NEW: Attention All Players!
8th Grade Only - Padded Tryout (Attendance required to be considered)
Sunday, September 25: 6:00-8:00 pm
Tiger Field
must be present at a padded tryout to make the team, parent meeting to follow tryout.
*2022 - 8th Grade Team Iowa - Team announced week of Sept 26th.
6th & 7th Grade Padded Tryout (Attendance required to be considered)
Sunday October 23: 6:00-8:00 pm
Tiger Field
Final Tryout - must be present at a padded tryout to make the team, parent meeting to follow tryout
Tiger Field- 3650 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
*2022 - 6th/7th - Teams announced week of Oct 31st.
Team Iowa 2022 Tackle Team Try-out Schedule:
***Attention 8th Graders --- Sunday, September 25th Padded Tryout - Must be Present****
The following message is very important if you have an 8th Grader interested in being a part of the 2022 8th Grade Team Iowa:
All 8th Graders interested in trying out for Team Iowa must be present at the Sunday, September 25th Tryout from 6-7:45pm at Tiger Valley Stadium (3640 Woodland Ave West Des Moines, IA 50265).
Parents please make sure you are present for the Parent Meeting that will follow directly after the try out on September 25th.
This is a full padded tryout, including padded pants, shoulder pads, helmet, cleats and mouth guard. Please reach out to Mike Thomas, if you have any equipment issues.
The coaches are making decisions on the 8th Grade Team only shortly after the September 25th padded tryout as the 2022 - 8th Grade Team Iowa will be participating in the West Des Moines - Westside Classic Football Tournament at the end of October.
All 6th and 7th Graders are welcome at all the available padded tryout Sunday, October 23rd!
Prior scheduled events:
Sunday August 7: 6:00-7:45 pm
Metro Youth Football Association
1100 Ahearn Dr. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(non-padded)
Sunday August 14: 6:00-7:45 pm
Tiger Field (Valley High School)
3650 Woodland Ave.
West Des Moines, IA 50265
(non-padded)
Sunday August 21: 6:00-7:45 pm - CANCELLED DUE TO LOW NUMBERS
Council Bluffs Lewis Central High School
4121 Harry Langdon Blvd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
NEW PRACTICE: We will be having a full practice for all players that have registered and paid, next Sunday night 8/28 at Tiger Field (3640 Woodland Ave West Des Moines, Iowa 50265) from 6:30-7:45pm. Please have your players wear their league or school helmets (have them put their name on front of helmet with athletic tape and black marker), mouthpiece, and Team Iowa T-shirt. (We will not be in full contact, so your school or league shouldn't have an issue with them wearing their helmets, If they do please contact me).
*please attend at least one non-padded tryout, players do not need to attend all of the non-padded tryouts