NYO Football 2026 - Key Dates

Date	Event
May 9, 2026 Saturday 2:00 - 5:00 PM	Equipment Day All Players Tackle football gear sizing (Jonquil's Sporting Goods). Flag football padded headband fitting (Guardian Sports Loop recommended). NYO Dowis Building
Jun 28, 2026 Sunday 8:00 PM	K/1 Flag Coaches Meeting + Zoom Call K/1 Flag Coaches General overview of the coaching process, key dates, and Q&A for first-time coaches. Brief ~15 min Zoom call to lay out what to expect.
Aug 2, 2026 Sunday 3:00 - 5:00 PM (Flag) 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Tackle)	Coaches Clinics Tackle Coaches Flag Coaches Instructional sessions for coaches only. Separate sessions for tackle and flag leagues.
Aug 3, 2026 Sunday ~4 hours	Mandatory K/1 Flag Coaches Meeting + Player Training Camp K/1 Flag Flag training camp for K/1 players (1.5 hrs) followed by mandatory in-person coaches meeting. Budget approximately 4 hours total for the day.
Aug 4-6, 2026 Monday - Wednesday 5:00 - 7:00 PM	Training Camp Tackle Only Player safety instruction, proper techniques, light conditioning, and heat acclimation before tryouts. Flag players do not attend.
Aug 8, 2026 Saturday Morning / Early Afternoon	Tryouts / Player Evaluations All Players Full equipment. Players weighed, timed, and participate in contact drills. Divided by grade into morning or early afternoon sessions. Specific arrival times emailed to parents beforehand.
Aug 11, 2026 Monday 5:00 PM	Make-Up Tryouts All Players For players unable to attend Aug 8. Attendance at one of the two tryout dates is mandatory for draft eligibility and season participation.
Aug 16, 2026 Saturday TBD	Parent Meeting Parents Time and location to be determined.
Aug 16-17, 2026 Saturday - Sunday	Player Draft Coaches Only Starting with 1st grade, players assigned to teams via draft. Only coaches attend. Parents notified by drafting coach with practice plans. Practices expected to begin immediately after draft.
TBD —	Team Leadership Meeting Team Moms & Dads Meeting for Team Moms and Team Dads. Date to be announced.
Aug 28-29, 2026 Thursday - Friday	Games Begin - Flag Game Day K/1st Grade Flag First games of the season for kindergarten and 1st grade flag divisions. New for 2026: season starts the week before Labor Day.
Aug 31, 2026 Sunday	Games Begin - Tackle & Upper Flag Game Day 2nd - 6th Grade Regular season games begin for 2nd through 6th grade divisions. No games scheduled on Labor Day weekend.
Nov 16, 2026 Monday	Championship Games Playoffs Playoffs conclude with championship games across all leagues.
Nov 19, 2026 Thursday	Peach Bowl (All-Star Games) All-Stars All-star competition for 3rd grade and above participants.