THE LONG ISLAND ELITE FALL TEAM
THE LONG ISLAND ELITE FALL TEAM
THIS IS THE FALL TEAM. THIS IS NOT THE LONG ISLAND ELITE NATIONAL TEAM.
THE LONG ISLAND ELITE FALL TEAM IS PART OF #TheBlueprintLIE495, DESIGNED FOR ATHLETES WHO WANT TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING DURING THE SEASON AND POSITION THEMSELVES FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND ELITE NATIONAL TEAM. THE LONG ISLAND ELITE NATIONAL TEAM IS EARNED. THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS.
THIS TEAM REQUIRES TRYOUTS SO THAT YOU CAN BE EVALUATED AND PLACED UPON THE PROPER TEAM AND LEVEL.
See Frequently Asked Questions for more detailed answers to questions.
Fall Football at Long Island Elite
Development. Competition. Opportunity.
The Long Island Elite Fall Football Program is a core part of #TheBlueprintLIE495—built for athletes who want to compete, develop, and position themselves for higher levels of the game.
This is where players build, prove, and prepare.
THE LEAGUE: BTS (AYF)
Long Island Elite competes in the Big Tri-State Football League (BTS), operating under AYF structure across Division 1, 2, and 3 levels.
BTS is one of the most well-run and competitive travel youth football leagues in the Northeast, built on real football standards and expectations.
This is not watered-down youth football.
This is football the way it’s meant to be played.
REAL FOOTBALL. NO SHORTCUTS.
- High School Federation-style rules beginning at age 7
- No coaches on the field at any level
- Full offensive and defensive freedom
- Blitzing, special teams, and situational football
- No artificial restrictions on scheme or alignment
Players learn to think, communicate, and execute at a level most programs never reach.
ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT STARTS EARLY
It is not uncommon in BTS to see:
- 7–8 year olds running hurry-up offense
- Spread concepts being executed
- Players communicating and adjusting without coaches
That doesn’t happen by accident.
It happens because of coaching, standards, and environment.
This league has become a proven pipeline for top talent across the Tri-State area.
HIGH-LEVEL COMPETITION
Long Island Elite competes against some of the most established and respected programs in the region, including:
- Bergen Stars
- NJ Elite
- Brooklyn Chiefs
- Harlem Jets
- Brooklyn Titans
- SHO
- Brooklyn United
- Brick City
And many others.
This is a true travel league environment with real competition every week.
LEADERSHIP MATTERS
BTS is led by Commissioner Tyrone Franklin, a respected football leader with years of experience in the game.
This is not a volunteer-run environment.
The league is built and operated by people who understand football, demand standards, and expect execution.
A LEVEL FOR EVERY PLAYER
The Fall Program is structured to meet players where they are:
- Division 1 — Highest level competition
- Division 2 — Competitive development
- Division 3 — Foundational level for beginners
Whether your son is chasing high-level competition, developing his game, or stepping on the field for the first time, there is a place for him in the program.
PART OF #TheBlueprintLIE495
The Fall Program is not separate from Long Island Elite.
It is part of #TheBlueprintLIE495.
Players are developed under the same coaching standards, culture, and expectations.
The difference is simple:
The National Team is earned.
The Fall Program is where that process begins—or continues.
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Professional-level coaching
- Structured practices and teaching progression
- Competitive game environments
- Accountability and discipline
- A culture built on character, not politics
No daddy-ball.
No shortcuts.
No distractions.
Just football.
WHO THIS IS FOR
The Long Island Elite Fall Program is for families who:
- Take development seriously
- Want real coaching—not babysitting
- Understand that growth requires work
- Value discipline, structure, and accountability
THE STANDARD
This is not a recreation program. The LIE495 schedule demands priority over other sports and commitments except for school, religion, and family matters. The work is hard, travel is required for practice and for games, and our pricing structure is similar to the top travel lacrosse and soccer programs in the region. Coaches are former Division I, NFL players, High School coaches, and top youth coaches.
New York, while well known for being a producer of Division I Lacrosse talent, has never been a football powerhouse. Much of this has to do with a long-established culture of entitlement, and a lack of knowledge and football resources available to youth players when compared to the powerhouse football states.
LIE495 does not endorse a full-year of hitting. The program, like the other top programs around the country runs year-round with a mix of clinics, drills, and variable contact levels.
LIE495 is nothing like your PAL or local recreation program. The recreation programs are great, they serve a purpose and get lots of kids of all abilities out for fall football, but that is not what this program is about. Players are encouraged to be multi-sport athletes, especially at the younger ages, but the truth is that the players and families in the LIE495 program overwhelmingly choose football over all other sports. This is their home.
LIE495 has none of the social distractions, gossip, daddy-ball and drama so prevalent on the sidelines of other youth leagues. Players, coaches, and their families are like-minded individuals cut from the same cloth! Where else will you find families willing to travel sometimes an hour outside of their town for practice. There are kids from as far as the Bronx that travel to games all over Long Island and Metropolitan, NY practice in sometimes 30 degree weather and incur the financial burdens associated with a travel program.
The Long Island Elite Fall Team program is a demanding program consisting of on-field skill development and off-field education to prepare kids to play at the highest level of high school and college football. It is obsessive, demanding, competitive, and requires a travel commitment for practice and for games.
The success of the program speaks for itself. LIE495 has a robust alumni list of Division 1 players that have received college scholarship offers and played in the ACC, BIG TEN, BIG12, and SEC. Rino Monteforte, an alum from Massapequa played for Notre Dame in the national championship. LIE495 produced two players who played as freshman in the BIG TEN, and the highest recruited player to ever come out of New York, a player who had 8 Division 1 offers as an 8th grader.
Over 130+ former Long Island Elite players are playing college football. Every player’s ceiling is different. The number one goal has always been and will continue to be to develop players and prepare them to play at their individual peak. LIE495 educates players and their families on the all of the nuances of their recruiting and NIL journey. No one does this better than Long Island Elite.
MORE FALL TEAM DETAILS:
Practice starts around July 15th with our opening day season kickoff for Fall.
Fall practice begins.
Practice is usually Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Most of the practices are held in Medford, but sometimes in Wyandanch, Babylon, Oyster Bay, Seaford, St Anthony’s, or St John the Baptist.
Fall games begin late August or early September.
Official AYF sanctioned fall season play is approximately 6 to 8 games in BTS. Most games are in Long Island, Metro NY, and New Jersey.
Fall season play typically ends in November and there AYF playoffs and official path to AYF nationals in Florida.
The non-refundable tryout fee is $100 and includes participation in all tryouts and the top coaching in the Northeast.
The cost of the Long Island Elite Fall Team will be furnished in your invite email if you make the team.
Players must provide their own helmet and shoulder pads. Other items needed are cleats, a mouthpiece, and safety cup. Every year Long Island Elite Football accommodates dozens of less fortunate children in the community through it’s need-based scholarship program allowing them to participate in a first-class program that produces the best high school and college players
Over the years our need based assistance has covered players in the community from homeless shelters, foster care, single parent families on public assistance, and other extenuating hardships. A need based hardship application is available for those in need of financial assistance.
COACHING AND GENERAL MANAGER APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR-ROUND FOR ALL TEAMS. OUR GENERAL MANAGERS FULFILL AN IMPORTANT ROLE AND DUTIES FOR THE TEAM, THEY ARE NOT JUST HANDING OUT CUPCAKES AND ORANGE SLICES. GENERAL MANAGERS ARE INCLUDED IN COACHING MEETINGS AND ALL COMPANY AFFAIRS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COACHING, BECOMING A GENERAL MANAGER, OR VOLUNTEERING; APPLY USING THE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
TRYOUTS:
$100 tryout fee includes access to all tryouts and top coaching during each session.
New players should attend every tryout for maximum consideration.
Tryouts are announced periodically. They are typically listed here, and on our social media accounts. You must pay and register online, no exceptions. If you make the team you will receive an invite to the Long Island Elite Fall team via email.
*The tryout schedule below may change! This is your forewarning to please check your email, texts, and social media for last minute changes before you walk out the door on the day of tryouts/practice so that you don’t show up to the wrong field or on a date that has been cancelled. **CHECK INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TEAMSNAP, AND EMAIL FOR LIVE UPDATES AND LAST MINUTE SCHEDULE CHANGES ON THE DAY OF**
UPCOMING TRYOUT DATES
***This schedule is changes frequently. Check back often for updates and also check Instagram on the actual day of tryouts for any last minute changes. Checking Instagram before you walk out the door on the day of tryouts will help avoid you showing up to a cancelled or changed date, time, or field location.***
THURSDAY APRIL 9 – 7:00pm-9:00pm – 617 Granny Rd, Medford
SATURDAY APRIL 11- 9:00am-11:00am – 925 Mount Ave, Wyandanch
TUESDAY APRIL 14 – 7:00pm-9:00pm – 617 Granny Rd, Medford
SATURDAY APRIL 25 – 9:00am-11:00am – 925 Mount Ave, Wyandanch
TUESDAY APRIL 28 – 7:00pm-9:00pm – 617 Granny Rd, Medford
THURSDAY APRIL 30 – 7:00pm-9:00pm – 617 Granny Rd, Medford
**This schedule changes frequently. Check your email and social media on the day of for updates so you don’t make a wasted trip!**
*Field location sent 24 hours in advance: typically held at Granny Rd Park – Medford, St Anthony’s HS – Seamans Neck Park, Seaford – Chaminade High School, Mineola – Oyster Bay Park, Oyster Bay – Holy Trinity High School and other locations across Long Island.
*All tryouts require helmets and full-equipment (we don’t supply this).
*Tryout fee is $100 and allows you to attend all dates for one price.
*Spring players are free. These will be verified with Spring rosters. Registrants that don’t comply with these guidelines will be deleted.
See the other teams that are part of the Long Island Elite program.
See Frequently Asked Questions for more detailed answers to questions.
We cannot consider anyone for a team that has not filled out the online registration form and paid the tryout fee. It does not matter who you know, who you spoke with, if you were on a team last year, or how many tryouts you attended. If you don’t fill out the online registration and pay the fee you won’t be considered for a team because we will have no record of you in our system.
Your online registration is reconciled and matched up with the data from tryouts that coaches look at. This is an extremely tedious job that cannot be done by our volunteers without the online forms to streamline the process. Everyone must complete the online registration form and pay the tryout fee.
Hundreds of players will be evaluated based on the data that was collected at tryouts, observations, coaching recommendations, and any film that was sent in.