2026 Info Guide

Play Where The Cowboys Play

For Football Teams Grades 2-6, Cheer Squads, and their Families.

90%
Return Rate
 LEVEL-BASED
Brackets

Registration

Need flexibility?

Text (817) 242-8455 and we’ll talk it through.

🏈 Football Teams

3 Easy Steps

1

Hold Your Spot

  • $100 team deposit holds your spot
  • No roster required now
  • Deposit applies to your total balance

Refunds: Fully refundable before your first practice. After practice begins, refundable for 24 hours.

2

Build & Pay

Typically due 10 days after your deposit or first practice:

  • Player and coach information
  • Parent consent signatures
  • Team photo (informal is fine)
  • Remaining team balance

You'll receive a Registration Sheet (Google Doc) by Aug 1, or within 2 days if registering later.

3

Finalize & Lock Team

  • Finalize any roster changes
  • Submit your Regular Season Record

Both due 21 days before your event

📣 Cheer Squads

3 Easy Steps

1

Hold Your Spot

  • Simply Text (817) 242-8455
  • No payment due now
  • We’ll confirm your spot

No commitment required to start — just lock in your spot.

2

Register & Pay

  • Cheerleader and coach information
  • Parent consent signatures
  • Team photo (informal is fine)
  • Team balance

You'll receive a Registration Sheet (Google Doc) by Aug 1, or within 2 days if registering later.

3

Event Ready

  • Finalize any roster changes

Due 21 days before your event for lowest fees.

2026 Fees

Pricing is per person.

🏈 Players & Football Coaches

Up to 6 coaches per team (field access included)

Advance
$55
21 days or less before event
$75
14 days or less before event
$95
7 days or less / Event Day
Not available

📣 Cheerleaders & Cheer Coaches

Up to 2 coaches per team (field access included)

Advance
$55
21 days or less before event
$65

🎟 Fans & Family

Field access not included.

Advance
$55
14 days or less before event
$65
+ tax
Buy Fan Day Passes

What's Included

Full-day access to AT&T Stadium
Self-guided AT&T Stadium tour
Interactive fan experiences

⚠️ Fee Policy

  • Registration fees and fan passes are non-refundable
  • Fees serve as your commitment to your team and scheduled opponents

Questions about timing or pricing?

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Game Format & Rules

 UIL rules, adjusted to keep games competitive and moving.

 Game Flow
  • 2-TD Rule: Once a team leads by two touchdowns, the game is considered decided. Referees may assist the trailing team in scoring.
  • Mismatch / Dominating Players: Referees may temporarily sideline dominant players to restore balance.
Game Format
  • Number of games: 4 per team (often same opponent twice)
  • Game length: 15-minute running clock
  • Field: Half-field
  • Coaches on field: 1 (2 for 2nd–3rd grade)
  • Starting position: 20-yard line
  • First down marker: 10 yards
  • Special teams: Not used
  • Turnovers: Dead ball
  • Scoring: TD = 6, XP = 2
  • Timeouts / halftime: None
  • Flip-flop sides: Yes

Cheer

Flag Football

  • Must bring their own opponent
  • Play two 15-minute games (instead of four)
  • Minimum 7 players per team

AT&T Stadium Tours (What’s Included)

Self-guided tours are included with your Fan Day Pass—available before or after your games. Families can explore individually or tour together as a team.

These tours offer access to some of the stadium’s most iconic areas, including:

  • The field and the famous Cowboys Star
  • Dallas Cowboys and Cheerleaders locker rooms
  • The Miller Lite Club
  • The post-game interview room

Tours typically take 30 to 60 minutes, depending on crowd size and your own pace.

Team Eligibility & Roster Rules

What Event Day Looks Like

2026 6-Man

FAQ’s

1. Is my team a good fit?

If you’re unsure about numbers, age mix, competitive level, or anything else, just text us — we’ll talk it through.

2. Do you guarantee evenly matched games?

No.

Here’s why:

Youth football teams don't play teams outside their league during the regular season, so there's no reliable way to objectively rank them before they arrive. Our best estimate: about 1 in 3 games at Red Zone Games will be a mismatch — and for some teams, every game will be. This is similar to what you'd see in any youth football league.

So why does it say "seriously." under Level-Based Brackets on our homepage?

Because we mean it. Each event takes us roughly 50 hours of research — reviewing teams records, past results, and rosters — before we handpick every single game. Rosters need to be finalized 3 weeks out so we can do this right. Feel free to ask Tim, Jeff, Gary, or David at the event about our process — we’re proud of the work we’ve put into this over 15 years.

But after all that work, the closeness of any individual matchup still comes down to luck. The size or strength of your program doesn't change that. Over 15 years, winless teams from the smallest 2A towns in Texas and Oklahoma have won just as many games here as anyone else.

The mindset that sets great programs apart:

Prepare your team for the possibility of mismatches before you arrive. Red Zone Games is one day that's genuinely not about wins and losses — and when your kids embrace that, they tend to have the best time of their season.

When mismatches do happen, we manage them. See Mercy Rule and Mismatch / Dominating Players in Game Format & Rules.

3. When do dates typically fill?

Demand varies by date.

Because we limit each league to two teams per age group, some dates fill earlier than others.

If a date might work, we suggest holding your spot early.