PACER FAM

Registration for the 2025 season is OPEN.  Practice will start August 4, 2025! 

Link to register: https://lakeridgeyouthfootball.sportngin.com/register/form/570266953

If you are new to tackle football, please note the following: 

- the levels of play within our league (TVYFL) are: 3rd/4th grade, 5th/6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. 

- tackle football is no-cut, no-tryout. However, we evaluate roster sizes/registrations numbers at each level of play (during the registration period) to determine whether/when we need to create a waitlist/close registration (because the league has maximum roster sizes).

- there are minimum play rules for each level of play (15 plays per player per game for 3rd/4th, 10 plays for the other levels).

- the first 4 weeks of practice are 5x a week (Mon-Fri), and likely the first Saturday (August 9th).

- it is especially important to not miss practices during those first few weeks.

- once the school year starts, practices will be held 3x a week.

- games are every Saturday, starting the Saturday after Labor Day through the end of October/early November.

To inquire about registration, please email: LYFRegistrar18@gmail.com.

Also, follow us on IG @ lakeridgeyouthfootball for season updates. 

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Being a part of Lakeridge Youth Football is like being a part of a family. As a member of our team, kids learn teamwork, perseverance, goal-setting, and camaraderie. While teaching the great game of football we stress integrity and accountability while helping build self-confidence - and we do so in a fun and engaging environment.

Lakeridge Youth Football is part of the Tualatin Valley Youth Football League (TVYFL), the nation's third-largest independent non-profit football league committed to providing safe and enjoyable athletic competition. Certified by USA Football's national initiative, Heads Up Football®, Lakeridge Youth Football League shows a strong commitment to making the sport both better and safer.

Our 130+ participants include students that will be entering grades 3rd - 8th in the Fall and who live within the Lakeridge High School  boundary or attend a school feeding into the Lakeridge High School boundary.  Student-athletes who attend Lakeridge Middle School, Westridge, Hallinan, and River Grove are automatically accepted (unless a waitlist has been created or registration has already been closed).  All others are encouraged to contact the LYF President for playing options.

EXPLANATION OF 3/4 ROOKIE TACKLE:

Lakeridge Youth Football participates in TVYFL's Rookie Tackle program for the 3rd/4th-grade level.   This is a transitional program designed to help bridge the gap between flag football and full 11-person tackle football. 

As most other sports have a progression level (t-ball, coach pitch, player pitch for baseball; small field/goal/team size for soccer; etc.), our hope is that Rookie Tackle will make the game more accessible, easier to understand, and more fun for our younger, entry-level players in a 7-on-7 tackle format.

By way of example, Lakeridge Youth Football fielded the following teams in the 2024 season: 

One 8th Grade team - 11-person tackle (Varsity) - 22 players

One 7th Grade team - 11-person tackle (Junior Varsity) - 26 players

Two 5th/6th Grade teams - 11-person tackle - 23 players each

Two 3rd/4th Grade teams - Rookie Tackle (7-man) - 15 players each