Hello to our GYFAI family! 

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING

We ONLY  accept registration and payments online. There will be no exceptions and we will NOT accept any payments in person.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The following are frequently asked questions...

Cost: Tackle and Cheer $150 / Peewee Tackle Football $120/ Flag and Mini Mini Cheer $90

Season starts  August 1st (Cheer August 2nd) and runs through November

We are an independent Tackle Football Program in a competitive travel league.  This is not a recreational program and we have no affiliation with the town of Griswold's Parks and Rec. Program.  Therefore Tackle Football playing time is not guaranteed and is up to coaches discretion. 

FIRST WEEK OF FOOTBALL PRACTICE IS SHORTS, SHIRT AND CLEATS!  NO FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT NEEDED!

Tackle football practices are typically Monday through Thursday evenings with one game on the weekend, either a Saturday afternoon/night or Sunday morning/afternoon   Practices are on the practice football field behind high school softball field  (Practices are based on coach's discretion and are not scheduled by the league)

In season if you have specific questions about practice or games please contact your coach and not the league

Cheerleaders will practice 3 nights a week outside at the Lisbon Middle School until the start of the fall school year.  Starting in September they will move to the Griswold Middle School indoors

There are playoffs ending with a Super Bowl at the end of regular season for tackle football and a Cheer Competition for all competition level cheerleaders (Seniors, Juniors, Micros,Minis)

We will also be introducing our new PeeWee division for the 2023 season.  This will be a non-competitive tackle division for 6 and 7 year olds.

Flag football is for 4,5 and 6 year olds.  They typically practice 2 nights a week with one game on the weekend, the season is 10 weeks starting the first week of August.  We provide flag uniform shirts for the players.  All that is required are shorts and cleats. 

For tackle football we provide helmet, shoulder pads and game jersey for football players (black game pants, cleats, practice pants, practice jersey and mouth guard are player's responsibility)

Cheerleaders are provided with uniforms (shoes, bloomers, bodysuit, and competition bows are cheerleader's responsibility)

Game schedules usually come out  sometime in August and are created by the SNEYFC

Emails go out to registered players as we get closer to the start of the season with more specific information.

As always if you have any other questions please email us.

We are excited for a successful 2023 season just around the corner.  We are working hard planning many different fundraising opportunities this year.  We will keep you posted on event details as they unfold.  More information on the season will follow as we get closer.

NEW PLAYERS  WILL NEED A COPY OF LAST YEARS REPORT CARD!

IF YOU ARE A RETURNING PLAYER FROM 2022 YOU DO NOT NEED A REPORT CARD OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE

If you are NEW to the league we will need your child's

birth certificate and last year's report card to verify the school they attend. 

This excludes our Flag Football program

FOOTBALL MANDATORY WEIGH-INS will be in August TBD

ALL TACKLE PLAYERS MUST ATTEND!!!!!

Saturday July 22nd, 2023 ■ 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start

Pequot Golf Club ■ Stonington, CT

4-Person Scramble ■ 7am Check-In

 $135.00 per player ■ $540.00 per foursome

Price includes: Green Fees ■ Cart ■ Raffle Tickets ■ 

Breakfast Sandwich w/ coffee and juice ■ 2 Hotdogs w/ chips & soda

Pre-Drawn Raffles 

The Griswold Youth Football Association Inc. provides tackle football and cheerleading programs to children residing in the towns of Griswold, Lisbon, Voluntown, Canterbury, Preston and Sprague (Baltic, Hanover and Versailles).

Griswold youth football teams and cheerleading squads are all formed based solely upon a child’s age and we compete in the  Southern New England Youth Football Conference (SNEYFC) with 14 other surrounding leagues. We hope that you come out and join the fun!