Below are some key dates for the upcoming River Falls Youth Football season: 

• Friday, July 13th — Kids can walk with RFYFA in River Falls Days Parade 

• Saturday, July 14th, 1:00pm to 4:00pm — Kids can test their skills and win treats at the RFYFA booth located on City Hall Plaza

• Tuesday, July 31st, 7:00pm — Pre-Season Coaches Meeting (Option #1) 

• Saturday, August 4th, 11:00am to 1:00pm — Coach Crail Youth Football Camp 

• Tuesday, August 7th, 7:00pm — Pre-Season Coaches Meeting (Option #2) 

• Thursday, August 9th, 6:00pm to 7:00pm — Player/Parent Orientation and Practice 

• Tuesday, August 14th, 6:00pm to 7:00pm —  Player Combine Night 

• Thursday, August 16th, 6:00pm to 7:00pm — Player Combine Night 

• Friday, August 17th — Players introduced at halftime of High School Varsity football game

• Tuesday, August 21st, 6:00pm to 7:00pm — Teams Announced and Practice 

• Thursday, August 23rd, 6:00pm to 7:00pm — Practice 

During the season practices will continue to run every Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 7pm. Our first game day will be Saturday, September 8th and games will be finished by noon. Game schedules will be sent to coaches/parents after the teams are finalized. 

We are going to have several special events for the kids this year. This includes an opportunity to scrimmage during a Varsity RFHS game, and a practice night with the UW-River Falls football team at Ramer Field.

We are looking forward to a fun 2018 youth football season!

GO CATS! 

Josh Kluge 

RFYFA President 

Coach Crail and his players will be putting on a one-day camp on August 4th.  The cost is $25 and the players will receive a camp t-shirt.  Registration will be open until July 15th in order to allow enough time to order the t-shirt.  If you have any questions, please e-mail Josh Kluge (rfyouthfootball@gmail.com) or Coach Crail.

River Falls Summer Speed & Strength for the High School and Middle School registration is open.  Please do the district web site at: http://www.rfsd.k12.wi.us/district/summer_school.cfm

We are excited to open registration for the 2018 Youth Football Season.  We are going to play flag in all levels this year. 

Each year we discuss the flag versus tackle decision.  We as a board want to assure we do what is best for the majority of the kids and the River Falls Football program.  The decision we made is to play flag for all levels next year.  In numerous discussions this year, Head Coach David Crail expressed a strong recommendation to go to flag.  Please understand, this decision does not come lightly.  We understand that some people will not agree with it, but we hope that we can show you that we can continue to run a great program without tackling.

We see numbers consistently on the decline around the nation and this great sport is under scrutiny with the constant focus on concussions.  We have always had the kid’s safety as our number one priority and we feel flag provides a safer environment.

We are working on the transition plan now and I can tell you we will still focus preparing kids for the next level.  There are numerous things we can teach to help their transition from flag to tackle in 7th grade.

Here are some of the exciting things we are doing this year:

• Season starts in the beginning of August and goes through the middle of October
• 7-on-7 flag football
• High School Player Involvement (Combine nights, referees)
• No more designated player, everyone can play every position

Our registration fee is $95.  If you are in need of financial assistance, please feel free to fill out the 2018 Scholarship Link on the top right of the home page, under the main registration link. 

Josh Kluge
RFYFA President

River Falls Youth Football Association sponsors support our mission to help kids realize a passion for the game and enhance knowledge/skills at all age levels. We are thankful for their support!

The River Falls Football Website is designed to provide a single location where you can find all of the information you need about the youth, middle school and high school programs.