SPOKANE, Wash – Students at all nine Spokane Public Schools middle schools will have the opportunity to play tackle football starting this fall.
Previously, only flag football was offered across all of the middle schools in the district. Other districts in the area have offered tackle football at the middle school level for years.
Last fall, SPS added tackle football for students in the Rogers High School and Central Valley High School feeder schools.
The district called the endeavor “wildly successful” and will expand the program this fall.
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The five teams will be combined with seventh and eight graders. Students will be placed on teams based on their future high school.
Shaw and Garry: Rogers Feeder TeamGlover and Yasuhara: North Central Feeder TeamSalk and Flett: Shadle Park Feeder TeamChase and Peperzak*: Ferris Feeder TeamSacajawea and Peperzak*: Lewis & Clark Feeder Team
*As Peperzak Middle School feeds both Ferris and Lewis & Clark, students will be placed on the team determined by their home address and future high school assignment.
Parents can register their students through FinalForms.
The district plans to hire coaches over the summer with the help of current high school coaches. The high school coaches will help lead safety training.
The district hopes to have teams play some games at ONE Spokane Stadium.
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