About
Park Ridge Football and Cheer offers travel tackle football, flag football, competitive cheer, spirit cheer, youth football coaching, youth football refereeing, and the Park Ridge Indoor Football League (PRIFL). The Park Ridge Indoor Football League season runs from late January through March and is held on Sunday afternoons and evenings.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Park Ridge Indoor Football League runs Sunday afternoons and evenings from late January through March
Park Ridge Football and Cheer operates under Park Ridge Sports, Inc., which was established in 1967 and originally known as Mighty Mite Youth Sports. Park Ridge Sports, Inc. was founded in 1967 by John Maloney, Sam Donatucci, Joe Kaminsky, Jack Cartland, and Phil Coplis, and originally included football, cheerleading, wrestling, boxing, and gymnastics. The organization is the home of the Falcons and includes a competitive travel tackle football program, a flag football program with five divisions that is non-contact with no weight restrictions, no tryouts or drafts, and required equal playing time and position rotations, a competitive cheer program, and a spirit cheer program.
Park Ridge Youth Football states that it is committed to providing a safe, positive, and nourishing environment where student-athletes and coaches can develop strength of character, build self-esteem, and realize personal development. The mission includes creating an atmosphere that promotes self-respect and discipline, fosters teamwork and friendships, teaches core fundamentals and rules of the game, rewards sportsmanship and fair play, promotes pride and leadership, and sets an example of community spirit and good citizenship, with the goal of making this the most positive and influential experience that players and cheerleaders will have.
Park Ridge Sports, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving football and cheer participants in the Park Ridge area, and Park Ridge Football and Cheer is an affiliate of the Park Ridge Park District. Park Ridge Football and Cheer is founded, coached, and supported by volunteers, and through outreach and events, the organization is an active part of the local community. The Park Ridge Indoor Football League (PRIFL) is hosted inside the brand-new Oakton Park Indoor Sports Complex. Park Ridge Sports, Inc. is recognized regionally as a first-class organization in the community and has delivered thousands of well trained and well-disciplined young athletes to local high schools, with programs described as both competitive and fun, with every season filled with positive, lifelong memories.
The leadership team includes Jim Toulon (President & Director of Falcons Travel Football), Roy Hoffman (Vice-President), Rob Leach (Treasurer & Director, Marketing/Refs), Garry Abezetian (Secretary & Chairman Emeritus), Mel Thillens (Director, Flag), Lauren Prandato (Director, Spirit Cheer), Matt Colleran (Director), Charlie Tiberi (Director), Perry Littrell (Director), Michael Holden (Director), Matt Fulton (Director), John Costantini (Director), Katie Brania (Director), Shannon Hickey (Director, Spirit Cheer), and Pantra Hoeft (Director, Competitive Cheer). Registration for PRC Competitive Cheer for 1st–8th graders opens Monday, December 15th, 2025 via TeamSnap for the 2026 season, and registration for the Park Ridge Indoor Football League closes December 15.
Last updated January 13, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Park Ridge Indoor Football League runs Sunday afternoons and evenings from late January through March
Park Ridge Football and Cheer operates under Park Ridge Sports, Inc., which was established in 1967 and originally known as Mighty Mite Youth Sports. Park Ridge Sports, Inc. was founded in 1967 by John Maloney, Sam Donatucci, Joe Kaminsky, Jack Cartland, and Phil Coplis, and originally included football, cheerleading, wrestling, boxing, and gymnastics. The organization is the home of the Falcons and includes a competitive travel tackle football program, a flag football program with five divisions that is non-contact with no weight restrictions, no tryouts or drafts, and required equal playing time and position rotations, a competitive cheer program, and a spirit cheer program.
Park Ridge Youth Football states that it is committed to providing a safe, positive, and nourishing environment where student-athletes and coaches can develop strength of character, build self-esteem, and realize personal development. The mission includes creating an atmosphere that promotes self-respect and discipline, fosters teamwork and friendships, teaches core fundamentals and rules of the game, rewards sportsmanship and fair play, promotes pride and leadership, and sets an example of community spirit and good citizenship, with the goal of making this the most positive and influential experience that players and cheerleaders will have.
Park Ridge Sports, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving football and cheer participants in the Park Ridge area, and Park Ridge Football and Cheer is an affiliate of the Park Ridge Park District. Park Ridge Football and Cheer is founded, coached, and supported by volunteers, and through outreach and events, the organization is an active part of the local community. The Park Ridge Indoor Football League (PRIFL) is hosted inside the brand-new Oakton Park Indoor Sports Complex. Park Ridge Sports, Inc. is recognized regionally as a first-class organization in the community and has delivered thousands of well trained and well-disciplined young athletes to local high schools, with programs described as both competitive and fun, with every season filled with positive, lifelong memories.
The leadership team includes Jim Toulon (President & Director of Falcons Travel Football), Roy Hoffman (Vice-President), Rob Leach (Treasurer & Director, Marketing/Refs), Garry Abezetian (Secretary & Chairman Emeritus), Mel Thillens (Director, Flag), Lauren Prandato (Director, Spirit Cheer), Matt Colleran (Director), Charlie Tiberi (Director), Perry Littrell (Director), Michael Holden (Director), Matt Fulton (Director), John Costantini (Director), Katie Brania (Director), Shannon Hickey (Director, Spirit Cheer), and Pantra Hoeft (Director, Competitive Cheer). Registration for PRC Competitive Cheer for 1st–8th graders opens Monday, December 15th, 2025 via TeamSnap for the 2026 season, and registration for the Park Ridge Indoor Football League closes December 15.
Last updated January 13, 2026.
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