Little League Football Teams are Capital Rebels, Durham Dolphins, GTA Grizzlies, Texas Rams, Chargers City, Cumberland Panthers and more.
It also known as alternate football or secondary football, is an umbrella term for pro football that is played below the major league level.
Some Minor leagues of football aim to develop players for the major leagues like NFL and CFL, while other offers alternative or Supplemental options for football fans and players.
Minor League Football Teams
Minor League Football Teams for Ontario are Beckwith Irish Football, and Bell Warriors Football. Similarly, MLF teams consist of Chargers City and Texas Rams.
Football Ontario is the sports organization for football in Ontario. Currently, the League’s head office is located in Hamilton, ON.
The Ontario Minor League some of the teams are listed below:
- Beckwith Irish Minor Football
- Bel-Air Copeland Lions
- Bell Warriors Football
- Brant & District Football Club
- Brampton Minor Football Association
- Brockville Buccaneers Youth Football Association
- Burlington Minor Football Association
- Cambridge Minor Football Association
- Capital Rebels
- Chatham Kent Cougars Football Club
- Clarington Knights
- Cornwall Minor Football Association
- Cumberland Panthers
- Durham Dolphins
- Essex County Ravens Football Club
- Forest City Thunderbirds
- Glengarry Gaels Football Club
- Gloucester South Raiders Minor Football
- GTA Grizzlies
- Guelph Minor Football Association
Minor League Football is a professional developmental football league. It started in 1993 and has expanded to 16 teams in America and 16 teams in America.
The league has four groups of teams. Each group has two subgroups, and each subset consists of eight teams.
The League has been owned by former NFL player Richard Myles Sr., who played as a Saftey for New England Patriots from 1980 to 1985. The First team in the League was Washinton Chiefs in Washington, D.C.
The Minor Football professional football in America are:
- Chargers City
- Pennsylvania Saints
- Tennessee Patriots
- Texas Rams
- South Carolina Outlaws
- Texas Cardinals
- Maryland Colts
- New Jersey Raiders
- North Carolina Oilers
The Minor League professional football in Africa are:
- MFL Lions
- MFL Jets
- MFL Ravens
- MFL Panthers
- MFL Jaguars
- MFL Falcons
- MFL Buccaneers
- MFL Giants
- MFL Titans
American Indoor Football Alliance
American indoor football alliance is a league that plays indoor football at a minor professional level in the US. The first season was played in 2022.
The current teams for the AIFA are:
- Carolina Predators
- Columbus Lions
- Capital City Cyclones
- Las vegas Kings
- Mississippi Raiders
- South Florida Thunder
- Dallas Falcons
Based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the Carolina Panthers played at the Crown Coliseum with John Hall as their coach in the 2022 season.
The Predators re-signed Derrick Cohens, Malik Adams, Kevin McClearn, Chris Gilyard, and Deonte Jumper for the 2023 season. They also added Coyte Kennedy as their new OL coach.
The Columbus Lions joined the AIFA in 2007 after starting as an expansion team of the World Indoor Football League in 2006. However, they only played two seasons in the AIFA.
Since 2022 the team’s new ownership has been led by Jeff Levack, who also has a stake in the Orlando Predators. In addition, the team will also be led by Chris Mckinney as their head coach.
The Capital City Cyclones are a pro indoor football team in Tallahassee, Florida. They Started in 2017 as the Tampa Bay Tornadoes.
However, the team became an American Indoor Football Alliance member in 2022. D.J. Daniels will be their head coach for the next season.
Las Vegas Kings is a professional arena football team based out of the Fabulous city of Las Vegas and plays their game at the Las Vegas Sports Park.
The Mississippi Raiders, based in Jackson, Mississippi, are a professional indoor football team in the American Indoor Football Alliance.
Raiders joined the AIFA in 2021 and played their home games at the Mississippi Coliseum. They were the AIFA champions in 2022 against Las Vegas Kings by 55-12.
South Florida Thunders are based in West Palm Beach, Florida, and are a traveling team that does not have a home venue. They joined the AIFA in 2022 as an expansion team. Similarly, Dallas Falcons become a member of AIFA for the second season in 2023.
Some of the main different rules from outdoor football of AIFA are:
- The Field is 50 yards long and 28 yards wide with 8 yards end zones.
- The game is played with eight players on each side instead of 11.
- The offense has four down to advance the ball 10 yards or score.
- Kickoffs are from the goal line, and missed field or kickoffs that hit the net or rebound bars are live balls that the receiving can return.
- There is no fair catch rule, and the receiving team must attempt to return every kick or risk a turnover.
- The defense can score two points by tackling the ball carrier in his end zone (a safety) or by returning an interception or fumble for a touchdown after the offense scores a touchdown.
Gridiron Youth Football Teams
Gridiron Youth football has created multiple gameplay formats and improved the skills for boys and girls ages 5 to 17.
Similarly, Gridiron is the fastest-growing youth football league. It now has partnerships in over 25 states with the best qualities for communities, empowering each child to become the best athlete, teammate, and person.
Ohio Gridiron Youth Football
Ohio gridiron youth football has six divisions and offers football and cheerleading programs with proper facilities for children ages 5 to 13.
It provides opportunities for healthy competition with proper physical training, suitable protective equipment, and competent adult supervision.
Each team will pay a $500 entrance fee that will be applied toward their league registration fee for the first year. The league will award a trophy to each team member who plays in a championship game.
The Head Commissioner is responsible for making a game schedule, choosing the fields, picking the day and time of the games, and hiring Officials for the game.
The teams and ages will be divided as follows:
- Flag – 1st grade
- Rookie 7 on 7 – 1st and 2nd grade and less than nine years
- Freshman 9 on 9 – 3rd graders and less than ten years old
- Sophomore – 4th graders and less than 11 years old
- Junior Varsity – 5th graders and less than 12 years old
- Varsity – 6th graders and less than 13 years old
Texas Gridiron Youth Football
Texas gridiron youth football started in 2008 to provide a continuous youth football and cheer program and encourage values of sportsmanship.
Texas Gridiron Teams consist of two teams Pure Age and the Traditional Age.
Pure age teams are:
- Westlake Ducks
- Renegade Colts United
- Galveston County Sundevils
- Gold Blooded Titians
- San Antonio Outlaws
- San Antonio Next Level Academy
- Pearland Hurricanes
- Athletes By Nature
- SETX Oilers
- Fort Bend Seahawks
- San Antonio Jr Thunderbirds
- San Antonio Alamo City Colts
Traditional Age teams include:
- Renegade Colts United
- Mocity Buckeyes
- 5th Ward Wildcats
- North Houston Cougars
- North Houston Oilers
- TEH Hornfrogs
- Houston Falcons
- Bayou City Tarheels
- South Texas Wolverines
- South East Broncos
- Alief Kings
- Primetime Raptors
- Texas City Stingrays
- South East Lions