RYS Football

Benefits of participating in RACINE YOUTH SPORTS Football include:

  • RYS has a 100% participation policy, which means that all players will play at a designated position on either offense or defense for the entire game. 
  • Teams ideally will have 14-20 players per team based on league, age & weight combinations. 
  • Each child will receive the following: protective equipment (helmet & pads), football pants, and a football jersey (each player can keep their jersey and pants).
  • Teams in the Bantam league and up will play 11-man football!
  • The cost to participate is $80 for Racine County residents or $95 for non-Racine County residents.  Scholarships may be available based upon income and need upon completion of the RYS application. 

 

Text Box: 2008 Registration Dates Date                 Location TBD                On-Line Registration Open May 20           Muskego Lake Denoon Middle School (5-7:30PM) May 31           Haban Park (10AM-1PM) June 4             Union Grove HS (5-7:30) June 7           Haban Park (10AM-1PM) June 8             Dyer Intermediate School Burlington (1PM-3:30PM) June 11          Waterford HS (5PM-7PM) June 21          Horlick HS (10AM-1PM) June 26          Waterford HS (5PM-7PM)   June 28          Park HS (10AM-1PM) July 12           Haban Park (10AM-1PM) RYS has a zero tolerance registration policy: If registering ahead of time using the on-line process you will still have to come to be fitted and evaluated and must bring your registration confirmation email.  Separate line. All players must come to the registration in-person The registration fee must be paid in full. (For scholarship–see above.) New players must bring a copy of a birth certificate Requests to play on a specific team will not be accepted

 

*New in 2008 – On-Line Registration!*

  Save Time – Do it On-Line – See Details Below

To connect to the SportsManager website.

*New 2008Age / Weight Combinations*

 

League Name

 

Age (as of 9/1/2008)

 

Weight

Midget

6

>=50 lbs

 

7

 <=64.9 lbs (1st Year) or <=54.9 (2nd Year)

PeeWee

7

>= 65 lbs or >=55.0 lbs (2nd Year)

 

8

<=79.9 lbs

 

9

<=67.4 lbs

Bantam

8

>= 80 lbs

 

9

67.5-99.9 lbs

 

10

<=77.4 lbs

Rookie

9

100-139.9 lbs

 

10

77.5-109.9 lbs

 

11

<=87.4 lbs

Minor

9

>= 140 lbs

 

10

110-149.9 lbs

 

11

87.5-119.9 lbs

 

12

<=97.4 lbs

Junior

10

>= 150 lbs

 

11

120-159.9 lbs

 

12

97.5-139.9 lbs

 

13

<=107.4 lbs

Senior

11

>= 160 lbs

 

12

>= 140 lbs

 

13

>= 107.5 lbs

 

14

All

Children age 15 as of 9/1/2008 or enrolled in High School cannot participate and are ineligible.

 

Use this URL to go to  SportsManager and then click on Registration and Football when it opens for On-Line registration:  http://www.sportsmanager.us/RacineYouthSports.htm

County Team Draft (Union Grove, Burlington, Waterford, Muskego/Wind Lake): July 19 at Kelly’s Bleachers in Wind Lake

 

Draft Schedule

2-3 PM  Midget and PeeWee

3-4 PM  Bantam and Rookie

4-5 PM Minor, Junior, and Senior

 

Racine Team Draft: July 26 at Educator’s Credit Union (1400 N. Newman Road in Racine)

 

Draft Schedule

8AM-10AM                    PeeWee

10:30AM-12:00PM         Bantam

12-1PM                         Rookie

1-2PM                           Minor

2-3PM                           Junior

3-4PM                           Senior

3-4PM                           Midget

The GREAT LAKES GRIDIRON COMBINE FOR JULY 22ND-25TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP AND PAID WILL RECEIVE A REFUND.

 

2008 RYS FOOTBALL COACHING UPDATE – Coaches must review.

 

2008 RYS FOOTBALL INFORMATION FLYER – Everyone should review! Please review for information regarding the 2008 program and registration dates.

 

MUSKEGO/WIND LAKE Coaching Clinics – click here for information.  Please read through the flyer completely.  Must for Muskego/Wind Lake coaches.  All other RYS coaches can also attend.  Offerings to be held at Muskego High School.  Check it out.

 

UNION GROVE COACHES CLINIC – Union Grove High School Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 8AM – 3PM – open to all RYS coaches.  More information to follow in near future.

About the RYS Football Program

RYS sponsors full tackle football for youth from age 6 to 14 year olds in 8th grade.  High School students are not eligible.  There are over 2,000 player / coach participants in this program, one of the largest in southeastern Wisconsin.  Midget through Pee Wee play 9 man football.  Pee Wee plays on 80 by 40 yard fields and Midget (our instructional league) plays 9 man football on a reduced full field.  Average team sizes for those leagues are 15 players.  5 other leagues; Bantam, Rookie, Minor, Junior, & Senior leagues will all begin playing play 11 man football in 2008.  RYS has a 100% playing time rule.  This means that a player has a starting spot on either offense or defense and plays the entire game.  Please report any violations to this rule.  RYS utilizes seven fields at Haban Park, four fields at Lockwood Park.  Other possible game playing sites are in Muskego/Wind Lake, Union Grove, Burlington and Waterford as there are a few games scheduled away from Haban Park or Lockwood as we have RYS teams participating from the entire Racine County area all utilizing the same RYS registration and draft procedures.

2008 AGE / WEIGHT / LEGUE TABLE

 

For any questions or comments about the RYS Football program contact the RYS Office at 262-886-0797 or email director@racineyouthsports.com or football@racineyouthsports.com

Thanks and remember when participating as a player, coach, or parent / fan to Honor the Game!

 

Person interested in coaching football need to send an email expressing their interest to director@racineyouthsports.com or to football@racineyouthsports.com .

 

FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT – COACHES amnesty period is now over!  If you failed to come on your designated equipment turn-in night, please contact the office at 886-0797 to make arrangements to bring in your equipment.  Future coaching assignments are now affected…..upon equipment being returned properly.

 

ALL COACHES & PARENTS (RYS recommends that you make a copy for your parents) - PLEASE REMEMBER!!!

            Top 10 Things YOUR Kids Say They Don't Want:

                   1. Don't yell out instructions.

2. Don't put down the officials.

3. Don't yell at me in public.

4. Don't yell at the coach.

5. Don't put down my teammates.

6. Don't put down the other team.

7. Don't lose your cool.

8. Don't lecture me about mistakes after the game.

9. Don't forget to laugh and have fun.

10. Don't forget that it's just a game!

    *   Excerpt from Gatorade's Playbook for Kids by printed from Darrell J. Burnett, PH.D

PLEASE REMEMBER TEAMS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PRACTICE IF THERE IS LIGHTNING IN THE AREA 

 

**2007 Coaches List**

| MIDGET | PEE-WEE | BANTAM | ROOKIE | MINOR | JUNIOR | SENIOR | MAJOR |