Many thanks to

Mike Brown

for his continued support, assistance and guidance in the development and hosting of this website

TYFA continues to grow!

In 2008 we had 20 communities, sponsoring 215 teams for children ranging in age from 5-14.   That's a total of 4,313 football players and 1,197 cheerleaders.

As the growth continues, so does the concerns about getting the necessary information out to all the community's and their members.  The website has been redesigned with that in mind.

Many of the items that our communities have asked for are now on-line.  Registration forms, Code of Conducts, as well as other forms; schedules; standings; meeting dates; field locations; etc.  E-mail addresses and phone numbers of the Executive Board have been added, so they are more easily contacted.  Links to each individual community are also included.

It is the intent of the Executive Board that this site be continually updated.  Changes and revisions will be clearly marked and e-mailed to each community.  However, the community officers and officials will have the latest information and their changes should be considered as "final". 

OUR MISSION

To provide the youth of each member community

with a positive and enjoyable experience

in football and cheerleading.

To teach each child the values of fair play, teamwork

and competitiveness, both on and off the field.

To teach each participant the fundamentals of winning,

 while equally stressing how to act when they lose.

OUR ORGANIZATION

The Tennessee Youth Football Alliance, more commonly known as TYFA, was formed in 1996 by several community-based programs within Middle Tennessee.  It is unique in that every member community has an equal voice in the administration of the organization.  Thus the name "Alliance" instead of league.

The Alliance strives to provide a framework in which tackle football and cheerleading is offered and the ideals of good sportsmanship and fair play are stressed and taught.

Each member community elects 2 members to serve on the Executive Board.  One serves on the Executive Committee, who is responsible for administering the rule and regulations and the 2nd person serves as a Voting Delegate, who votes on all issues and rule changes presented.  Our President, Secretary, Treasurer and Athletic Directors are elected from the Executive Board.  Executive Board members may also serve on the Ethics Committee, the Finance Committee, the Scheduling Committee, Athletic Committee or the Championship Committee.

The cheerleading program, a component of TYFA, is known as the Tennessee Youth Football Cheerleading Alliance, or TYFCA, which is under the direction of the Cheerleading Committee, a sub-committee of the Executive Committee.   This committee elects an Cheer Athletic Director and Secretary from each community.

All members of the Executive Board, the Officers, Athletic Directors and the committees can be found on the "EXECUTIVE BOARD" page.

Our communities are divided into 3 conferences, National, Central and American, depending on the overall size of each community. Each Conference may be divided into divisions as necessary for scheduling and standings determination.  To view our divisions, go to the "COMMUNITIES" page.  Each community is supported by an Athletic Director, who along with their other duties, serve as Information Directors for their communities.

Each community is responsible for appointing their coaches, in both football and cheerleading.  All coaches, actively instructing in practices or coaching in games, are required to be certified by the National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA) and agree to the Coaches Code of Conduct.

Each team plays, at least, one Jamboree game (pre-season scrimmage), starting in mid-August,  followed by 8-9 regular season games (divided between home and away games), which lead to the single elimination play-off games, or an end-of-season Bowl Game.  Play-offs culminate with a State Champion team crowned for each of the divisions.  The Championship games are usually held the second Saturday in November.

In October, TYFCA sponsors a Cheerleading Competition, where the squads compete against others in their division and are judged on spirit; dance; cheer technique; stunts and showmanship.

Follow this link to view the 2007 TYFA Football & Cheerleading Rules, Regulations and Procedures  in it's entirety.