Flag players are assigned to a team by the Board based on returning player priority and Priority Numbers for new players. There is no tracking or grandfathering of players at this level. There are no evaluations or drafting of players at the flag level.
At all tackle levels, players are allocated to teams based on the player evaluations and a draft by the head coaches at that level. The Jr. Mitey Mite and Mitey Mite levels are considered developmental levels. Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget and Midget levels are considered competitive and are divided into D1,D2 and D3 brackets, with D1 being considered the more competitive level. No one is permitted to opt out of playing at a certain division, i.e. players may not opt out of being drafted by a D1 coach.
A. Priority draft policy for a D1 team - In the case where there is a level with at least one D1 team and one D2, D3 team, the coach of the D1 team drafts first up to the maximum number of players for his team. At that point, if there is only one team at the next level, that team will have the remainder number of players in the draft placed on their team.
B. Policy where there are multiple D1, D2, D3 teams at a level - If there is more than one D1 team at a level, then those two (or more) D1 coaches shall alternate draft picks until their respective teams are full. Prior to the D1 coaches drafting their teams, returning D2 and D3 head coaches may protect up to 5 returning players of parents from their certified volunteer roster (i.e. coach's roster) from the year prior before the draft begins. This is intended to allow a returning D2 or D3 coach to keep its coaching staff together if he so desires. New D1 coaches are not permitted to protect players prior to a draft. A D1 coach may not draft a player who is legitimately protected on a D2, D3 roster (i.e. a returning D3 coach who protects the player of a returning volunteer from the certified volunteer roster from the previous year may protect the player from being drafted by a D1 team).
Once the D1 teams have been drafted, the D2, D3 coaches shall draft their teams subject to a returning D2, D3 coach’s right to protect certain returning players prior to the D2, D3 draft. Prior to the D2, D3 coaches drafting their teams, returning D2, D3 coaches may protect up to 5 returning players of parents from their certified roster from the year prior before the draft begins. This is intended to allow returning D1 coach to keep its coaching staff together if he so desires. New D2, D3 coaches are not permitted to protect players prior to a draft.
After a coach has announced the identity and number of players they wish to protect, the team with the fewest number of protected players will pick the first number of players until their roster is equal to the next number of protected players of another team. (For example, if there are three teams – Team A, B, and C - that protect 5, 3, and 0 players respectively, then Team C that protected 0 players gets the first three players in the draft. Then Team B selects one player and alternates draft picks with Team C until Team B and C both have 5 players like Team A. At that point, Team A selects the next player and Team A, B and C alternate draft picks until their teams are full.)
In all respects regarding this policy, the Board reserves the right in its sole discretion to adjust or interpret the policy and make any final determinations which it deems to be in the best interest of the organization.