The Lincoln Park Jr. Rails participate in the Downriver Junior Football League. The purpose is to provide a healthy, typically American, body-contact sport for the average youth. Starting with the premise that youths will play football anyway, anyhow, and anywhere, the League directs this activity to proper playing fields, provides the best protection equipment and competent instruction.
The program places emphasis on good sportmanship, team work and team discipline by players, coaches, and all representatives of the franchise, which is to say, perhaps, that winning at any cost is what is de-emphasized.
Therefore, the weight limitations are designed to tailor the program for the average youth of 8-13, the youth who, in most cases, will not otherwise have an opportunity during their school career to participate in contact sports. Combined with the age limitations that provide for three different teams within a unit, there are achieved equal competitive standards during the game participation.
The players play a good and hard game, and half lose each time, as it must be. The Downriver Junior Football League wants the half that loses to be proud of the game they played and the way they played, too. With that purpose accomplished, the League can be proud of its program. |
