Bridgewater Panther Football plays in The NJ Suburban Youth Football League which was founded on December 8th, 1972 in Scotch Plains, NJ. The league is currently comprised of two-town programs split between two conferences. There are playoffs, Super Bowl, and an All-Star game to enhance the enjoyment of the participants and help teach the value of competition and good sportsmanship.

Participating towns include:  Berkeley Heights, Somerville/Branchburg, Chatham, New Providence, Westfield, Summit and Milburn, Morristown, Scotch Plains-Fanwood and others.

Flag 
Flag will be open to kids in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade. At this level there are no league standings because there are no records of wins or losses. We just want the children to learn about the game and have fun. In the summer kids will practice 3 days per week and once the season starts they will practice for 2 day per week and have their games on Saturday mornings.  

3rd-8th Grade
Teams will be created based upon a childs age and grade.  A participatnt's age in years and months is calculated from their date of birth to September 1st of the year in which they are participating.  There is no overall maximum weight limitation at any level, however participants are restricted from running or handling the ball based upon maximum ball handler weight limits as listed below.  Ball handlers are pre-qualified at the begining of the season during an official weight-in and must be weighed and qualfiy again prior to the start of any league sanctioned game.

Practices will start in mid August, and during the summer will run from Monday thru Thursday.  Once school starts teams will practice 3 days per week. Coaches will be reaching out with practice days and times