2026 season
Registration
Three divisions, grades 2 through 8, every skill level welcome. Here is what to check before you sign up, what your child will need, and what to do if the fee is a problem.
Register on SportsEngineCheck your child is eligible
Divisions go by age and weight, and both are league rules rather than ours. The table below is the quick version; the full bylaw wording is on the rules page.
Register online
Registration runs through SportsEngine. You will need your child’s date of birth and school grade, and contact details for at least one guardian.
Collect equipment and weigh in
In August, players are issued a helmet, shoulder pads and practice kit, and are weighed in. Bring cleats and a mouthpiece — those are yours to supply.
Start practice
Practices are three evenings a week, usually Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Your coach confirms your own team’s times.
Registration for the 2026 season is open
Sign up for the 2026 season
Registration runs through SportsEngine, which is also where your team's schedule and messages from your coach will live once the season starts. Setting the account up now means schedule changes reach you directly rather than second-hand.
Current fees are shown on the registration form. If cost is a concern, read the scholarship section below first — the club offers full and partial scholarships and payment plans, and the conversation is confidential.
Eligibility
Which division is my child in?
Placement is by age and weight, both set by the league for player safety. Being over a weight limit does not put your child out of the program — each division has a rule for that, and they are on the rules page.
Mites
Grades 2 / 3 / 4
- Week 1 limit
- 119 lbs
- Season maximum
- 128 lbs
- Equipment included
- 8 lbs
No Mite player may reach the age of ten before July 1st, and must reach the age of seven by September 1st.
Pee Wees
Grades 5 / 6
- Week 1 limit
- 144 lbs
- Season maximum
- 153 lbs
- Equipment included
- 8 lbs
No Pee Wee player may reach the age of twelve before July 1st.
Midgets
Grades 7 / 8
- Week 1 limit
- 181 lbs
- Season maximum
- 195 lbs
- Equipment included
- 10 lbs
No Midget player may reach the age of fourteen before June 1st of the current year, and no player in the ninth grade may play in the league regardless of age. A player repeating eighth grade needs an approved waiver for a second eighth-grade season.
Kit
What you bring, what we issue
You supply
5 items
- Football cleats
- Mouthpiece
- Athletic supporter and cup — required at every practice and game
- A water bottle, filled
- Shorts and a tee shirt for the first week of practice
The club issues
5 items
- Helmet
- Shoulder pads
- Practice and game pants
- Practice jersey and game uniform
- Knee pads, thigh pads and belt
Everything the club issues comes back at the end of the season, clean and in good condition. Parents are responsible for replacing anything showing more than normal wear.
Financial aid
Cost should not decide who plays
Lower Cape Bluefins provides registration fee scholarships to local athletes who would not otherwise be able to play. The aim is simply to get as many young people onto the field as possible, for the physical, mental and character-building side of the game.
Assistance depends on the funds available and the need shown, and is offered at the club’s discretion. Funds are limited.
Full scholarship
The registration fee covered in full.
Partial scholarship
Part of the registration fee covered.
Payment plan
The fee split across more than one payment.
Ready to join?
Registration for the 2026 season is open. If anything on this page is unclear, ask us before you sign up rather than after — someone on the board will get back to you.