Pads on.
Game on.
Full-contact football for kids ready to step into a helmet. Three divisions across Atom, Peewee, and Junior Bantam. Fall season only — August to November.
Tackle football at the Longhorns is taught from the ground up. New players learn fundamentals — stance, footwork, blocking technique, tackling form — before contact is ever introduced at full speed. Every Longhorns tackle coach is Safe Contact certified by Football BC, the same certification used in high-school and university programs across the province.
Equipment is issued and fitted by the club: helmets, shoulder pads, and game jerseys for the season. Cleats, mouthguard, and athletic gear are on the family. A refundable equipment deposit cheque is held for the season and returned in full once gear is checked back in.
Tackle is also where most kids find their position. Quarterbacks, running backs, lineman, linebackers, receivers — every body type and personality fits somewhere on the field. Most of our Junior Bantam grads go on to play for Delta and Surrey high-school programs, and we've sent players to BCFC junior football and college rosters across Canada.
If you're hesitant about contact, start in flag. Most of our 8-and-9-year-olds do one or two seasons of Spring Flag before stepping into pads in the fall. There's no rush.