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JR Knights Football & Cheer offers football and cheerleading, including K-2 flag football, girls competitive flag football, and tackle football. The program includes a cheerleading component alongside its football teams.
• Schedule: NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, JUly 7TH, 2026, 7:30PM
The JR Knights Football & Cheer program states that it is dedicated to developing young athletes into strong, confident, and disciplined individuals both on and off the field, with an emphasis on teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship. The football program focuses on fundamentals, skill development, and a commitment to excellence, and the cheerleading program focuses on strength, coordination, and spirit. The organization describes itself as community driven and more than just a team, calling itself a family, and states that it aims to build champions on the field and leaders in life.
The Junior Knights program is run entirely by volunteers and is community driven. It states that every child in Wharton, Mine Hill, Dover, and Rockaway Boro should have the chance to play and offers a strictly confidential scholarship program so no child is left on the sidelines. All are welcome to attend the program’s monthly meetings.
Every single one of the JR Knights coaches is described as Rutgers-certified, background-checked, and trained in CPR/AED. The program notes a focus on safety for football players, stating that per league rules no player can participate without a mouthpiece, that mouthpieces and rubber cleats are required, and that a spare mouthpiece is recommended because children frequently lose them. Parents are asked to send their child with a large water bottle and to avoid soda or sugary drinks.
Last updated July 7, 2026.
• Schedule: NEXT MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, JUly 7TH, 2026, 7:30PM
The JR Knights Football & Cheer program states that it is dedicated to developing young athletes into strong, confident, and disciplined individuals both on and off the field, with an emphasis on teamwork, leadership, and sportsmanship. The football program focuses on fundamentals, skill development, and a commitment to excellence, and the cheerleading program focuses on strength, coordination, and spirit. The organization describes itself as community driven and more than just a team, calling itself a family, and states that it aims to build champions on the field and leaders in life.
The Junior Knights program is run entirely by volunteers and is community driven. It states that every child in Wharton, Mine Hill, Dover, and Rockaway Boro should have the chance to play and offers a strictly confidential scholarship program so no child is left on the sidelines. All are welcome to attend the program’s monthly meetings.
Every single one of the JR Knights coaches is described as Rutgers-certified, background-checked, and trained in CPR/AED. The program notes a focus on safety for football players, stating that per league rules no player can participate without a mouthpiece, that mouthpieces and rubber cleats are required, and that a spare mouthpiece is recommended because children frequently lose them. Parents are asked to send their child with a large water bottle and to avoid soda or sugary drinks.
Last updated July 7, 2026.
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