PLAYING LEVELS
1. Every players Level will be based on their age on September 1 of the current season
2. Any player that moves up will maintain ball carrier status based on the age group prior to moving up. i.e; If an 8U player is a NBC, he/she will remain a NBC if moving up to 9U team.
3. If any area does not field a lower team however, the player will assume the NBC status of the Level he/she is moving to.
8 Year - All players 8 years old by Sept 1 of the current season
9 and Under (9U) - Players 9 and under as of Sept 1 of current season. No players under 8 years old.
10 and Under (10U) - Players 10 and under as of Sept 1 of current season. No 8 year old players.
11 and Under (11U) - Players 11 and under as of Sept 1 of current season. No 9 year old players.
12 and Under (12U) - Players 12 and under as of Sept 1 of current season. No 10 year old players.
14 and Under (14U) - Players 14 and under as of Sept 1 of current season. No 11 year old players.
PLAYER MOVEMENT
1. A player may move up one (1) level with the approval of BOTH the Area Director and parental consent.
2. No player will be permitted to play in a lower level
3. A player is only allowed to validate on ONE (1) Team or at ONE (1) Level.
4. The Level you validate at is the Level you will stay. (For exceptions see Rule 1)
BALL CARRIER RULES
1. Each playing Level will have a designated “non ball carrier weight”.
2. An NBC designated player will have a JFLOCI supplied NBC sticker in the back of the helmet near the center.
8 Year Olds Over 80 LBS NON BALL CARRIER
9U Over 90 LBS NON BALL CARRIER
10U Over 100 LBS NON BALL CARRIER
11U Over 115 LBS NON BALL CARRIER
12U Over 130 LBS NON BALL CARRIER
14U Over 155 LBS NON BALL CARRIER