Blackstone Valley Youth Football and Cheerleading

blackstone valley youth football and cheerleading, a federally recognized 501(c)(3) organization, has served children in rhode island, connecticut, and southeastern massachusetts since 2007. the conference was formed to provide a healthy and safe environment for young people ages 5 through 18, inclusive, to learn football, cheerleading, and the principles of good sportsmanship irrespective of their age, gender, nationality, religious beliefs, athletic ability, or ability to pay registration fees. blackstone valley is proud to be a member of american youth football and cheer. american youth football (“ayf”) is the largest youth football and cheerleading organization in the world with teams in all 50 states, as well as guam, samoa, canada, mexico, israel, panama, brazil, japan, germany, and italy. ayf has experienced a minimum 15+% annual growth rate over the last 10 consecutive years. there are approximately 750,000 participants in football and cheer; 18,000 teams; and 140,000 coaches a