CANARYVILLE — Registration for the Canaryville Lions youth football squad is scheduled to begin Saturday.
Each summer, the Lions take in about 100 kids ages 8-14 and put them through a rigorous schedule that includes two hours of practice each weekday in the early season, plus scrimmages and weekend games.
"We're looking for girls and boys. We have about a half-dozen girls playing with about 90 boys," coach Adam Campbell said.
The registration costs $100 for each child and all of the equipment is provided, except for jock straps, protective cups and spikes. The season gets underway with the first practice, scheduled for Aug. 1.
The Lions are part of the larger Chicagoland Youth Football League, which includes the Brighton Park Bears, Harrison Park Panthers, Humboldt Park Patriots, the Marquette Park Comanches and the East Side Rams, a youth club with roots stretching back to the 1940s.
"We play in the city. We're basically an inner-city football team. We don't go out to the burbs to play," Campbell said.
To register visit the team's official website or call Campbell at 312-961-1806.
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