About MGYF - Eagles

• Program participants must be registered students in 7thor 8th grade attending schools in the Monona Grove School District to include Immaculate Heart of Mary. Exceptions may be granted on a limited basis.
• Monona Grove Eagles Youth Football is a member of American Youth Football and competes in the Youth Football ALLIANCE. Programs participating in the Youth Football ALLIANCE include Baraboo, Beaver Dam, Cross Plains, Dodgeville, Fort Atkinson, Lodi, Milton, Monona Grove, Oregon, Portage, Reedsburg, River Valley, Sauk Prairie, Stoughton, Verona and Waunakee.
• We are a volunteer staff dedicated to teaching students the fundamentals of football while promoting qualities such as self-control, commitment, leadership, teamwork and friendship.
• We provide a recreational football experience while preparing students for Monona Grove High School Football.
• Monona Grove Eagles Youth Football is a non-profit youth organization sponsored by local groups and our annual Pocket Peeler fund-raiser.
• Our practice field is located at Monona Grove High School.
  Our home games are played' Monday and Tuesday nights at Haukereid Field at Ahuska Park. League scheduled away games will be either Monday, Tuesday or Thursday night games.
  We play a 7 game schedule with 50% of our games played on our opponent's field.
• We are a grade based program. 8th grade players at or about 100 pounds can elect to play on a 7th grade team. In addition, there are weight restrictions for ball carriers and line positions for each grade.
• Students will need football shoes, socks and a colored mouth guard. All other equipment will be provided.
• There are several parent volunteer positions available such as chain gang, field painting crew, field set up crew and concession personnel.
• Each team will need at least one Team Parent to communicate coach information such as practice and game schedule updates, Bus detail or car pools for away games and fund raising support activities.
• The league requires a mandatory weigh-in the first day of practice. Each student must be present at this weigh-in to participate in the program.