The Fall 2012 Flag Football season To register is: July 16 and ends August 11.
Flag Football is among the fastest growing youth sports team at Greystone YMCA and a great place to teach the game to first-time players and sharpen skills for 'return- players'. Our league is offered both in the spring and fall each year and run for (8) weeks-all games are on Saturday mornings. Practice is one time (60 minutes) per week. Teams are small to encourage skill development and fill up fast prior to registration end dates. We are expanding our league this year; ages start at K-1st, 2-3rd, 4-5th, 6-7th and 8-9th grade- where available.
Coaches are volunteer parents and are prepared with a comprehensive e-learning training course. Uniforms and medallions are included.
Safety First
YMCA Youth Sports programs in partnership with the CDC is conducting an educational initiative to help coaches and parents alike recognize and respond to concussions. Coaches are mandated to take the Online Course and send in the certification. All parents of registered players are asked to read and sign the Concussion Awareness Form and return it to the coach prior to the first practice / game. Learning about the signs and steps to respond to head injuries, will allow everyone to play safe. Remember: If you think your athlete has sustained a concussion, take him/her out of play!.
Weather Conditions:
Coaches will make the decision to hold or cancel practices. For Saturday games, the YMCA staff will determine to cancel games due to bad weather or field conditions. For game status, call our weather Hot Line: 685-6530. Or, call your coach or Greystone YMCA @ 981-0144. Games are presumed to be played. Final decisions to play will be determined (60) minutes prior to your scheduled game time.
Important dates:
First Game: Saturday September 8. Last Game: Saturday October 27. Game locations: Inverness Elem. School or Pelham YMCA or ALABASTER YMCA. Check your game schedule. First practices will be held on week of: August 20 at Inverness Elementary School. The team you registered on is the also the practice day each week.
Game Schedules: (Will be posted after registration closes)
K-1st Grade Schedule
2-3rd Grade Schedule
4-5th Grade Schedule
6th Grade up Schedule
What to bring!
Each player will need to bring a ball, flag belts and mouth piece to all practices and games. Players can wear any type of athletic shoes or cleats with no metal spikes. For a list of ball sizes for each age group please open the Rules Booklet. Also, please take a moment to watch our parent orienation video below. To better inform each participant in our youth sports programs, we offer valuable information regarding: Concussion Awareness- Nutrition for Young Athletes- Coaches Forms- Clinics - Rules of the Games.
Coaches Training Plans
5yo Training Plans
6-7yo Training Plans
8-9yo Training Plans
10-11yo Training Plans
12+yo Training Plans
Photography April 28 Schedule
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