Founded in 1965, the Atlanta Colt Youth Association is a youth sports program dedicated to teaching young men and women about Sportsmanship, Perseverance and Teamwork. ACYA offers flag football, intraleague tackle (teams competing within the park) and competitive travel tackle football for ages 5-13. We also have an exciting Cheer Program for kids ages 5-13 to participate as sideline cheerleaders and/or on our competition cheer team. (more info below)
FLAG FOOTBALL - Co-ed non-contact flag football for kindergarten through 2nd grade; every Monday night 5:30 - 7:00pm
INTRALEAGUE TACKLE - Tackle football for 1st through 7th grade with all games played at Murphey Candler Park; two events per week for 1st-3rd graders and and three events per week for 4th-7th graders.
TRAVEL - Tackle football for ages 9-13 (8th graders who are 13 before July 1st are eligible to try out for Colts); ACYA is a part of North West Georgia Youth Football League with games played across metro Atlanta; three to four events per week
FLAG CHEER - Sideline cheering for kindergarten and 1st grade; one combined practice/game per week
INTRALEAGUE CHEER - Sideline cheering for 2nd through 5th grades; one practice, one game per week
COLT COMPETITION CHEER - Sideline and competitive cheering for grades 4th through 8th; three to four events per week
GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL - Woman's non-contact football for 5th - 8th grade. Season runs mid-October through mid-December.