American Youth Football

American Youth Football (AYF), established in 1996, is an international organization that promotes the development of youth through their association with adult leaders in American football. Rules and regulations ensure players are in a safe environment with a competitive balance between teams. The National Football League (NFL) has made AYF a national youth football partner.[1] The President of American Youth Football is Joe Galat.

AYF allows local members to govern themselves while remaining non-intrusive. AYF has reached all 50 United States and six countries with more than 500,000 participants. AYF admits participants regardless of financial capabilities.[2] AYF programs range from financial grants to leagues which need help, shoes sponsored by Nike, field development in conjunction with FieldTurf, and Rising Stars football camps,[3] which send inner-city kids.

Former NFL players involved with American Youth Football include Randy Moss,[4] Tedy Bruschi, Adam Archuleta, Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, and Braylon Edwards, in addition to NFL coach Pete Carroll and TV personality and former NFL player Cris Collinsworth.

  1. ^ NFLHS.COM - Youth Football Fund: How the NFL Can Help Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ AYF - American Youth Football & Cheer Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rising Stars Football Camp Archived July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Randy Moss teams up with American Youth Football Archived 2011-05-19 at the Wayback Machine