Football
In 2009, EBYAA kicked off its first year as a
member of the Scenic
City Youth Football League. The youth football program is open to players 5 to
12 years of age. Children must participate in their age specific division. The age group determination cut-off date is April 30 of the current year. In other words,
your child's age on 4/30 is the age group he must play in. Participants may play up a division, but may not play down.
Ex: A child who celebrates his 9th birthday on or before April 30th
will play in the 9 year old division. See chart.
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Childs age on April 30 |
Age division child must play |
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5 |
5 & 6 year olds |
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6 |
5 & 6 year olds |
|
7 |
7 year olds |
|
8 |
8 year olds |
|
9 |
9 year olds |
|
10 |
10 year olds |
|
11 |
11 & 12 year olds |
|
12 |
11 & 12 year
olds |
Teams are drafted in early August, and practices begin shortly thereafter. The season begins
with a Jamboree at the end of August and ends with a Super Bowl in
mid-November. Teams play a schedule of approximately 8-10 games
against other SCYFL members. Games are scheduled to be played every
Saturday at various locations, with the possibility of some games
being played during the week. The league will try to maintain a north
and south division so travel will be limited. Each team should expect
to have approximately 3 home games. Other members of the Scenic City
League include:
Hixson
Harrison
Soddy Daisy
East Hamilton
Dayton
East Ridge
Lookout Valley
Boynton
Rossville
Dade County
With football registration, EBYAA provides a
football jersey, pants, socks, insurance, and helmet decals. Parents are to provide
cleats, football pads, a football helmet, & a colored
mouthpiece that attaches to the facemask. These items may be purchased at any local retailer.
Scenic City mandates each home team charge an
admission fee of $3.00 ($2.00 for seniors) to all persons age 13 and
up. The proceeds from the admission fee will be used to pay the
referees for the game.
Click here for a copy of the
Official SCYFL Rulebook.
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