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TWIN CITY TIGERS TACKLE INFORMATION

COST

  • TACKLE: $125
  • ​​​​​​​PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEATS & PRACTICE JERSEY.
  • ​​​​​​​JERSEY, SHOULDER PADS, HELMET, PADDED PANTS & MOUTHPIECE ARE PROVIDED.
  • ​​​​​​​SOME PLAYERS CHOOSE TO BUY A PADDED SHIRT AND THEIR OWN MOUTHPIECE.
TACKLE LEVELS FOR 2024

BANTAMS (9U) - 3RD & 4TH GRADE 

JUNIORS (10U) - 4TH & 5TH GRADE 

JV (12U) -6TH  & 7TH GRADE

VARSITY (14U) - 7TH & 8TH GRADE

TACKLE PRACTICE INFO

DATE: 7/29/2024 - MON,TUES,WED,THURS
STARTING 8/27/2024 - TUES,WED,THURS
LAST PRACTICE: 10/17/2024
TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: One Normal Plaza, Normal
  • PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE, CLEATS, HELMET (PROVIDED), MOUTH PIECE (PROVIDED), SHOULDER PAD (PROVIDED) & PRACTICE JERSEY.
  • COACHES WILL LET PLAYERS KNOW WHEN TO COME IN FULL PADS WITH PANTS (PROVIDED)
  • PRACTICE TIMES WILL END EARLIER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES DUE TO DARKNESS

GAME INFORMATION

  • TACKLE WILL HAVE 8 SATURDAY GAMES STARTING 8/24/2024 WITH A FINAL BOWL GAME ON 10/12/2024
  • ALL GAMES WILL BE IN BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL EXCEPT FOR TWO (ROCHESTER & WILLIAMVILLE)​​​​​​​
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​TACKLE GAME SCHEDULE
    • AUGUST 24TH (SAT) - IRISH (HOME)
    • AUGUST 31ST (SAT) - ROCHESTER (AWAY)
    • SEPTEMBER 7TH (SAT) - CARDINALS (HOME)
    • SEPTEMBER 14TH (SAT) - CHATHAM (HOME)
    • SEPTEMBER 21ST (SAT) - KNOCKERS (AWAY)
    • SEPTEMBER 28TH (SAT) - WILLIAMSVILLE (AWAY)
    • OCTOBER 5TH (SAT) - SPRINGFIELD (HOME)
    • OCTOBER 12TH (SAT) - TITAN BOWL (IL WESLEYAN)
DATES TO REMEMBER

FIRST TACKLE PRACTICE

DATE: 7/29/2024 (MON) - First Practice
TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: One Normal Plaza, Normal

PARENT MEETING

DATE: 7/30/2024 (TUES)
TIME: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
LOCATION: Concession stand at the Tigers field
RECOMMENDED FOR FIRST YEAR PLAYERS. CHEER & FLAG ARE NOT REQUIRED

PICTURES

DATE: 8/20/2024(TUES), Normal Community Activity Center

  • TACKLE PLAYERS MUST WEAR GAME PANTS, WE WILL PASS OUT JERSEYS
  • YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK VIA EMAIL TO PURCHASE PICTURES ONLINE, THERE WILL BE NO PAPER ORDER FORM

PEP RALLY

8/22/2024 (THURS)

  • THE FLAG TEAMS WILL SCRIMMAGE & WE WILL HAVE A PEP RALLY WITH THE TIGERS PLAYERS, CHEERLEADERS & FAMILIES TO GET THE TEAMS EXCITED FOR THE FIRST GAME. 
  • MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. ​​​​​​​

FIRST GAME

8/24/2024 (SAT)

  • FLAG FOOTBALL WILL START AT APPROX 9:00AM FOLLOWED BY THE BANTAMS AT 10AM, JUNIORS, ROOKIES, JV, VARSITY. GAMES LAST LONGER AS THE LEVELS GET HIGHER, TYPICALLY 60-90 MINUTES EACH. 
  • PLAYERS WILL ARRIVE 1 HOUR PRIOR TO GAME TIME OR AS INSTRUCTED BY THEIR COACH

TITAN BOWL AT IL WESLEYAN

10/12/2024 (SAT)

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​MORE DETAILS TO COME, GAMES WILL START LATER AFTERNOON

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