Registration for the 2024 Season is now open!

 Plainfield Saints Youth Football program provides players an opportunity to participate in an organized, supervised, safety-orientated and educational athletic program. We go beyond just teaching the fundamentals of the game, but also believe it is equally important to teach them the importance that scholastics has in the sport and in their everyday lives.  With our Plainfield Central location we have players from Plainfield, Naperville, Joliet, Aurora and Oswego. Come be a part of a top sports organization.

Practices
We typically begin practice August 1 and have 3 full weeks prior to the school year starting.  
We currently practice at the Plainfield Central High School. Practice times and field locations will be sent out by coaches.

Football will practice every week day (M-F) for 3 weeks from 6:00pm-8:00pm (depending on Plainfield Central High School schedule).  The first week of practice is an important week, as football players must have 10 hours of conditioning and fundamentals practice before then can practice full contact.

Once school starts, our practices drop to 3 times per week.  
Dates will vary based on each team. All information will be given at the parent meeting. 

Player Evaluations
Player Evaluations will take place during the first two weeks of practice. Players will participate in drills with their own age group while being evaluated by the coaches. Coaches will evaluate the players over the course of several days and assign players to their respective team.  Each age group that has two teams will have a D2 team and a D3 team. Coaches will communicate the practice schedule for the coming days and season separately.      

Games 
Our game schedule is typically 8 games, one each weekend beginning the last weekend of August.
We will typically have 4 home games and 4 away games. 
The away games can be anywhere in our Chicagoland Pop Warner conference and we won’t know that schedule until just before games begin (this is due to teams finalizing after our certification day).
Our home games have been played at Plainfield Central High School, on their state of the art Turf field. 
Games can be scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays.
All home games will be on Sundays. 

Typically on game day, the youngest team plays first and oldest last with some exceptions.  Away weekends, our goal is for our teams to travel together, but they have to go in different directions.  Scheduling is determined by Pop Warner, and we must travel accordingly for our away games.

Registration and Equipment 

Competitive Tackle Levels - $300 to $500.00

The Registration Fee Covers
1- Raffle Tickets, 15 tickets to be sold at $10 each, player keeps the $150 to offset registration fee *see below* 
2- Insurance
3- Field Rental
4- Helmet (seasonal rental)
5- Shoulder Pads (seasonal rental) 
6- Two(2) pairs of socks- Game Socks and Breast Cancer Awareness Socks
7- Reversable Game Jersey with last name printed on back  
 
All Rental Equipment is to be returned at the end of the season. All jerseys and socks are yours to keep!
Parents are responsible for providing: chin strap, mouth guard, practice jersey, practice pants/game pants, football cleats

TACKLE FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORM FITTINGS
ALL TACKLE FOOTBALL PLAYERS must attend a uniform and equipment fitting date to be fitted for helmet and shoulder pads and be weighed to determine jersey size and to request jersey numbers at one of the Fitting dates

*Fundraiser, of $150 per athlete is for our Annual Plainfield Saints Homecoming Raffle fundraiser.  Each athlete will receive 15 raffle tickets to be sold at $10 per ticket. Tickets will be issued once registration is paid in full. When you sell the tickets the money goes back to you. The drawing for the winners will be held during our homecoming game. All tickets will need to be turned in at least one week before the homecoming game in order to be placed in the drawing. 

Registration Questions and Concerns: [email protected]

Competitive Levels

Division 2 (Ages 9-13)**
Our Competitive levels are broken up into two divisions: Division 2 and Division 3. Division 2 is our top competitive level of play. Your child will learn the basic fundamentals and principles of football, along with our core values of teamwork and sportsmanship. The Division 2 season starts the first week of August and could go through the first part of December (Pop Warner National Championships as seen on ESPN are held the first part of December at Walt Disney World in Florida. This is for teams that win their Conference and Regional Championship). Division 2 teams are put together by the coaching staff during player evaluations and the first two weeks of practice.  Coaches are Pop Warner and USA Football Certified.

Division 3 (Ages 6-13)**
Division 3 is still a competitive level of play, but does not have national playoffs (Conference and Regional Playoffs still exist). At the Division 3 level your child will once again learn the basic fundamentals and principles of football along with our core values of teamwork and sportsmanship. The Division 3 teams will spend a lot of time in these areas. The Division 3 season starts the first week of August and could end Thanksgiving weekend (the Mid-America Regional Championship for teams that win their Chicagoland conference).

**Player Evaluations
Player Evaluations will take place during the first week of practice. Players will participate in drills with their own age group while being evaluated by the coaches. Coaches will evaluate the players over the course of several days and assign players to their respective team.  Each age group that has two teams will have a D2 team and a D3 team. Coaches will communicate the practice schedule for the coming days and season separately. 

Ages for Competitive Tackle Football Programs