2023 Season Information

*Tackle Football*

Equipment handout:
Wednesday, August 2nd 3rd grade 5:30-6:30pm.
4th grade 6:30-7:30pm.

Thursday, August 3rd
5th grade 5:30-6:30pm.
6th grade 6:30-7:30pm.

Equipment handout takes place at the football shed at the high school practice field. Please park in the high school parking lot and walk your player up to the shed. An adult must be present to sign paperwork at this time or equipment will not be given to the player. 

Players will be issued a helmet, shoulder pads, and a game uniform. We have practice pants available but have limited quantities, which means you may end up having to get a pair of practice pants on your own. Players will also need a padded football girdle to wear under game pants, a mouth guard, and a pair of cleats. We have extra mouth guards available if needed. Please make sure to send players with a water bottle each night of practice.

Practice:
All practices will be held at Howe Field (the old athletic field).

August 7th-10th 
(M-Th, 6-8pm)

August 14th-17th 
(M-Th, 6-8pm)

August 21st-24th 
(M-Th, 6-8pm)

School begins on August 28th, each team will go down to 3 days of practice a week at this point. The head coach of your players team will decide which 3 days and relay that information to you. Practices will still run from 6-8pm no matter the days.

Games:
We will not have a league game schedule until the end of August. Teams will play a total of 6 games, all games are held on Saturday. Home games are played at our high school football stadium. Our first game will be the Saturday after Labor Day - September 9th, with the final game taking place either October 14th or 21st. Game times vary by grade, 3rd grade plays the earliest game and then down the line.

Physical: In order to participate players must bring a current physical (dated on or after April 15th, 2023) to the first day of practice. Players will not be able to participate until we have their physical.

6th grade head coach: Tony Cataline 517-819-1646

5th grade head coach: Joe Carrick 517-206-1252

4th grade head coach: Stephen Dye 517-862-9365

3rd grade head coach: Nate Miller 517-231-1183

Anyone interested in coaching flag football, tackle football, and cheer MUST fill out a coaches application/background check between May 1st - June 15th. 

Application can be found under the coaches tab.

Tackle football coaches will need to attend a MANDATORY coaches meeting on Thursday, June 22nd 6pm at the football shed.

Available Coaching Positions:

Flag Football (1st & 2nd Grade):

4 head coaches, 4 assistant coaches (2 coaches per team, 4 teams total)

Tackle Football (3 - 6 Grade):

3rd Grade - 1 head coach, 3 assistant coaches

4th Grade - 1 head coach, 3 assistant coaches

5th Grade - 1 head coach, 3 assistant coaches

6th Grade - 1 head coach, 3 assistant coaches

Cheer (3 - 6 Grade):

3rd Grade - 1 head coach, 1 assistant coach

4th Grade - 1 head coach, 1 assistant coach

5th Grade - 1 head coach, 1 assistant coach

6th Grade - 1 head coach, 1 assistant coach

**Cheer- Depending on numbers, we may combine 3rd/4th, 5th/6th as we have done the past few years. If we combine, we only need 1 head coach and 1 assistant coach for each combined team. 

Please reach out to Jennifer Cataline with any questions - eatonrapidsyouthfootball@gmail.com