2025 Fall Football Registration is Now Open!

Registration and programming information can be found below 

FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUES

CO-ED FLAG FOOTBALL @ Cretin-Derham Hall HS & Highland Park High School
• 1st/2nd Grade & 3rd/4th Grade: 2 days/week (Sunday + 1 weekday)
• 5th–8th Grade – The Sunday Sizzle: Sundays only (24-player min)

NEW! Fillies Girls Flag Football (Grades 5–8)
• Girls-only league! Format (in-house or travel) Likely 2 Nights per week - TBD — more details coming soon!

 TRAVELING TACKLEBAR & TACKLE

3rd Grade Tacklebar ( 7 v 7 )
• 3 Contact Days per week (2 practices + 1 game). Games are mostly on weekends.  
• Practice @ School of Northern Lights; Games @ CDH HS
• Start: August 11

4th Grade Tacklebar to Tackle Transition ( 7 v 7 )
• 3 Contact Days per week (2 practices + 1 game). Games are mostly on weekends.  
• Practice @ School of Northern Lights; Games @ CDH HS
• Start: August 11

NOTE:  First 2 games teams use Tacklebars the remaining games are full tackle 

5th Grade Small-Field Tackle ( 9 v 9 )
• 3 Contact Days per week (2 practices + 1 game). Games are mostly on weekends.  
• Practice @ St. Clair Park; Games @ CDH HS
• Start: August 4

6th Grade Full-Field Tackle (11 v11)
• 4 Contact Days per week (3 practices + 1 game). Games can be midweek or weekend   
• Practice @ St. Clair Park; Games @ CDH HS
• Start: August 4

7th & 8th Grade Full-Field Tackle (11 v11)
• 4 Contact Days per week (3 practices + 1 game). Games can be midweek or weekend 
• Practice @ CDH HS (Carondelet Grass) or Highland Park HS (Practice field grass)
• Start: August 4

Capital City Football Association offers tacklebar football in 3rd and 4th grade, with each grade level having its own team(s).  This is a traveling league.  We're members of the SSYFL (South Suburban Youth Football Association).  

3rd Grade

3rd grade plays 7 v 7 on a modified 40 yard field with modified rules.  

4th Grade

4th grade plays 7 v 7 on a modified 40 yard field with modified rules.  First 2 games teams use Tacklebars the remaining games are full tackle 

Season Dates

The season starts August 12th and runs through the weekend of October 15th/16th.  

Practice and Games

Practices will be held at School of Northern Lights high school, with 3 practices a week, until Labor Day, and then 2 pratices/week + 1 game on Saturday.   Game times vary from week to week.  Home games are played at Cretin-Derham Hall Wingerd turf field.  The season will feature 6 regular season games, with a 2 game playoff.   

You can learn more about tacklebar below.  

WHAT IS TACKLEBAR FOOTBALL?

TackleBar® is a limited contact football game that bridges the gap between flag football and tackle football. Players wear full pads and learn all of the traditional fundamentals of the game in a limited contact setting. This approach is providing players an authentic football experience that decreases injuries and increases participation in the sport.  

Visit Tacklebar.com to learn more.

Capital City Football Association offers tackle football in 5th - 8th grade with each grade level having it's own team.  This a travelling league.  We're members of the SSYFL (South Suburban Youth Football Association) for 5th Grade and the East for Grades 6 - 8th. 

5th Grade (Rookie Ball)

5th Grade plays 9 on 9, on a modified field with modified rules.  

6th - 8th

6th - 8th Grade plays full 11 on 11, full field with standard rules.  

Season Dates

The season starts August 4th and runs through October 15th.  

Practice and Games

Practices will be held at the West 7th Community Center or  Carondelet fields, near Cretin-Derham Hall high school, Monday - Thursday, with most games being played Saturday.  Home games are played at CDH, Concordia University of St Thomas Academy.  The season will feature 6 regular season games, with a 2 game playoff.