Pre-Season Jamboree Rules Introduction
Thank you for choosing to participate in the Great Lakes Youth Football Classic first annual, Youth Football Jamboree. We have developed this format to allow coaches to get your teams ready for your upcoming league seasons, and to evaluate your players and teams abilities prior to starting their regular seasons.
In addition, it will give coaches from other communities the opportunity to meet and network.
It is our intention that the Jamboree will be a valuable gauge in assessment of your teams’ ability. While competition is always a part of football, the emphasis for the Jamboree will be on instruction and team development.
The Jamboree is a team scrimmage event and each division will have a maximum of 12 teams per division. Team spots are free and all based on a first come first served basis, so register your team as soon as possible before spots run out!
Inform your parents and spectators that there will be a gate admission fee of $5.00 for adults and kids under 17 are free. Concessions will be available for the entire event.
Division Weight Limits Rules
9 & UNDER DIVISION (9U): Skill player max weight is 115lbs and unlimited offensive line weight. Players will be 8 and 9 years old in this division or younger. Younger players are allowed to play in this division at the coaches’ discretion. . Players that are 9 and turns 10 during the course of the current season are allowed to play in this division.
11 & UNDER DIVISION (11U): Skill player max weight is 135lbs and unlimited offensive line weight. Players will be 10 and 11 years old in this division or younger. Younger players are allowed to play in this division at the coaches’ discretion. Players that are 11 and turns 12 during the course of the current season are allowed to play in this division, that is a 6th grade student only.
14/15 & UNDER DIVISION (14/15U, 7th & 8th Grade Teams): The 7th & 8th grade division is an unlimited weight division. Players will be 12, 13, 14 & 15 years old in this division and currently in the 7th or 8th grade. Younger players are allowed to play in this division at the coaches’ discretion. (No High School 15 year olds allowed!)
Jamboree Session One (8:00am – 10:10am)
This will be an all instructional session. Each team will have 25 minutes on offense, 25 minutes on defense. Each team will play two official game scrimmages against two different opponents. Each team can have two coaches on the field during play. There will be one official to point out any violations per scrimmage along with team coaches, and will be instructed to point out any violations and to discuss any infractions with the players.
Teams will alternate taking the ball from the (40) forty-yard line into the end zone. A possession will end upon a turnover or a touchdown and conversion attempt. Turnovers cannot be advanced. A team can make a first down, and receive a new set of downs. At the end of the possession, the teams will change sides. After both teams have had possession of the football, two new teams will take the field. We will be using both ends of the field simultaneously.
No kicking or punting in the Jamboree.
Opening Session 9 & Under Schedule
8:00am Game #1 Team 1 vs. Team 2
8:00am Game #2 Team 3 vs. Team 4
9:10am Game #3 Team 5 vs. Team 6
9:10am Game #4 Team 7 vs. Team 8
10:10am Game #5 Team 9 vs. Team 10
10:10am Game #6 Team 11 vs. Team 12
Afternoon Session 9 & Under Schedule
11:10am Game #7 Team 1 vs. Team 3
11:10am Game #8 Team 2 vs. Team 4
12:30pm Game #9 Team 5 vs. Team 7
12:30pm Game #10 Team 6 vs. Team 8
1:40pm Game #11 Team 9 vs. Team 11
1:40pm Game #12 Team 10 vs. Team 12 (Final Game for 9U)
Opening Session 11 & Under Schedule
8:00am Game #1 Team 1 vs. Team 2
8:00am Game #2 Team 3 vs. Team 4
9:10am Game #3 Team 5 vs. Team 6
9:10am Game #4 Team 7 vs. Team 8
10:10am Game #5 Team 9 vs. Team 10
10:10am Game #6 Team 11 vs. Team 12
Afternoon Session 11 & Under Schedule
11:10am Game #7 Team 1 vs. Team 3
11:10am Game #8 Team 2 vs. Team 4
12:30pm Game #9 Team 5 vs. Team 7
12:30pm Game #10 Team 6 vs. Team 8
1:40pm Game #11 Team 9 vs. Team 11
1:40pm Game #12 Team 10 vs. Team 12 (Final Game for 11U)
Opening Session 14/15 & Under Schedule (7th & 8th Grade Teams)
2:40pm Game #1 Team 1 vs. Team 2
2:40pm Game #2 Team 3 vs. Team 4
3:40pm Game #3 Team 5 vs. Team 6
3:40pm Game #4 Team 7 vs. Team 8
4:40pm Game #5 Team 9 vs. Team 10
4:40pm Game #6 Team 11 vs. Team 12
Evening Session 14/15 & Under Schedule (7th & 8th Grade Teams)
5:40pm Game #7 Team 1 vs. Team 3
5:40pm Game #8 Team 2 vs. Team 4
6:40pm Game #9 Team 5 vs. Team 7
6:40pm Game #10 Team 6 vs. Team 8
7:40pm Game #11 Team 9 vs. Team 11
7:40pm Game #12 Team 10 vs. Team 12 (Final Game for division)
Teams traveling from out-of-area locations with long drive times will be allowed to play later game slots, to allow for travel time. Coaches must inform us of this need at time of registration, one week prior to the Jamboree start date.
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