Sandwich Youth Tackle Football to host NFL, Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick Competition Young pro football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills when the Sandwich Youth Tackle Football host an NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition on the Sandwich High School practice field.

The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 8-15. It will be held on September 12, 2009 at 8 :00 am behind the Sandwich High School, 515 E. Lyons Rd., Sandwich, IL. For competition information, call Brenda Jensen at 815-378-5182 or e-mail at

Entry forms also are available from sytf.org.

The NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick football competition allows youngsters to showcase their talents in punting, passing, and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. Age classification is as of December 31 of the current year.

The top finishers from each of eight age groups at the Local competition will advance to a sectional competition. The winners at the sectional competition will have their scores compared with other Sectional champions; the top five scores from the pool of Sectional champions advance to the Team Championship.

Age-group champions at this level will be declared NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick Champions. The top four finishers in the boys' and girls' division within each age bracket from the pool of all Team Champions will qualify for the National finals at an NFL playoff game in January.

A number of NFL players have competed in Punt, Pass & Kick, including top former and current quarterbacks such as Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe.

The NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition is produced by NFL Properties LLC and sponsored by Pepsi.