Community Football
Commissioner: Jordian Weaver
All tackle football participants (not flag football participants) must weigh in before they are assigned to a team. Equipment pick up and weigh in for 7th and 8th grade will be the first week of practice as scheduled with the team coaches at the VAA building. Equipment pickup and weigh in dates for Major and Minor football leagues have yet to be determined. They will take place at the VAA building next to the Apple Valley Community Center and Hayes Ice Arena. During registration you will be asked to pick a time for equipment pickup and weigh in. You can only pick up equipment during your scheduled time.
Goal
The goal of VAA Football is to provide training in football fundamentals, along with lesson in teamwork and fair play.
Participants
Football programs are provided for the first through eighth grade students. Grade level is determined by the player's September grade level. First and second graders play flag football. Third and fourth graders play together in the Minor Tackle League, and fifth and sixth graders play in the Major Tackle League, and 7th and 8th grade play in the Minnesota Development Football League.
Coaches
Coaches are selected by the Football Commissioner. Each team is allowed one head coach and two assistants. You must pass a criminal history check. Parents indicate a desire to coach at sign-ups. Preference is given to parents who have coached the previous year and received favorable parent evaluations.
Teams
Teams playing tackle football are selected through a process based on the child's weight and grade level. Players will be weighed in during equipment pick up and will not be placed on a team until they are weighed. Coaches will receive official rosters at the designated coaches meeting the first weekend in August. No car pool requests are accepted. Flag football teams are set by schools, and evenly divided between grades. After teams have been selected, only a limited number of late players will be accepted in order to fill out rosters.
Season
7th and 8th grade practices can begin August 1 and Major, Minor and Flag Practices begin in early August. Times and locations are set by the coaching staff. Major, minor and flag teams are limited to no more than three practices per week prior to the start of games. Each team plays ten regular season games, beginning in early September and ending in mid October. All games are at Hayes Community Center. Major, Minor and Flag teams are allowed one practice per week once games have started. Flag teams play on Tuesday or Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Minor teams play on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Major teams play on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings. The Major League has a post-season playoff tournament with the championship game at Apple Valley High School's Varsity stadium. The flag and minor teams do not have playoffs. Minor teams have an all players participating all star game at the end of the season also in the Varsity stadium.
Equipment
All equipment is provided to the player by VAA. Also, all equipment, including the jersey (7th and 8th grade only), must be returned to VAA in order to keep the participation cost low. The total cost to outfit each player is approximately $210.00 (this is not the registration fee, please see the registration information for registration fees.) Flag players are provide with a game tee shirt which they may keep.
If equipment not returned via your team coaches within two weeks of season end you will be charged for the cost of the equipment.
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