Back the Heroes
Tailgate & Showcase
Saturday
July 26th, 2025
God. Country. Football. Honor first-responders and servicemen and women. Back the Brave. Back the Blue. Patriotism. These have been values of Long Island Elite football for over 15 years. These are traits woven into the fabric of our program since our first Liberty Challenge many years ago, another annual event that honors our heroes. We share the Liberty Challenge event with our good friends the Harlem Jets. This year we’ve added the Back the Heroes showcase in collaboration with our friends the Brooklyn Titans. Working with professionally run, like-minded organizations is a chance for new friendships, football development, and raising fine men, our universal goal.
Tickets for this event are $25 per person for players and families. The fee permits you to park and tailgate all day long with friends and family. It also includes games for every age group throughout the day. Games will be incredibly fun “Arena” style football games held inside of the Nassau Coliseum between L.I. Elite and Brooklyn Titans.
After the games players, coaches, and families will stay to watch the FDNY vs NYPD game in their own VIP section of the stadium, and after that they will get to see the headline event of the day: NY Dragons vs. Danbury Diesel!
The tentative schedule is below. Any changes will be updated the week of the event:
-Gates open to the parking lot at 8:30am
-Tailgating and warm-ups begin at 9:00am
-Families tailgate all day
-Games start at 10:00am
Long Island Elite National Teams vs Brooklyn Titans
10:00am-10:45am | LIE 2034 Lions vs Brooklyn Titans 9U
10:45am-11:30am | LIE 2033 Heavy Hitters vs Brooklyn Titans 10U
11:30am-12:15pm | LIE 2032 Apex vs Brooklyn Titans 11U
12:15pm-1:00pm | LIE 2031 Titans vs Brooklyn Titans 12U
1:00pm-1:45pm | LIE 2030 Rampage vs. Brooklyn Titans 13U
1:45pm-2:30pm | LIE 2032 Showtime vs Brooklyn Titans 11U
-FDNY vs NYPD at 3:00pm
-NY DRAGONS vs DANBURY DIESEL at 6:00pm
This event is for Fall Season Long Island Elite National Team Players, Brooklyn Titans, and their families.
Hurry and purchase your tickets!