Mission Statement:
"The objective and purpose of the Rex Putnam Youth Football Association is to promote, foster, develop and maintain football in the Rex Putnam community. Football is a tool to teach life's success skills, such as teamwork, work ethic, discipline, commitment, dealing with adversity, respect and good citizenship. Our goal is to provide each of our players with a positive and rewarding experience."

Rex Putnam Youth Football is part of the Tualatin Valley Youth Football League. Although the RPYFA board of directors develops its own operating bylaws, the TVYFL is responsible for setting the overall youth football league rules, organizing the participating league members, and creating the game schedules/locations.

Registration:

• Players are added to the roster on a first come/first serve basis.
• Payment is due within two weeks of the date the child is registered.
• There is a $50 late fee after June 1, 2009 and registration closes on June 15, 2009.
• Medical Release forms must be received by July 25, 2009. Gear cannot be checked out to a player until payment and medical release forms are received. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Teams:

• Teams are limited to a maximum of 30 players. Only after the final registration, and a subsequent board meeting will information be known regarding the number of teams at each age level.
• Teams will not be "split" until after at least four hours of practice.

Varsity and Junior Varsity Levels:
RPYFA must follow the TVYFL bylaws when forming the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams.

• These levels shall include players from 7th and 8th grades. Teams will be arranged to accommodate ability, experience, size and maturity of each player.
• The Varsity level shall be the member's higher level of player talent, experience and size.
• The Junior Varsity shall be a level of inclusion of 7th and 8th graders. This level is, by design, a level to gain experience with players of similar ability.
• Players will be assessed by Varsity and Junior Varsity coaches during the first weeks of practice.
• All 8th graders will be allowed to keep their jerseys, whether they play on Varsity or Junior Varsity.

Coaches:
All parties interested in coaching must complete a RPYFA coaching application. The coaching and selections committees will be conducting coaching interviews. All coaches will be required to have a current first-aid certification card.

Practices:
Practice begins for all players with conditioning on August 10, 2009. August practice sessions last for two and a half hours each night. Individual head coaches will set their own scheduled practice days. Players must complete a minimum of 10 hours of conditions before they can make contact, and must complete 8 hours of contact practice in pads before eligible to scrimmage. At this time all practices are scheduled at Alder Creek Middle School.

Gear:
All mandatory practice and game gear will be provided by RPYFA with the exception of cleats. Players are held personally responsible for their gear. Players that fail to return their gear, CLEAN, at the end of the season will be charged $250.00.

Volunteering:
RPYFA is run completely by volunteers and we depend on parents to help out throughout the season. There are a variety of opportunities such as Team Mom, Weighmaster, Concessions, and Gear Check Out/In. Training will be provided as necessary. Our football season will not be successful without the active participation of parent volunteers.

Board Participation:
Every November, nominations are taken for next season's board of directors. Interested parties should talk to any current board member, who may then nominate them for any position. You can also check out the board information page to learn more about a position. Positions are held for one year. After brief interviews a vote will be taken by the current board to establish the new board.

Questions?
Please contact us at rpyfa@q.com.