Football Meetings and Player placements

Meetings: The organization conducts two meetings prior to the season’s start.  These meeting are vital for both you and your child.  The meetings are designed to give you important information regarding equipment hand-outs, required deposits/fees, needed forms and ID's, as well as having the chance to meet your players potential coaches.  Information about the meetings will be mailed to registered participants and posted on this web site under “New & Events”.

Player Placement:Every player will weigh-in before the opening day of training camp.  Evaluations will be conducted during the first three days of Mini-camp; without pads. Our goal is to make sure the players have the opportunity to play competitively based on their skills, abilities and football knowledge.  All player moves will be executed before the hitting commences on the fourth day of practice.  The Director of Football Operations along with the Head Coach will meet with the parent(s) before any player moves are made.  This is in place to assure both the player and the parents the move will be beneficial for the child’s experience and success.  We want every child on the field to play as much as possible against players with similar/comparable skill sets.

"NOTICE"

The league has implemented two key changes in the rules for the 11-13 age group. 

1.   We now have a “Red Stripe” rule which simply means that if the child is between ages 11 – 13, they will be allowed to play at a maximum weight of 170 lbs but will be restricted to play only on the offensive and defensive lines; no specialized skill positions will be allowed!

2.   The “Older-But-Lighter (OBL)” rule has been modified to reflect that 15 year old children can still play in this age group.  This simply means that the child can turn 15 years old during the season.  According to league rules, your child is considered to be whatever age they are as of the August 1st cutoff date.  If the child has a birthday the day after the cutoff date, they are still eligible.  If the child has a birthday anytime before the cutoff date, they will not be eligible to participate.  The maximum OBL weight for the 11-13 age group is 135 lbs and the child will be allowed to increase their weight by 1 pound per week once the season starts.  (The same rules still apply for 14 year olds)

Administration:

Team Admins will be needed to help the Head Coach and his/her staff with collecting and maintaining the player information.  If you are interested in helping out please see the Head Coach during the opening day of practices.

Each player must have the following:

• A Valid MVA issued ID Card
• How. Co. Sports Medial Release Form
• Participation Form
• Parent Code of Conduct