Tackle Playoffs
Aside from the Rookie Division, all tackle teams are guaranteed two playoff games and the format for each division will be as follows:
Rookie Division - no playoffs
Pee Wee Division - 24 teams (three 8-team brackets)
Junior Division - 44 teams (five 8-team brackets and remaining four teams will play two playoff games)
Senior Division - one 8-team bracket
Tentative Tackle Brackets
End-of-Season Flag Tournaments
All teams in all divisions will play in an end-of-season single-elimination tournament. We have tentatively set up the tournament schedule on the following days:
Tuesday (October 15) - 5th/6th grade divisions
Saturday (October 19) - Kindergarten and 1st grade divisions
Sunday (October 20) - All girls divisions (there will also be two games played in the 3rd/4th grade boys division)
Tuesday (October 22) - 5th/6th grade and 7th/8th grade divisions
Saturday (October 26): 2nd grade division
Sunday (October 27) - 3rd/4th grade division
2024 Important Tackle Program (2nd-8th Grade) Dates
****Please note in the Yankton and surrounding area, only 3rd-6th grade tackled is offered****
02/11/2024 - Registration opens
06/02/2024 - Registration closes at 10pm
07/08/2024 - Coaches meeting at 7pm at SDJRFB Equipment Building
07/15/2024 - Equipment handout for tackle teams begin
07/26/2024 - Equipment handout for tackle teams ends
07/29/2024 - Team practices begin, as scheduled by coaches
08/17/2024 - Tackle games begin (No games scheduled on Labor Day Weekend (Saturday/Sunday) unless earlier game was postponed due to weather)
10/05/2024 - Post-season playoffs begin
10/27/2024 - Post-season playoffs end
