Ohio Valley Elite Football Club

Ohio Valley Elite Football Club

The Ohio Valley Elite Football Club is continuing its progression as the kickoff to

the inaugural tournament is less than six months away. League founder Fred

McDaniels can’t wait to get started.

“The realization of the league finally coming to fruition is beyond exciting,” he

said. “This is something I first thought of several years ago when I was on the

board with the Beavercreek Youth Football program. We are almost there.”

Tryouts will be at Ankeney Middle School in Beavercreek on October 16 and

17. Participants need to show up with cleats, shorts, t-shirt or whatever they’re

comfortable wearing. Among the drills they’ll be partaking in include passing,

running and receiving.

The team will consist of 25 players to include traditional positions including a

place-kicker and punter. There will be a squad for sixth, seventh and eighth grade

children.

Football fields have been secured with tournament games scheduled for

Beavercreek High School, Xenia High School, Centerville High School and a pair of

middle school fields in Beavercreek.

The club has notched their first sponsor in Troni’s Italian Restaurant out of

Kettering. Their first fund-raising event will be July 17 at Locust Hills Golf Course in

Springfield. A tee time of noon is scheduled with more information coming in the

coming weeks.

The league has also set up shop in Tampa with their tournament currently

scheduled for March 18-20 of 2022.

McDaniels said the Tampa location is ideal because of the wealth of football

talent the area has to offer. His ultimate goal is to continue to see the league

thrive and someday retire to the Sunshine state.

Board members include Amanda McQuade in Communications, Vice President

Ricky Youngblood, Tournament Director Anna Robinson, Tampa Tournament

Director Chris Hug and Tampa Assistant Tournament Director Jerome Dozier.

For more information you can search and follow Ohio Valley Elite Football Club

on both Instagram and Facebook as well as www.ohiovalleyelite.com. You can

also contact the club at 937-321-5965.

Written by James Baker

Print journalist

Ohio Valley Elite Football Club