About Us
The Evanston Junior Wildkit program is a grass roots youth football organization that was founded in 1994 and became a part of the Central Suburban Youth Football League, which is comprised of teams from the North Shore of Illinois.
The purpose of the program is to teach fundamental football skills and philosophy to players between the grades of 5th through 8th. We also strive to develop each participants sense of self-esteem and community pride, and enhance their understanding of the importance of teamwork. We believe these skills help players to further their football aspirations as they transcend to the high school football level. With this in mind, we maintain very close ties with the ETHS Football coaching staff and structure our strategies in a manner that is similar and consistent with the high school. We have also implemented educational and behavior standards that each player is required to abide by in order to maintain eligibility within the program and to ensure that they are following a successful pathway into high school.
The Program is open to both boys and girls alike for the following four levels of competition:
- Flyweights: grades 5th (under 100lbs) and 6th (under 90lbs)
- Middleweights (formerly Featherweights): grades 5th (over 100lbs) and 6th (over 90lbs)
- Lightweights: grades 7th & 8th (under 140 lbs.)
- Heavyweights: grades 7th & 8th (over 140 lbs.)
Players are asked to commit at least 10 hours per week for practice and games. The Junior Wildkit program prides itself on having a solid coaching staff with 4+ well qualified coaches per team all of whom volunteer their time and efforts. We also have a very strong parent support team to help us reach our various program goals.
Testimonials
Thank you coaches and staff at Evanston Jr. Wildkit Football. You were a Godsend! We have seen our boy grow into a fine young man. We are very happy that he was a part of your program. He has developed excellent character; thanks for your help!
This program is absolutely essential to the overall success of our kids; it teaches the kids to be dreamers and to strive for excellence. It also places an emphasis on education and development of character. I clearly would have benefited immensely if I had a program such as this as a young man. Congratulations to the Jr. Wildkit program, you are serving the Evanston community proudly!
Our experience has been the one of profound satisfaction. We've seen our son grow in many ways; as a leader; as an athlete; and most importantly, as a student in the classroom. His involvement with EJWF has allowed him to grow in ways we would not have expected. What a wonderful program!