PAL Football is played in Collaboration with St. Wenceslaus and is open to St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church & School parishioners/students in 5th-8th grade for the 2023-2024 school year. Below is more information provided by the head coach, Jeff Dahms.
- Teams are typically divided up by grades:
- 8th Grade (PAL Varsity)
- 7th Grade (PAL JV)
- 5th-6th (Great Plains League)
- All necessary equipment will be supplied by the team, including a personalized jersey that the player keeps at the end of the year!
- Practices are in the evening and will be held at Skutt High School
- Games will either be on Saturdays or Sundays in the Fall
In general, here is a typical Fall schedule for 7th and 8th grade:
- Conditioning and Team Building: First week of August (Mon-Thursday, 6-7)
- The first Practice is on August 7th
- Practice will be from 6-8 M-Th and 10-11:30 on Saturdays throughout the rest of August.
- No practices or games on Labor Day weekend
- After Labor Day practices will be Tue-Wed-Thurs
- The first game is usually the weekend after Labor Day
- 6-8 game season, with a 2-week playoff in late October/early November
For 5th – 6th grade:
- Practice starts July 31
- The first game is usually the 2nd weekend in August
- Playoffs begin in September
- Practices will typically be at Skutt however the times and duration may be different
Registration is Now Closed
Any questions, please contact Jeff Dahms:
- 402-699-3665 (Text messages usually work best)
- dahmssports@outlook.com
