Championship Games are November 3, 2019!

JFLOCI INFORMATION

The Junior Football League of Central Illinois (JFLOCI) is the Midwest's preeminent youth sports league, offering Flag Football, Tackle Football, and Cheerleading. The JFLOCI is committed to ensuring a positive youth sports experience and advancing player safety by providing league-wide coaching education and teaching resources that benefit players, parents, and coaches. To enhance this commitment, the JFLOCI has partnered with USA Football and promotes their Heads Up Football® program.

USA Football, the sport’s National governing body, educates more youth and high school coaches than any other organization in the United States.

All JFLOCI coaches will be trained in Heads Up Football® techniques before leading their teams each season. They will also attend an annual league-wide Coaches Clinic lead by USA Football instructors. This clinic includes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concussion recognition and response protocols; heat illness prevention information; proper helmet and shoulder pad fitting; as well as shoulder tackling, defeating blocks, and blocking techniques, which aim to reduce helmet contact.

“Heads Up Football is changing how coaches are trained, players are taught, parents are informed, and safety is addressed,” USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck said. “We are proud to have the Junior Football League of Central Illinois join us in leading America’s youth football community, helping to further establish important standards rooted in education for the good of our young athletes.”

JFLOCI PROGRAMS