PAFA Information Page

What Is PAFA

The Palatine Amateur Football Association, also known as PAFA, Is an organized, full-contact youth travel football program. It's for children in grades 3 through 8 (Ages 8 to 14 as of September 1 of current year). The PAFA teams play other communities in the North West Youth Football League (NWYFL). The Panthers play the Arlington Heights Cowboys, the Elk Grove Village Chiefs, the Mt Prospect Lions, and the Schaumburg Vikings.

The PAFA Season

The season begins with late afternoon practices, Monday through Friday, typically starting the first Monday in August. Once school begins, practices are held 3 Days a week after school. There are both home and away Games.  Games are on Saturday or Sunday. Regular season games typically start in late August and go through October. Playoff and championship games are played in early November.
 

Registration

Although every effort is made to accommodate each and every child wanting to participate in PAFA, the number of participants is limited. This is primarily due to the number of qualified coaches, equipment and availability of practice fields. We use the following priority selection criteria for acceptance into the program. 1) Returning 2008 Veteran Players, 2) Siblings of 2008 Veteran Players, 3) New Participants. A lottery drawing by division, if required, will be used to determine the priority status of new participants. The Palatine Park District will provide a registration/lottery number when the player is brought in to be weighed at the Wood St. location. Use this number to monitor your status on this web site. For Additional Information, Visit our Registration Page.

Equipment Handout

Equipment handout will be in June 12th 8am-12pm and July 11th 12-4pm. At that time, you will need to pay a non-refundable $100 equipment-reconditioning and $100 operations fee (1 check for $200) per child. Only checks are accepted and should be made payable to PAFA. Each and every year, all the equipment is reconditioned. The helmet is checked by an independent dealer and is either refurbished or replaced.  Each child must supply their own football shoes, athletic cup and supporter, and 7 piece pad set: girdle (2 hip pads, 1 tail bone pad, 2 thigh pads and 2 knee pads). An equipment deposit is also required at equipment handout. A separate check for $300 per child is required, made payable to PAFA. This check is POST DATED to October 31. This check will only be cashed if the equipment is not returned. Additional information and the cost for lost or stolen items can be found in the Parents Guide.

Birth Certificates

All players will be required to provide a copy of their birth certificate to their coach during the first week of practice. All copies of birth certificates are destroyed at the end of each season

Fundraising

Fund Raising is one of the ways PAFA raises additional funds to help offset the costs of capital improvements, i.e., press box, score boards, goal posts, etc. Fundraising events may include Valu-Cards, Golf Outing, Scotch Double Bowling and Private or Corporate Donations. 

Family Volunteer Work Time

PAFA eliminated the family volunteer deposit in 2005. Parents are no longer required to volunteer their time working in the concession stand or running the scoreboard. However, we request that each family provides 2 hours of volunteer time per child in the program, for game day chain crews, announcing, and the pep rally.

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