Thunderbirds Youth Football League is your local youth football league located right in the heart of Farmersburg, IN.
TYFL is an organized sports league designed for children and adolescents to play flag and tackle football. Our league caters to different age groups. The primary goal is to teach kids the fundamentals of football while promoting teamwork, sportsmanship, and physical fitness.
Key features of TYFL include:
Age Divisions: Players are grouped by grade level, ranging from kindergarten through sixth grade.
Coaching: The coaching staff at TYFL are volunteers or parents who guide children through the learning process. Our coaches focus on teaching the basic rules of football, safe playing techniques, strategy and sportsmanship.
Games and Practices: Our teams will have a set schedule of games against other local teams, with practices held during the week to prepare per coaching staff scheduling. Games will typically take place on weekends. TYFL reserves the right to add games to the schedule as they may come available, parents will be notified in as much advance as possible.
Safety: Safety of our players has been and will remain the top priority here at TYFL, with rules designed to protect players, especially younger or less experienced ones. For example, tackling techniques are taught to minimize injuries, etc.
Community Focus: TYFL brings a strong community element, with goals of bringing together families, creating lifelong friendships, community engagement activities, and advancement of our local youth. TYFL strives to provide a sense of belonging and achievement for children while encouraging social interaction.
Competition and Fun: While competition is a part of our league, our largest emphasis is on fun, personal development, and learning. Our league offers a no-cut policy, meaning all children who want to participate can play.
Youth football leagues can be a great way for kids to develop skills, make friends, and build confidence, all while enjoying the sport of football in a supportive and structured environment.
For the past few years the coaches and parents of the TYFL have worked tirelessly for the league to flourish. Our hope has always been to bring football back into our community, bring our children together and build stepping stones for their futures. What had become a diminishing league has grown tenfold to what we offer now. Our players have been offered many unique opportunities; games played at Lucas Oil Stadium, all of our homes games played on our local high school field, community nights and more. Our goal as both board members and parents ourselves is to see this league grow, thrive and become the thing we have dreamt of, you and your children have a chance to be a part of that - the largest part, in fact, as our players are always our top priority.