Community Football
Commissioner: Michael Adams 612-282-4960
VAA Football is designed to teach football fundamentals, teamwork, responsibility, and fair play.
This year registration will begin online May 1st, 2012. Registrations will close on July 20th. Any registration after this point will be subject to a $20 late fee.
There will be no registrations after July 28th.
All tackle football participants (not flag football participants) must weigh in before they are assigned to a team. Equipment pick up will take place at the VAA Fieldhouse next to the Apple Valley Community Center. Equipment pick up will be allowed specifically during your age group scheduled time only.
Football programs are provided for first through eighth grade students. Grade level is determined by the player's September grade level. First and second graders play flag football. Third and fourth graders play together in the Minor Tackle League, and fifth and sixth graders play in the Major Tackle League.
Coaches are selected by the Football Commissioner and Board. Each team is allowed one head coach and two assistants. All coaches must pass a background check. Parents who desire to coach can express interest at walk-in sign-ups, or through the VAA website as part of their online registration. Coaching preference is given to parents who coached the previous year and received favorable parent evaluations.
Coaches will also be required to attend a clinic covering issues such as playbooks, rules, position/skill play, concussions, strains and sprains.
Teams playing tackle football are selected through a process based on the child's weight and grade level. Players will be weighed in during equipment pick up and will not be placed on a team until this is completed.Coaches will receive official rosters at the designated coaches meeting.
Flag football teams are set by schools, and evenly divided between grades. After teams have been selected, only a limited number of late players will be accepted in order to fill out rosters.
Major, Minor and Flag Practices begin in July. Times and locations are set by the coaching staff. All teams are limited to no more than four practices per week prior to the start of the regular season. During the regular season this number will decrease by two, allowing only two practices per week.
All teams will play twice a week. Teams will play ten regular season games, beginning in late August, calendar dependent, or early September and ending in mid October. All games are at Hayes Community Center.
Flag teams play on Tuesday or Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Minor teams play on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Major teams play on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings.
The Major League has a post-season playoff tournament with the championship game at Apple Valley High School's Varsity stadium.
The flag and minor teams do not have playoffs.
Minor teams have an all players participating all star game at the end of the season also in the Varsity stadium.
If equipment is not returned to the head coach within two weeks of season end you will be charged for the cost of the equipment. ($250)
Equipment not turned in will result in your player not being allowed to play in any other VAA program.
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