WHAT:  The NFL and Gatorade present the NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass & Kick program.  Every year more than 3.5 million youngsters compete nationwide.  NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass & Kick offers boys and girls the opportunity to compete separately against their peers in punting, passing, and place-kicking contests (based on distance & accuracy) in Local, Sectional, NFL Team Championship, and National Final levels.

Gatorade is part of the equipment of every NFL team.  The Gatorade and NFL relationship dates back to 1967, the first year Gatorade appeared on the sidelines at an NFL game.  As the official sports drink of the NFL for more than 30 years, Gatorade not only has been a partner at the pro and college levels, but in communities nationwide.  In fact, some of the NFL's biggest starts got their start playing in local Punt, Pass & Kick programs -- current and former quarterbacks such as Brett Favre (Green Bay Packers), Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins, Drew Bledsoe (New England Patriots), and Troy Aikman (Dallas Cowboys), as well as kickers and punters such as Tom Tupa (New York Jets) and Matt Stover (Baltimore Ravens).

ELIGIBILITY: Four age groups (8/9, 10/11, 12/13, 14/15) are eligible to compete in separate boys' and girls' divisions.  Participants must fill out an entry form that can be obtained from local organizing groups or on site.  A valid birth certificate and parental signature are required, but no registration fee or purchase are required to enter.

FORMAT:  All NFL cities have been broken down into Local and Sectional areas based on geographic locations.  The following defines each level of the competition;

• Local Competitions -- These grassroots competitions will be held nationwide in August and September.  The top scorer in each local age group advances to the Sectional Competition.

• Sectional Competitions -- Conducted in October.  Age group champions at this level will have their scores compared to other Sectional winners from their respective age groups.  The top five first-place winners in the boys' and girls' age group among ALL Sectional winners will advance to the Team Championship for a total of 40 participants that will attend each Team Championship.

• Team Championship -- All NFL cities will host a Team Championship in their stadium during pregame or halftime of NFL games in November and December.  Boys' and girls' Team Champions will be crowned in each age group.

• National Finals -- The top four scorers will be determined in the boys' and girls' divisions from ALL first-place finishers in each Team Champion age group.  These Team Champions will advance to the National Finals at an NFL playoff game in January.  A total of 32 participants will attend the National Finals.

PRIZES: All participants receive a certificate from the NFL, signed by Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.  Prizes for age-group winners include ribbons, medals, plaques, trophies, and a trip for the competitor and two adults to the National Finals.

TITLE SPONSOR:  Gatorade