Abington Youth Football Information
Vice President of Football: Brian Kallenberg
OCYFL Safety Rep (Football): Joe Iacobucci
AYFC Board email: [email protected]
REGISTRATION
Mighty Mites: Grade 2 Mites: Grade 3 and 4
Peewees: Grade 5 and 6 Midgets: Grade 7 and 8
Registration is $300 for the season.
● Mouthguard that attaches to the facemask.
● Cleats: No Metal or screw in cleats. They must be molded rubber cleats.
● Practice Pants with Pads.
● Rib pads or compression shirts with pads built in.
● Girdle with pads if pants do not have hip pads and tailbone pad built in.
PRACTICES
Coaches will communicate where and when practices will be held through the Stack Team App. Our preseason will begin August 8th. We typically practice 5 days a week during the preseason. Once our season starts on September 7th the practice schedule will be at the discretion of the coaches, however we cannot practice on Monday.
Athletes are expected to:
● Come to all practices prepared and on time. (Please include enough time for your athlete to get their pads on and be ready to start on time.)
● Wear appropriate practice uniform and appropriate pads. Coaches will let the team know if they should wear helmets, helmets and shoulder pads, or full equipment.
● All athletes will need to have a mouthguard with a tether that attaches to their facemask. They cannot play or participate in contact portions of practice without it.
● Stay for the entire length of the practice.
● Bring a labeled water bottle.
● Fully participate and focus on learning new plays and drills.
● Please let coaches know if your athlete will not be able to make practice or games. This can be done in the Crossbar app. If multiple practices are missed your athletes playing time will be affected. We are constantly adding plays and if they are not at practice they will miss out and hurt the team on the field.
GAME DAY
● Varsity Games are typically played on Sunday mornings:
o Mighty Mites (Schedule will vary. Coaches work together to schedule games)
o Mites: 10:00
o Midgets: 11:30
o Peewees: 1:00
● There may be games played Saturday night if towns request a change.
● JV games are typically played Saturday mornings:
o Mites: 8:00
o Midgets: 9:00
o Peewees: 10:00
● If we do not have enough 2nd graders to field a Mighty Mite team athletes may move up to Mite JV at discretion of coaches and parents/guardians.
● Games are played in all types of weather. Please make sure your athletes are dressed appropriately for the weather under their pads and uniform.
● Athletes are expected to show up an hour to an hour and a half before game time depending on discretion of the coaches.
● If there are any questions or concerns, please reach out to Joseph Iacobucci or Brian Kallenberg.
● Weight Limits:
o Mites - 128
o Pee Wees - 153
o Midgets - 195
*Weight will no longer go up 1 pound per week. We will start and end using the above weight limits.
*Mighty Mites do not have a weight restriction.
VOLUNTEERS
Parents/guardians are responsible for filling 2 volunteer shirts for each athlete in the AYFC program. They can be filled at any home Varsity or JV game. Details for volunteer spots will come out 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the season.
Stack Team
Practice and game schedule will be available in the Stack Team app. Please be sure to download this app before the season begins.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stack-team-app/id625607532
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teamapp.teamapp&hl=en_US&pli=1
Questions
Any questions can be directed to [email protected].