Fall Tackle Football Registration Information
2024 FOOTBALL SEASON
Updated Weight Limits
- Mini-mites (8U) 105 lbs weight limit +20 lbs Overweight Allowance (OWA)
- Mighty-mites (10U) 125 lbs weight limit +40 lbs OWA
- Pee Wee (12U) 150 lbs weight limit +50 lbs OWA
- OWA participation in game play will be limited to five (5) players for each team (i.e. offense, defense).
- OWA players may not participate in special teams and may not participate outside of the tackle positions.
Program Cost Information
All interested youth athletes ages 6-12 are eligible for registration in the program. The registration fee schedule is as follows:
| | $250 per season
(payment plans available) | |
| | $20
Game Day Snack Fee
| Pays for game day drinks/snacks for the entire season and can be paid for at registration or to a team parent at the beginning of the season.
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| - Family (multiple players)
| $15 discount per additional player | |
Players will receive the following:
- One full season of football in the East Wake Football League (EWFL) and any post season play achieved following the 8 regular season games.
- Pre-season Jamboree (scrimmage)
- Opportunity to play in a post season tournament, Clayton Civitan Turkey Bowl (if participation allows, additional fees may apply).
- Instruction from experienced USA Football certified coaches that focus on the players mastery of the fundamentals. We are a USA Football certified Heads Up Tackling program.
- 4 practices a week (Mon-Thurs) in the month of August and then 3 practices per week (M/T/Th) for the remainder of the season. Practices are held at West Johnston High School from 6-8pm.
- 1 Xenith youth football helmet (returned at the end of the season)
- 1 Riddell Pursuit youth football shoulder pads (returned at the end of the season)
- 1 pair of integrated game pants (returned at the end of the season)
- 1 personalized game jersey (players keep)
- 1 pair of game socks (players keep)
- Access to Hit-Check player safety program
- Access to game film on HUDL
Players will need to provide the following:*
- Practice jersey
- Cleats
- Mouth guard
- Practice pants (you can purchase a pair of integrated practice pants from GCFA for an additional fee of $15)
*These items can be purchased during our team day at Dick's Sporting Goods where they will provide a 20% off coupon.
Required Forms
At GCFA we require all players to have a valid State issued ID, Passport, or Military ID, and a yearly physical. The physicals must be sport physical and can be completed on our form GCFA Physical Form.pdf or the another sport physical form.