LYAA Would Like to Welcome Our New Organizations:

Frankford Steelers

215 X-Treme

Mt. Airy Bantams 

On Sunday October 22, LYAA held there 2023 Cheerleading Competetion at Ben Frankin High School

Here are the results:

Mighty Mites SC1 Small:  1st Place- Uptown Warriors

Jr. Pee Wee SC1 Medium: 1st Place-Uptown Warriors*  (SC1 Grand Champion)

                                          Runner Up- NW Raiders  

Jr. Pee Wee SC1 Small:   1st Place- Parkside Saints

Pee Wee SC2 Medium:  1st Place- Uptown Warriors* (SC2 Grand Champion)

                                       Runner Up-Parkside Saints 

Pee Wee SC1 Medium: 1st Place- NW Raiders

Varsity SC1 Small: 1st Place- Kensington Raiders

                              Runner Up- Parkside Saints

Varsity SC2 Medium: 1st Place-Uptown Warriors  

All these teams have qualified for Regional with an opportunity to go to Pop Warner National Championships in Orlando in December

Good Luck to our cheerleaders

Good Luck To All of our Student Atheletes

Photos from the events will be on our Instagram page: @Libertyyouthaa

IMPORTANT SCHOLASTIC INFORMATION FROM JELISSA PRICE, LYAA SCHOLASTIC COORINATOR

Report cards from last school must state that the athlete is promoted to the next grade

If using a scholastic eligibility form, a progress report with the athlete’s school letter head must be included, and should be dated between 9/1/24 and 10/15/24.

SCHOLASTIC FORMS CAN BE FOUND IN THE FORMS SECTION

All American Scholars applications should submitted to Jelissa by September 25th

*You submit original application with parent's signature*

Board Members

President: Bryant Paden

President Emeritus: Wade Brockington

Interim Vice President: Duane Watson

Secretary: Shelley Gandy

Cooresponding Secretary: Andrea Drummond

Treasurer: Krista Guydon

Cheer Coordinator: Kim Guyton

Assistant Cheer Coordinator: Sherise Bartlett 

Scholastic Coordinator: Jelissa Price

Sergeant At Arms: Tyrone Hamilton

Webmaster: Chris Proctor

Ass't to President: Michael Beatty

Football & Cheer: 

All LYAA news, schedules & results are on this website. 

Go to our new Instagram Page: @libertyyouthaa

And go to our Facebook page for photos and news.

Our Facebook page is: Liberty Youth Athletic Association 

Philadelphia Eagles Announces LYAA as a Youth Football Partner 

                                               The Philadelphia Eagles announced they are teaming up with Liberty Youth Athletic Association this year as part of the team’s continuous dedication to helping develop a love of the game through youth football in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Parkside Saints playing at Eagles Practice Facility

“The Liberty Youth Athletic Association Pop Warner Little Scholars Program (LYAA -PWLS) is extremely excited and grateful to have been selected by our Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles for the Youth Football League Partnership Program,” said Clifford Smith, President of LYAA-PWLS. “This partnership gives LYAA-PWLS the opportunity to further our mission of providing Philadelphia area young people the chance to learn the game of football in a fun and safe environment while providing memorable experiences with the world champs that will last a lifetime.”

Throughout the season LYAA will be participating in events with the Super Bowl LII Champions. Stay Tuned.....Go to our photo album section to see some of the events LYAA has participated in so far.

On June 26 LYAA and Upland Hurricanes had a season kickoff by inviting children to play flag football. The children were provided jerseys, footballs and flags. About 75 children and coaches came out to play and help celebrate the return of football in LYAA. We also honored our late league president Clifford Smith by presenting Coach Sleepy with a commemorative football from the Philadelphia Eagles in his honor & memory

In 2021 LYAA lost our President and dear friend Clifford Smith. Cliff was a longstanding LYAA board member.  During that time, he was also the Founder and President of the Parkside Saints organization. In addition, Cliff was a coach and mentor since the late 1990s with the Frankford Chargers before organizing the Saints in 2010. Cliff took future coaches under his wing while impacting hundreds of young men and women during that span. He will be dearly missed by all.

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a beautiful story about Coach Cliff link is below:

https://www.inquirer.com/life/a/parkside-saints-west-philadelphia-youth-football-clifford-smith-covid-20210919.html?fbclid=IwAR3YBn7kjQdmU0WCAe0FJeisvU0KI3VHMuJVpDuFQBPb09FoDzxq5wCOKwc