Our Elite National Teams 7U-14U are preparing to represent the region in San Antonio Texas. These are the best players in Long Island, NY. Coaches and Players: do you have what it takes? There's still time left to join. Register for the next tryout! 

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Top Instruction:

Our coaches are Former NFL Coaches and Division I players, top High School and Youth Coaches. 

The best players in Long Island, NY play on the Elite National Teams. 

See our SUCCESSFUL ALUMNI

COMING UP:

• More tryout dates will be announced for November and December
• Practice starts after Thanksgiving.
• January 6-8: The New Year's Bowl, San Antonio, Texas
• February/March: Indoor Winter Clinics Start
• April: Spring Training and OTA's
• May-June: Spring Ball
• June 13: The Liberty Challenge
• August: The LI-NJ Rumble

THE BEST PLAYERS AND COACHES IN LONG ISLAND.

OVER 26 PLAYERS IN VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND TWO 8TH GRADERS WITH DIVISION I OFFERS AND/OR COMMITMENTS. OUR BLUEPRINT IS PROVEN. IT'S WHERE THE BEST YOUTH PLAYERS PLAY. THE ONES WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT FOOTBALL. 

Often Imitated, Never Duplicated

THE BEST PLAYERS

We have been doing this for 15 years going back to our FBU and Long Island Spartans days. Last year our 14U team dominated the New Year's Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

This year we have more than 26 of our alumni players in high school with Division I football scholarship offers and/or commitments. Take a look at our success stories, our blueprint is proven. If you are serious about football, there is no place like the Long Island Elite National Team Program.

@prepredzone @247sports @rivalsdotcom @on3recruits @footballuniversity @getrecruitedconsulting and other recruiting trackers have come to trust in the 495 shield identifying the top players in New York. We mean excellence; players with top talent and good character traits.

This month we began announcing some of the very best players from the class of 2029 and older. These are exceptionally talented players that we are endorsing for early tracking and offers.

RED WEEK

The Team's Most Intense Week of Practice, Culminating with Media Day on Saturday December 17. 

It is Media Day and Pep Rally at Mitchel Field Athletic Complex.

Join us on Saturday December 17 beginning at 9:00am before we depart for the New Year's Bowl in San Antonio and watch our National Teams from 6 to 14 years old.

Mark your calendar for one of our favorite events of the year:

The Long Island Elite National Team Parent Social at Oheka Castle.

Parents of accepted players will join us for an evening of friends and football at our favorite place, the fabled 'Oheka Castle'.

Our Partners

Thank you to Conte Cuttino, Justin Kull, Golden Ukonu, Matt Johnson, Kyle Andersen, Bill Rom, Matt Capolongo, Kahmal Roy, James Brady, Jay Fiedler, and their performance teams for helping our athletes and our program achieve excellence.

Thank you to Rob Taiani, Billy Cardello, Marc Negrin, Vince Cesarino, Long Island Lutheran High School, Saint Anthony’s High School, Sachem, St. John the Baptist High School, Kellenberg High School, Holy Trinity High School, Chaminade High School, William Floyd, Merrick, and Massapequa Mustangs for supporting the program, and for the use of their fields & facilities. The program could not exist without your support.

Our Sponsors

Platinum

Gold
Long Island Lutheran (LuHi)
East End Blinds
Noble Elevator Company
The Horowitz Family
 

Silver
The Ciancuielli Family
The Hunter Family
The Rubinstein Family

Family & Friends
The Fraioli Family
The Martinez Family

INCREASE SKILL
Year round program for ambitious football players. Includes clinics, camps, combines, and additional opportunities to improve skills.

GAIN EXPOSURE
An experienced advisory board and variety of tools to assist Long Island players with gaining maximum recruiting exposure.

COMPETE NATIONALLY
Try out for the Long Island Elite National Team and play in national post-season tournaments, spring games, 7v7s, and  more.