YMCA Youth Football

 

The purpose of YMCA football is to educate young players on the fundamentals of football in a competitive atmosphere. We strive to develop young athletes by improving physical condition, teaching sport skills, help develop feelings of self-worth, and to play with a sportsmanlike attitude.

YMCA Youth Football offers three stages of development for youth:

  • K-1st grade - recreational flag football league 
    • Registers at the YMCA
  • 2nd grade - padded flag football
    • Registers at the YMCA
  • 3rd - 6th grades play within the Indian Nations Football Conference (INFC) in fully padded, tackle football
    • Registers through Sportabase

**NEW THIS YEAR** 

Youth Tackle Football will be run in coordination with a new Youth Football Committee, in order to provide additional support and collaboration for this stage of YMCA Youth Football. 

The Committee Members and their participation will be as follows;

Coach Wright - HEAD FOOTBALL COACH/ASSISTANT

Bob Pomeroy - YMCA BOARD MEMBER

Mitch Tate - YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH REPRESENTATIVE

Eric Cuevas - YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH REPRESENTATIVE

Justin Waller - YOUTH FOOTBALL PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

Bethany Blakemore - YOUTH FOOTBALL PARENT REPRESENTATIVE

John J. Kane - YOUTH FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR

Chris Jones - YMCA BOARD MEMBER, YOUTH FOOTBALL COMMITTEE SECRETARY

The new Youth Football Committee’s goals are to:

  • Grow youth tackle football participation in Bartlesville 
  • Give youth athletes opportunity for eventual integration directly into the Bartlesville High School Football Program 
  • To partner with the Richard Kane YMCA to provide resources for every team to be as successful as possible as they work towards play at the High School level.