Fallbrook AYF Warriors

 For those of you who may have some basic questions because we are a new league if Fallbrook, we have assembled the most frequently asked questions and their answers below.  If this does not answer your questions, please feel free to call us at 760.728.4AYF (4293).

1.  Where will we be practicing? 

All of our teams will be practicing at either Live Oak, Potter Junior High or Zion Lutheran School and Church which is just up the street from the two neighboring schools. 

2.  Where will we play our games?

We will be playing every other weekend at Fallbrook High School.   Away game travel will be similar to other football leagues although our geographic area is more south of Fallbrook as opposed to being more north of Fallbrook. 

3.  Is your Fall season regular 11 man football like Pop Warner?

Yes.  Our 8 Man Spring League is just to keep our players sharp and give new players a chance to learn the game in a less stressful environment as their are no championships in Spring Ball.  This is AYFC's first Spring Ball season and only some of our teams chose to try it out.  National will be watching us and other areas as we work through this abridged team season and refine it for across the nation in the future.  Our 11 Man Fall season is fully enjoyed by dozens of teams in the San Diego Conference.  AYFC has a National Championship in Florida as well as the first ever National All Star East vs. West Game.  AYFC teams are very competitive

4.  How can AYF keep it's costs so much lower than other national youth football and cheer leagues?

Several reasons. 

  a.  We don't spend money on unnecessary items that neither make our players safer or help them play better.  We spend wisely and keep a very tight reign on our income and expenses.  Our Treasurer must have a financial background and be conversant with IRS guidelines. 

  b.  As the largest national youth football and cheer organization in the country, we have procured very good deals with our vendors thereby cutting our costs significantly. 

c.  Because we are so community oriented,we enjoy a wide variety of sponsors from Fallbrook and beyond.  Their generosity plays a big role in our success.

5.  How do you find and choose your coaches?

Head Coaches as well as Offensive and Defensive Coordinators must apply and go through an interview process.  The Board of Directors and the Coaching Committee interview the applicants at the same time.  The Board has input but the Coaches Committee, which is made up of former coaches, High School coaches and an AYF parent rep, are the final decision makers.  Fallbrook AYFC believes that the appointing of coaches is better left to football people and not board members who may or may not know much about football.  Although we encourage our players to think of themselves as students and citizens first and football players second, when they are on the field, it is all about football and we want our coaches to reflect that.  We feel the Board should be as unintrusive as possible in football side of things and concentrate on running the operational side of the organization.