Roland Story Youth Football

Goals of the League

• Participation, each player will play a minimum of 15 plays per game
• Players, coaches and parents are expected to practice good sportsmanship
• Fair play, we expect Roland Story to set the standard in the league

Four Coaches per team

• Parents are not allowed on the practice field due to the insurance policy
• Parents are not allowed on the sidelines at games, due to the insurance policy
• Only the certified coaches are allowed to work with the kids, no exceptions

Player Registration Rules

• The goal of the board is participation. Every effort will be made to include every player in the school district that wants to be on a team.
• Teams not to exceed 23 players with a minimum of 14 players per team.
• Players who participated prior year have early sign up priority.
• Failure of previous players to sign up prior to deadline shall lose their early sign up privileges and will be place on waiting list.
• The board shall set a registration start and stop date each year.
• Registrations will be accepted on first received basis at the team mail box (post mark date) no earlier than the start of registration.
• Once team reaches 23 players, additional registrations will be place on a waiting list.
• Players on waiting list shall be numbered in priority based on post mark date.
• Priority shall be given to registrations that have a sibling on a Roland Story Charger team.
• In the event of identical post mark dates, order shall be determined by the following criteria (sibling on Roland Story Charger team, draw names from hat).
• Players shall remain on waiting list until position becomes open or enough registrations are obtained to create an additional team.

Draft

• In the event the need exists to expand and add an additional team a draft will occur.
• Coaches shall be selected by the board prior to the draft.
• Coaches children shall be automatically placed on their parents’ team.
• The remaining players shall create a draft pool.
• Name, heights, weights of the draft pool shall be circulated to coaches a minimum of one week prior to the draft.
• Coaches shall toss a coin to determine draft order.
• The coach that wins the coin toss shall receive the first draft pick.
• Draft picks will alternate back and forth between coaches until all kids have been drafted.
• In the event of multiple siblings, drafting one of the siblings shall result the choosing team receiving all of the siblings.
• Once a player is drafted or placed on a team by the board, the player shall remain on that team until it becomes necessary to split teams due to growth of participants requiring the creation of another team resulting in a draft.
• Each year new players shall enter the teams via draft procedures or placed on a team by the board.
• Board reserves the right to place new incoming players on a designated team if it is in the best interest of balance and charger football objectives.
• Parents wishing to request a transfer of their child to another team shall be required to formally request a transfer to the board in writing stating reason for request prior to draft and after prior season. All transfer requests shall be considered by the board. Board shall review and decide whether to deny request, accept request or expose child to draft.
• The board reserves the right to amend procedures at any time to better meet the goals of Roland Story Youth Football and the best interest of the Roland Story Children.

Practices

• 1st 6 hours (3 practices) are in t-shirts, shorts and cleats
• 4th and 5th practices will be helmets
• Full pads starting the 6th practice
• All kids must complete 10 hours of practice before wearing full pads
• Four 2 hour practices per week before games begin
• Three 2 hour practices per week after games begin
• Water breaks will be scheduled often through out practice
• Head coaches will communicate practice schedules to each team

Equipment

• Cannot alter the equipment in any way.
• Mouth guards must be used at all times. Supplied by the league.
• Treat equipment with care. Not to be worn outside of practice / games.
• Helmets will feel tight at first and will take a few days to get used to.
• Football Size for 5th and 6th Grade Division: Wilson TDJ
• Football Size for Junior Division: Wilson K-2

Weight limits and Positions

• Weight limits for all positions that touch the ball (QB, RB, WR & TE)
• Juniors: 90 pounds
• 5th Grade: 105 pounds
• 6th Grade: 115 pounds
• All players will be weighed in at the scrimmage
• Positions will be determined by each coaching staff after each child is evaluated, please respect the coaches decisions and support our coaches

Game Day

• Game schedules are on the website (www.rolandstoryyouthfootball.com)
• Home games will be held at the Roland Story HS field (weather permitted)
• We will need three parent volunteers for each game for the chain crew. It’s the only opportunity for parents to be on the sidelines at games
• We want to treat the HS field with respect and clean up after ourselves. Playing on the high school field is a big deal for these kids and we would like to continue to give them that opportunity in the years to come.
• Head coaches have the authority to limit playing time. Some considerations in that respect are but not limited to, missing too much practice time during the week (safety issue), player is ill, at the players parents request (academics etc).

The League offers youth in grades 3-6 the opportunity to experience full-contact, adult-supervised football competition in an environment that emphasizes fundamentals, sportsmanship and team play.

The League provides:
• All protective equipment and uniforms, which are high quality licensed replicas of current NFL teams
• Three Divisions to accommodate various grade levels
• 3rd/4th grade (juniors)
• 5th grade
• 6th grade
• Team rosters that average twenty (20) players per team
• Minimum playing standards for all participants
• Individualized instruction and playing time for both offensive and defensive positions
• Quality officiating; contracted IHSAA certified officials for all games
• Certified coaches and quality playing facilities