2023 FCYFL Weigh In Dates 

Weigh In #1: Saturday, 8/12/2023 - free

Location:   Marshall High School, 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22043

Weigh In #2: Saturday, 8/19/2023 - $20 fee/player cash

Location:   Marshall High School, 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22043

Weigh In #3: Saturday, 8/26/2023 - $20 fee/player cash

Location:   Marshall High School, 7731 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church VA 22043

Location:    Vienna Community Center Annex, 120 Cherry Street, SE, Vienna, VA 22180 - meet by the dugout

**Weigh In Fees must be paid in cash**

Identification:  Every player will be required to have DMV issued 'Children's ID' to officially weigh-in.

The Weight Requirements Table

* Maximum weight for a player to carry the ball in Anklebiters is 70lbs. Anklebiter players over the 70lb limit and all other unlimited players at other weight classes are not eligible to play in a position that normally handles the ball unless they are at or below the listed maximum ball carrier weight (the weight limit listed next to "Unlimited/*" on the chart above). Positions excluded for unlimited players exceeding the maximum ballcarrier limit include all offensive backfield positions, all eligible receivers and tight end positions, and any position not on the first line of a special teams formation. Exceptions include the offensive positions of center, punter, and placekicker. 

• Anklebiters that weigh over 70lbs.
• 8 year olds at 80lbs that weigh over 100lbs.
• 9 year olds at 90lbs that weigh over 110lbs.
• 10 year olds at 100lbs that weigh over 120lbs.
• 11 year olds at 115lbs that weigh over 135lbs. 
• 12 year olds at 130lbs that weigh over 160lbs.
• 13 year olds at 155lbs that weigh over 185lbs.
• 14 year olds at 155lbs that weigh over 165lbs.

** 15 year olds that turn 16 on or before December 31st must play 155lbs.
*** 16 year olds that turn 17 on or before December 31st are not eligible to play.

Birthday Age Cutoff Dates:
Ages 7-14: Age on October 1;
Ages 15-16: 15 year olds that turn 16 on or before December 31st must play 155lbs. No player that turns 17 on or before December 31st is eligible to play

Only youth between the ages of 7 and 16 years of age and who weigh at least 40 pounds may participate in the FCYFL. All youth shall play in the Age/Weight Division that they are eligible for. There will be no waivers.

Commissioners are responsible for checking birth dates and weights at club registration and the official FCYFL Weigh-In. For example, a 10 year old will play in the 90# group if he weighs from 86 to 100 pounds. He may not play in the 100# group unless he weighs between 101 pounds to 120 pounds.

For purpose of eligibility in the various Age/Weight Divisions, a players age on October 1 of the current year will determine his football age. Example: A youth who becomes 10 years old on or before October 1 will play as a 10 year old. A youth who becomes 10 at any time after October 1st of the current year will play as a 9-year-old.

Identification and verification
Each player must obtain a Player Identification Card from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The card represents the official player identification at all FCYFL Weigh-Ins, and upon demand by the FCYFL Standards and Rules Committee pursuant to the execution of the Committee's official duties.
Player Identification Card shall be the sole allowable proof of age in determining a player's eligibility.
Initial Eligibility Requirements
Accepted Player Identification Cards

Commonwealth of Virginia Identification Card as issued by the Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Issue date must be within five (5)
years of December 1st of current calendar year. Card must display the
player's photograph, date of birth, date of issue and signature of player or
printed first/last names of those players under ten (10) years of age.
Cards are available from all Virginia DMV Offices at a nominal charge.
Original birth certificate and social security card (or other DMV approved
identification) are required to obtain Identification Card.
 
Commonwealth of Virginia Learner's Permit as issued by the Virginia
DMV. Issue date must be within five (5) years of December 1st of current
calendar year. Card must display the player's photograph, date of birth,
date of issue and signature of player.
 
Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's Licenseas issued by the Virginia
DMV. Issue date must be within five (5) years of December 1st of current
calendar year. Card must display the player's photograph, date of birth,
date of issue and signature of player.

• No other Identification Cards/Proof of Age are acceptable.
• All identification cards must be valid, current, and issued within the time frame noted above.

Maintaining Eligibility
Identification Cards
All Player Identification Cards of eligible participants shall be maintained during the football season by the Player.  All Player Identification Cards shall be available on demand from FCYFL Standards and Rules Committee members.
If at any time during the season, a protest is filed against a player, the Commissioner and Head Coach of the player against whom the protest has been lodged shall attend the FCYFL Standards and Rules Committee Meeting or Weigh-In, as specified, with the Player Identification Card.
 

Other Requirements and/or Rules

• A player will have only one chance to make his weight. Once he steps on an official scale and is found to be overweight, he must move up to the proper higher weight class. A player who cannot move to a higher weight class, either because their league does not file a higher weight class team, or because they fall outside the boundaries of the weigh-in requirements for any class, may be allowed a second weigh-in at a time and place designated by the Standards and Rules Committee Vice-Chairman.
• There will be no waivers for weight.
• All players must be officially weighed in to become eligible for FCYFL competition.
• All youth registered with one organization become a member of that organization's team roster at the time of his official Weigh-In and cannot be transferred to another organization's team during the football season and post-season.
• No player wearing football gear will be allowed to weigh-in. Youth shall wear gym shorts or bathing suits at a minimum. Youth shall wear only one of each item of clothing as a maximum.
• Late weigh-ins shall be conducted at a time and place to be announced, with a fee, per player, paid to FCYFL.
• At no time during regular season may a player exceed the maximum weight gain over the allowable initial weight:

Weight Class Maximum Weight Gain

A player may play with only one organization and on only one team.  The only exception to this rule shall be in the case of a player whose weight gain during any part of the season is in excess of that allowed.  In this event, the player shall be move up to a team in the next higher weight class.
No youth may participate who is a member or who is trying out for an inter-scholastic football squad or any other organized tackle football team.
A player may rejoin a FCYFL team prior to its second game providing that he has registered and weighed in on the official dates and is not a member of an inter-scholastic or other organized football.