The Booster Club
Eleven play.Everybody else counts.
The 12th Man is the crowd — the twelfth player a football team is allowed to have, as long as enough people show up to be one.
What this is
A brand-new program needs a crowd more than an old one does.
Wellen Park High School opened its doors and, not long after, put a football team on a field. No alumni network. No decades of boosters. No cupboard full of gear handed down from the teams before.
So the 12th Man got started at the same time as the team did — a booster club made up of parents, grandparents, neighbors and local businesses who decided that a program worth having is a program worth funding before it wins anything.
Every dollar goes to the team. Gear, food, travel, and a sideline that looks like somebody cares.
How to be one
Four ways in
01
Turn up
The cheapest and best thing you can do. Five home Fridays this season. Bring somebody who wasn't planning to come.
02
Join the club
12th Man membership comes with two shirts and a parking pass, and the money goes straight into gear, food and travel for the team.
03
Sponsor something
If you run a business here, put your name on the gear or the fence. It's advertising that happens to fund a football program.
04
Make noise
Share the games, follow the page, tell people the new school has a football team. A program this young lives on word of mouth.
Common questions
Good to know
Who are the Wellen Park Eagles?
The Eagles are Wellen Park High School's football program in Wellen Park, Florida. 2026 is the program's founding season, and the school fields both a varsity and a JV team.
When and where do the Eagles play?
The full 2026 varsity and JV schedules — opponents, dates and kickoff times — are on the schedule page. Home games are played at Wellen Park High School, 1 Eagle Rise Drive, Venice, FL 34293.
What is the 12th Man?
The 12th Man is the booster club for Wellen Park High School football — the families, neighbors and local businesses funding the program in its founding year. Every dollar goes to the team: gear, food and travel.
How do I join the 12th Man?
Membership comes with two team shirts and a parking pass, and the money goes straight into the program. Email wellenpark12thman@gmail.com to ask about joining.
How can my business sponsor the team?
Businesses can sponsor team apparel or year-round signage at WPHS athletic venues. Packages and an inquiry form are on the sponsors page.
How do I contact the booster club?
Email wellenpark12thman@gmail.com, or follow and message the program on Facebook.
See you Friday
5 home games this season at 1 Eagle Rise Drive, Venice. Come early, park easy, be loud.