• A desire to introduce and continue the positive football experience and education that parents and players have received as members of the Woodbury Athletic Association program.
• The opportunity to expose youth football players to the concepts and structure of tackle football by slowly integrating techniques and skills specific to their age.
• The desire to teach youth football players the importance of a team concept, respect, dedication, discipline, and will power.
• The opportunity to develop players to someday compete at the highest level possible to further the development and competitive opportunities for WAA players.
• The desire to provide an option in addition to the local Community Education programs.
• The opportunity to further develop, and ensure the development of, football players with the common understanding of the offensive and defensive schemes, terminology, and core beliefs shared by the Woodbury High School football program with the acknowledgement that a majority of WAA football players will move on to play at Woodbury High School.

The Metro East Youth Football League voted to move 3rd Grade Football back to regular 11-man tackle football. The past 4 years the league has experimented with tackle-bar and found the fundamentals that program was designed under were not being met and it created essentially, another "flag" type program. This does not meet the goals and vision of the league or the WAA Football program. We believe tackle football can be taught, in a responsible manner, with safety being the primary goal, to all levels of our football program. This will also better prepare the athletes as they move up in this program. 

For more information contact Nick Sullivan.