TEAM INFORMATION
Safety is always the priority with Madison Junior Football. Tremendous emphasis is put on technique and form with plenty of repetition in order to prepare our future footballers properly to compete at a high level with minimal risk for injury.
 
Varsity
Sixth year in pads.  Recommended for 8th graders and some 7th graders that can not turn 14 before Aug. 1st with a weight limitation of 158 pounds.  Total preparation for High School Football.  Complete playbook with little or no alterations from participation, to preparation, to execution.  Strenuous training to develop awareness to participate safely and effectively.  Mature and aggressive competition.
 
Junior Varsity
Fifth year in pads.  Recommended for 7th graders and some 6th graders that can not turn 13 before Aug. 1st and weight limitation of 135 pounds*. Basic Skills with complete training and understanding of football.  Maturity level suggests that competition is important.  More strenuous training to develop safe competition on the field. Total understanding of offensive and defensive formations, strategies, and concepts. 

*Note: Players that are of varsity age with a weight of 107 pounds or less are also eligible to play junior varsity.
 
Peewee
Fourth year on pads.  Recommended for 6th graders and some 5th graders that can not turn 12 before Aug.1st and weight limitation of 118 pounds.  Review of Basic Skills with more advanced training, enforcement of technique, and total definition of concepts with more emphasis on competition.
 
Super Peewee
Third year in pads,  Recommended for 5th graders with some 4th graders that can not turn 11 before Aug. 1st and have weight limitation of 105 pounds.  Review of basic skills and advancements in techniques, concepts and philosophies with some emphasis on competition.
 
Clinic
Possibly second year in pads.  Recommended for 4th graders and few 3rd graders that can not be 10 years of age before Aug. 1st and have weight limitation of 92 pounds.  Basic Skills with very moderate forms of competition and more advancements towards concepts of team organization.
 
Pre-Clinic
First year in full pads.  Recommended for 3rd graders and some 2nd graders* with a weight limitation of 82 pounds.  This is a Basic Skills level with very little competition.  We travel as minimal as possible and have anywhere between five to seven games.

*Note: Some 2nd graders are more mature and are suggested to participate at this level.  Flag can be a little slow.  
 
Flag
No pads, just mouthpieces and Velcro stick flags.  Recommended for Kindergarten thru 2nd grade with no weight limitations.  This is a very non competitive, intra squad level with a minimum of 4 teams.  There is no traveling involved to other towns.