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Tackle Football

Ages: 4th – 6th Grade     Fee: $125

4TH GRADE DIVISION: A child must be in the 4th grade

5TH GRADE DIVISION:  A child must be in the 5th grade

6TH GRADE DIVISION: A child must be in the 6th grade and cannot turn 13 on or before November 1 of the current school year

SEASON: Registration opens June 12, 2024, and the season begins September 7, 2024. 

Kid’s, Inc. will provide/fit each player with:

Game Jersey
(Participants must wear the official Kids, Inc. jersey to be eligible to participate in each game)

Shoulder pads*

Helmet*

Pants*

Mouth Piece

*The following equipment must be returned at the end of the season. Replacement cost for equipment not turned in: Shoulder Pads $75, Helmet $225, Pants, $50.

What’s included:

A year-end individual award

Eight League Games

Paid Officials

2024 Kids, Inc. Toot’n Totum

Food Bowl

Join us for the 2024 Kids, Inc. Toot’n Totum Food Bowl, where all 6th-grade tackle football teams will play their final game, marking the end of their Kids, Inc. football careers! This special event will take place at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium on the West Texas A&M University campus in Canyon, TX. It’s a day of celebration, fun, and giving back to the community.

Event Details:

DATE: October 19th, 2024

LOCATION: Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

GAME TIMES: To be announced closer to the end of the season

Admissions:

Admission is free for all players! For spectators, we ask for a donation of $1 or 1 can of food per person. All donations will go to the High Plains Food Bank, helping local families in need during the Thanksgiving season.

Important Information for Players:

All players must return their equipment after their final game (helmet, pants, and shoulder pads).

Please bring a change of clothes for after the game!

Come out to support our young athletes, enjoy the excitement, and make a difference for families in our community. We can’t wait to see you there!

Equipment for Coaches

Each coach is provided 2 footballs and a tee

Restricted Positions

For safety reasons, Kids, Incorporated implements a restricted position policy for its tackle football program. Players will be weighed one time only. This occurs during equipment checkout.

Restricted Players may not:

  • Play the quarterback, running back, or receiver position on offense.
  • Line up in the nose-guard position on defense (head-up over the center)
  • May not advance the ball (except in the case of a fumble or an interception)
  • Restricted players will be allowed to participate on the punt team, punt return team, kickoff team, and kick return teams, but may not advance the ball (except in the case of a fumble).

The Restricted position policy applies as follows:

4th grade – 115 lbs & up   5th grade – 125 lbs & up    6th grade – 135 lbs & up

Proof of eligibility

notice to all parents/guardians: at any time, at the sole discretion of kids, incorporated, we reserve the right to require the parent and/or legal guardian to submit an original birth certificate, a current report card, and/or a current school-validated class schedule to verify the accurate age/grade. for adult participants, we reserve the right to require the participant to submit one or more of the following valid forms of identification: 1) driver’s license from a u.s. state, 2) federal or state id card, 3) military id card, 4) u.s. passport.

revised and adopted by the kids, incorporated board of directors, October 4, 2023.

Code of conduct

  • the code of conduct applies to participants, coaches/volunteers, spectators, parents, contracted employees, officials, and professional staff
  • profane, obscene, abusive, degrading/threatening language, gestures and/or taunting in the presence of anyone attending a kids, incorporated event is prohibited.
  • do not handle a child/participant in an aggressive or abusive manner.
  • any act of violence is prohibited.
  • accept the decision of the game officials as being fair and called to the best of their ability.
  • do not knowingly permit an ineligible player to play in any game.
  • please use good sportsmanship.
  • the use of drugs, alcohol, vaping, or tobacco in any form is not permitted while attending any kids, incorporated event.
  • no firearms or weapons will be permitted at any kids, incorporated event.

at any time, at the sole discretion of kids, incorporated, violation of the code of conduct is subject to suspension or expulsion from our program.