Wadsworth Grizzlies Youth Football

Not a Wadsworth Resident? WYFA Information

The Wadsworth Grizzlies Youth Football teams belong to the Wadsworth Youth Football ASSOCIATION, the league organization. WYFA was founded over forty five years ago in Wadsworth Ohio. They started with just 6 teams from the Wadsworth area. WYFA has since grown to 17 teams from 11 cities and towns in Medina and Summit counties. The vision of the founders was to provide the smaller, 'featherweights' the opportunity to learn and play football without the fear of going up against the big kids. Thus, the low weight limit rules that are in place. Players are eligible between the ages of 8 and 13 and are generally grouped by size and age. See our 'Information' page for the player levels and weight limits. In spite of the lower weight limits, a very high percentage of high school players in the participating cities started out on a WYFA team.