 In an effort to make
the American Invitational Youth Football Championships competitive, fair,
balanced, and fun, each age division may have more than one division
included. Every football team accepted into the American Invitational Youth Football Championships is individually evaluated by the Bowl Selection
Committee and placed within weight divisions (or an unlimited weight
division) to assure quality
competition. This does not guarantee that there will be no 30-0 games. It
does assure that all teams within an division are generally the
same age and weight by average. Though one team may be significantly more
talented than another, age and weight are not a factor in who wins and who
does not. We have many teams who will apply but cannot be accepted due
their team's age and weight averages.
Specifically
as to weights, teams are seeded into divisions based on the weight of
their lightest player, heaviest player, and the average weight of all
players. This helps assure fair match-ups in divisions. For 2011, we
will continue to have UNLIMITED WEIGHT DIVISIONS in all divisions.
CLICK HERE for details about unlimited weight divisions.
For Tournament purposes,
a participants age is his or her age on July 31, 2011.
There are the following
age divisions (with weight divisions within each age division accordingly):
|
2011
AIYFC
Age Divisions |
MAX WEIGHT
AT TOURNAMENT
|
2010 AVG TEAM WEIGHTS |
UNLIMITED WEIGHT DIVISION? |
|
8
and under |
95 |
65 |
YES |
|
9
and under
|
110
|
81 |
YES |
|
10 and under |
125 |
89 |
YES |
|
11
and under
|
140
|
106 |
YES |
|
12 and under |
155 |
109 |
YES |
|
13
and under
|
160
|
133 |
YES |
|
14 and under |
180 |
144 |
YES |
|