Upcoming Football Season Timeline and Info:

** All Dates are subject to change**

Game Uniform Fitting Dates:

June 26^th: 10 am – 11:30 am

July 1^st: 6 pm to 7:30 pm

**One final Fitting**: Possibly July 12^th (Monday) 6 pm to 7:30 pm

**Players Should only attend one fitting**

Equipment Hand Out: Players will receive the following Items: Helmet, Shoulder Pads, Practice Jersey

July 28^th (Wednesday) JV and Varsity

Varsity (11-12-year old): 6:00 pm

JV (9-10-year old): 6:45 pm

July 29^th (Thursday) Mighty Mites and Tiny Mites

Mighty Mites(7-8-year old): 6 pm

Tiny Mites( 5-6-year old): 6:45 pm

First Day of Official Practice: August 2^nd (Monday) @ 6 pm @ East Lincoln Auxiliary Field (Across from community center).

**Helmets only day 1 and 2, followed by shoulder pads and helmet practice day 3, 4, and 5. Full gear introducing light “thud” contact August 10^th. ***

Big South Player and Coaches Certification: Saturday August 14th. Location: TBD. ALL players MUST attend certification to be eligible for regular and post season participation. Please note you will need to show proof of address whether that is some form of utility bill, proof of School, and original raised seal birth certificate. ***THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN THE PRE-SEASON PROCESS. ALL PLAYERS REGISTERED MUST ATTEND!!!***

BSYFL Jamboree: Saturday August 21st

Regular Season Kick Off Weekend: Possibly August 28^th or no later than Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Still to be determined.

Additional Notes:

Practice Schedule: All teams usually practice Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday starting at 6 pm and ending roughly around 7:30 pm. It is at the head coach’s discretion for each team to modify their practice schedule.

Game Schedule: ALL Games are scheduled on Saturdays. If there is any type of cancellation due to weather, games are usually made up on Sunday. East Lincoln will host 3 weekends out of the regular season with all other games being at other organization’s host sites and high schools. The game schedule DOES NOT come out until about 2 weeks before the regular season kicks off.

If you are needing to contact a specific sport commissioner please see their contact information below:

Softball  

Jeff Cook:
 

Baseball

Kevin Helms: coachkhelms@charter.net
 

Basketball

TBD - CONTACT:  eastlincolnoptimist@gmail.com
 

Football

Commissioners-

Jeff Mackey: jeffrey.mackey@ferguson.com

Jay Roseboro: jroseboro86

GM of Football/Cheer Operations- Brad Cartee: brad.cartee

 TBD

eastlincolnoptimistcheer@gmail.com
 

Volleyball

Cathy Rogers: 

Sponsorship Director

eastlincolnoptimist@gmail.com

    The East Lincoln Optimist Club is a voluntary organization of civic-minded men and women banded together for progressive thought and action in community service. One of our main focuses has been to provide sports programs for Youth in the East Lincoln community. This is one of the trademarks of Optimist International to be a Friend of Youth. If you are interested in providing a service to the community and make a difference in the life of a youth, consider getting involved with the East Lincoln Optimist Club. For information on becoming a Member, contact one of the Board Members or E-mail us.