Equipment
All equipment is provided for the players, is top quality and includes helmets, pads and mouth pieces. If a mouthpiece is lost there is a $2.00 replacement fee. The only items that would need to be provided by the players are football cleats, jock straps and cups. Due to the generosity of former Dolphin team members there are numerous pairs of used cleats available in the locker room.

Uniforms
Complete practice and game uniforms are provided for the players. This includes jerseys, pants, belts, girdles and game socks.

Laundering
Practice pants and girdles should be taken home weekly to be washed. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are the game jerseys, game pants, game socks or practice jerseys to be laundered at home. This laundering is provided at the locker room.

Playbooks
Each 5-8 grade player will receive a playbook, handbook and game schedule at the beginning of the season. These should be kept in a safe place at home and the playbook should be studied often.


Locker Room
The locker room is in the basement of the LaBerge’s house, adjacent to Jaycee Park. It is able to handle all of the players and their equipment provided it is kept neat and orderly. It is the player’s responsibility to ensure that this happens.
 

Practice
Practice is every day immediately after school and we expect all team members to be in attendance. If there is an extenuating circumstance, as to why one of the players cannot make practice, they should call one of the coaches and/or have one of their teammates relay the information to one of the coaches. Practice ends at approximately 6:00 p.m. Flag practice time changes when school starts.
 

Games
The regular season games start Saturday August 22th. Games are in the morning with the Orangemen typically playing before the Blackmen. Transportation is to be provided by the players’ parents. We encourage the Orangemen to stay, watch and support their older teammates. It is mandatory that all Blackmen stay during their teams 5th quarter. Snacks are provided for the Dolphins at the conclusion of the teams 5th quarter. Flag play during the week Wednesday or Thursday night
 

  The success of this program couldn’t be what it is without the unbelievable assistance and support of families and friends. We can always use help with down markers, running the chains, water bottles, mending uniforms, team moms, fund raising etc. Please let us know if you can help out at any time. We expect you to demonstrate good Sportsmanship at all times. Remember the Referees do not get paid, so treat them with respect without them we can’t play.

SNACK BAG DONATIONS NEEDED ON A WEEKLY BASIS

Please keep bringing in food items for our snack bags. Each week Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. we make one snack bag per player per game. So each week the donations need to be replenished
We keep the donations on the shelves in the garage; when you bring something in just add it to the shelves.

DRINKS - Juices, Gatorade type, no Soda
SALTS – Chips, Pretzels, Crackers etc
SUGAR – Cookies, Rice Krispy treats etc
BLOWPOPS – Big boxes are available at Costco
Please make sure all snacks and drinks are in individual serving sizes. Your help is appreciated.


VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
If you would like to help in any of the following capacities call your Team Mom (Joanne Abate, Blackmen, 862-9581; Donna Kaczmarek, Orangemen, 660-2717; or Erin McGrath, Earthmovers 863-7939 or send
an e-mail dolphinspride@comcast.net.

SNACK BAG MAKING CREW – every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the garage at Coach Rene’s house. This is a very quick, weekly project of putting one drink, salty item, sugary item and blowpop in a paperbag; one per player per game. A Dolphins Team Mom will always be there to help.

GAME PREP CREW - Before every game all of the water bottles need to be filled at Coach Rene’s house at the garage. In addition all of the gear for the game needs to be loaded into the Dolphins mobile. When you drop off your player at the locker room for his/her game stop by the garage and offer to help.

ORANGES GANG - We need 1 family from each team to volunteer each week to bring cut up oranges for the games. Oranges should be cut up into quarters and placed in a few Ziploc bags. The players eat these during halftime of their game. The oranges can be brought directly to the games. Bring a couple grocery bags for used rinds. “Primetime” Orangemen need approx. 15 oranges; Saturday Orangemen need approx. 30 oranges; Saturday Blackmen need approx. 24 oranges.

FIELD PREP CREW – At home games we need volunteers to set up the down markers, chains, etc.

CHAIN GANG – At all home games we need volunteers to run the chains and down markers.

EARTHMOVERS VIDEOGRAPHER – We are looking for an Earthmover parent to help film games.