Dear Parents and Coaches,

I wanted to take a minute to provide an update on the Jasper Junior Football League season.  As you are aware the local COVID-19 situation remains a very fluid one.  Federal, state, local and even USA Football guidance is constantly being updated.  Given this, we have made the decision to delay a possible start date of the season until early September.  Doing this will give us a chance to have the situation play out locally and allow us to adjust to the most recent direction at hand.

The key upcoming dates will be as follows:

Mid-August - go / no-go decision on upcoming JFL season

August 22nd - August 29th - online registration available for players and coaches

September 8th - practices would begin for tackle leagues

In the scenario above all registration would take place online.  There is no plan this year for in-person registration.  

The decision to either play or not play will be based on a number of factors, most notably the direction of the Jasper Middle School program as well as the number of coaches we have volunteer for the upcoming season.  

With regards to the coaching situation, if you are interested in coaching I would ask you to reach out to me by August 1st.  This season will need to be run differently than those in the past and will require a larger number of coaches participating than usual.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the upcoming season please let me know.  I'm interested in your thoughts as this is new territory for all of us.  All options are on the table right now.  Our goal is to continue to provide a structured, fun experience for the kids but we want to make sure we have the safety of our kids, coaches, parents and spectators at the forefront of the discussion.

Thanks and I'll be in touch with any further updates.

Phil Seger

June 24, 2020

Dear Parents,

As an organization the Jasper Junior Football League continues to monitor the effects of COVID-19 and are working to address those as we head into the 2020 season.  As everyone knows this has been an extremely fluid situation with new information becoming available on what seems to be a daily basis.

Knowing that information will likely change between now and the beginning of the season, I'd like to take an opportunity to give you an overview of what our registration process will be this year.  

Given the possibility of the youth sports landscape changing over the next month, we have made the decision to wait to open registration until August 1st.  By doing this we should have a better idea of how the league will be able to operate our 2020 season and set appropriate expectations prior to the season.  As of today we anticipate a normal season for all 3 leagues taking place.  

Registration Information
-  ALL registration will be completed online
-  Credit card payments are STRONGLY recommended
-  Registration will be open from August 1st - August 8th for all 3 leagues (this is a condensed period compared with previous seasons but is necessary for planning given the current circumstances
-  Late registrations will not be accepted this year to allow for better league planning regarding potential COVID-19 restrictions

More information regarding the specifics for the upcoming season will be available in the coming weeks.  These will be emailed to parents who had participants in the 2019 season as well as posted on the JFL Facebook site.

If you have any questions please let me know.  There will be multiple reminders sent over the coming weeks with the latest information for the upcoming season.

Thanks.

Phil Seger