TCYFCC Football is age based without weight restrictions to ensure the maximum safety for all participants.  Numerous studies have shown unlimited weight leagues are safer for participants and weighted leagues are rightly becoming a thing of the past. There is little scientific evidence that supports the premise a weighted playing standard reduces injury risk and promotes player safety relative to an age only unlimited weight playing standard. Epidemiologic evidence suggests that injury incidence increases with grade level, with the injury rate among seventh and eighth graders being about 50% to 100% higher than that of fourth and fifth graders.  This is exactly why older players should not be placed with younger players which weighted leagues allow with older/lighter players.  Parents are encouraged to get fact based information independent of advice given by those promoting weighted leagues as safer.