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Ages and Weights

1. All players must meet the age/weight limits in order to certify. Any player not certifying after the third game of season will be dismissed from the team.

2. It is up to each individual association if they are going to allow six (6) year old to participate.

Age

MITEY MITES

JUNIOR PEEWEE

PEE WEE

JUNIOR MIDGET

MIDGET

6

Up to 90

 

 

 

 

7

Up to 90

 

 

 

 

8

Up to 90

Up to 100

 

 

 

9

None*

Up to 100

Up to 120

 

 

10

 

Up to 100

Up to 120

Up to 140

 

11

 

None**

Up to 120

Up to 140

Up to 175

12

 

 

**Up to 70

Up to 140

Up to 175

13

 

 

 

**Up to 90

Up to 175

14

 

 

 

 

Up to 175

*Weight limit for male and female players are listed above. The players playing age is their age as of August 1 of the current year.
**Classified as Flyweight Players. Junior Midget level is limited to a maximum of three (3) at 90 lbs. and Peewees is limited to a maximum of three (3) at 70 lbs. There are no flyweights at the Mitey Mites, Junior Peewee and Midget in 2010.
1. Mitey Mites are allowed a maximum of twenty (20) eight (8) year olds per squad.
 
2. There is no required minimum weight for any player.
3. A maximum of no more that eight (8) high school players at the Midget level. High school players are not permitted at any other level other than Midgets.

NOTE: All Associations at all levels must strictly adhere to the above age-weight schematic. 

X-Man Ages & Weights

The weight shown is the maximum weight allowed.

AGE ¨

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

X-Man  Weight

Mitey Mite

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Limit

Jr. Pee Wee

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

No Limit

Pee Wee

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

No Limit

Jr. Midget

 

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

No Limit

Midget

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No Limit

Cells with "YES" in them are eligible X-Man participants. All others are NOT eligible.
 

1. X-Man players shall be limited to a maximum of Six (6) players per team on Midgets. All other squads are allowed only four (4) X-man players per squad.

2. X-Man players are limited to the Line of Scrimmage to outside shade of the Offensive Tackle positions.

Example: May be Tackle, Guard or Center. May NOT be Defensive End or Tight End.

3. X-Man players must play from a 3-point or 4-point stance.

4. X-Man players may not advance the ball, except a fumble or interception.
5. X-Man players may be on Kick-off or Kick-off return teams, ball is blown dead at the spot of an X-man fielding the ball on Kick-off or Kick-off returns.

6. X-Man players must wear a jersey numbered in the range of 90-99.

7. Any player wearing 90-99 will be deemed an X-Man for rules interpretation.

8. Any Players wearing 90-99 is NOT an eligible receiver or back.
 

Weight Gain

IN-SEASON WEIGHT ALLOWANCE AFTER CERTIFICATION

1st weekend

1 lb.

6th weekend

1 lb.

11th weekend

1 lb.

2nd weekend

1 lb.

7th weekend

1 lb.

12th weekend

1 lb.

3rd weekend

1 lb.

8th weekend

1 lb.

13th weekend

1 lb.

4th weekend

1 lb.

 9th weekend

1 lb.

14th weekend

1 lb.

5th weekend

1 lb.

10th weekend

1 lb.

 

 

NOTE: All Associations at all levels must strictly adhere to the above age-weight schematic.

In-Eligibility

In-Eligible players are those that:

1. Are Over-weight
 
2. Are Over-age or Under-age
3. Have falsified data concerning the above or any part of the certification process.

4. Are participating in other organized TACKLE football programs while the SYFC season is in progress.

a. Player will NOT be ruled ineligible for participating in School sponsored FLAG football.

5. Have been ejected or suspended from the previous game they were eligible for.

 

In-Eligible Teams are those that:

Play with in-eligible players. They shall forfeit all games in which the in-eligible player/coach participated.

Ignorance is not an excuse. Teams are responsible for their players/coaches/parents actions.
 
Roster Size

1. Roster size shall be inclusive of Older/Lighter and X-Man players.

2. Minimum roster is 16 players (Midget minimum roster size is 11, MM, JPW, PW, and JM minimum roster size is 16, if under 16, Presidents from each association must agree to play before game can begin)

3. Maximum roster is 35 players

4. After 3rd regular season game, no child can be added to a squad. A copy of each squadfs certified roster should be provided to the Facilitator. A copy of the completed certified roster for each team must be sent to the Football Facilitator of the SYFC no later than 5 days after the completion of the 3rd regular season game.

 

Play Allotment Rule (PAR)

The following shall be the minimum PAR for all SYFC teams:

1. The PAR requirement is:

29-35 players ...................... 8 plays

22-28 players ...................... 10 plays

21 or less players ................ 12 plays

2. Injury or other loss of players during the course of a game will not alter the PAR rule as determined prior to the start of the game (i.e. sliding scale). Par cannot be altered as punishment for players (either they play or they donft, no half par, this manipulates the sliding scale par system, No Exceptions!!).
3. A play shall not count toward the PAR requirement if the play results in a dead ball penalty.

4. Failure to meet the PAR requirement, by games end, will result in forfeiture of the game and Head Coach must be suspended for one week, this includes practice.

 

 

 

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