WHO WE ARE.....

      DUE TO THE RAPIDLY GROWING POPULATION IN OUR AREA, THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR MORE RECREATIONAL SPORTS TEAMS AT THE YOUTH LEVEL HAS RISEN DRAMATICALLY.  AS A RESULT, IT CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASED ROSTER SIZES ON LOCAL YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAMS CREATING THE LACK OF VALUABLE PLAYING TIME FOR YOUNG ATHLETES.   IN RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM,  A GROUP OF PARENTS GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED TO FORM THE BLUFFTON BARRACUDAS YOUTH FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION IN 2011.  BY KEEPING OUR ROSTER SIZES LIMITED TO ENSURE PLAYERS THE OPPORTUNITY OF GAURANTEED PLAYING TIME IN GAMES, THE ORGANIZATION GREW FROM ONE TEAM IN 2011 WITH ONLY 18 PLAYERS TO THREE TEAMS IN 2012 WITH OVER 54 PARTICIPANTS.

      IN 2013, WE CHANGED OUR NAME TO THE BLUFFTON/HARDEEVILLE BARRACUDAS YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER ORGANIZATION  DUE TO A MUTUAL AGREEMENT/PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HARDEEVILLE RECREATION DEPARTMENT WHICH ALLOWED US THE PRIVILEGE TO REACH OUT FURTHER THROUGHOUT OUR AREA TO OTHER PLAYERS WANTING MORE OPPORTUNITIES ON THE FIELD.  IT ALSO PROVIDED US WITH THE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO USE HARDEEVILLE'S INCREDIBLE FOOTBALL FACILITIES TO CALL OUR HOME!

      STARTING IN 2023, WE HAVE NOW MOVED FORWARD WITH THE RENAMING OF OUR ORGANIZATION TO THE COASTAL CUDAS YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER ORGANIZATION TO BE MORE WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL CHILDREN LIVING IN THE LOWCOUNTRY.  TODAY, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS GROWN WITH OVER 3 TEAMS SERVING MORE THAN 85 CHILDREN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF PLAYING FOOTBALL AND CHEERING.

      WE INITIALLY PLAYED IN THE SOUTH GEORGIA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE, THEN DECIDED IN 2013 TO JOIN THE CAA (COASTAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION) COMPETING AGAINST TEAMS IN THE LOCAL SAVANNAH AREA.  WE BELONG TO THE AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION WHICH IS THE FASTEST GROWING YOUTH FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION WORLDWIDE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AYF, CLICK ON THE AYF BROCHURE TAB ON OUR WELCOME PAGE.

        ALL OF OUR COACHES ARE REQUIRED TO BE CERTIFIED THROUGH NYSCA OR AYF COACHES TRAINING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS CONCUSSION AWARENESS TRAINING AND TRAINING THROUGH AYF'S TACKLE SURE PROGRAM TO HELP TEACH THE PLAYERS THE PROPER "HEADS UP" TACKLING FUNDAMENTALS.

        EVERY YEAR WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AND STRIDES TO BECOME A PREMIER YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER ORGANIZATION IN THE LOWCOUNTRY !

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