2026 PV Football Freshman Football Information
2026 Perkiomen Valley Freshman Football Information and Summer Schedule
Player Registration and Physicals (Physicals must be dated after 5/1/26)
Athletic registration is OPEN for the 2026-2027 school year.
Register at Arbiter
Fall sport registration due July 24, 2026
Summer Weight Training
Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday beginning 6/15 from 8:30-10:00 AM
The Weight Room will be closed on 7/2 and lifting will resume on 7/6.
The weight room will be closed from 7/31 until Heat acclimation begins on 8/10.
Level of Play and Heat Acclimation
All students in 9th through 12th grade are eligible to play on the Varsity/JV teams. Any freshman that wishes to be considered for JV/Varsity must try out and attend heat acclimation that begins on 8/4. Players that want to be evaluated for placement on JV/Varsity must attend heat acclimation that runs from 8/10 through 8/14 from 6:45-11 am. Check in will be on the left side of the field house and check in with Coach Yanulevich, Weir, Petersen, or Pires. Attending the varsity/jv heat acclimation gives freshmen an important look into how the team operates. After evaluation a player will be designated a Freshmen team or JV/Varsity team player.
Freshmen Camp (8/17-8/21)
Freshmen team camp begins on 8/17 and check-in begins at 7:15 and practice begins at 7:30AM at the freshmen field near the tennis courts. According to the PIAA, all freshmen assigned to the freshmen team roster must complete a 3 day heat acclimation. Practices on 8/17, 8/18, and 8/19 will be in helmets, shoulder pads, and shorts and we will be on the field and in meetings until 10 AM. Practices on 8/20 and 8/21 are in full pads. Practice will be every week day.
Freshmen Camp
8/17, 8/18, 8/19, 8/20, 8/21, 8/24, 8/25- 7:30-10 am
8/26, 8/27, 8/28- 2:45-5:15 pm
9/4- 7:30-10am
There will not be practice on labor day.
We will practice every day we are in school
Typical Weekly in School Schedule for Freshmen
Monday through Wednesday: Practice 2:45-5:15PM
Thursday: Game
Friday: Video/Review/Lift 2:45-4:30
We will practice Monday-Friday every week except Labor day.
Equipment
Players will get a helmet, shoulder pads, practice jersey, practice pants (if needed), belt, and any pants pads that are needed. It is encouraged that every player has this before the first day of camp/heat acclimation. Players need to purchase their own girdles and cleats. It is encouraged that you purchase the 7 pocket or 5 pocket girdles with the integrated pads. The 7 pad girdle includes knee pads. Cleats are never worn in the high school building!
Equipment will be handed out at the high school and dates/times will be announced over HUDL.
Injuries
Injuries, soreness, sprains, strains, bumps, and bruises are common throughout a football season. If you are suffering from any of the previous you see the athletic trainer at the school. They will provide you with care and come up with a treatment plan that may include seeing a doctor. The trainer will also let you, the coaches, and your parents know what you are limited or restricted from doing and clear you to resume practicing. Once you see a doctor, the only person that can clear you to play is a doctor. The majority of injuries we see during football are muscle soreness (strains), sprains, and bruises which are easily diagnosed by a professional trainer. If the trainer thinks you need further medical attention they will call a parent and discuss the steps that need to be taken in order to return to play.
Illness
If you are sent home from school by the nurse it is an excused absence from practice, she will email me that you are going home. If you are in school you are expected to be at practice.
Academics
Make sure you complete all assignments and study for quizzes and tests. If you need to see a teacher for help, set up an appointment with the teacher after school. If you are seeing a teacher after school, notify a coach before you go to get help.
Playing Time
Playing time is earned and there are 3 different roles on every team.
The goal is for all players to play meaningful time during the season. It is important to remember that all children develop at different rates and most of the players on the freshman team will be contributing on the field their senior year. This is a program and development through the program is important. We try our best to get every player game time throughout the season in situations where they can be successful.
Questions about playing time are not the responsibility of the parent, they are the responsibility of the player. Any questions about playing time should come from the player to their position coach. If they are still not satisfied the player can come to the head coach. The coaches see the players at practice every day for 2-3 hours and we evaluate everyone on a daily basis.
Other Sports
Many kids and parents ask me about workouts and open gyms for other sports and what they should do about missing workouts. The simple answer is that you are in football season and that is the sport that you are playing and have practice for daily. All coaches at the high school excuse athletes from off-season workouts when they are currently in-season in another sport. Also, all out of season workouts are optional and cannot be made mandatory according to the PIAA. If you participate in out of season workouts for other sports you risk overtraining and injury.
Communication
Whenever a player needs to contact me it should be done through ParentSquare or HUDL which allows me to keep football and school related communications separate. Also, the player should be contacting me with issues as these boys are transitioning to young men. It is important that they learn how to communicate with adults in a professional manner.
HUDL
All players will need a HUDL account. Information needed to set up a HUDL account.
Follow the link below to submit your details and join the team. You'll be accepted as soon as we've checked them.
Registration page:
Team Code:
kgry0kn
If a player is set up with a HUDL account and the account is linked to a parent email any communication sent by a coach will go to the parent via email and the student through cell phone text messaging.
If you know of any other players that are interested in coming out for Freshman Football have them email me their information for a HUDL account at jyanulevich@pvsd.org. We are extremely excited to get started and look forward to working with all the players. Being part of a football team is a special bond that begins now and will last your entire life.
Any further questions should be directed to jyanulevich@pvsd.org
Thanks,
Coach Yanulevich