ABOUT MCLEAN-GREAT FALLS SPARTANS TACKLE FOOTBALL

McLean-Great Falls Football Association, Inc., (MGFFA) is the youth tackle football program serving greater McLean-Great Falls, VA. 

Our program is known as Spartans Football. 

We strongly believe that football is more than a sport.  Football teaches life skills and promotes team work, discipline, and a strong work ethic that builds players into well-rounded young adults.  Football is a team sport that teaches responsibility, how to handle failures and successes, and builds character.

Youth football also builds special friendships among teammates and their families.  When players work together towards a shared goal, it unites them.  Football friendships forged on the field of play can be strong and last a lifetime.  The camaraderie experienced through football is invaluable to learning how to build relationships.

Youth football lays the foundation for a strong and disciplined work ethic. Our program teaches the skills needed to win football games AND the skills needed for life as a young adult.  Challenges are experienced in football and these experiences uniquely build resilient and well-rounded players for football and for the contact sport of life!

We are a 100% volunteer organization made up of dedicated adults who strive to provide our players a professional experience.  USA Football, the national governing body for amateur football in the United States, certifies our coaches, who have passed a comprehensive background investigation.

PLAYER PARTICIPATION & EXPECTATIONS

• Players must be at least seven years of age and no older than 14 years old as of July 1st, 2026.
• Football is a physical sport requiring players to practice five nights per week (Monday-Friday), two hours a night, beginning August 3, 2026 until Labor Day Weekend.   After Labor Day Weekend, practices will be held three nights per week, two hours a night and with a weekend game.  The after Labor Day Weekend practice schedule will be determined by your player's head coach in late-August.
• Team assignment is determined based on player age and official weight during a league weigh-in held on a Saturday in August.
• All players must have a Virgina DMV Child ID at the time of the weigh in.  Schedule your DMV appointment now to get your player's child ID!  Returning players should verify that their ID is not expired.
• Head coaches will confirm birth dates and weights prior to the official August weigh-in.  For example, a 10-year-old will play Juniors if the player weighs between 91 to 115lbs.  The player may not play Junior Varsity unless he weighs at least 116 lbs. 
• Spartans football must be your player's primary fall sport and/or activity.
• Practices and games are mandatory!
• Practices are at Lewinsville Park, McLean, Virginia. 
• Our home game field is George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, Virginia.
• Away games are played at locations throughout Northern Virginia.
• Games are usually played on Saturdays or Sundays.  On occasion, a game may be played on a weekday, including Friday evening.
• Game schedules are subject to change.