About the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance
In its 11th year in 2009, the Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance (OBYFA) has served as the name and face of South Florida youth football. The organization, its outreach to athletics and cheerleading, and its commitment to support youth across the region have not changed – only its name. In 2007, O.B. Youth Sports LLC officially renamed the program "Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance."
The OBYFA completed its tenth season in 2008 with a then record-high eight member leagues spread out across eight South Florida counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Monroe, Martin, and St. Lucie on Florida’s southeast coast; Collier and Lee on the southwest coast.
The Orange Bowl Youth Football Alliance is comprised of four long-time member leagues: Key West Junior Football League, Miami Xtreme Youth Football League (MXYFL), Glades Tri-City Youth Athletic League and Western Communities Football League, along with five new members since 2006 – the Dick Conley Youth Football League, the National Youth Football League of America (NYFL), the Palm Beach Youth Football League, the West Boca Tackle Football League and West Boynton Youth Football League.
The goal of Orange Bowl Youth Football has not changed since its inception in 1999 – to promote and support the growth of youth football and cheerleading in South Florida. That was clearly demonstrated by its expansion to include a record nine leagues and eight counties in the Alliance. For its part, the OBYFA provided its teams and parks $325,000 in direct financial contributions and grants for the 2009 season.