ABout The jr. jackets
The Memphis Jr. Jackets Youth Football & Cheerleading is a non-profit organization that supports the Memphis division of the Thumb Area Football League(TAFL).
TAFL is a youth sports program offering full pad full tackle football and cheerleading to boys and girls between the ages of 9 - 12 with ages 5-6 for flag football and ages 7-8 we offer " Tackle Bar" football in the thumb area.
The purpose of this organization is to promote and encourage our youth in the Memphis, Michigan area and to support TAFL related programs through appropriate activities relating to our Mission. It is the intention of this organization to provide a venue where competitiveness is balanced with fun (with an emphasis on FUN!) -to create a youth athletics organization that the citizens of our community can be proud of...realizing that a supporting influence on our youth today will positively affect our community tomorrow.
Memphis Jr. Jackets shall make the effort to supply the Memphis t football teams and cheerleading squads with equipment and instruction needed to compliment the youth activities and to help with the education of sport and team building skills. This will be accomplished through various fund-raising activities as well as donations from the general public.
Memphis's primary activities, as they relate to supporting TAFL, include registration of participants, sizing participants/ordering equipment and uniforms, creating a coaching pool that will instruct and train our youth for these purposes: Improving and developing their capabilities Acquiring team sponsors Acquiring and setting up football field facilities Running concessions Distributing, collecting and purchasing equipment for teams.
Email Us at memphisjrjackets@gmail.com with any questions.