Rails Junior Football

 Tackle Football (Grades 5-8): 

  • All tackle teams play within the Northland Youth Football League (NYFL).
  • Depending on registrations, 5/6 will often be a combined team or teams, while middle school will typically have 7th and 8th grade teams. 
  • All practices will be on weekday evenings, with most games on Saturdays starting in early August. 

Ages

Athletes going into 5th through 8th grades in September

When

Practices and games typically start in early August and go through October.

Where

Practices are held at Klang Park, 9221 Orchard St, Duluth, MN 55810

Home games are held at Egerdahl

Away games take place all over the arrowhead region and Northwest Wisconsin

Practices

Practices are typically Monday through Thursday in the evenings.

They are held in the afternoon/evening.

FOOTBALL VIRTUES

Football virtues define our core values as an organization and shape how we teach the game to our players.

  • Integrity  - Doing the Right in Everything I Do
  • Grit - Mental Toughness, Able to Overcome Aversity
  • Stewardship - Unselfish Dedication to My Team and Community 
  • Perseverance - Due What Needs to be Done, When it Needs to be Done, How it Should be Done
  • Accountability - Commitment to My Role, My Team, My Program, and My Community

Fall 2026

Registration for Rails Junior Football programs. 5th and 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade.

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