SWIYFC

SWIYFC Mission Statement

The Southwestern Illinois Youth Football Conference is a non-profit organization. The purpose of the Conference shall be to promote the game of football in the area, to inspire children to practice good health, citizenship, and character, to bring area children together through the means of a common interest in sportsmanship, fair play, and fellowship, to impart to the game elements of safety, sanity, intelligent supervision, and to keep the welfare of the children first. In addition to the above general purposes, specific purposes are as follows:

A. To acquaint the children with the fundamentals of the game, running, passing, kicking, blocking, and tackling.

B. To teach through the game sportsmanship, love of the game, and the ability to take a few knocks and bumps.

C. To promote safe play by encouraging children to play in their own weight and age division and preventing unsportsmanlike conduct.