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Dec. 4 - 10  2005, 2005 AYF Championships Tucson, AZ

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Qualifying for Nationals
Divisions
Age and Weight Classifications
Wild Cards

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Qualifying for Nationals

American Youth Football has 8 conferences, they are the: Pacific, Desert Mountain, Mid-West, Southwest, Mid-East, Atlantic, Northeast and Southeast.

Regional tournaments are played in the weeks leading up to thanksgiving weekend with the regional championship Bowl games being played on thanksgiving weekend. Each region is responsible for scheduling their own regional tournament, dates therefore may vary accordingly.

The first place team in each age group in each regional bowl automatically qualify and receive a berth to play in the American Youth Football National Championship tournament.

For more information on your regional competition click here.

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Divisions

There are two divisions of competition for football at the National Championships they are Divisions IA and Division IAA.  Division IA is the championship division. Division IAA is a playing division reserved exclusively for  teams from small rural areas and areas of diminutive population.

     Your team must receive special permission to compete in Division IAA from the AYF football Commissioner.

      If your team would otherwise be eligible to compete in Division IAA but your team chooses to participate in an AYF Sanctioned Regional Competition and competes against teams that are vying for a playoff berth in the championship division of the AYF National Championship tournament, your team therein forfeits its Division IAA eligibility.

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Age and Weight Classification: For championship participation

The following table illustrates the age and weight classifications for National Championship competition participation ONLY.

If your team plans on competing in the National Championship tournament, you must play within one of the following age/weight classifications.

  Age effective as of July 31st.    
    Age Weight (O/L= Older/Lighter)
       
  Jr. Pee Wee 10 and under 119lbs
      O/L - 11 yrs, 99 lbs max
       
  Pee Wee 11 and under 129 lbs
      O/L - 12 yrs, 109 lbs max
       
  Jr. Midget 12 and under 145 lbs
      O/L - 13 yrs, 125 lbs max
       
  Midget 14 and under 175 lbs max
      O/L - none
       
  Sr. Midget 14 and under 175 lbs max
      O/L -15yrs, 155lbs max
       
  Unlimited grades 6, 7 and 8 No weight max
       
 

Classifications are subject to change at the sole discretion of American Youth Football.

This age/weight matrix includes: a nine pound (9 lbs) growth allowance during the season; one pound (1 lbs) per week beginning the second week of the season and a five pound  (5 lbs) uniform allowance for Jr. Pee Wee and Pee Wee and a six pound (6 lbs) uniform allowance for Jr. Midget, Midget, and Sr. Midget classifications.

Weigh-in will be conducted only once for the entire championship week,  weigh-in will be conducted with players in uniform without helmet and shoulder pads.

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Wild Card Berths

     Wild Card berths are available for the American Youth Football National Championships under extraordinary circumstances. Contact us for additional information.

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