About Us
The Greater 69th Street Wildcats Athletic Association is a non-profit organization that has been serving its community and the surrounding areas for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing the youth with an opportunity to develop sportsmanship, respect, teamwork, and leadership skills through participation in football and cheerleading.
The Greater 69th Street Wildcats organization prides itself on providing a quality youth athletic program. The program is designed to teach children how to compete in athletics at a young age on a high level. In the Wildcats organization, we are not only interested in building athletic skills; but also the entire person.
Through practice and game situations, we are trying to, build character, develop leadership and encourage mental toughness. We also like to relate life with the principles of football, such as teamwork and being able to work with others and follow positive leadership among your peers. We teach the principle of working hard, and not to take short cuts in life. Developing some since of how to work and what work means, having a work ethic.
Lastly, we try to promote and teach these children how to have a winning attitude in the midst of adversity past or present. It has been proven that participating in sports heightens self-esteem in youth.
BEFORE YOU REGISTER YOUR CHILD – PLEASE READ THIS DISCLAIMER:
We play in a non-weighted league.
Practice and games are played in the heat, rain, sleet, snow and ice. We never play in Thunder and Lightning.
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“The goal of the youth football coach should be to teach the basics in a safe and technically sound manner. He should be organized and confident in his approach and skills. He should make the practices and games fun to the point that the kids look forward to both. The coach should realize and respect his own position and lead by example showing the highest possible standards of integrity and sportsmanship. He should coach the kids up to their legitimate ability to compete while ensuring all players that meet minimum behavior and attendance standards play at least some each game and feel part of the team.”
~ Coach Dave Cisar