Eligible Players
Players must be in 4th, 5th or 6th Grade during the 2025/26 school year and go to or belong to SFA Parish or other participating parishes (St. Kevin's, OLPH, St. Gabes, St. Madeline's, Our Lady of Peace, St Rose of Lima, St. George, St. James and St. Joseph).
Equipment
Players should wear shoulder pads, leg pads, cup, cleats and a mouth guard. SFA will provide helmet and gameday uniform.
Fee
2025 season is $200 a player
League Specifications
Location
All practices and home games will be held at Kutufaris Field at Church Road Park. Away games will be at other CYO fields based on the schedule provided by the league,
Season Dates
CYO does not allow practice prior to August 15th. The first practice will be the Monday after August 15th.
The league does allow heat acclimation practices the week before the 15th and SFA may or may not have heat acclimation.
Practices will be Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-8:00 and 5:00-6:45 on Friday.
Games will be played on Saturdays from early September through early November at 11:30 am.
Practices and games are subject to change based on weather and field availability.
Season Expectations
Players will learn the fundamentals of tackle football.
Games will be 11v11 competitive games that run about a 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Playing time is not guaranteed, however the coaches create as much opportunities as possible for non-starters to play throughout the season through 5th quarters and non-starter games throughout the season.
Director
Steven DiIenno