Marysville Junior Football Association

See below information related to each age group:

Cheer: Open to those entering Kindergarten through 6th grade.  Must be age 5 by June 30, 2022.  League Focus:  Promote teamwork, cooperation, and a mix of ages for each of the teams. Chants, dance moves, and cheer drills are taught with an emphasis on safety, physical education, and conditioning. This year, the uniform will consist of a shell top, skirt, lollies,  pom poms, and bow.  Our suggestion is to size up from your regular size to account for growth, cold weather layers and movement. You will be responsible for a sneaker, choice of shorts/pants, and water bottle.  Practice will be during the week on multiple nights and at games on Saturdays. There is possible travel to competitor fields.  Please note that we will be organizing cheer teams by grade level between the two tackle football divisions, in an effort to maintain similar skill levels. As a result, there is no guarantee that siblings will be on the same team.

Flag I: Open to Pre – K, and Kindergarten only for 2022 – 2023 school year. Must be age 4 by June 30, 2022. League Focus for this group is a reinforced very basic introduction to football.  Plays and position development as well as working on teamwork skills and rule knowledge.  The league provides jersey and flag belts.  You will be responsible for a mouthpiece, sneakers/cleats, and water bottle.  Practice will be one night a week and games on Tuesdays.

Flag II: Open to 1st and 2nd grade only for the 2022 – 2023 school years. League Focus for this group is a reinforced introduction to football.  Plays and position development as well as working on teamwork skills and rule knowledge.  The league provides jersey and flags.  You will be responsible for a mouthpiece, sneakers/cleats, and water bottle.  Practice will be multiple nights and games could possibly be on a weeknight and Saturday.   There could be possible travel to competitor fields.

 Instructional Tackle: Open to 3rd graders only for the 2022 -2023 school year.  League Focus for this group is an introduction to tackle football.   This division begins to teach players the basics of tackling, blocking, formations, positions, and play calling. Strong emphasis on safety is the focus of this division as players are taught the correct techniques required for levels of contact for tackling and blocking. Build on teamwork skills and rule knowledge. League provides jersey, shoulder pads, a helmet with a chin strap.  The equipment is returned at the end of the season and the jersey is yours to keep.   You will need to provide cleats, a mouthpiece, white football pants, and a water bottle. Practice will be multiple nights during the week and games on Saturday.  There will likely be travel to competitor fields.

Division I: Open to 4th and 5th graders for the 2022- 2023 school year.  League Focus for this group is a basic introduction to full-contact football.  Focus on teaching good techniques for blocking and tackling, more advanced learning of playbook, the teaching of positional specifics/techniques.  Build on teamwork skills and rule knowledge.  League provides jersey, shoulder pads, a helmet with a chin strap.  The equipment is returned at the end of the season and the jersey is yours to keep.   You will need to provide cleats, a mouthpiece, white football pants, and a water bottle.  Practice will be multiple nights during the week and games on Saturday.  There will likely be travel to competitor fields.

Division II: Open to 6th graders for the 2022 – 2023 school year.  League Focus:  Instruction of more advanced concepts of full-contact football, advanced defensive and offensive formations, and techniques.  Focus on advanced techniques for blocking and tackling, more advanced teaching positional specifics/techniques, the highest level of teamwork skills, and rule knowledge.  Preparation for middle school football.  League provides jersey, shoulder pads, a helmet with a chin strap.  The equipment is returned at the end of the season and the jersey is yours to keep.   You will need to provide cleats, a mouthpiece, white football pants, and a water bottle. Practice will be multiple nights during the week and games on Saturday.  There will likely be travel to competitor fields.

***We are looking for board members for the upcoming season! **

We are looking for new board members to get involved this season, we have many areas in which we are in need of help:

Division Commissioners, Equipment, Concession leaders, Sponsorship chairman, fundraiser chairman, Cheer Director as well as many additional board positions.

If you are interested in helping this season – please reach out to MJFApres@gmail.com for more information.

 Covid-19 information and Waiver

On March 11, 2020, COVID-19, a highly contagious disease that is spread through person-to-person contact was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization and on March 13, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. Given the widespread outbreak and the possibility of COVID-19 being contracted, federal, state, and local governments, and federal and state health agencies, recommend social distancing and have, in many locations, prohibited or limited the congregation of groups of people. MJFA has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Even with these measures, the Board cannot guarantee that its participants or other individuals, participating in recreational athletic or training and conditioning activities/games and using MJFA or other equipment will not become infected with COVID-19. Please see the waiver below, you are REQUIRED to read, review and agree at registration.

COVID-19-Waiver

**** Please note we will go by OHIO Governor guidelines, recommendations on return to contact, and play for youth sports.

Lindsay’s Law Information

Lindsay’s Law is about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in youth athletes. This law went into effect in 2017. SCA is the leading cause of death in student-athletes 19 years of age or younger. SCA occurs when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. This cuts off blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. SCA is fatal if not treated immediately.

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