Pee Wee Division

Buckeye Youth Football Families,
Thank you registering your players for the Fall 2021 football season. We are expecting a largely returned to normal season and are excited to get started! Team Coaches will be in contact with you soon. Please first see the general Fall season information below.

Physical: All 3rd to 6th grade football players need an active physical on file to participate in practice or games. Physicals completed just prior to the Spring 2021 season shall carry over to Fall 2021. Forms may be turned in at equipment handouts or by the first practice. Grades K-2 Flag Football and all Cheer do not require a physical.

Grades 3-6 Equipment Handouts: Will be Wednesday 7/28 6-8:30pm and Saturday 7/31 9-11am at the equipment room in the Liverpool Community Center (6801 School St, Valley City, OH 44280). BYFA understands there is a Buckeye baseball camp during the week and has extended the 7/28 hours accordingly. Players are required to provide their own padded girdles and are recommended to wear them to try on the football pants. Padded compression shirts worn under the shoulder pads are allowed but not required. Please bring a clothes basket or large bag to gather your equipment in.

Grades K-2 Equipment Handouts: Will take place at the first practice on August 3rd. Mouth guards will be distributed and uniform size and numbers will be recorded.

Practice: (Cheer practice information will be sent separately)
Grades 3-6 shall start practices Monday, August 2nd. First practices for acclimation will be HELMETS ONLY with shorts and cleats. The first two weeks practice will be M-T-W-Th 6:30-8:00pm. Once school starts the week of August 16th practices will be 3 times per week at T-W-Th 6:30-8:00pm. Grades K-2 Flag practice will start Tuesday, August 3rd 6:30-8:00pm and will be Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the season. After Labor Day September 6th practice times will move up to 6:00-7:30pm for all grades. Please ensure players bring an individual water bottle for all practices!

Season Details: The LEYFL season schedule is to be published August 18th. Games will be on Saturdays this Fall at varying start times. A minimum 6 game regular season will start the weekend of August 28th. Single elimination playoffs to conclude no later than October 23rd.

Fall Reverse Raffle Fundraiser: BYFA is excited to once again host our traditional Fall fundraiser gathering Saturday, October 9th at the Medina VFW Post 5137. Ticket cost of $45 per person includes dinner, drinks and your entry into the reverse raffle drawing with a grand prize of $1000! Tickets will be available at equipment handouts and through the early season. Expect more event information and sponsorship opportunities soon!

Thank you and Lets Go Bucks!!

Football questions: Eric Keller 216.570.1546 erickeller@buckeyeyouthfootball.com

Cheerleading questions: Stacey Weckesser 216.509.0038 staceyweckesser@buckeyeyouthfootball.com

Buckeye Youth Football and Cheer Community,
The Buckeye Youth Football and Cheer Fall 2021 registration period is May 3rd through June 12th. Drive through registration dates shall be Saturday 5/29 9-11am and Saturday 6/12 9-11am at the Buckeye Youth Football Fields (3044 Columbia Rd, Medina, OH 44256). Mail in registration will also be accepted during this period (BYFA, P.O. Box 570, Valley City, OH, 44280). Any registration received beyond the deadline may be placed on a waiting list. All NEW registrations MUST include the attached registration form filled in completion, a COPY of birth certificate, wallet sized picture and copy of report card from the 2020-2021 school year. Spring 2021 season participants must still submit this registration form but the other documents on file can carry over to Fall 2021 and do not need resubmitted. Report card on file must be from the 2020-2021 school year.

Payment shall be submitted at the time of registration by cash or check. Checks payable to BYFA.

Season Details: (Subject to change) Practices to begin the week of August 2nd. Equipment handouts to be communicated for the week of July 26th. A minimum 6 game season will start the weekend of August 28th. Playoffs to conclude no later than October 23rd.

Physical: All 3rd to 6th grade football players need an active physical on file to participate in practice or games. Physicals completed just prior to the Spring 2021 season shall carry over to Fall 2021. Grades K-2 Flag Football and all Cheer do not require a physical.

2021 Spring season participants will receive and may submit their 2021 Fall registration forms at the remaining practices to the drop box located in the equipment shed.

The 2021 Fall registration form can also be found in the Documents section of this site.

Thank you and Lets Go Bucks!!

Football questions: Eric Keller 216.570.1546 erickeller@buckeyeyouthfootball.com

Cheerleading questions: Stacey Weckesser 216.509.0038 staceyweckesser@buckeyeyouthfootball.com

Please support the Buckeye High School Football team with the 2021 Youth Camp!

Picture day for Buckeye Youth Football and Cheer will be Thursday, April 15th per the below schedule. Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled picture time.

Please have players wear full uniforms (cheer uniforms, game jersey, pads, game pants, orange socks and helmet). Teams will practice around picture times and can wear their game uniforms for the day.

Order forms will be sent home by Tuesday 4/13 and will be also be available on picture day. Instructions will be emailed in the event of inclement weather.

Picture Time: Team:
5:30 Varsity FB – Coach Perkins
5:45 Varsity Cheer – Coaches Dina/Kate
5:55 Rookie Tackle FB – Coach Keller
6:05 Rookie Tackle Cheer – Coaches Sara/Jenna
6:15 Padded Flag Brown FB – Coach Goodwin
6:25 Padded Flag Cheer- Coaches Jenny/Amanda
6:35 Padded Flag Orange FB – Coach Weckesser
6:45 Padded Flag Cheer – Coaches Katie/Paige
6:50 Flag Cheer – Coaches Dee/Angela
6:55 Flag FB – Upper Brown – Coach Piovarchy
7:00 Flag FB – Upper Orange – Coach Burcham
7:05 Flag FB – Lower Orange – Coach Shaw
7:10 Flag FB – Lower Brown – Coach Wilhelm
Thank you!

Buckeye Youth Families,

We are SO excited to be back on the field with all our players and cheerleaders and are looking forward to a fun season!

As many of you may know, we have some very large expenses coming up in the near future. New uniforms need to be purchased for both football and cheer in addition to helmets and equipment for the fields. These purchases are not optional and are going to cost upwards of $15,000.

This season, we are partnering with Domino’s Pizza to kick off the year! Over the next week, we will be sending three (3) fundraiser cards home with every player and cheerleader. These cards are good at any participating Domino’s across the country and each card will score you 10 buy one get one free pizzas and cost ONLY $10 each.

We are asking that every football player and cheerleader sell a minimum of 3 cards. This fundraiser is mandatory and money ($30 total for the initial pack of 3) for the cards needs to be turned in to your coach by Tuesday, April 6. More cards can be requested at any time, simply let your coach know you’re on a roll! If your friends and family love pizza as much as mine do, you’ll be back a few times :)

The player or cheerleader that sells the most cards will win an awesome Domino’s Gift Basket AND Buckeye Football Helmet Lamp!

Thank you for everything you do, we couldn’t do it without you!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Eric Keller at 216-570-1546 or erickeller@buckeyeyouthfootball.com

Go Bucks!