Hello Columbia Youth Football!

We are pleased to announce that we have a new cheer director that will be restarting our cheer program this fall! Welcome, Marina Chiodini! A little about Marina - She is a dedicated cheerleader and coach with over 6 years of experience in competitive and sideline cheer. She has trained in tumbling, stunting, jumps, and dance. She has competed at the Illinois High School Association state competition twice, performed half time during two Capital One college bowl games in Orlando, and was her high school team mascot. As a coach, Marina has worked with athletes ages 5-12, focusing on skill development, confidence building, leadership, and technique. 

Marina will be hosting several informational sessions over the next few months and we encourange anyone interested in cheer to attend to see what Marina and Columbia Youth Football have to offer. Her first session is April 9th at 6:00pm. Her second session is May 21st at 6:00pm. Both information sessions will be at the Columbia Fieldhouse.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Marina using the Google doc link here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecx2qGiQT_DQPqGUBI3KNEvMyEfnnShbOCaZLCA2GafUdOfA/viewform?usp=header

Hello Columbia Youth Football!

We just wanted to send out a reminder that our spring flag registration closes on March 20th so make sure and get your kiddo signed up! We are offering co-ed flag football for K through 8th grade this spring. Practices will start March 30th so late registration may not be available. DO NOT WAIT - SIGN UP TODAY!

Coaches - If you have not already, please reach out to Amanda and let her know if you plan on coaching this spring or in the fall. It is a new year so we will need new background checks and new USA Football certifications (both flag and tackle certifications for those coaches doing both). If you have completed your USA Football certificate for 2026, email it to Amanda at cyfl.footballsecretary@gmail.com. Amanda will send the background check link out once we get closer to the start of the season.

For the spring, we could especially use coaches for kindergarten, 7th grade, and 8th grade so if you are interested, contact Amanda at cyfl.footballsecretary@gmail.com.

Thanks!

CYF

Reminder that our last equipment return for the season is tomorrow (Tuesday, 12/30) from 5-6:30pm at the sheds at Cosmo. If you are unable to make it tomorrow, please reach out to cyfl.footballsecretary@gmail.com ASAP to arrange for an alternative time. Any equipment not returned after tomorrow will forfeit their deposit. 

Thanks!

Columbia Youth Football

Hello everyone!

Now that our competitive teams have finished their season, we will be doing our final equipment return on Tuesday, December 30th from 5-6:30pm at the Cosmo Park equipment sheds for any player that still needs to return their pads, helmet, and practice pants OR any coaches that still need to return practice equipment. Any equipment that is not returned after this date will forfeit their deposit.

If you are NOT able to make it on December 30th, please reach out to Amanda at cyfl.footballsecretary@gmail.com to coordinate an alternative time.

Thank you!

Hello everyone!

Our 2026 Spring Flag registration is officially open! Each grade has their own registration on the website so please register your kiddo for the grade they are currently in right now. If you are planning on applying for a Day Dreams Scholarship for the spring season, please DO NOT register for your grade and use the Day Dreams Application registration instead.

Cost is $150 for grades K through 8th grade and that includes the jersey. Practices start March 30th. Our first game will be Sunday, April 12th and games will run until Sunday, May 17th. We will use May 31st as a make-up day for any games that have to be rescheduled due to weather or other issues. Sunday, June 7th will be the optional tournament for any teams wanting to participate.

Registration will close March 20th so do not wait and get signed up today! If you are interested in coaching this spring season, please reach out to Amanda at cyfl.footballsecretary@gmail.com. 

Thanks!

Columbia Youth Football

Hello Parents!

First off, we want to thank all of our parents for your continued support of CYF Inc. We would not have a league without you and your players!

As we wrap up 2025, we are asking every parent to take a few minutes to fill out the Parent Post-Season Survey. Your feedback is extremely important as this is your chance to help shape the direction of the league and make an impact on future seasons! Please seen the link below to fill out the survey. Thank you again for your committment to CYF Inc!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7x3JYViGjqmKKMOiF1o6uroJfcCethhbAI9rI6CS2VfFGmA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=109480238782615854147

Julie and Marshaye will be at the equipment sheds this Wednesday 11/13 from 5-6:30pm for another equipment return. If you have not returned your equipment and your season is over, please try and make this last equipment return. With basketball and wrestling seasons starting across Columbia, the board has limited availability to meet players outside of these equipment return days. We will have one last equipment return in December when our competitive teams are done with their season and then checks will be deposited for all remaining equipment that has not been returned. 

If you have any questions, please reach out. Thank you!

Reminder that we have two days scheduled this week for equipment return.

We will be at the equipment sheds Wednesday (11/5) from 6-7:30pm and Thursday 11/6 from 5-6:30pm. You will need to return helmet, pads, and practice pants if you borrowed some this season. Please remember to wash your practice pants!

See you at the sheds!

Hello everyone! 

First off, for those still practicing this week, Cosmo fields are closed today (10/29) due to poor field conditions so all practices at Cosmo are cancelled. 

We are so excited for our championship games this coming weekend! We have secured both of Hickman's fields this Sunday and look forward to hosting everyone there for the championships. Please see the game schedule below. 

Hickman Main field:
10:00 - 5th Grade Kewpies
12:00 - 4th Grade Kewpies
2:00 - 3rd Grade Kewpies

Hickman Practice Field:
10:00 - Kindergarten Kewpies vs Kindergarten Bruins
11:30 - 2nd Grade Lions vs  2nd Grade Trailblazers
1:00 - 1st Grade Kewpies vs 1st Grade Bruins

Our next board meeting will be Monday, November 3rd at 6pm at the Fieldhouse meeting room. Board meetings are open to anyone in the league. As a reminder, board elections are in December and if you have any interest in volunteering with the league or joining the board, we strongly encourage you to attend and check it out!

We will have tackle equipment return tonight (10/29) at the sheds from 5-7pm for those who are already done for the season. You will need to return the helmet, pads, and practice pants (if you took some). Next week, equipment returns will be on Wednesday 11/5 from 6-7:30pm and Thursday 11/6 from 5-6:30pm. Please make the effort to return the equipment during one of these 3 days and please wash the practice pants! We will have additional equipment return dates in December for our competitive teams who are still playing. If there are any flag coaches done with the season or coaches who have flags or equipment from preivous seasons, you can also return your coaching bags during these times.

Registration for 2026 season will open in January so please keep an eye out for that. As a reminder, we offer flag only in the spring for K-8th grade. In the fall, we offer flag for K-2nd grade and tackle for 3-6th grade. If you are interested in coaching in 2026, please reach out to cyfl.footballsecretary@gmail.com so I can start keeping tracking of interest. 

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. Thanks and stay dry out there!

Amanda

Hey everyone!

Equipment return tonight (10/28) is cancelled due to illness and poor weather conditions. Julie and Amanda will be at the sheds tomorrow (10/29) from 5:00pm to 7:30pm for equipment return and will also have several days next week, once they coordinate schedules.

We are working on trying to secure both fields at Hickman for our flag and tackle championship games this Sunday so once we have confirmation, we will send out an update along with the schedule.

Thank you!