Practice 1 & 2

Dylan has 28 teammates on his team.  Dylan was listed at Quarterback on the roster, and was not even tried there.  He just rolled with it and practiced a little at fullback, and then later told the coaches that he would like to play at inside linebacker.  Once he was into ILB he was not ever rotated or moved from there.  He made a lot of solid tackles, forced fumble, QB  sack from there.  Linebacker is definitely his natural position, because he likes to fly around the field and get the tackle.  Dylan loves getting that playing time, and once again found a way to get into a starting position.  He doesn't care where he plays, but this time he got lucky and gets to play where he loves to play.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day for him.  Practice at 8-10am, and 12-2pm.  Then a Tournament team at 1:30pm (the field is close for this game so he will just get over there after OD practice).  Then OD Bowl game at 9pm at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

Dylan was not too impressed with his Montana Eagle team.  They hardly gave him a chance, and treated him like a blocking dummy.  He doesn't care much about what happens on that team (playing time), and has set his priority to shining in the ALL-AMERICAN BOWL.

I will be keeping track of his tackles on defense, taking lots of pictures, and lots of video.  I will post more tomorrow. 

PIZZA NIGHT/Dylan Allen, OD Youth All-American BIO

Dylan Allen’s

Youth All-American Fun

Wednesday, December 7^th

Please help us raise money for 2012 Youth All-American Football Bowl played in the Dallas Cowboys Stadium

Just present this coupon to either Missoula location when buying a regular priced pizza.

Dylan will receive 25% of your purchase on Wednesday, December 7th

Locations:

1801 South 3^rd Street West

Missoula, MT 59801

(406) 541-6190

or

3800 South Russell Street

Missoula, MT 59801

(406) 541-0500

You may also call ahead to have your pizza

ready when you get there!!  

Thanks for your support, we greatly appreciate it!!! Call Kelli at 230-0137 or Vick at 880-2270 if you have any othe questions.

Dylan Allen Bio

Age: 10

Grade: 5

Favorite offensive position: Running back

Favorite defensive position: Middle Linebacker

Favorite NFL Team: Tennessee Titans

Favorite NFL players: Former UM Wide Receiver Marc Mariani (Tennessee Titans), and Former Offense-Defense High School All-American Quarterback Cameron Newton (Carolina Panthers).

Favorite College Teams: The University of Montana Grizzlies, and Oregon Ducks.

Second Favorite Sport: Baseball

What Dylan wants to be when he grows up: NFL football player, Pastor, Policeman.

Nickname: Private Joker

GPA: 3.6

Favorite subject: Math

Dylan is a two-time Offense-Defense Youth All-American.  Dylan was awarded Defensive MVP in 2010 and Quarterback MVP and Peyton Manning Gatorade Award winner in 2011 at Offense-Defense Camp in Seattle, WA.  Offense-Defense camp is the oldest and largest full-contact football camp in the nation.  Dylan will join other award winners from across the nation in an All-Star football game with 600 of the top campers from among 10,000.  This year’s event will take place in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

Dylan will also participate in the Offense-Defense Youth National Tournament that is held during the same week of the Youth All-American Bowl.  Dylan was invited to be on a team out of Bozeman that has kids on it from across the state of Montana.  Dylan is a versatile player and will fill in at any position that he is needed; he knows how to play every position on the field.  He loves the game of football, and is looking forward to this experience so he can get better at a sport that he truly loves. 

You can follow Dylan’s journey on his Facebook page at: http://facebook.com/dylanallenallamerican

or his blog site at:

 http://dylanallenyouthallamerican.blogspot.com/

Thank you for supporting Dylan Allen!

Supporter Letters in the mail

Several of you may have received your sponsor letters today in the mail.  I hope you liked all of the things enclosed. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.

I just wanted to let you know if you are following me you can also find a lot of information on facebook.  Here is the link to my facebook page:
http://facebook.com/dylanallenallamerican

Also be sure to comment here and on my facebook page so that I know that you are following me. 

Thank you for all of your support! 

Dylan Allen

This is pics and video from OD Youth All-American Bowl 2010 Myrtle Beach, SC

Here are a bunch of pics and videos of my time in Myrtle Beach, SC for the 2010 Offense-Defense Youth All-American Bowl.  It was the time of my life!  I can't wait for Dallas, TX this year!

Dylan Allen Offense-Defense Youth All-American

Dylan has attended offense-defense camp for the past 3 summers.  The past two years he was awarded for his strong skills at the camps.  In 2010, Dylan was awarded Defensive MVP, and this year he was awarded for being the Best QB in the camp, which is the highest award for the camp because this player also receives the Peyton Manning Gatorade Award. 

Last year Dylan traveled to Myrtle Beach, SC for the Youth All-American Bowl.  This was Dylan's first game of contact football in his entire life.  He ended up playing Defensive Tackle, and had 2 tackles in his game.  Dylan had a great experience, and found out that he can play with some of the best youth football players in the nation.

Dylan's confidence level shot up due to that experience, and carried over into all the sports he played after.  In wrestling he was 16-1.  In baseball he led his team at pitcher, and was the best hitter.  In his first year of Little Grizzly football he played QB, RB, and MLB.  He led his team in tackles with 56, and was awarded Defensive MVP for the team.  Dylan is an extremely hard runner when he has the ball, and he really enjoys running people over.  He is not a juker that is for sure. 

This year Dylan will travel to Dallas, TX to play in the Youth All-American Bowl, which will be held in Dallas Cowboy Stadium.  This will be a huge experience for Dylan!  Dylan now has some game experience under his belt, so it will be interesting to see how well he competes against the best. 

We are starting our fundraising effort to get Dylan to Dallas.  Big D is going to the Big D!  We have many options for people to support him-from braided bread to bunco.  We are so thankful for all the support Dylan has received that has allowed him to get better at a sport that he loves.  This experience in Dallas will be huge for his future success, and anyway that you help you can be assured that you are helping a boy reach his dream. 

Thanks for your support!  Follow this blog to keep up to date on our fundraising progress, and Dylan's experience in Dallas.