Football

Registration begins in June, 3 months before the start date in August. If registration is full for your child's division, you can be put on a waitlist. Registration ends 3 weeks before our first week of practice, at which point Late Registration will open until the end of the first week of practice and a late fee will be charged. Late registration will not guarantee you a team T-shirt or a team depending on availability.

Each league is granted to have 8 weeks of practice and 6 weeks of games, with a minimum of 6 games per team. Practice times for each team depend on the availability of the team’s volunteer coach. 

Practices are at Marvin Park located at 900 W 1st St, Salida, CO 81201 for 1st & 2nd grade and 3rd & 4th grade. Practices are at Salida High School located at 26 Jones Ave, Salida, CO 81201 for 5th & 6th grade. Practice times for each team depend on the availability of the team’s coach. 1st & 2nd grade and 3rd & 4th grade have two coached practices a week, while 5th & 6th have three coached practices a week. 

The first three of the season is dedicated to practices only, games do not begin until the fourth week. Games in Salida will occur on Fridays from 5 PM to 8 PM, away games in other cities will all depend on their availability for time and dates. 5th & 6th grade will have games at the Salida High School Football Field, while 1st & 2nd grade and 3rd & 4th grade will have games on the Salida High School Baseball Field at Marvin Park. 

Every division in the football league will have 1 to 4 teams. Each team will consist of a maximum of 11 players.

Providing a fun and educational environment for participants and parents we collaborate with the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) to help our volunteer coaches understand the importance of friendly competition, teamwork, and physical activity, which can help children learn new skills, develop self-confidence, and more. Additionally, we provide the parents and players with etiquette guidelines and rules to ensure that all coaches, parents, and players are treated respectfully.

When communicating with coaches and the team we use an App called Team Snap. Team Snap allows us to easily update practice schedules, and game schedules, and answer any questions your parents or participants might may have. Team Snap also allows you to see any team pictures or videos a parent may upload and see the team's game history. To download Team Snap and learn how to navigate the app click on the links below.  

Download Links: IOS App Store & Google Play Store

We are always looking for coaches! You do not need to be a parent to coach in our league. Coaches are provided with training, a refund for their child’s registration (or equivalent account credit),  a coach shirt, and all of the resources they need to successfully coach a youth sport. In return, we ask that our coaches do the following things:

• Fill out the pre-season coach survey
• Complete the pre-season coach training (4-5 hours online training)
• Pass a background check
• Follow all of our coaching guidelines
• Finish their coaching commitment for the season
• Complete an end-of-season coach survey 

You can view the league rules by clicking the link at the bottom of the page. Our rules are updated on a yearly basis, and the new version will typically be released 1-2 months before the start of the season.

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