YAC FOOTBALL

Tackle starts with our 8U (Rookie Tackle ) team which is for 2nd and 3rd graders who must be 6 years old by 7/31 and cannot turn 9 years old on or before 7/31.

Children in grades 2nd through grade 8th, between the ages of six and fourteen of the current year (participants cannot turn 14 on or before 7/31). Children must be in good health and a doctor’s Consent Form is required to participate. 

YAC Tackle Football participates in the Taconic Youth Football and Cheer. The TYFC is a member of the American Youth Football and Cheer, one of the nation's largest youth football and cheer organizations. The TYFC is comprised of numerous communities from Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Rockland Counties.

In order to ensure the players’ safety, a significant amount of practice time is required to play football. Football practice begins in early August.
Practices are held Monday through Friday nights, approximately. 10 hours a week throughout the month of August.  August practices are extremely important as well as mandatory, these practices determine how a team develops, both physically and mentally. All players' evaluations are being done by the coaching staff during the month of August. Players are expected to be at every August practice.

Practices and home games are held at either Legacy Field, GraniteKnolls, Sports Barn, or Yorktown High School.
Away games are played at any of the participating Towns and School fields.

Football registration:
Registration Opens, May 1st

**Your registration is not complete until full payment and all paperwork has been received. Any unpaid online registrations will be deleted from the system. Players with outstanding paperwork (especially Doctor’s consent) will not be allowed to participate in August practice.

Registration Closes:

June 1st.

It is critical that we have complete contact and health information about your child. Please take care when completing the registration form that birth dates, grades, and phone numbers are accurate and up-to-date to aid in the correct placement of your child on the team.
Do not take this task lightly, your child will not be able to play until completed.
Consent Form (see the Documents section of the website). Please note: this form must be signed and dated after January 1, of the current year in order to be valid. Forms from previous years will not be accepted and are rejected by the Taconic Youth Football and Cheer. If you cannot schedule a physical exam until after July or August due to insurance reasons, your doctor can still sign and date the form this year and reference the Physical Exam date of the previous year if necessary.
It is also required that your child’s full end-of-year report card is copied and forwarded to us.
Every grade on your child’s report card is averaged to determine if he/she is eligible to participate.

As part of your fee, we supply your football player with the Shoulder pads and helmet w/o chinstrap and practice jerseys. Our equipment is reconditioned on a regular basis. Please make every effort to be at our scheduled equipment pick-up with your child. If you do not pick up the equipment at this time, your son may start August without it and have to be pulled from practice for a fitting. You need to purchase more personal items such as an athletic supporter/cup, football cleats, black football pants, mouth guard, chin strap, and game jersey.

The TYFC is made up of mostly seasoned football programs and the level of play is considered to be Travel/Competitive.
8u (Rookie Tackle) is instructional.

The TYFC does have minimum play policies (4 to 8 plays) which vary depending on team size. All players will receive their minimum playing time.
There is no guarantee or expectation of more playing time, especially with large teams.

All players start the season off with a "clean slate”. Assessments are held during the first couple of weeks of practice. Based on skill and ability players are selected for positions that best suit their style and the team dynamic. Attendance, ability to listen, comprehend and learn, all will be deciding factors. Playing time will also be dictated by team size as well as the above-mentioned criteria. Parents must always wait 24 hours after a game to discuss your child's playing time or positions with the coach. You should respect his judgment and decisions at all times.

20 to 35 players per team.

The Head Coach and his selected assistant coaching staff. 

All YAC Football Coaches volunteer their time as well as the sport Commissioners.