Marple Junior Tigers Football, Cheering Early Registration Open

BROOMALL, PA – Early registration is now open for the Marple Junior Tigers 2018 football and cheer leading season, and signing up before May 31 will save you some money.

Not only is early bird registration open, officials with the program announced changes to the program

Marple Junior Tiger coaches will be implementing the following in the 2018 season:

1. Safety;
2. effort and accountability in the classroom, on the field and in the community;
3. complete and improve every practice and game;
4. work as a team;
5. prepare for the next level;
6. have a fun and positive experience;
7. persevere through adversity;
8. and adapt a winning mentality.

Each coach and board member is subject to a background check prior to the season and must go through certified trainings mandated by the league with the most up-to-date safety and coaching tips.

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MJT’s coaches attend a coach’s clinic with Marple Newtown High School to share the same philosophy, fundamentals and basics from top to bottom in football and cheer leading.

Coaches are also given a checklist to follow in terms of playing time and giving each athlete a fair opportunity to participate and succeed.

MJT also engages in off-the-field activities such as MJT Temple Night where all athletes are invited on the field and in the team tunnel at Lincoln Financial Field for a Temple University football game, as well as the adult social that gives back to a local charity each year and a float in the Fourth of July Parade.

MJT’s football and cheer teams will both be getting new uniforms this season and will be playing select games on the state-of-the-art turf field at Marple Newtown High School.

The Bert Bell Memorial Conference, which is the league MJT is affiliated with, just approved an age-based league to take effect for the 2018 season.

The age-based levels will look like the following:

Players must be these ages by Aug. 1 to participate at the following levels.

• 5 and 6 years old (Kindergarten and first grade): Flag Football
• 6 and 7 years old (first and second grade): Rookie Tackle Football (7 on 7). Six year olds have the option of Flag or Rookie Tackle
• 8 and 9 years old (third and fourth grade): Tackle Football
• 10 and 11 years old (fifth and sixth grade): Tackle Football
• 12 and 13 years old (seventh and eighth grade): Tackle Football

Mostly everyone will be playing with others in their grade unless there is a case of someone who is older. For example, a sixth grader who turns 12 on July 25 will have to play with the 12 and 13 years old team.

For athletes going into seventh and eighth grades at Paxon Hollow Middle School and interested in playing football, there will be a meeting in May for which the date and time will be announced at school. Seventh and eighth graders should hold off on registering until after meeting at school.

Early Bird Registration will be held through May 31.

Register online here.

Costs to register are:

• Flag Football and Cheer: Early Bird is $100. Price starting June 1 is $125
• Rookie Tackle Football: Early Bird is $125. Price starting June 1 is $150
• Ages 8 to 13 for Football and Cheer: Early Bird is $150. Price starting June 1 is $175
• Ages 12 and 13 for athletes playing both MJT and Paxon Hollow FOOTBALL: $75

MJT Competition Cheer registration is now open until May 19 for grades 4 to 8 and will remain open until Aug. 20 for those in third grade and younger. Registration fees will be listed online.

You can register online here.

Email MJT.information@gmail.com with questions.

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