Flag Football (Coed & Girl's)
Coed Flag Football (Ages 5-8)
The Prairie Ridge Jr. Wolves Flag Football Program offers a fantastic opportunity for young athletes to develop their football skills in a supportive and structured environment. This program focuses on teaching basic skills, terminology, and position play to prepare athletes for a smooth transition to the Jr. Wolves Tackle Program.
Program Highlights
- Age Divisions
- 5/6 years old
- 7/8 years old
- Age cutoff date: September 1st
- Season Dates
- Games: Every Saturday from late August to late October. (Possibility of Sunday games)
- Practices: Start late July and take place and Prairie Grove Elementary.(3223 Illinois Route 176, Prairie Grove, IL 60014)
- Practice Frequency: 5/6 level 1-2 days per week for 1-1.5 hours. 7/8 level 2-3 days per week for 1.0-1.5 hours.
- Home Games: Played at Jr. Wolves game field at Prairie Ridge High School
- Participating Teams
- Cary-Grove
- Marian Central (Woodstock)
- Algonquin
- Wauconda
- Uniforms and Equipment
- Included: Game jersey and flags.
- Required: Mouth guards for all practices and games. (Not included in registration
- Recommended: Molded cleats (Not included in registration)
- IMPORTANT: We practice in the rain and cold weather, so please dress your athlete accordingly. If there is lightening or excessive heat, practice will be cancelled.
Player Development Focus:
- Learning offensive and defensive techniques and positions.
- Learning the rules and basic strategies of football.
- Start the foundation of doing things the “Wolf Way”. Becoming a good team member, learning good sportsmanship, being coachable and putting forth good effort.
Girl's Flag Football (Ages 9-13)
Exciting News! The PR Jr. Wolves are teaming up with the Cary Jr. Trojans for their inaugural all girls flag football season. This league will be for girls ages 9-13, those who are younger are welcome and strongly encouraged to join our existing coed league for ages 5/6 & 7/8. Age divisions for the girl’s league are pending depending on registration numbers. The target is to have 9/10 & 11/12/13 levels. Our goal is to get 4 teams at each level. You DO NOT need to live within Prairie Ridge High School boundaries to play in our flag football leagues. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
Program Highlights
- Age Divisions
- 9/10 years old
- 11/12/13 years old
- Age cutoff date: September 1st
- Age groups are subject to change depending on registration numbers.
- Season Dates
- Games: Targeted for Saturday’s but will need to be flexible to work around cheer competitions etc.
- Season: Practices will start in August. Season games will take place in September- October.
Practices: Practice locations TBD
- Practice Frequency: Target of 2 days per week for 1-1.5 hours.
- Games: Played at Jr. Wolves game field at Prairie Ridge High School & at Cary Jr. High
- Uniforms and Equipment
- Included: Game jersey and flags.
- Required: Mouth guards for all practices and games. (Not included in registration
- Recommended: Molded cleats (Not included in registration)
- IMPORTANT: We practice in the rain and cold weather, so please dress your athlete accordingly. If there is lightening or excessive heat, practice will be cancelled.
Player Development Focus:
- Learning offensive and defensive techniques and positions.
- Learning the rules and basic strategies of football.
- Start the foundation of doing things the “Wolf Way”. Becoming a good team member, learning good sportsmanship, being coachable and putting forth good effort.
