The 2024 fall tackle practice season starts Monday, August 5th . Games will start Labor Day weekend.

2024 Practices for the fall football season start Monday, August 5th. The regular season games run through the end of October. 

There is not a weight limit for each level, however, the league has what is known as the "striper" rule.  This means that players over a certain weight limit, which is set for each level, must wear a clearly visible stripe on their helmet. These players are usually referred to as "stripers." These players must play an interior lineman position on both offense and defense in a three-point stance.  "Stripers" on defense cannot line up outside the offensive tackles.  "Stripers" also cannot be on kick-off nor kick-return teams. 

2024 weight limits for each level, regardless of age, are:

• 12u (B team) : 145 lbs

• 10u (C team) : 120 lbs

• 8u (D team) : 100 lbs

Practices and home games are at War Memorial Park in Marietta

344 E. Walnut Street, Marietta, PA 17547

Practices for the 2024 season will start Monday, July 31st from 6-8pm. The first week, the teams will practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6-8pm. Then the teams will practice Monday, Tuesday and Thursday once school starts.

Home games are played on Sundays starting at 1pm with the D squad first, followed by C squad, then B squad is last

Away games are can be played on Saturdays or Sundays. Saturday afternoon games usually start around 3pm. Sunday afternoons start about 12:30. The D squad usually plays first, followed by C squad, and B squad.

All first year players will need to have a birth certificate, player contract, parent consent form, and proof of physical examination within 12 months by a doctor. All of these documents will be provided to you at sign up, and can be collected at that time as well. 

All football players & cheerleaders MUST participate in fundraising. 

During the sign-up process, each player/cheerleader registration will have an additional $60 fee added for fundraising. During equipment/uniform handout, each family will be given raffle tickets to sell for the opportunity to recover that added fee.

Example: I register my son for football and see the added $60 fee. I sell 6 raffle tickets for the fundraiser. I have now recouped that $60 that I paid at registration.

SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS: Each player/cheerleader will be required to sell at least 6 tickets @ $10/ea.  If you sell the first pack of tickets and want more, please see Christie Smith. If you have more than one child participating, there is a family maximum of 10 tickets that are required to be sold.

RULES

1-Deadline to turn tickets in will be announced at the beginning of the season.  All tickets must be in prior to the first drawing.

2-Tickets must be returned to Christie Smith or Lindsay Drace. Please DO NOT turn into coaches.  Make sure your child’s name is on the envelope.

3-Once you sell your mandatory number of tickets, you may request additional packets to sell (this money will be turned in to the Braves as additional fundraising).

You can contact Pete Anger at q2anger@comcast.net with any additional questions.