Are you ready for some football?
Welcome to the Tri-Cities Youth Football Club website!
Home of the Mariners!
Our purpose is to provide a supervised youth tackle football program that promotes both physical fitness and develops good sportsmanship through the instruction of basic athletic fundamentals.
We do this by stressing the importance of hard work, self respect and the respect of others through individual efforts and teamwork.
We promote respect for authority and develop a respect for the rules and regulations that we hope will carry forward into adulthood.
And we have a lot of fun!
Download our 2009 game schedule in the Forms Section & join us for some football!
Season
PRACTICES: Begin Monday, August 3rd at Harbor Island. Monday – Friday 6-8pm for football players and 6-7:30 for cheerleaders.
Attendance is very important! Football players must have 5 days of conditioning practice prior to contact. Week one will be conditioning only with no contact. August practice will be Monday to Friday (except the Friday before Labor Day) from 6-8:00pm. After the school year begins, September through October will be Tuesday to Thursday from 6-7:30pm.
WHAT TO WEAR: Football: Week 1 no equipment necessary. Shorts, t-shirts and tennis shoes adequate. However, we recommend that players wear cleats (rubber only) to get used to wearing them.
Cheerleaders: Comfortable clothing and tennis shoes.
EQUIPMENT: We strongly recommend getting fitted for new equipment prior to the season beginning. Jones Sporting Goods in Muskegon, Play it again Sports or MC Sports all carry necessary equipment. We have set up a swap date for you to buy and sell used equipment on Thursday, August 6 @ 5:00pm at Harbor Island practice field. Representatives from Grand Valley & Jones Sporting Goods will assist in equipment sizing and purchases. A limited amount of equipment will be available, additional information will be sent home during the first week of practice.
Football Players: You will need to provide an MHSAA approved white helmet, shoulder pads, athletic supporter and practice pants and jersey. Rubber cleats recommended, not mandatory.
Cheerleaders: You will need to provide a white turtleneck, white tennis shoes, white socks and royal blue lollies.
TCYFC will provide Football and Cheer uniforms, a full set of pads for game pants and mouthpiece.
FOOTBALL WEIGHT AND AGE LIMITS:
Mini-mite: up to 90 lbs., 5-7 years old (must be age 5 by 1-1-09, not older than age 7 on 8-1-09)
Dynamite: up to 115 lbs., 8-9 years old (not older than age 9 on 8-1-09)
Peewee: up to 140 lbs., 10-11 years old (not older than age 11 on 8-1-09)
Bantam: up to 165 lbs., 12-13 years old (not older than age 13 on 8-1-09)
NEW LEAGUE RULES: Teams may have players up to 10 lbs over limit play in designated positions. Coaches will advise parents if this applies.
Mouthpieces must be colored - no clear or white.
Sponsorship
There are Three different levels for sponsoring the Mariners this season.
The Safety Level - a donation of $100.00
The Field Goal Level -a donation of $200.00
The Touchdown Level - a donation of $300.00 or more
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their gracious donations for our 2009 season!
Barrett Boat Works, Inc.
Breakaway Bicycles
Lakeside Asphalt, Inc.
Mike Rose Landscape & Irrigation
Murphy USA
Newkirk Electric
Nowak Foundation
Olsen Steel Erectors, Inc.
Prelesnik Animal Hospital
RA Holmes Construction
Shape Corporation
Stan's Bar
State Farm Insurance
To become a sponsor for the Tri-Cities Youth Football Club please see the
Sponsorship Form in the Forms Section.
Go Mariners!
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