Sandpoint Junior Tackle
Welcome to Sandpoint YMCA Grid Kids!
We are a non-profit, 100% Volunteer organization! Sandpoint Jr. Tackle is available to area youth, grades 3-8. We are part of a combined league with the YMCA in Spokane, WA. Many of our games are played in and around the Sandpoint and Spokane area, with 3rd/4th and 5th/6th graders playing on combined teams under YMCA . 7th and 8th graders play on separate teams under the SYSA.
MISSION STATEMENT:

The mission of Sandpoint YMCA Grid Kids is to enable young people to benefit from participation in team sports and activities in a safe and structured environment. Through this active participation, Sandpoint Jr. Tackle programs teach fundamental values, skills, and knowledge that young people will use throughout their lives.
Sandpoint YMCA Grid Kids seeks to provide fun athletic learning opportunities for children while emphasizing the importance of academic success. Specifically, Sandpoint Jr. Tackle seeks to familiarize players and spirit participants with the fundamentals of football. Sandpoint YMCA Grid Kids strives to inspire youth, regardless of race, creed or national origin, to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship and physical fitness.
Objectives
To encourage and increase youth participation in football.
To ensure a safe and positive playing environment for all participants.
To instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a superior work ethic in the classroom and on the playing field.
Positive Experiences
Sandpoint YMCA Grid Kids programs have no tryouts or cutting of rosters.
Everyone participates under mandatory rules of play.
On-field coaching is allowed for younger age levels.
Safe Playing Environment
Players are matched by age and weight levels.
There are strict mandatory equipment requirements.
Sandpoint YMCA Grid Kids provides Coaching Clinics and Risk Management Training.
An enforced rule book incorporates time-tested rules.
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