Football
Flag Football is offered for players in grades 1 - 3 through the Crested Butte Parks & Recreation Department.
Early Registration Discount of $20 for registrations processed prior to 10:00 pm on Sunday August 12th, 2012.
Tackle Football is offered through Gunnison Parks & Recreation. If enough players in Crested Butte register, a Crested Butte team will be created that practices in Crested Butte.
COACHES:
Coaches are needed for fall 2012 football. Succesfull passing of a background check required. Follow this link to our Coaches Corner
for all the information you will need for the upcoming season.
Flag Football
- Grades 1 - 4 no travel, practices and games in Crested Butte
- Participants will learn how to execute basic football plays while learning the rules of the game.
- Location is at the Gothic Field outfield, at 6th and Gothic.
- First few sessions will be focused on instruction.
- Games will be mixed into regular practices after the first two weeks.
- Sessions will be right after school on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 - 5:00 pm.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
EVERY DAY: Athletic shoes, athletic clothes for hot/cold/wet/dry and a FULL WATER BOTTLE for every practice and game.
SHOES: You can wear soccer cleats for football, but you can’t wear football cleats for soccer. Football cleats are not required. In fact, for the flag football age group football cleats are not recommended. Those little ones don’t weigh enough to sink cleats into firm high altitude fields. Athletic shoes are fine; turf shoes (with the nubbies) are the best. Cleats are hard on feet, especially young growing and developing bones.
INSOLES: For the older ones that have to wear “proper” cleats, we recommend athletic insoles. Try it yourself, pull out the insole of a football cleat, and compare it with that of a running shoe, or your custom insole of your ski boot. Insoles similar to Superfeet/Downunders can do amazing things for performance, foot pain, and overall health of the athlete.
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