Youth Flag Football

Why flag football? We believe this format does a better job of teaching the true fundamentals of specific positions on the football field. Kids learn how to run routes, drop back to pass, give and receive hand-offs, and pursue the ball carrier on defense--all from DAY ONE. Because we take linemen and blocking out of the equation, we can teach many fundamentals players wouldn't learn elsewhere until much later.

2012 Youth Football Schedule

  • Registration Opens: Saturday, May 5
  • Evaluations: Monday, July 23 - Wednesday, July 25 | 5:30 - 7:30pm (All players must attend an evaluation. All evaluations at WRS are an open-house format, and take approximately 45 minutes.)
  • Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 25
  • Team Draft Day:  Friday, July 27
  • Coach Training: Saturday, July 28 at 9am or Wednesday, August 1 at 6:30pm
  • Coach Call-Date: Wednesday, March 23rd. If you do not hear from a coach by this date, please call our office at (317) 773-2233.
  • First Practice: Week of August 6
  • First Game: Saturday, August 25
  • NO GAMES/PRACTICES DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND:   September 1-3
  • Practices resume:  Tuesday, September 4
  • Games resume:  Saturday, September 8
  • Picture Day: Tentatively Saturday, September 15
  • Service Project Day:  Saturday, October 6
  • Final Game Day & Awards Celebration: Saturday, October 20

Game Schedules:

  • Game schedules will be made available by your 2nd team practice.
  • Games will be played on Saturdays in ONE HOUR time blocks.

 

Does my child need to attend every evaluation night?

No.  Each player needs to only attend one of the evaluation nights.  Each night is first come first served and should only take 20-30 minutes to go through all of the stations. 

When is the season?

Late July through October

How long is the season?

Nine to 10 weeks

How many games and how long are they?

Currently, our season is seven games long and each game takes approximately one hour to play. All games are played on Saturdays (with the exception of make-up games due to inclement weather).

What is the duration and frequency of practices?

Practices are currently one hour long, once a week.

When and how do we register?

Registration is now closed for the Fall 2011 season.

How old does my child have to be to participate?

WRS is a grade-based program, not an age-based program. We offer leagues from kindergarten through 8th grade for both boys and girls. Operating off of our fiscal calendar which runs from August - July, a boy/girl must be in Kindergarten during the season in which they are playing to participate.

What is the registration cost? What does it include? What do I need to buy?

Your registration fee of $80, includes a team jersey, shorts, flags, and much more. All team equipment for practice and games in regard to balls, cones, practice jerseys (pennies), etc., is provided by the league. Players will need to their own athletic shoes. Football cleats are strongly recommended.

Do we have to be members of the church?

The league is designed as a community league open to anyone, regardless of church affiliation. Participants in the league are not required to be members of White River Christian Church or of any church.

Do you keep standings?

We do not keep standings. We do not have a tournament at the end of the season. The league is designed to teach and emphasize fundamentally sound football and provide players the opportunity to compete without the added pressure of standings and/or championships.

Can I coach in the league?

Anyone is eligible to apply to coach in the league.  However, we do complete background checks on all coaching applicants and reserve the right to accept or decline coaches on the basis of our discretion.