Football
Arizona Competitive Youth Football League
500 N 56th St. #19, Chandler
(480) 840-1472
www.acyfl.com
Arizona Competitive Youth Football League, (ACYFL) has participants from 1st grade all the way through high school and the program can be found in cities across the state. The ACYFL is a nonprofit youth football league that operates its nonprofit organization as a company with a leadership team that has experience in starting, running and growing a business. Our single umbrella system assures that each and every one of our more than 100 teams across the state of Arizona receives the exact same decisions and attention. Our motto, “no favors to any one, is a favor to every one.” Not only does the single umbrella system remove the politics from youth sports, it also allows us the opportunity to create and extend partnerships with the great companies and programs within our state.  The ACYFL maintains a great relationship with the NFL, the Arizona Cardinals and USA Football. In our system children play with kids of like physical and mental maturity, not with children of like size. Injuries do happen in youth football, but the number and severity of injuries in the ACYFL has dramatically decreased since implementing our grade-based system in 2006. The ACYFL also has no boundaries. Although the majority of a team’s players may come from the area near its practice fields, the teams are not hindered by unnecessary boundary rules. This allows our teams to accommodate kids from all over and not restrict their ability to attract players from other areas. The ACYFL works and maintains relationships with area high schools to ensure kids have some of the best fields for both practice and games. ACYFL adheres to a fundamental belief that no child should be left behind. We are a competitive league and expect our participants, including staff, to carry themselves with the highest level of integrity and self discipline. Through this participation, our programs teach values, ethics, sportsmanship and skills that the child will use throughout his/her lifetime.

Start Smart—Football
Friendship Park
(623) 333-2400
www.avondale.org/sports
Start Smart is a 6-week football instructional program on Saturdays that helps parents work one-on-one with their children, ages 4-6, introducing the fun and fundamentals of football. Parent involovment is mandatory. Registration begins Aug. 4. Register at Avondale City Hall, 11465 W. Civic Center Dr., Avondale.  

Co-Ed Flag Football—Chandler
Compadre Branch & Teen Center, Chandler
www.clubzona.org
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley is offering co-ed flag football for ages 6-11. All games are played at the Chandler Boys and Girls Club on weeknights. Registration: before August 29, $45; before September, $55. Any new members or renewing members must pay a $20 membership fee. The membership year runs June 2008 to June 2009. Practise begins Sept. 8. For more information call (480) 899-8302.

CCV Stars Football & Cheer
7007 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria
(602) 376-2444
www.ccvstars.com
CCV Stars flag and tackle football is the official youth football program for boys and girls. The flag football program is a fun and exciting way to introduce basic football skills or to perfect fundamentals. All children participate. The tackle football program provides instructional teaching of the basic fundamentals such as stance, running, catching, throwing, tackling and blocking at every practice. All coaches are trained to develop both football skills as well as a positive attitude toward sports competition. CCV Stars Cheer supports Friday night football games with team Cheer squads. CCV Cheer has teamed up with the Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders to bring you great new routines, fundamentals and skills.

Coast to Coast Football
Gilbert
www.coast2coastfootball.com
All Fall 2008 Games Played:
Saturday, Sept. 6-Saturday, Nov. 15 at South Valley Junior High School, 2034 S. Lindsay Road (Williamsfield & Lindsey), Gilbert. Registration fee is $85 until Aug. 17.

Desert Highlands Youth
Football Oraganization
(623) 780-1099
http://deserthighlandsfootball.com/Index.html
Desert Highlands Youth Football is a youth tackle fottball and cheer organziation. The goal is to develop well rounded young boys and girls who will learn not only the fundamentals of football or cheer, but also the importance of education and team work in an atmosphere conducive to developing a sound mind, body and character.   

Gilbert Football Association
907 S. Encinas Ave., Gilbert
gilbertdawags@gmail.com
www.gilbertfootball.com
The Gilbert Football Association, home of the Gilbert Dawgs, is a member of the Central Arizona Youth Football League. We are dedicated to “Kids First Football” by providing an environment for children to learn the fundamentals of football and cheerleading in an organized and safe environment while having fun at the same time.

Gilbert Pop Warner Youth Football & Cheer
http://www.eteamz.com/gilbertpopwarner
Gilbert Pop Warner is proud to provide a fun outlet for the kids in the community. Gilbert Pop Warner hopes families in the Gilbert area find their child’s involvement with the association a wholesome and worthwhile experience! The Association covers a large part of the East Valley:

i9 Sports
North Phoenix & the West Valley
(602) 942-7529
Gilbert, Chandler & Queen Creek
(480) 664-4039
www.i9sports.com
i9 Sports is redefining youth sports across the nation. Participation in an organized youth sport activity is about more than just the sport… it’s about the entire experience for the parent and the child. It’s what we call the i9 Sports Experience —made up of the following core principles: Fun, Inclusivity, Safety and Good Sportsmanship. i9 Sports offeres a range of sports including flag football, cheerleading and basketball.

Kids Zone Youth Sports
(480) 357-4211
Mesa/Gilbert
www.eteamz.com/kidszoneyouthsports
Fall 2008 League Registration is OPEN!
Season will start: Sept. 27 and run through Nov. 15. Registration fees for NFL Flag Football: $85.00. Late fee of $10.00 after Sept. 10. Flag football: 3-4 Pee Wee Co-ed, 5-6 Co-ed, 7-8 Co-ed, 9-11 Co-ed and 12-14 Co-ed.
Children must be the correct ages as of Sept. 1. Children are allowed to play up in age groups to be able to play with friends or siblings.

National Youth Sports (NYS)
www.nysonline.org
National Youth Sports is a youth sports organization based in Arizona. NYS offers a range of sports including soccer, baseball, t-ball, softball, basketball, flag football, tackle football, volleyball and cheerleading. All NYS teams are designed to promote sportsmanship, teamwork, basic sporting fundamentals, and most importantly—FUN!  Parents are also encouraged to participate in this important developmental process.

NFL/PEPSI Punt, Pass & Kick
City of Chandler
Saturday, Aug. 23: 8 a.m.-Noon
Tumbleweed Recreation Center
745 W. Germann Road
Register through Aug. 15
(480) 782-2912
Presented by the City of Chandler Recreation Division, Chandler Youth Football, the NFL and Pepsi. The competition is Aug. 23 for 8 a.m. until Noon at the Tumbleweed Recreation Center, 745 W. Germann Road. You can register through Aug. 15. The competition is for children ages 6-15 (ages 6-7 will not be  eligible to advance to the next level of competition; winners ages 8-15  will advance to the sectional competition). There will be divisions for  both boys and girls. Winners will be required to provide a birth  certificate or baptismal record as proof of age. Registration forms are available at Tumbleweed Recreation Center, Snedigar Recreation Center, Chandler Commuity Center and all local libraries and at www.chandleraz.gov/youth-sports. For more information, contact Abel Mendoza at (480) 782-2912 or  abel.mendoza@chandleraz.gov.

Pop Warner
www.eteamz.com/azyff/
Pop Warner teaches the fundamentals of foot-ball and cheer with a strong emphasis on safety and academics. Pop Warner is the only youth football program that sets and enforces a strict age and weight matrix that reduces the risk and reality of injuries. Pop Warner exists to use football, cheerleading, dance and a respect for education to develop strong, smart, responsible, healthy young men and women. Arizona Pop Warner encompasses the following  associations: Deer Valley, Farwest Youth, Gilbert, Grand Association, Mesa Eastern PW, North Association, North Central PW, Northeast Association, Rio Salado Pop Warner, Scottsdale Pop Warner, South Association, South West Valley and Superstition PWFA. Kids compete with kids of similar age and size. Pop Warner is the only youth football program (local, regional and national) that sets and enforces a strict age and weight matrix that reduces the risk and reality of injuries.

Thunder Alley Football
9655 E. Olla Ave., Mesa
(480) 357-4211
www.ThunderAlleyFootball.com
Thunder Alley is a community program that was built on the premise of bringing families together to spend quality time with their children in a safe and enjoyable enviroment. The kids learn structure, teamwork, sportmanship, gain self confidence, and acquire social skills. Thunder Alley Football runs 3 seasons throughout the year: Fall: Sept-Nov.; Winter: Jan.-Feb.; and Spring: March-May. Thunder Alley is an Official NFL Flag Football League recognized and supported by the NFL and the Arizona Cardinals.

YMCA Jr. Rattlers Flag Football
www.valleyymca.org/youth_football.php
The Valley of the Sun YMCA is excited about its partnership with the Arizona Rattlers. The Jr. Rattlers flag football program offers kids a great opportunity to have fun while learning sportsmanship, skills and rules, while developing a love of sports that lasts a lifetime. Kids learn football basics like passing and catching while they also learn the four YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Games are played with age appropriate equipment. Some age groups may be combined.

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