Lafayette, LA – Gridiron Football has chosen Lafayette as the first city in the state to offer its youth flag football league, founded by and staffed by former NFL players and youth sports professionals. The league operates in more than 25 states and has more than 80,000 players.
Gridiron Football has teamed up with Cajun Sports Association (CSA) and Lafayette Christian Academy to offer non-contact football for boys and girls ages 5-17. Games will be played at Lafayette Consolidated Government’s (LCG) Beaullieu Park and Moore Park.
Players are not restricted by boundaries. Registration is open to youth throughout Lafayette Parish and surrounding parishes. Coaches are also welcome to sign up a team to play in the league.
Competitive (traditional flag football) and 7-on-7 (skilled players) are offered. Registration ends on April 1. Register at https://www.gridironfb.com/. Questions about the league should be directed to Derek Landry at 337-221-8880, dlandry@gridironfb.com or Justin Gibbs at 337-412-4947, jgibbs@gridironfb.com. For up-to-date information, follow Gridiron Football Acadiana on Facebook at facebook.com/GridironFB.Acadiana.
Travis Burnett
A pioneer in the flag football community, Travis helped co-found the Flag Football World Championship Tour, FlagSpin and USA Flag. Featuring 15+ years of content creation for the sport of flag football, creating and managing the largest flag football tournaments on the planet, coaching experience at the youth and adult level as well as an active player with National and World Championship level experience.
