The City’s
Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities’ youth tackle football playoffs will kick off
Saturday, November 7 at 9:30 a.m. Games will be hosted at community center
sites as well as at the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center, 2401 West
Leigh Street. The department’s cheerleaders, who will be competing in their own
championship event on Thursday, November 5 at the Richmond Coliseum at 6 p.m.,
will also be in attendance to engage the crowd.
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“These players have
played a great season and I am looking forward to seeing them play for the
championship in their respective divisions. We should all be proud at this
moment,” said Dr. Norman C. Merrifield, director of the City’s Department of
Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities.“Our coaches, both site staff and
volunteers, have taken the time all season to ensure that these players understood
the basics of the game and how to work together as a team.”
The game schedule
can be found on the department’s Facebook page Richmond VA Parks and Recreation
as well as the department’s webpage. The public is invited to attend the games
at the Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center, but please note that no
smoking, personal food, or drinks are allowed at the facility; however vendors
will be onsite selling food, sodas and water in the concession area. Parking is
available on West Leigh Street, and spectators will need to bring their own
seating.
