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Would like to know everyones thoughts on the Travel Football. I personally work with the 606 Outlaws, we use a collection of kids from the RCJFL. Which includes Teams from Boyd, Greenup, Carter, and Mason Counties. Imo, in our area its great for the kids. Takes alot of them places they would never experience, playing against competition they would never see in league play and helps prepare them a little more for the next step. It also allows eqch teams studs, workhorses, whatever you want to call it, a chance to focus a little more on a single position and have other more quality players around them. We took a team of 13 10yos, 2 11Yos, and 2 12yos to Etown and played in the 11U division. All of our 10yos and 1 11yo all qualified to play in the 10U division, but we decided to bump up a division. It was a great experience for the kids. Their growth in a few short weeks was remarkable. I think its a little different than AAU basketball and travel baseball as well. Simply bc its a little harder to put a team together in a sport like football. Im hoping to build more for the group I have over the next year.

100% agree. I played high school and coached the past ten years at the middle and high school level in the region I had mentioned earlier. But those neighboring schools I mentioned never had football. Like Elliot, Menifee, Lee, Wolfe, etc. We have some great youth teams around here, but I would like to give kids in those other areas chances to compete in a sport they never would have a chance to while in school. Pair them up with kids who play the game and want to prepare a bit more for the next level. 

I just didn’t know if there were travel leagues/teams locally, in the 606 or 859 areas. 
I have tons of questions. I recently retired from the game. But I miss it too much.