CFYFL News

Central Florida Youth
Football News Page

Remember,
The CFYFL,
is a new and
"Family Oriented"
League!

We pledge to strive to
involve participants'
ENTIRE families
in ALL
events and activities
we offer.

Though not obligated,
we encourage all to
enjoy and
participate in all of
the many fun and
educational activities we
hold all year- round.
Each "season"
culminates in
the football games and
playoffs in the fall!

Your registration NOW
entitles your FAMILY
to an
invitation to all of these
events!!

Who Said Good Things Come In Small Packages?
AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL DOES!
T h e N a t i o n s L a r g e s t Y o u t h F o o t b a l l O r g a n i z a t i o n

(Please check out our Forms/Questions page for FAQ's )

Why Join CFYFL & AYF?

Popular identification with the use of the American Youth Football, Inc., name and logo in your
community and the many advantages that come with being part of the national structure.

A Board of Directors of professional football, business, youth and educational leaders.

Our official insurance plan taps into massive buying power to negotiate extremely broad coverages at the absolute lowest cost

Official Rules and Regulations Book for each registered team. The book covers tackle, flag and touch football and
cheerleading rules.

Official League and Club Operations Manual for leagues, conferences and football clubs to help start up and run your
organization.

All programs are given a Charter Certificate.

AYF has numerous awards and recognition for outstanding volunteers and coaches of the year, including the AYF Hall of
Fame to recognize those who have made a difference.

NFL Local Agency Grants are awarded to applicants who need additional funding for equipment purchasing or field
improvement.

So far, more than $1 million in Nike shoes have been given out as part of our Shoes for
Study program.

Half a million dollars worth of Nike equipment to kids of the U.S. Armed Forces overseas.

Opportunities to receive donations and giveaways from AYF sponsors.

AYF provides fundraising opportunities and local safety clinics.

Regional tournaments and Championships open for all leagues to participate.

AYF presents rotating (coastal) National Championship in football and cheerleading.

AYFnet.net – FREE Web sites offered to every AYF league, team and family.

The list keeps going, and growing, with growth rates of 38 percent annually.
AYF is continually giving more back to our leagues.

Football 101
THE VALUE OF PLAYING
Parents: Don't discount the value of simply playing

Common misconceptions within the youth sporting world involve play and how it
influences everything from skill development to conditioning.

Too often parents, without realizing it, allow their youngsters to participate in training
programs and practice sessions that feature endless repetitions of one exercise. These
types of practices are counterproductive and impede a young athlete's development.

Let's take a look at playing from a few perspectives.

Mental - Children do not posses the attention span to concentrate on one athletic skill for a
prolonged period of time. Understanding this concept is paramount. Once a child becomes
bored with a movement frustration and carelessness will set in, leading to poor execution
and incorrect form. Performing a skill without the proper mechanics can lead to
acute or chronic injury, and these repetitive movements can inhibit development.

Emotional - Young athletes require constant positive and constructive feedback from their
parents. Chastising young athletes for a poor performance or incorrect execution of a skill is
not conducive to optimal development. Forcing
children to perform the same drill over and over again in an effort to help them
improve a specific skill will often feel like punishment to them,
even though that wasn't your intention.

Children learn, develop and grow when they are immersed in a positive and uplifting
environment. Now, this doesn't mean that you remove discipline or respect from the
equation, but never confuse discipline and respect with fear and
loathing. A child that is fearful of the repercussions of a poor
performance is going to be hampered in their development.

Conversely, a child that knows that they will be supported and nurtured after a poor
performance and given every chance to improve is going to reap the benefits of seeing
steady progress in their skill development.

Physical - A child simply cannot become proficient at a sport without developing a solid
foundation of all of the skills that are required to participate. As a parent you have a
responsibility to ensure that your young athlete is involved in as much diversification as
possible. This could mean playing several different sports throughout the year rather than
just concentrating on one or two. Don't make the mistake of immersing your youngster into
one sport year-round if that's not what they are truly interested in doing.
It will only hurt - not help - them.

By incorporating the concept of play into activities and drills that you perform with your child
at home, you can transform them into fun and enjoyable experiences that
will help develop their athletic skills.

Don't discount the benefits of basic game-oriented activities like tag, for example. This
schoolyard favorite that can be played in the backyard offers several athletic development
and conditioning benefits to youngsters. After all, the game
requires starting and stopping, accelerating, changing speeds and direction, and developing
strategies in order not to get caught.

Other fun games that can enhance your child's athletic development include tug-of-war,
single leg tug-of-war, wheel barrel races and partner jumping races.

Remember, the act of simply playing is valuable in your child's athletic development. Use it
creatively in your own backyard and it will enable your child to reap many wonderful benefits.

WHERE FOOTBALL,
FAMILY AND FUN BEGIN...

PROUD MEMBER OF AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL INC.

CENTRAL FLORIDA

YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE

We Proudly Support Our Troops

~We are a Non-Profit Youth Football and Cheer Community For The Kids, Family, Fun and Scholastics~

Nike Coach of the Year Convention

International World Resort & Spa, I-Drive, Orlando
We appreciate all of the 2007 and 2008 CFYFL coaches that attended the NIKE COY clinics on We
all gained some great on-field training from the coaching staff of FAU, as well as many classes and
instruction seminars from many National Championship Youth coaches from around the country,
as well as some Nationally recognized NCAA coaches such as the legendary Bobby Bowden of
FSU & Les Miles of LSU. Former Heisman trophy candidate, UF Gator QB and current coach of
Jacksonville University - Kerwin Bell. Outstanding Former Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts
QB, and new Head coach of Stanford University, Jim Harbaugh. This training on safety, practice
organization, game day preparation, and offenses and defenses should prove to be valuable tools
for each of you to use with your teams in the CFYFL!
Thank you again for your attendance.

Jim Harbaugh and our Founder

CFYFL Founder and Kerwin Bell

CFYFL Coach Traynor w/
Head Coach Mark Richt of Georgia

SOME REGISTRATION PHOTOS FROM OUR MAY 3RD REGISTRATION / FESTIVAL!!!

Special Thanks to Winter Springs Elementary, and the more than
600 people that attended this registration!!!
(Click on thumbnail picture to enlarge)

REGISTER FOR NEXT SEASON!!
We are now accepting Registrations for next season!

American Youth Football continues
to surpass Pop Warner all over the
country!!
***Click here for an interesting article!***

National Organization          Tackle Football Participants
American Youth Football                         350,000*
the other national organization              190,000**

Source: *AYF, ** USA Football Website, February 9, 2005.
            Youth Football represents ages 5-16 only.

Congratulations to AYF Atlantic Region Director
and CCAYFL Commissioner Bob Dunn on being
named Police "Lieutenant" in Beaufort NC!!
Lieutenant Dunn has been a great friend,
example and mentor to our program.

OPEN REGISTRATIONS FOR FOOTBALL AND
CHEERLEADING BEGIN IN FEBRUARY!
(You may mail in the form and fee NOW to insure your child's placement on the
team or with the coach he or she wishes to be on)
EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AFTER THAT
THROUGH JUNE
LOCATION: RED BUG LAKE PARK on Red Bug Lake Road between Casselberry and
Winter Springs. (just West of Tuskawilla rd)
Time: 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM
Bring: COPY of birth certificate, recent photo, recent report card, and registration fee.
Registration Fee: Football - $165; Cheer - $140; (returning players - $150 & $75)
$15 optional for practice jersey, and two mouthpieces that you keep.
Sign up Early to insure you get on a team in your area