Football Tryouts

East County Youth Football belongs to the Diablo Valley Youth Football Conference which governs the amount of players a team may carry.  As such, there must be a minimum of 18 players and cannot be more than 35.  Each year many players are allowed to tryout for each level of play.  Every effort is made to keep 35 players on each level.  Cuts are final, and are at the discretion of the head coach of each team who gets input from his coaching staff of each player that is to be kept or cut.  There are many factors that play into the coaches decision.  While athletic skills are of importance, credence is also given to attitude, work ethic, and attention to instruction. 

While ECYF would like to allow each player applicant the opportunity to play, the format of the Diablo Valley Youth Football Conference does not allow it.  This may seem unfair at first, but in any competitive event, whether it be sports, business or other, competition is what drives quality.  ECYF has proven over and over again that this principle is sound as it supplies all three local high schools (Liberty, Freedom and Heritage) with an overwhelming majority of the skill level players (see the Former Football Players page to more information).  Players have also gone to other local area schools including Antioch, Deer Valley, and De La Salle.