The Clearwater Jr Tornadoes Football & Cheer Organization (CJTFCO) is a non-profit (501c3) organization founded in 1972 to provide our community with a superior instructional youth football and cheerleading program. It is our mission to promote the wholesome development of our children and to instill core values such as Honor, Courage, and Commitment. These values are reinforced with a positive style of coaching. At CJTFCO, we Never Quit, Never Surrender!
We are dedicated to give 100% to our young men and ladies in hopes to develop outstanding student athletes and upstanding pillars of our community. We are committed to promoting competitiveness, sportsmanship, and team-work. We will give back to our community and implement service activities throughout the year. We value scholastics.
CJTFCO wants to instill in our children’s hearts and minds that they are someone great. We want them to strive for goals that may seem impossible and Never Quit, Never Surrender!
WHY YOU SHOULD LET YOUR CHILD PLAY TACKLE FOOTBALL
6 Awesome Reasons to let your child play football:
- Develop New Skills such as communication, teamwork and development of social skills. Making Friends and help build team chemistry with a sense of brotherhood/sisterhood. Develop Competitiveness and understanding how to work hard and how to compete; this also includes goal setting and working toward achieving these goals.
- It's about the effort, not winning.
- Physical fitness and there is no better sport that teaches physical fitness better than football.
- Keeping your child busy and out of trouble. No other sport will require more commitment and DISCIPLINE.
- Safer game than it has been in the past.
- Coaches are required to take safety classes on proper tackling and blocking techniques. Some "old school drills' are now banned and the equipment is safer than ever.
