SO WHAT IS THE CDFL?
Year Round Football.
The CDFL offers young men the opportunity to play and train for competitive football year round. This organization operates in three main segments:
- June – August: The CDFL Mini-Camp and Regular Season
- September – November: The CDFL Elite Team Season
- December – May: CDFL Traveling Clinics and 7-on-7 Challenges
CDFL activities are open to all 18-24 year old males.
The CDFL Mini-Camp and Regular Season
The CDFL is a hybrid camp-league. Players register and pay for the one week training camp/combine. Stats and player information from this camp are posted on the CDFL website where college recruiters can view them. At the conclusion of the one week camp/combine, the coaches draft players to their teams. There is no guarantee you will be drafted, it’s purely based on your performance. These drafted players make up the league and go on to play games during the season. Additional information and detailed stats, strengths and highlights for these drafted players will be posted online for all to see. CDFL season champions are announced at the conclusion of each season.
Pre-Season:
Registered players will receive an offensive or defensive playbook according to their position no later then April 2009. They are required to know the plays and be in shape when they report to the Joe Saint Sports Complex on July 6 to participate in the 5 day tryout period. They will be tested in combine style sessions including the 40, 185 lb bench, vertical leap and college shuttle. They will also be evaluated in position specific drills and non-contact scrimmage.
The Season:
The tryout will conclude with a draft that will place all qualified players on a team.
The number of players will determine the number of teams and games. The CDFL guarantees a minimum of least 3 teams and 5 games and a maximum of 8 teams and 8 games. This league is all “in house,” meaning all the games are played at our facility.
The Games:
There will be two games a week, every Sunday and Wednesday night from 6-10 pm through the month of July. The games will be modified to be shorter and very efficient. Special teams will be limited and the plays and schemes will be run by calling numbers on player’s wrist cards. This allows us to focus on quality play execution without exhausting the player’s energy. The game play will be carefully designed to maximize how the player looks on film.
Offensive Play Book:
We run an aggressive offensive system in the CDFL that puts players in the position to continually make great plays. The modified schemes are specifically designed to execute a collegiate level offensive and create a frenetic tempo to the game that is very impressive and recognizable to college coaches and recruiters. Our goal is to present a simple yet advanced offensive attack that utilizes the talent and skill of every offensive player on the field on every play.
You can view some of the plays below:
Defensive Playbook:
Defensive schemes will also be easy to learn yet advanced and aggressive. We will run up to 5 different coverage’s including man to man and zone, as well as a multitude of defensive fronts and specialized blitzes. Players will be able to play fast and react to the offense quickly. For the majority of the plays, the offensive and defensive schemes will match up so neither side has a big advantage over the other. Most of the time the players winning plays will be done by athletic ability and individual play execution, not schematic play calling by the coaches. This is done to provide every player with the opportunity to make the play on every down.
Playing Time:
The teams will consist of 25 man rosters guaranteeing that everyone plays! If you make the draft be ready to be a playmaker for your team.
Practices:
Practices will be on game day and will be very light, mainly focusing on mental repetition. Players will report 2 hours prior to the start of their game to work out the techniques necessary to successfully execute the plays. Again, players must learn the limited playbooks before arriving to camp on July 6th. Regardless of talent, a player cannot be drafted if he does not know what he is doing on the field. This program allows the CDFL to be efficient in cutting down practice time and focusing on high performance game tempo’s that will be seen by the colleges and universities.
College Recruitment:
Along with the game footage every player will also have a personal profile page consisting of general info, stats, combine results and footage, pictures, academic standing and an overall grade out. Every player will also have personal meetings with the league president for guidance through the recruitment process. Our staff and coaches are very experienced, and combined have numerous contacts on every college and pro level of football in this country.
The CDFL Elite Team
The CDFL Elite Team is a traveling league comprised of the best athletes from the previous CDFL Regular season. Some players from the previous regular season will be hand-picked but the league is open to athletes who did not participate in the regular season. All athletes must tryout for the Elite Team. The team is limited to a maximun of 40 players and positions will be filled on a first come/first serve and need basis. Open Tryouts will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 from 7-9pm at the Indoor Bubble and on Saturday, September 12th from 6-8pm on the Main Field of the Joseph T. St. Lawrence Sports Complex in Hillburn N.Y. The team will practice weekly on Tuesday evenings, 7-9 pm and play a series of games. The CDFL Elite Team season concludes with the First Annual North American Collegiate Development Bowl vs. the Canada-based Niagara X-Men.
