Youngsters from throughout the community are fast learning the game of football in preparation for their first game on Sunday in the Davello Youth Flag Football League.
The team, coached by Ray Williams, was at Lions Park yesterday (Sunday) preparing for that big game.
Williams said he started the program in Batavia because his friend Jay Rob in Medina was looking for some help with the leag.
"I was already planning something for Batavia already, so decided to have teams in Medina and Batavia and surrounding areas to play each other," Williams said.
The program is about teaching kids the basics of football, Williams said.
"It’s a skill development program as well as flag football," Williams said. "There aren’t too many skill development programs for our youth for football, so we figured we would start them young learning and understanding the game."
Besides Batavia and Medina, there are programs in Albion and Lockport. The Batavia program includes kids from Oakfield, Pembroke, and Alexander.
The age group is 5 to 16 for both boys and girls.
Teams are broken down by age groups: 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-16
Games will be played each Sunday through Aug. 29.
Assistant coaches are Otis Thomas, Harry Roscoe, Tim King, Tre Woods, Ray Tooley, Patrick Tyler, and Erica Williams.
Photos by Howard Owens
Photo by Howard Owens
