Hi Coaches – It’s that time of year!  Mandatory Weigh-in’s re coming up!  Please see below!  

Please note that you will be held responsible for this information so please read it carefully.

1.       Weigh In’s will happen at Dick’s Sporting Goods in American Fork on August 13th.  Our district weigh-in is at 5:30pm.  It is IMPERATIVE that each team is lined up and ready to be weighed at 5:30 as there is another district that will be showing up at 6:00pm and we MUST be completed before they show up.

2.       The Weigh In area will be fenced off and only one coach (doesn’t have to be the head coach) from each team will be allowed behind the fenced off area.

3.       Once your ENTIRE team is present, your designated coach can lead them to the fenced area and they will be permitted to enter together.

4.       Each coach will present to the conference representative a picture roster of every player on the team. Roster will include: photo of player, grade, jersey number, DOB and indicate if the player is a Z-Down player. A template is attached for the picture roster. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE 2 COPIES of the roster.  One that the conference will keep and 1 for you to keep.  

5.       The conference has 7 digital scales, each designated for a particular grade. Every player in each grade level is weighed on the exact same scale. For example, no 5^th graders will weigh in on the 7^th grade scale etc.

6.       Once the team is weighed, they will leave the fenced area and are free to go.

7.       Each player must be wearing at least: shirt and athletic shorts. Underwear only is not acceptable.

8.       Each player will have one chance to weigh in. Leaving and returning to the fenced in area is not allowed.

9.       If a player weighs at or above the X man weight for that grade, that player is an X man for the entire 2018 season. For example, if a 6^th grader (6^th Grade X man weight = 120 lbs.)  weighs in at 120.0 lbs. that player is an X man. 121.0 lbs. is also an X man. If a player weighs in at 119.9 lbs. then they are not an X man.

10.   Players that weigh under 5 lbs. of the X weight will be required to attend a mid-season weigh in. For example, a 6^th grader (6^th Grade X man weight = 120lbs.) weighs in at 119.5 lbs., that player is NOT an X man at the start of the season, but will be required to attend a mid-season Weigh In event. That player must then be below the X weight for that grade to not be designated an X man.

11.   If a player is not present at the initial Weigh In event, they will automatically be designated an X man. They are NOT eligible to attend the mid-season Weigh In event in order to remove themselves from the X man list. If a player is designated as a mid-season weigh in player, and they fail to report to the mid-season Weigh In event, they will be considered an X man thereafter.

12.   The X man list is available for District Representatives’ review at any time during the season.

13.   If asked by an opposing coach, coaches must provide a copy of the picture roster used for Weigh Ins.

14.   All X men must have a visible X on the back of their helmet in a contrasting color. If the UYFC does not provide an X sticker, the player must use tape or some other method for the X in a contrasting color to their helmet.

Weight Limits

1st & 2nd Grade –         75 lbs.

3rd Grade –                   85 lbs.

4th Grade –                   95 lbs.

5th Grade –                   105 lbs.

6th Grade –                   120 lbs.

7th Grade –                   135 lbs.

8th Grade –                   165 lbs.

9th Grade –                   No X Weight

Location:

Dick’s Sporting Goods,

841 Pacific Dr, American Fork, UT 84003

Schedule:

All Caveman Youth football teams are to be lined up and ready to be weighed in at 5:30pm. 

Thank you for your help!  

David Gaisford

President – Caveman Youth Football