  At 9:30 AM, the 2nd and 3rd grade games will play followed by a Noon kickoff for the 4th grade teams.  Early evening at 2:30 PM the 5th grade games will battle, and then the 6th grade games will play under the lights at 5 PM.

Winners will move on to the Super Bowl held at Wilkerson-Sanders stadium while the consolation game will be played at Kyle Field.  The Super Bowl games will start at 9 AM for Kindergarten and 1st grade with 2nd and 3rd grade playing at 11 AM.  The 4th Grade team will play at 1:30 PM followed by 5th Grade at 4 PM.

The game of the year will be two 6th grade teams battling for the 2013 Super Bowl Championship under the lights of Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium in Rockwall, Texas.  This will be an epic battle as all teams are very evenly matched.  The game will come down to strategy and heart which all of the kids have displayed this season.

There are still three games left in the regular season to determine the final placing for the playoffs.  

Make sure you support your RYCA Jackets Football Team, and get your Stingers Ready because the HHCA Hawks are upset watching their big brothers lose to Rockwall High School Football team in the first district game of the season.

The RYCA is the largest football organization in Rockwall County and one of the largest premier leagues in North Texas.  It is the only youth football program that is vertically aligned with Rockwall High School Jackets Varsity Football Program according to Head Coach, Rodney Webb.  The RYCA has a strong commitment to principles and strives to be a community-driven organization with the genuine participation of athletes, volunteers, parents, family members, teachers, school administrators and local businesses. We encourage the RYCA Family to attend community and district events and to always support our community and display our Jacket Pride.

The RYCA makes every effort to make sure that every child with the desire to participate gets the opportunity to play or cheer, without financial costs, prior experience, athletic ability or size. The league is devoted to inspiriting our young athletes (kindergarten through 6th grade) and will give them the challenge of competition, the joy of victory, the reality of defeat, the importance of commitment and spirit in the community. The RYCA believes these values and virtues are important to athletes’ growth and to them becoming active members of our community and society. The RYCA Jackets is on a mission to give back to the community, to be the community’s youth sports program, to rally Stingers’ Up!

Be sure to catch the latest game day scores and highlights by following the highlights on the RYCA Rockwall Jackets News Site and Facebook.

The Battle of the Unbeaten takes place Wednesday at Wisdom Field

The city of Rockwall will be celebrating the Rockwall High School Football during the homecoming parade, but at 6:30 PM the lights at Wisdom Field (Dobbs Elementary) will feature some of the top 6th graders who plan to be future High School Yellowjackets.

The RYCA Nebbie Jackets Football Team will play the RYCA Hays Jackets team under the lights.  Both teams enter the game at 2-0 and boast high power offenses designed after Head Varsity Coach Rodney Webb’s Pistol Formation.  Last game these two played (not each other); the Hays team scored 38 points while the Nebbie Jackets put up 42.  The game should come down to the team with the strongest defense, and with several high profile players it will be a true battle.

Hays Jackets are led by speedster Zach Henry surrounded by Marshal Frost and Kade Klinkowski.  All three players suited up against the Nebbie Jackets in the Battle X Tournament held at Cowboys Stadium in August.  Both teams ended in an 18-18 tie.

The Nebbie Jackets are led by quarterback Tyler Ashworth, Linebacker Joseph Schaefer, Running backs Tanner Webb and Cody Rollins.  They were not happy about the tie at the Battle X tournament tie, and look to come out strong Wednesday Night.

Youth Football in Rockwall has taken on a whole new meaning in the year 2013.  The Rockwall Community Football Association is the only youth football organization aligned with the Rockwall High School Football Yellowjackets according to Head Coach Rodney Webb.  This is an organization that is teaching the fundamentals of how to play football, but also lessons that can be carried forward in life.

It won’t be long before the boys are playing on the same team in high school, but for now; Rockwall will get to enjoy these kids answering the challenge on Wednesday Night at Wisdom Field.

Get your STINGERS UP!  Go Jackets!

Rockwall Youth Football brings out the best in the Community

It’s Saturday in Rockwall County, and football stadiums are filled with screaming fans, loud coaches, and excited players.  Before arriving at the stadium, RYCA Jackets are fed their favorite breakfast; blessed with putting on the best uniforms; and stomachs filled with nerves in hopes to performing their best.

At the end of the game; it doesn’t really matter who won or who lost.  However it does matter how the game was played and the lessons learned.  Such is the game of life!

The citizens of Rockwall and surrounding communities meet at the stadium to watch 5-12 year olds play the game of football.  It is 90 minutes of triumphs and tribulations, but really the RYCA Football Organization represents much more.  It is a time when the community comes together to support our boys in football and girls in cheer.  It is a time to see friends and support their children as well.  The games are a reflection of the hard work the teams have put in the previous week.  It is a time to answer the challenge that lines up across the field.  Some teams excel and others fail to reach their goals.  Some fans are model citizens and some have to evaluate how they reacted to adversity.  The volunteer coaches who spend hours of time teaching the youngsters are tested with patience and resolve orchestrating perfect execution of plays and put under the microscope monitoring every reaction.

Week 2 or the RYCA Jacket Football Season was a success with winners and losers on the field.  However, for the City of Rockwall and Rockwall Jacket Football; it was all wins in the score column of life.  Never before has Rockwall seen this large of an organization coming together with one goal.  The goal of teaching football, challenging kids to perform at a high level, and celebrating meeting challenges that were overcome.

Rockwall has the best fans in the country, and some of the strongest support in youth football today.  The RYCA Jacket Football program has built the largest football organization in Rockwall County.  It is the largest grade and school pure organization in North Texas, and the only organization in Rockwall that is vertically aligned football program with the Rockwall High School Varsity Football program according to Head Coach Rodney Webb.  “All good high school football programs in the State of Texas are built at the elementary level and my goal is to bring this type of football to Rockwall” states Coach Webb.

The Rockwall Youth Community Athletics (RYCA) Jackets are proud to be a part of the Rockwall County Community as a premier youth sports program. The RYCA has a strong commitment to principles and strives to be a community-driven organization with the genuine participation of athletes, volunteers, parents, family members, teachers, school administrators and local businesses. We encourage the RYCA Family to attend community and district events and to always support our community and display our Jacket Pride.

The RYCA will make every effort to make sure that every child with the desire to participate gets the opportunity to play or cheer, without financial costs, prior experience, athletic ability or size. We are devoted to inspiriting our young athletes (kindergarten through 6th grade) and will give them the challenge of competition, the joy of victory, the reality of defeat, the importance of commitment and spirit in the community. We believe these values and virtues are important to athletes’ growth and to them becoming active members of our community and society. The RYCA Jackets is on a mission to give back to the community, to be the community’s youth sports program, to rally Stingers’ Up!

Week 3 will see the RYCA Jackets play Wednesday night at Wisdom Field and Saturday at Rockwall and Heath High School.

Get your Stingers Up and join the New Community Tradition!

Battle of the Shores

Rockwall Nebbie Jackets 6th Grade Team plays Hartman’s Jackets Saturday at Kyle Field

Saturday, September 14th will be an epic battle between two 6th Grade RYCA Jacket Teams.  Both schools, Hartman and Nebbie will feed into Williams Middle School next year with the kids playing on the same team; however, this year they will battle each other for 6th grade bragging rights!

Nebbie and Hartman are made up of kids predominately in the Shores, so one could say this is the “Battle of the Shores.”

The Rockwall Youth Football Team from Nebbie is led by quarterback Tyler Ashworth.  He is coming off a strong performance last week against the HHCA Heath Hawks throwing for 2 touchdowns and running for another.  He is a threat anytime he is on the field directing the offense with his arm and picking up needed yards with his legs.

In the backfield with Ashworth is speedster Cody Rollins who is averaging 9 yards a carry, and has the moves to elude defenders with his playmaking abilities at receiver.  Tanner Webb shows opposing defenses why they can’t just contain the corners because his style of play evolves pounding the football down their throats.  Tanner also plays quarterback as well giving the Nebbie Jackets multiple options and formations.

When defenses start keying on certain offensive players; Joseph Schaefer steps up to assure a hole will be open.  He might be one of the smaller players on the team, but don’t tell him that.  He will lay a hit with the best of them, and usually that means defensive players are watching the play lying on their back.  Schaefer scored last week on a 12 yard pass from Ashworth late in the game.

The passing attack of Nebbie is completed by All-Star receiving group of Chace Burkey and Zach Elsey.  Both players receive the ball like they have glue on their hands.  Chace grabbed a beautiful touchdown last weekend for the Nebbie Jackets first score of the 2013 season.

Nebbie Jackets defense is beginning to make a name in the RYCA Football League.  Schaefer leads a group of hard hitting linebackers like Brendon Murray and Tanner Webb.  They occupy the defensive backfield with Cody Rollins and Tyler Ashworth at safeties.  Elsey and Jaxon Rife control the corners along with Burkey and Lake Johnson at the defensive end spot.

The Doomsday Defense held last year’s Super Bowl Champion Heath Hawks to only two touchdowns which was way off their 40 point a game mark they averaged in 2012.

This Saturday will be exciting to say the least.  One of the Jackets team will be victorious and the other will have to learn how to deal with defeat.  However, in the end; they are all Jackets representing the RYCA program.

The RYCA Jacket Football Program is the only program in Rockwall that is vertically aligned with Rockwall High School Yellowjackets according to Head Football Coach Rodney Webb.

For all the updated information about players, teams, and RYCA events visit the RYCA Rockwall Jackets News Network.

Rockwall High School Jackets play Coppell this Friday

It will be Friday 13th, and the Rockwall High School Jackets will take their high scoring offense to Coppell this week.

All RYCA Jacket Football players are encouraged to wear their orange game jerseys to school showing their support!

Stop by any of the elementary schools in Rockwall and you will be able to tell who is playing football for the RYCA Jackets.  Each week, the premier youth football team in Rockwall County has been roaming the halls of the various elementary schools wearing their game jerseys.

The RYCA (Rockwall Youth Community Association) is building a strong community tradition by developing one of the largest youth football organizations in North Texas.  Each team is age and school pure which means kids from each grade and school are playing for the same team.

Rockwall’s High School Football Varsity Head Coach, Rodney Webb has stated that the RYCA is the only organization that is vertically aligned with Rockwall High School.  Each team is running the same Pistol Formation Offense that the high school runs, and uses the same defensive terminology as well.

As the organization continues to grow; community involvement becomes strong.  The goal is to help these boys learn a system they will be playing in for years to come and ultimately bring a State Championship or more to Rockwall.

Get your Stingers Up!  It’s football time in Rockwall!

Rockwall Youth Football Friday Night Walkthrough before First Game of the Season

Youth Football in Rockwall has started!!!

For the last 2 ½ months the RYCA Jacket Football teams have been working several hours a week to get ready for the football season that starts Saturday, September 07, 2013.  The teams will be competing against from players in and around Rockwall County.

The RYCA has built one of the largest and premier football leagues in North Texas.  These kids have trained with the Rockwall Jacket Football coaches, volunteer coaches, and parents.  The community has joined together not only to support their children, but to support their friends and children of their friends as well.

RYCA is school and grade pure, and supported by Rockwall High School Football Head Coach Rodney Webb.  Not only is this program vertically aligned with the high school, but it is strong on community values.  Every game will feature kids who will be given an opportunity learn how to win with class, and handle the disappointment of defeat.

Yes, it is just a game.  However, isn’t life?  In life, we encounter victories and triumphs.  We have to work with others to accomplish goals.  The best isn’t always good enough, and sometimes calls don’t go our way.  It isn’t always about the outcome, but it is about the journey.

Rockwall Youth Community Association is just that.  When you watch your Jackets suit up in the morning, and travel to the field; remember, that this is all part of the journey.  When they make a great play or miss an easy tackle; it doesn’t really matter in the end.  What matters is did they give their best.  Did they represent themselves and the community they play for the right way?

In the end, they are all Jackets.  The score will show that one team is victorious and the other didn’t quite accomplish their goal of the day.  However, that is where the learning starts to really take place.  That is when the coaching has to be at its best.  This is when parenting is the upmost important.  The lessons taught through victory and defeat will prepare your Jacket for their future endeavors in life.

Here is to a great season of Rockwall Youth Football.  Enjoy the games!

Jacket Fight Never Dies.

Rockwall High School Football Thursday Night at 7 PM!

Get your Stingers UP!!!  It’s August in Texas and that can only mean one thing.  High School Football!!!!

The Rockwall Yellowjackets will take the field this Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 7 PM at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Football Stadium.  Any child wearing the Jacket Orange Football Jersey will be able to run the field before the game.

All RYCA Jacket Football players should arrive at 6 PM to assure themselves a spot to run with their team right before the varsity high school football players run out of the tunnel.

That’s right.  Your RYCA Jackets will run through the same tunnel that high school stars such as Chris Warren and Luke Termin.  It’s OK though because they will get a head start, and won’t have to feel the same pain the Naaman Forest Rangers will feel.

RYCA Jackets organization is the only youth football organization that is vertically aligned with the Rockwall High School Football Program according to new Head Varsity Football Coach, Rodney Webb.

All season long, the RYCA Jackets have been invited to take part in the pregame festivities at all High School Varsity Football Games.

It’s Time!  Go Jackets!!!