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How Teams are Determined:
The first 5-7 days of practice are used to evaluate a player's abilities and strengths.  This information is brought into a draft selection process where each level of teams use this evaluation to select players to best balance out the teams at that level.  This is done to ensure that no team is "stacked" with the most talented players and gives all of our players the best chance at a successful football season.  It is after this draft when you will find out what team your child is on.

Football Basics for Youth Football:

Football is played between two teams with 11 players each.  The playing field is 120 yards long, 100 yard playing surface with a 10 yard end zone at each end of the field. The field is broken down into 10 yard segments. The field is 53 1/3 yards wide. At the end of each end zone is a set of Goal Posts. The High School Goal Posts are 23’ 4" wide, 30’ tall with a cross bar 10’ off the ground.

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The object of the game is for the offense to score points and the defense to stop them. Points can be scored by offense by either running or passng and catching the football in the end zone OR by kicking the ball between the goals posts above the cross bar. The defense can score points by running the ball into the end zone via turnover (A fumble or interception) or via a safety (stopping the offense in the offense’s end zone.

Point Values are:
Touchdown = 6 Points
Point After Touchdown = 2 Point for kicking the ball between the goal posts or 1 Point for running or passing/catching in end zone
Field Goal = 3 Points
Safety = 2 Points

The game is divided into quarters of 8 or 10 minutes each for Youth Football. Between the 2nd and 3rd quarter there is a halftime period.

The team with the most points at the end of four quarters wins. If a game is tied an overtime period is played using a modified Kansas Plan.  In Youth Football, the Kansas Plan starts at the 10 yard line and each team is given four plays to score. If the teams are still tied after each team has been given a possession, the game ends in a tie.

TVYFL Specific Rules:

Maximum Player Weight allowed to carry the football:

Tualatin Valley Youth Football League adheres to all other rules and regulations as outlined in the current, official National Federation of State High School Associations rulebook. (NFHS).