Removal of Player Weight Restrictions

May 20, 2025

Age Determination and Removal of Player Weight Restrictions

Age cut-off is midnight on September 1st of the current year.
(Parents must bring a birth certificate to one of the in-person registration events to complete their online registration.)

NEW IN 2025: In assessing guidelines and rules regarding player weight, Optimist Youth Football relied on three separate national studies, which concluded age, not weight, is the leading injury risk factor. Accurate age groupings are therefore the most important player safety consideration, while weight classifications do not offer increased safety.