The 2012 spring Kinsmen Tackle Football league came to a close Tuesday afternoon as teams from Yorkton, Yorkdale Central School, and Melville joined forces at Kinsmen Century field for super scrimmages to end the season. League organizer Roby Sharpe stated the point of this youth league is to, "Introduce kids to the sport and potentially grow football players from the youth level."
The league, which featured two times and three times a week practice sessions, introduces kids to the sport of tackle football, as well as getting comfortable with playing in full equipment and the contact that comes with it. Offensive and defensive strategy is also introduced to the young players. The league also serves as a recruiting program to the Gridder program which allows kids to play football in the Regina Minor Football League and learn the game further.
The Gridders have various age divisions and play games at home at Century Field as well as in Regina. Yorkton Minor Football and the Kinsmen have been ensuring that the sport grows in Yorkton for a few years now and the Gridder program is continuing to grow in numbers and strength year after year, becoming one of the best ran minor sports programs in the city.
Registrations for the fall Gridders season are still available, for more information contact Roby Sharpe of Yorkton Minor Football.
