With the 2012 high school football season all but over, it was awards week for Regina Minor Football as they honored the best players, coaches, and volunteers for the 2012 season and the YRHS Jr. Football team was recognized for its magical second half with Mike Jarvis winning Bantam Coach of the Year honors.
Jarvis led his YRHS Jr Raider Gridders to a 4-4 regular season record after starting the season with four straight losses before taking his team to it first ever playoff wins and eventually the RMF Championship Game where they lost a hard fought battle to the undefeated Regina Raiders.
Jarvis exhibited great motivational skills throughout the season, making his players come together as a unit and believe that they could achieve something special, something that was evident after they rattled off six straight wins en route to the championship.
Coach Jarvis said he was honored he won the award at the annual coaches meeting, but that the honor is just as much the players and the coaching staff as his.
"I couldn't have done this without the amazing support of my coaching staff and without them and the hard work and dedication of my players this would not have been possible."
Jarvis also mentioned that the award shows the respect the RMF has for the Yorkton football program despite the senior program leaving the RIFL 3A ranks to join the Moose Jaw league.
Jarvis is likely to return as Jr Raiders coach next year and will be looking to repeat the successes of last season with a new group of young players that he will be looking to motivate and teach the game.
