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• The Indoor Football Facility at The Edge

The Facility

The Edge Sports Center Indoor Football Field is 60 yards long and 40 yards wide, making it the largest indoor football facility in Northern Colorado. This field is approximately 50% wider than an official indoor soccer rink (where some flag football leagues are played), and rectangular in shape, making it a much more similar to an outdoor football field. The height of the playing area along the center of the field is 30 feet, giving more than ample room to ‘air it out’ on passes.

The field is equipped with the latest generation of in-filled synthetic turf that "looks, feels, and plays like real grass." This is the same type of surface that Colorado State University recently installed on both its football practice field on campus, as well as at Hughes Football Stadium. Many other college and professional teams are adopting this new technology for its safety and playability.

The football field at The Edge Sports Center was designed with player safety as a top priority. There are no ‘hockey-style’ boards lining the playing field. Instead, the outer boundaries of the playing field (sidelines and back-of-the end zone line) are defined with permanent lines inlaid in the turf. On three sides of the field, there is six feet of space between the limit of the field and the padded wall of the building. On the fourth side, there is an 11-foot space between the sideline and the padded wall of the field area. In addition to the significant space between the exterior lines of the field and the walls of the building, all walls are PADDED with two inches of vinyl covered foam. This design significantly reduces the potential of injury when the players go out-of bounds.

Over 100 metal-halide lamps provide the best lighting around for indoor fields.

Youths who play outdoor football (or soccer) and have athletic shoes with molded rubber cleats may wear them on the field. Sneakers or tennis shoes work just fine also, especially for the younger players. Metal cleats are not allowed. Players with screw-on cleats must check their cleats from time to time to ensure that they are not overly worn to the point where the metal shows through.

For youth camps and clinics, we have two setups: Older kids use the 'full-field' setup diagrammed above. Parent and spectator seating is on the south side of the field. For younger players, a smaller field size is used which allows us to have two fields in use at the same time, and to provide seating for parents and spectators in between the two fields.

If you haven’t played football on this turf, you don’t know how enjoyable indoor football can be! Come in for a ‘test drive!’

Tackle Football Summer Camps

Camps	Youth Tackle Football Camps
Gender	Boys & Girls
Grades	4 - 8
Dates/Days	August 4 - 8
Times	7:30 am - 10 am
Description	Designed for beginning and intermediate players (no experience necessary), this camp will cover both individual tackle football skills as well as team play. Session time includes both instruction through drills as well as controlled scrimmages. Campers will be divided by age, size and ability after being weighed and observed by the coaching staff at the beginning of camp. For grades 4-6, the goal will be to approximate the groupings (age & weight) that the City of Fort Collins uses for its fall tackle football leagues. Although the number of separate groups will be determined by the number of participants, in no case will a player be required to participate in contact drills with players outside their age/weight classification. Players in grades 7 and 8 will be put into the same group, thereby approximating the typical junior high school football program.
Lead Instructor	Jim Switzer This program will be led by Coach Jim Switzer. Jim was a collegiate football player at Chadron State in Nebraska and was the Head Football Coach at Blevins Junior High from 1995-2001. He was also an Assistant Football Coach at Fort Collins High School from 2002-2004, and is currently an Assistant Football Coach at Loveland High School. Coach Jim will have several football knowledgeable assistants in every camp. Knowledgeable parents are welcome to join Jim in running the drills and games.
Equipment	All players must wear full tackle football equipment, including: helmet, shoulder pads, hip pads, thigh pads, knee pads and a football practice shirt and football pants. Footwear can be playing shoes with rubber molded cleats or plain sneakers. No metal cleats are allowed. Equipment can be rented from The Edge for $35/player, which includes: helmet, shoulder pads, football pants with hip, thigh, & knee pads and a football practice shirt Players must come in before the camp to be fitted for equipment! Players are responsible for bringing their own football shoes: rubber molded cleats or plain sneakers. No metal cleats are allowed. No one will be allowed to participate without full equipment that is in good shape. Every player MUST have a mouth guard, which can be purchased at any sporting goods store. The Edge sells them for $2.08 including tax, but you should purchase them in advance since they need to be heated and molded to your child's teeth. Players will not be allowed to participate without a mouth guard! All campers should bring a water bottle containing PLAIN WATER. Please write your camper's name on the container.
Cost	Grades 4-8: $85/player

To download a registration form, click here.

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