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TWIN CITY TIGERS TACKLE INFORMATION

COST

  • TACKLE: $125
  • 3RD - 8TH GRADE 
  • ​​​​​​​PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEATS & PRACTICE JERSEY.
  • ​​​​​​​JERSEY, SHOULDER PADS, HELMET, PADDED PANTS & MOUTHPIECE ARE PROVIDED.
  • ​​​​​​​SOME PLAYERS CHOOSE TO BUY A PADDED SHIRT AND THEIR OWN MOUTHPIECE.

    WE WILL HAVE 4 TACKLE LEVELS FOR 2025. TEAMS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JULY BASED ON REGISTRATION
    BANTAMS - 3RD/4TH GRADE
    JUNIORS - 5TH/6TH GRADE
    JV - 6TH/7TH GRADE
    VARSITY - 7TH/8TH GRADE

TACKLE PRACTICE INFO
DATE: 7/28/2025 - MON,TUES,WED,THURS
PRACTICE WILL BE TUES,WED, THURS AFTER FIRST GAME
LAST PRACTICE:  10/16/2025
TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: One Normal Plaza, Normal
  • PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WATER BOTTLE, CLEATS, HELMET (PROVIDED), MOUTH PIECE (PROVIDED), SHOULDER PADS (PROVIDED) & PRACTICE JERSEY.
  • COACHES WILL LET PLAYERS KNOW WHEN TO COME IN FULL PADS WITH PANTS (PROVIDED)
  • PRACTICE TIMES WILL END EARLIER AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES DUE TO DARKNESS

GAME INFORMATION

  • TACKLE WILL HAVE 8 SATURDAY GAMES​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  • ALL GAMES WILL BE IN BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL EXCEPT FOR ONE (CHATHAM)
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​TACKLE GAME SCHEDULE:
    8/23/25 - KNOCKERS (HOME)
    ​​​​​​​8/30/25 - CARDINALS (AWAY)
    ​​​​​​​9/6/25 - BYE (NO GAME)
    ​​​​​​​9/13/25 - CHATHAM (AWAY)
    ​​​​​​​9/20/25 - IRISH (AWAY)
    ​​​​​​​9/27/25 - WILLIAMSVILLE (HOME)
    ​​​​​​​10/4/25 - ROCHESTER (HOME)
    ​​​​​​​10/11/25 - CARDINALS (HOME)
    10/18/25 - IRISH (TITAN BOWL - IL WESLEYAN)
DATES TO REMEMBER

FIRST TACKLE PRACTICE

DATE: 7/28/2025 (MON) - First Practice
TIME: 5:30pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: One Normal Plaza, Normal

PARENT MEETING

FIRST WEEK OF PRACTICE - EACH TEAM WILL HAVE A PARENT MEETING AT THEIR PRACTICE LOCATION

PICTURES

DATE: 8/19/25 (TUES) , Normal Community Activity Center

  • TACKLE PLAYERS MUST WEAR GAME PANTS, WE WILL PASS OUT JERSEYS
  • ​​​​​​​PLEASE CHECK TEAMLINKT FOR PICTURE SCHEDULE
  • YOU WILL RECEIVE A LINK VIA EMAIL TO PURCHASE PICTURES ONLINE, THERE WILL BE NO PAPER ORDER FORM

PEP RALLY

8/21/25 (THURS), TIGERS FIELD

  • THE FLAG TEAMS WILL SCRIMMAGE & WE WILL HAVE A PEP RALLY WITH THE TIGERS PLAYERS, CHEERLEADERS & FAMILIES TO GET THE TEAMS EXCITED FOR THE FIRST GAME. 
  • MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. ​​​​​​​

FIRST GAME

8/23/2025

  • FLAG FOOTBALL WILL START AT 9AM OR 10AM FOLLOWED BY THE BANTAMS, JUNIORS, JV, VARSITY. GAMES LAST LONGER AS THE LEVELS GET HIGHER, TYPICALLY 60-90 MINUTES EACH. 
  • PLAYERS WILL ARRIVE 1 HOUR PRIOR TO GAME TIME OR AS INSTRUCTED BY THEIR COACH