TACKLE FOOTBALL REGISTRATIONS OPEN APRIL 1ST
Welcome to Hilliard Optimist Football....since 1958!!
Youth Development: Our main goal is to promote the development of our youth in the community through sports activities that require skill building, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Community Participation: Hilliard Optimist Club Youth Sports. We are non-profit, 100% all volunteer program who use members from the local community to support and manage the activities of the league. The program was founded in 1958 .
Safety First: All of our coaches are required to pass background checks every two years, they must pass progressive coaching certification courses managed through the National Youth Sports Coaches Association that teach age-appropriate instruction and techniques and are required to complete a course every three years on concussion awareness and safety. In addition, our league places an emphasis on using safe quality equipment and purchases our helmets and shoulder pads through Riddell and Schutt.
The Youth Tackle Football Program
Junior Tackle: 3rd-4th Grade (Unlimited overall weight) - This division uses all of the concepts learned in Flag and Freshman and is taught with high school rules modified for skill positions and modified for offensive and defensive formations/techniques to ensure the safety of the players.
Senior Tackle: 5th-6th Grade This division allows for more advanced defensive and offensive formations and techniques as the players mature and become more knowledgeable and skilled. Some modified high school rules are still maintained to ensure safety and competitiveness.
Helmet, shoulder pads, mouthpiece, and game jersey are provided.
Questions ? Email Clint Gillman
2025 hoyfl rules and regulations Sept 21