Parents

Rookie Tackle Program - 3rd Grade

Mudsock Youth Football is excited to announce that we will continue USA Football's Rookie Tackle program for our 3rd Grade tackle league this fall. This program provides a transition from flag football to 11 v 11 tackle football and is modeled after the Olympic American Development Model (ADM). ADM is a 5-stage model that focused on universal participation, age appropriate activities, multi-sport participation, positive participation experiences and quality coaching.

Here's what you can expect for your 3rd grade athlete in our rookie tackle program:

7v7 Tackle Football
Players play all positions
Modified field size
Structured Playbooks allowing coaches to focus on fundamentals

Mudsock Youth Football has always prided itself on being at the forefront regarding player safety, training for our coaches and creating a positive experience for our athletes. Transitioning our 3rd grade tackle league to Rookie Tackle is a natural evolution and ensures that we provide the best experience for our athletes and their parents.

We'll be sharing more information shortly about this exciting change to our program!

Age Group Programs: We offer two age group classifications for flag and four group classifications for tackle that we divide into the following groups: K, 1st grade & 2nd grade for Flag, Rookie Tackle for 3rd grade, Modified Tackle for 4th grade, Tackle for 5th/6th grade, and a 5th/6th grade travel tackle program.

Our leagues are primarily focused as developmental Recreation (Rec) Leagues in order to offer football to all participants. We accept players with all levels of skills from beginner to expert at any age level. Evaluations are performed at the beginning of each season to properly gauge a player’s ability and balance our teams for equal levels of skills. Player’s within the Rec Leagues should expect fair and balance playing time with the focus on good competition and skill development.

Eligibility: Any youth (qualifying by Mudsock Youth Athletics' guidelines) who is in Kindergarten through the sixth grades, at least five (5) years of age and not thirteen (13) years of age prior to June 1st of the current season is eligible to play in the Mudsock Youth Football League.

Registration Information

Fall 2020 Registration is Currently Open:

The season starts with mini camps in mid July and run through the first of October.

Cost for flag league registration in 2020 will be $110.Cost for tackle league registration in 2020 will be $210.

A refundable deposit of $250.00 will be required to pickup helmet & shoulder pads at one of our equipment handouts.

There will be Four Equipment Handouts scheduled. If for some reason you cannot make one of the four handouts a $25 late fee will incur.

Mudsock Youth Football Does Not Rent or Loan Equipment for Summer Camps.

All players must be registered and have a signed waiver on file. NO EXCEPTIONS!

There will be no refunds issued after usage of equipment.

Multi family member discounts are available.

Scholarships may be applied for at the Mudsock Youth Athletics office.

Mudsock Youth Football Safety Guidelines

The Mudsock Youth Football League sets the Standard for Player Safety in youth football in the state of Indiana.

All Mudsock Youth Football coaches are required to take state sponsored concussion training before they are allowed to participate in any on-field activities.

All Mudsock Youth Football coaches and team parents are required to submit and pass a criminal background check.

Each year Mudsock Youth Football reconditions, sanitizes, and re-certifies every football helmet and shoulder pads in our inventory.

Each year our Board Members are trained by our Riddell Representative on proper helmet & shoulder pad fitting. Only trained representatives fit equipment during our equipment handout process.

Each year we have coaches clinics put on by both our Mudsock Youth Football coaches committee and by our district High School Coaching Staffs.

Every Mudsock Youth Football League game and travel team games are staffed by St Vincent Sports Performance trainers.

Team Parent Information

Responsibilities of a Team Parent

Attend the team parent meeting & pick up uniforms

Collect all signed Code of Conduct forms from each family to turn in on Picture Day

Organize Picture Day meeting place and gather all forms, line team up in order, and write out roster for picture.
(get roster from the cheerleader's mom if you have cheerleaders)

Pick up team pictures from the barn and hand them out to parents

Get names on jerseys before the 1st game. *coaches discretion

Put stickers on helmets. *coaches discretion - sometimes coaches do this

Make a snack/drink schedule for the team (check for allergies)
*coaches discretion- some have snacks and some don’t want snacks

Organize end of the year coach's gift- to give from the team

Head up fund raising

Co-ordinate Coach / team communications
(there may be schedule changes during the season-please check the website, it is hard to co-ordinate 100+ teams, and not need to make changes.)

Planning end of the year party with the coaches.
*coaches discretion

Questions? Contact us at [email protected]

Important Documents

2020 Information Packet

Code of Conduct

2020 Flag Rules
2020 7 Player Tackle Rules
2020 5th-6th Grade Tackle Rules

Summer Heat Precautions

Equipment Policy

Equipment Checkout Form

USA Football Parents Guide

Severe Weather Policy

The decision as to weather the fields are playable rest with the City of Fishers Parks Department and Fishers - Hamilton Southeastern Youth Football. The decision to close fields will be made by 3:00 pm on weekdays and 8:00 am on weekends.

No games or practices are to begin with Storm Warning in effect at the time of said game or practice.

When thunder and/or lightning is detected within 10 miles all fields will be cleared for a 30 minute delay. The 30 minute delay will restart at each observed thunder or lightning strike. Players, Parents and Coaches must return to their vehicles during the delay.

Mudsock Youth Football will then determine whether play or practice will resume or be suspended and will communicate via our league communication system, our league commissioners, our coaches and our league Twitter account.

Click here to access Fishers Parks Maintenance Field Status App.

Be sure to follow: @FishersYouthFB and Fishers Park Maintenance @Fishersfields on Twitter for up to date field Status.

League Refund Policy

The Mudsock Youth Athletics processing fee that is included in participant registration fees is non-refundable.

Refunds will be given (less the non-refundable fee) through May 31, the end of the open registration period.

Participants who sustain an injury prior to the start of the season will only be granted a refund with supporting documentation from a physician. If documentation from a physician is not provided, no refund will be given. Any injury that occurs during the season does not qualify for a refund of any amount.

At the conclusion of the open registration period, all other refunds will occur based on the below schedule:

May 1 - June 15 - Refund after $32 non-refundable is subtracted

June 16 - July 15 - 50% refund after $32 non-refundable is subtracted

July 16 - July 31 - 25% refund after $32 non-refundable is subtracted

After July 31 - No refund

The $10 late fee for registrations after May 31 is also non-refundable.