Who we are:
T.A.F.L. is a non-profit full pad tackle
football and cheerleading league open to all youths ages 7-13. Our program offers each community up
3 divisions. They are defined as
Freshman, JV and Varsity in six defined communities. We also offer a cheerleading program
in each participating community. T.A.F.L. is a proud member of the Amateur
Athletic Union (A.A.U).
Purpose & Intent:
The purpose of this organization shall be
to provide and promote, through properly qualified guidance and supervision,
clean and wholesome youth football and cheerleading programs in the greater
thumb area of Michigan.
Our aim is not to compete with the local school districts, but to complement
them. It is the intent of this
league to teach basic skills of football and cheerleading. We teach proper conduct and
sportsmanship to positively affect the development of our children.
History:
T.A.F.L. began in 2003 at the Birchwood Sports
Dome in Port Huron. There were two seasons each having 8
games. The first season saw 2 teams
in both age divisions (7-8-9, 10-11-12), and the second season had 4 teams in
both age divisions. With the closing
of the Sports Dome, a new non-profit T.A.F.L. was started in 2004 to then create
8 regular games and 2 play-off games while playing outdoors. We began that season with 125
participants on 8 teams in 2 age divisions. In
the 2010 season we had 999 participants, on 40 teams, in 3 age divisions and 6
defined communities. Included in those numbers are 125 plus cheerleaders.
Vision:
It is the vision and goal of T.A.F.L. to grow and
organize a league of 1000+ participants.
Games will be played on a number of different fields at participating
communities. Potentially, teams will
be split into regions with the various regional winners playing in an ultimate
league championship.
Board Members:
| President: | Thomas D. Tocco |
| Vice President | Ron Roe |
| Secretary: | Open |
| Treasurer: | Alexis Davidson |
| Marketing Director. | Mike Dey |
| Equipment Director: | Fidel Mendoza |
| Cros-Lex Community Director: | Bruce Davis |
| Port.Huron Community Director: | Jason O’Hare |
| Port Huron Community Director: | Anthony Edwards |
| Richmond Comm. Dir: | Jared Greenia |
| Yale Comm. Dir: | Aaron Kovatch |
| Anchor Bay Comm. Dir: | Scott Smykowski |
| Algonac Comm Dir: | Chris Hiltunen |
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