The Organizations that bring football to Homeschool Athletes..
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Growth Homeschool opportunities to play football have grown from just a handful of teams early in the century; to well over 100 teams by 2011. About half of the current varsity homeschool teams play 11-man football. An equal amount opt to play 6, 8, or 9-man formats; depending on the regional popularity of formats. There are organized conferences in Michigan, Texas, the mid Atlantic Coast, and the Southeast states. Division 1 (11 man standard) The majority of the registered homeschool teams are playing standard 11-man varsity, using a standardized national set of high school rules. Texas high schools generally play by a slightly different set of rules which bring in aspects of professional American football. Division 2 (6, 8, & 9 man) Texas has a very developed 6-man format and many top teams play a highly competitive, speed dependent game. Nationally, 8-man is more pervasive than 6 or 9-man. The official rules of the small squads usually dictate an 80yd field of scrimmage. Your 3 basic web locations (website, Facebook, and Maxpreps) should all have the links to the other 2 sites. Use a widget or graphic like these two, to keep your fans completely informed and connected.
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Eligibility This organization is intended to promote and assist teams who focus on the home-schooled athlete. Since many teams have incurred a difficulty in filling out a complete,safe, and necessary roster, most of them have invited other high school athletes who's current educational choices do not provide a varsity tackle football team. We promote all teams who have a tradition of inviting the homeschool athletes to join, but our rankings and recognitions will focus on those teams which are identified as having mostly home-based* students on their roster. To receive comparable rankings:
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Communication
Homeschool sports teams rely on the internet for most of their communications, especially for helping families find out about the team and getting in touch with leadership. It is essential that varsity homeschool sports teams utilize the best tools for communicating with sports media, other teams, and fans.
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