TACKLE LEVELS FOR 2024
BANTAMS - 3RD & 4TH GRADE
JUNIORS - 5TH & 6TH GRADE
JV -6TH & 7TH GRADE
VARSITY - 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)
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: 8/19/2024 (MON) & 8/20/2024(TUES), Normal Community Activity Center
- TACKLE PLAYERS MUST WEAR GAME PANTS, WE WILL PASS OUT JERSEYS
- PLEASE CHECK TEAMLINKT FOR PICTURE SCHEDULE
- 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 10:00AM FOLLOWED BY THE BANTAMS AT 11AM, JUNIORS, 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