FEEL FREE TO CONTACT DIRECTOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS. FOR RULES READ BELOW, AGAIN WE ASK YOU PLEASE READ CAREFULLY SO YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF OUR RULES!!!
We have divisions for every type of organization imaginable, (Independent, Pop Warner, American Youth Football, school team, recreation, older - lighter, unlimited, restricted, etc) we have a fair division for everyone. If you are a coach, team mom, director or commissioner please call or email if you don't understand our divisions or have any questions.
Keep in mind we do our very best to ensure fair match-ups in all age divisions. We set the brackets based off of age, skill & size in that order. We try to have the more competitive teams playing one another and the less competitive teams playing one another. Sometimes we're "guessing" how good someone will be, please know the intent is to be perfect but reality is we won't always be.
LINE WEIGHT IS UNLIMITED IN ALL AGES (UNLESS THE DIVISION IS MARKED RESTRICTED). IF WE HAVE ENOUGH TEAMS PER AGE DIVISION WE'LL HAVE TWO DIVISIONS INSIDE ONE AGE GROUP. EXAMPLE: WE'LL PLACE THE UNLIMITED WEIGHT (BIGGER) TEAMS IN ONE BRACKET AND THE RESTRICTED WEIGHT (SMALLER) TEAMS IN THE OTHER (AGAIN - IF WE HAVE ENOUGH TEAMS). EITHER WAY WE PAIR YOU UP AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE, SO IF YOUR A LIGHTWEIGHT TEAM THEN DON'T WORRY WE'LL GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF, WE GOT A FAIR SPOT FOR YOU. IF YOUR OVER THE SKILL PLAYER MAX WEIGHT THAN YOU MUST PLAY ON THE LINE ON OFFENSE AND CAN PLAY ANYWHERE ON DEFENSE. IF YOUR OVER THE SKILL PLAYER MAX WEIGHT YOU CANNOT AT ANY TIME RECEIVE THE FOOTBALL ON OFFENSE. IF A "HEAVY" PLAYER RECOVERS A FUMBLE OR INT HE IS ALLOWED TO RETURN THE BALL. Heavy player on offense cannot advance a fumble, on defense he can.
We use the same age cut-off for all divisions. August 1st is the age cut-off for each age division. (age example of the 10 & under: if your team is made up of kids 10 and younger w/ kids turning 11 after Aug. 1st, then you still compete in the 10u division). We understand certain leagues have DIFFERENT age cut-offs. We do work with everyone as best as possible, give us a call or email and see where your team fits in age wise, we'll be glad to tell you. We do accept teams from GRADE oriented leagues (but there MUST be league proof)... Here is an Division example, if your team is made up of 10, 11 & 12 year olds then you'll compete in the 12u division.
We want every team playing in the proper division, that's why we ask for a roster from every attending team prior to attending the event, we triple check out the birth dates on the roster to ensure you're in a fair age division, then we check the roster to the birth certificates on arriving at the event.
IN ALL AGE DIVISIONS NATIONAL FEDERATION HIGH SCHOOL RULES APPLY W/ THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW MINOR THINGS.
CLOCK:
Each game is made up of four - ten minute quarters. Three timeouts per half per team. We use a modified "tournament" clock. Clock does stop after conversion attempt until ball is set for play, stops for all timeouts & injuries. Last two minutes of the 4th Quarter the clock will run by "regulation" high school rules. We use the modified clock so we can fit in all the games and stay on schedule. This format let's you play MORE games, play against MORE teams while here and have LARGER brackets inside each age class. With the "tournament" clock the average game last 75 minutes.
High School Rules Scoring System (After Touchdown: 2pt for run or pass, 1pt for kick)
AGE DIVISIONS (BELOW) Checkout for specifics
5 & UNDER DIVISION: Skill player max weight 85 lbs. Unlimited line weight. NO KICKING OF ANY KIND. All punts are walked off 25 yards by officials. Ball starts play at the 30 yard line to begin each half and after each score. Defensively NO BLITZING!! Teams can have no more than 6 players on the defensive line (no lining up directly over the center), you CAN line up in A gaps (between center and guard). LB's must be at least three yards off the ball and DB's must be at least four yards off the ball. Two coaches per team allowed on the field. Once the coach tries to start officiating then he'll have to coach from sideline rest of game. You are out there to coach your team only!!! Once offense breaks huddle defense coaches need to “begin” to back up, once ball is snapped defense coaches need to be 15 yards from where the ball is spotted.
6 & UNDER DIVISION(1st Grade): Skill player max weight is 100lbs. - unlimited line weight. NO KICKING OF ANY KIND. All punts are walked off 25 yards by officials. Ball starts play at the 30 yard line to begin each half and after each score. Teams can have no more than 7 players on the defensive line. LB's must be at least three yards off the ball and DB's must be at least four yards off the ball. Two coaches per team allowed on the field. Once the coach tries to start officiating then he'll have to coach from sideline rest of game. You're out there to coach your team only!!!
7 & UNDER DIVISION(2nd Grade): Skill player max weight is 115lbs. - unlimited line weight. NO KICKING OF ANY KIND. Punts are walked off 25 yards by officials. Ball starts play at each half and after each score at the 30 yard line. Teams can have no more than 7 players on the defensive line. LB's must be at least three yards off the ball, they can blitz but must from three yards deep. DB's must be at least four yards off the ball, they can blitz but must from four yards deep. One coach per team is allowed on the field. Read the 6 & under division rules (above) for what is expected from the coach on the field.
8 & UNDER DIVISION(3rd Grade): Skill player max weight is 130lbs. - unlimited line weight. NO KICKING OF ANY KIND. All punts are walked off 25 yards by officials. Ball starts play at the 30 yard line to begin each half and after each score. Any defense can be used in this age division. One coach allowed on the field per team. Read the 6 & under rules (above) for how coaches on the field are expected to conduct themselves.
9 & UNDER DIVISION (4th grade): Skill player max weight is 145lbs. - unlimited line weight. NO COACH ALLOWED ON FIELD. No kicking of any kind. Punts are walked off 25 yards by officials. Ball starts play at the 30 yard line to begin each half and after scores.
10 & UNDER DIVISION (5th grade): Skill player max weight is 160lbs. - unlimited line weight. NO COACH ALLOWED ON FIELD. No kicking in pre-season or post season event. event.Punts will be walked off 30 yards by officials. Ball starts play at the 30 yard line to begin each half and after scores. On extra points high school rules apply. Outside of what rules are mentioned, this age is high school rules.
11 & UNDER DIVISION (6th grade): Skill player max weight is 175lbs. - unlimited line weight. No kicking in pre-season event. Post season event has all live kicks (just like high school). Point after try is same rules as high school. Outside of what rules are mentioned this age division is played under high school rules.
12 & UNDER DIVISION (7th grade): Please refer to Weights page. No kicking in pre-season event. Post season event has all live kicks, (like high school). Outside of what rules are mentioned this age division is played under high school rules.
13/14 & UNDER DIVISION (8th grade): Unlimited weight for all positions. No kicking in pre-season event. Post season event has all live kicks (like high school). Outside of what rules are mentioned this age division is played under high school rules. Players can be 14 in this age but MUST be in 8th GRADE and MUST have a school identification card (or report/grade card). The players that are 13 DO NOT have to show grade proof, just a copy of their birth certificate. YOU MUST BE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO PLAY IN THIS DIVISION. You cannot play in this division if your in high school unless you fit the 13 year old age requirement.
14 & UNDER DIVISION: NO WEIGHT LIMIT in this age group. All live kicks. Kids in high school CAN play in this division.
Again, if you do not understand where your team would fit in these age divisions then give us a call or email and we'll be glad to let you know. There is a FAIR AGE division FOR ALL teams ages 6-14. ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES W/ THEM AT THE TEAM WEIGH-IN, NO EXCEPTIONS OR PLAYER DOES NOT PLAY!!!