50/50 Sales

Sell 50/50 raffle tickets before game and up through half-time. This is a committee for parents of underclassmen.

Apparel/Spirit Booth

Order, stock, and sell Lebo gear and apparel before the season begins and before and during games.

3-A-Days

Arrange for catered lunch and dinner meals and servers during 3-a-Day practices in August.

Blue Devil Night

Coordinate photographer and timing arrangements with coaches and cheerleaders for Blue Devil Night (the Friday before the first game). Possibility of refreshment stand open and clothing booth open...?

Directory

Design and print football directories to be distributed at beginning of season. Includes cheerleaders.

Fundraising Efforts

Reserve venues, coordinate themes, publicity, tickets, entertainment, refreshments, Chinese Auction, etc. for one or more fundraising projects. This is a huge undertaking with many subcommittees and volunteers needed.

Hoagies

Order, pick-up, and deliver hoagies, chips, and drinks to boys for away games. Historically done for Varsity games only.

Horn Night

Arrange for refreshments, usually pizza, for Horn Night (night before first game). This is when the players receive their gold horn stickers for their helmets.

Banquet

Reserve venue, arrange for meals, invitations, decorations, senior gifts, and highlight video. This is a huge undertaking with many subcommittees and volunteers needed.

July Camp Lunches

Arrange for catered lunches and servers for July football camp.

Lift-A-Thon

Arrange for forms, money, mailings for Lift-A-Thon, usually in June.

Program Design/Printing

Solicit community and senior family advertisements, arrange for design, lay-out, and printing of football program. Programs are needed by first home game.

Program Sales

Sell programs before game and up through half-time. This is a great committee for parents of underclassmen.

Senior Theme Photo

Coordinate senior theme and photo for cover or back of football program. Includes cheerleaders.

Service Projects

Plan and coordinate community service projects for football players. Projects should take place before July camp.

Alphabetical

Home Game After-Parties

Plan and host dinner parties after the home Varsity games. Parties are hosted by senior families including cheerleaders.

If you are a parent of a Mt Lebanon football player (any level), please consider volunteering for one or more committees that benefit our players. Simply contact the senior coordinators by email to volunteer. Volunteers are always appreciated and are needed to make the football program a success! Following is a list of committees that are typical for each football year (subject to change each year). Thank you.

DVDs of Games

Coordinate sign-up sheets and money, and duplication (through HS media department) and delivery of DVDs of each Varsity football game for families who choose to purchase them. (Not responsible for filming games.)

Website

Design and maintain Lebofootball.com.

Required Athletic Forms for Football

Paperwork required to participate in football, including health forms:

link to info on Mt Lebanon HS website

Herpes Gladiatorum

A skin infection caused by the Herpes simplex virus. Spread by direct skin-to-skin contact.

link to info from Allegheny County Health Department

Concussions and Brain Studies of Football PLayers

Our athletic trainers at Mt Lebanon HS are affiliated with UPMC Sports Medicine. Our football team participates in the UPMC Sports Concussion Program. Click here for the latest information about the ImPact concussion management test.

ACL Injuries

Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries are discussed here.

Allegheny County Health Department

Click here for a fact sheet on various illnesses from the Allegheny County Health Department.

MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Stapholococcus Auerus)

A type of staph that is resistant to common first-order antibiotics.

link to info on MT Lebanon HS website

Important, new information about brain studies in football players, an article written by best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers):  ”Offensive Play” article in The New Yorker, Oct 19, 2009

”The Brain Bank” video about brain studies of football players

60 Minutes story, A Blow to the Brain, discussing the alarming new research on the long-term effects of concussions and head trauma

And the story gets even more fascinating and scary, this time with a Pittsburgh connection: Game Brain, from GQ magazine.