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SQUIRT
PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE SQUIRT DIVISION IS TO PROVIDE AN ENTRY LEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION FOR YOUNG PLAYERS WITH AN EMPHASIS TO BE PLACED PRIMARILY UPON TEACHING YOUNG PLAYERS GOOD SOUND OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS & NOT WINNING OR LOSING.
SQUIRT DIVISION AGE & WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
ALL AREAS ENTERING THE SQUIRT DIVISION, MUST BE WILLING TO ACCEPT 8 YEAR OLD PLAYERS.
SQUIRT AGE AND WEIGHT RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AGE ---- WEIGHT
8 yrs-- UNLIMITED LBS.
9 yrs------- 90 LBS.
BALL CARRIER WEIGHT LIMIT 75LBS.
THE SQUIRT DIVISION CONSISTS OF BOTH 8 AND 9 YEAR OLD FIRST YEAR PLAYERS.
9 YEAR OLD PLAYERS CANNOT WEIGH MORE THAN 90 LBS. NO 9 YEAR OLD FIRST YEAR PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IF HE/SHE TURNS 10 YEARS OLD BEFORE NOVEMBER FIRST OF THE CURRENT SEASON.
ALL EIGHT (8) YEAR OLD AND NINE (9) YEAR OLD FIRST YEAR PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN THE SQUIRT DIVISION UNLESS THE FRANCHISED AREA IN QUESTION CANNOT FIELD A SQUIRT TEAM. IN WHICH CASE, THEY MAY PLAY IN THE PEE WEE DIVISION.
PEE WEE
PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE PEE WEE DIVISION IS TO PROVIDE AN ENTRY LEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION FOR YOUNG PLAYERS WITH AN EMPHASIS TO BE PLACED PRIMARILY UPON TEACHING YOUNG PLAYERS GOOD SOUND OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS & NOT WINNING OR LOSING.
PEE WEE DIVISION AGE & WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
PEE WEE AGE AND WEIGHT RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AGE-----WEIGHT
8yrs ----UNLIMITED LBS.
9yrs----UNLIMITED LBS.
10----80 LBS. & UNDER
BALL CARRIER WEIGHT LIMIT 90LBS.
JUNIOR VARSITY
LEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION FOR YOUNG PLAYERS WITH AN EMPHASIS TO BE PLACED PRIMARILY UPON TEACHING YOUNG PLAYERS GOOD SOUND OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS & NOT WINNING OR LOSING.
JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION AGE & WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
JUNIOR VARSITY AGE AND WEIGHT RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AGE-----WEIGHT
9yrs-----UNLIMITED
10Yrs-----81 LBS. & OVER
11yrs-----115 LBS. & UNDER
12yrs-----90 LBS. & UNDER
BALL CARRIER WEIGHT LIMIT 115LBS.
NOTE:
ALL NINE (9) YEAR OLD PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN THE PEE WEE DIVISION UNLESS THE FRANCHISED AREA IN QUESTION DOES NOT FIELD A PEE WEE TEAM. IN WHICH CASE, THE NINE (9) YEAR OLD PLAYER MAY PLAY IN THE JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION.
EIGHT (8) YEAR OLD PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION. ALL EIGHT (8) YEAR OLD PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN THE SQUIRT OR PEE WEE DIVISION.
VARSITY
PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE VARSITY DIVISION IS TO PROVIDE AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION FOR YOUNG PLAYERS WITH AN EMPHASIS STILL TO BE PLACED PRIMARILY UPON TEACHING YOUNG PLAYERS GOOD SOUND OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS & NOT WINNING OR LOSING. THE VARSITY DIVISION IS STRUCTURED TO BE A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE THAN THE PEE WEE AND JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISIONS WHICH ARE STRUCTURED TO BE INSTRUCTIONAL ONLY. EVEN THOUGH THE VARSITY DIVISION IS STRUCTURED TO BE A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE THAN THE TWO (2) INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISIONS MENTIONED ABOVE IT IS STILL VERY IMPORTANT THAT EACH COACH REMEMBER THAT THE J.F.L.O.C.I. PROGRAM ITSELF WAS ESTABLISHED MANY YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE EACH PLAYER AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY REGARDLESS OF HIS/HER ABILITY AND TO OBTAIN GOOD SOUND INSTRUCTION IN THE SPORT OF TACKLE FOOTBALL.
VARSITY DIVISION AGE & WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
VARSITY AGE AND WEIGHT RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AGE------WEIGHT
9-----(NONE ALLOWED)
10yrs-----UNLIMITED LBS.
11yrs-----116 LBS. & OVER
12yrs-----130 LBS. & UNDER
(AGE 12: 91 lbs. to 130 lbs.)
13yrs-----105 LBS. & UNDER
BALL CARRIER WEIGHT LIMIT 130LBS.
NOTE
ALL TEN (10) YEAR OLD PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN THE PEE WEE OR JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISION UNLESS THE FRANCHISED AREA IN QUESTION DOES NOT FIELD A JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM OR THE PLAYER CANNOT MAKE WEIGHT FOR THE PEE WEE TEAM, IN WHICH CASE, THE TEN (10) YEAR OLD PLAYER MY PLAY IN THE VARSITY DIVISION. NINE (9) YEAR OLD PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VARSITY DIVISION.
SENIOR
PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE SENIOR DIVISION IS TO PROVIDE A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL DIVISION FOR OLDER AND MORE EXPERIENCED PLAYERS WITH AN EMPHASIS STILL TO BE PLACED PRIMARILY UPON TEACHING YOUNG PLAYERS GOOD SOUND OFFENSIVE & DEFENSIVE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS & NOT WINNING OR LOSING. THE SENIOR DIVISION IS STRUCTURED TO BE A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE DIVISION THAN THE PEE WEE OR JUNIOR VARSITY DIVISIONS WHICH ARE STRUCTURED TO BE MORE INSTRUCTIONAL IN NATURE. EVEN THOUGH THE SENIOR DIVISION IS STRUCTURED TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE THAN THE TWO (2) INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISIONS MENTIONED ABOVE IT IS STILL VERY IMPORTANT THAT EACH COACH REMEMBER THAT THE J.F.L.O.C.I. PROGRAM ITSELF WAS ESTABLISHED MANY YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE EACH PLAYER AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY REGARDLESS OF HIS/HER ABILITY AND TO OBTAIN GOOD SOUND INSTRUCTION IN THE SPORT OF TACKLE FOOTBALL.
SENIOR DIVISION AGE & WEIGHT LIMITATIONS
SENIOR AGE AND WEIGHT RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
AGE-----WEIGHT
10yrs-----(NONE ALLOWED)
11yrs-----NONE ALLOWED)
12yrs-----131 LBS. & OVER
13yrs------106 LBS. & OVER
14yrs-----(ALL) UNLIMITED
BALL CARRIER WEIGHT LIMIT 155LBS.