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Did You Know: Strategy 2.D
2018-04-24
Specific number of weeks allowed each year for tackle football at each age category. Mandate: 2022
Playing too many games can lead to burnout or to overuse injuries. Addiotionally, health and safety issues may arise.
Having a true off-season is important for a number of reasons. Players not only need proper rest and recovery but can use time away from competition to work on skill development, conditioning as well as play other sports.
To meet the new tackle football guidelines, yearly schedules, including pre-season, in-season and off-season, would need to be reconfigured. Tracking will be done through an online registration system. The CIS calender was used as a framework and through the use of LTAD principles, guidelines were produced to prepare athletes for this and other high performance levels.
Questions about the upcoming changes, please don't hesitate to reach out to Ontario Football Executive Director, Tina Turner at director ontariofootball.ca!
Having a true off-season is important for a number of reasons. Players not only need proper rest and recovery but can use time away from competition to work on skill development, conditioning as well as play other sports.
To meet the new tackle football guidelines, yearly schedules, including pre-season, in-season and off-season, would need to be reconfigured. Tracking will be done through an online registration system. The CIS calender was used as a framework and through the use of LTAD principles, guidelines were produced to prepare athletes for this and other high performance levels.
| Category | Weeks Per Year |
| U8 | No contact football |
| U10 | 10 + 1 Safe Contact Week |
| U12 | 12 + 1 Safe Contact Week |
| U14 | 15 + 1 Safe Contact Week |
| U16 | 16 + 1 Safe Contact Week |
| U18 | 16 + 1 Safe Contact Week |
Questions about the upcoming changes, please don't hesitate to reach out to Ontario Football Executive Director, Tina Turner at director ontariofootball.ca!
Competition Review - 2016
Our sport has just completed a Competition Review aimed at promoting optimal athlete progression and participation by fostering the right competition structure at the ideal time in an athlete’s development as described in Football Canada’s Long-Term Athlete Development plan