2018 IMPORTANT DATES

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Event Name	Description & Details	Date
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	Online Registration	1/1/2018
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	Walk Up Registration 12-2pm at Donut Worry in Lawrenceville, GA	2/3/2018
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	Walk Up Registration 10-2pm at Rhodes Jordan Park Football Field	2/10/2018
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	Walk Up Registration Location TBD
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	Walk Up Registration Location TBD
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	1st day of practice	3/12/2018
Tackle & Cheer Registration	1st day of registration Walk Up or Online. Early bird discounts will apply ONLY on March 17. The registration deadline is June 2. All registrations received after that date will be assessed a $25 late fee. Late registration will CLOSE on July 8. Location TBD	3/17/2018
Flag Football & 7 on 7 Registration	Opening weekend of Flag Football and 7 on 7	4/14/2018
Tackle & Cheer Registration	Walk Up Registration. The registration deadline is June 6. All registrations received after that date will be assessed a $25 late fee. Late registration will CLOSE on July 8. Location TBD	5/19/2018
Tackle & Cheer Registration	Final Walk Up Registration. The registration deadline is June 6. All registrations received after that date will be assessed a $25 late fee. Late registration will CLOSE on July 8. Location TBD	6/2/2018
Summer Football Camp	3-day camp is included in your player's registration fee. Camp will begin at 6:30pm and end at 8pm. Please ensure that all players are picked up ON TIME.	7/9 - 7/12/2018
Patsy Jones Classic	Patsy Jones Classic GFL 7on7	7/14/2018
Evaluations & Uniform Distribution	Evaluations will be held ONLY for our 9U and 12U age divisions. All other divisions will begin practice on Monday, July 25. Please contact your coach and/or Team Manager for details on time and location. EXCEPTION: 8th grade will begin practicing on July 20th! NOTE: The first three days of practice for ALL age divisions will be NO PADS/NO CONTACT for conditioning purposes only.	7/18 & 7/29/2018
GFL Draft Day	All Head Coaches splitting will attend the GFL Draft where they will draft their teams.	7/21/2018
Practice Schedule	Players will need to wear shorts, shirt, cleats, helmet and mouth piece. NO PADS. The GFL mandates that all players must have 3 days of conditioning before they go to full pads. Your head coach will let you know your practice time and field location. The first two weeks of practice will be Monday - Friday for 2 full hours. Beginning August 7, practices will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of each week for 1.5 hours (except 8th grade which will remain at 2 full hours). Practice times TBD	7/23/2018
Full Pads	Players will need shoulder pads and 7 piece pants pads. If a player has missed ANY of the first 3 days of a practice, he MUST have 3 days of conditioning before going full pads with the rest of the team!!!	7/26/2018
Organized Scrimmages & 1st Player Certification Date	Details for team scrimmages will be communicated out by your team mom. Player certification is very important. In order for your player to be certified by the GFL to play you must have turned into your team mom the following three forms: Birth Certificate, Physical, and GFL Code of Conduct.	8/4/2018
Picture Day	Picture times and locations will be communicated to each team by the Team Mom. A schedule of times is released once we receive those from the photographer.	TBD
Jamboree	Jamboree, like the regular season, is scheduled by GFL and is released toward the beginning of August. Details regarding Jamboree will be communicated to each team by the team mom.	8/11/2018
Week 1 Games	Opening Weekend	8/18/2017
Playoffs	Playoff games span three weeks and include two preliminary rounds as well as one semifinal round. The winners of these rounds determine which two associations will play in the championship game for each age group.	10/20/2018
Championship Games	The championship game involves the best two teams in the league for each age group.	11/10/2018