About Us

Organization – CFF is a non-profit organization, operated by volunteers.  CFF fields one 6^th grade, one 7^th grade, and one 8^th grade team that compete in the Georgia Middle School Athletic Association (GMSAA).  Though an independent entity, CJB Football partners with the Cambridge High School (CHS) football program for guidance, expertise, facilities, fundraising, and events.

One team with varsity and junior varsity (JV) squads – CFF is committed to providing positive experiences that will develop the skills and confidence of all players.  Each grade level has ONE TEAM that fields BOTH a varsity squad for Saturday official games and a JV squad for weekday JV games.  Each week, players earn positions on these squads with some players moving back and forth between squads.  GMSAA rules allow for players to appear in six quarters each week.  This enables programs to provide Saturday playing time for JV squads when the situation allows. Each team fields a JV squad if numbers allow for it, although not guaranteed.

What a season entails –  CFF partners with Fury Performance Academy to provide a summer conditioning program.  Conditioning is typically held two mornings each week to build player stamina and acclimates players to the summer heat.  Practices, which usually begin towards the end of July, are in the evenings at the CHS stadium and practice fields.   Preseason contests include two mini-scrimmages at the GMSAA Kickoff Classic, a more robust scrimmage, and one formal preseason game.  Approximately eight regular season varsity games will be played on Saturdays and JV games will be played weekday evenings.  The state playoffs usually begin the last weekend of October with higher seeds hosting playoff games.  The state championship typically falls during the 3rd weekend of November at a neutral site.

Success on the field – In just a few short years, CFF has become one of the winningest programs in GMSAA.  It is one of only three programs that placed all three teams in the state playoffs in both 2014 and 2015.  These teams collected four region championships, five semi-final appearances, two state runner-up finishes, and one state championship. To date, the CFF teams hold 14 regional championships, 11 state semi-final appearances, 4 state runner-ups, and 4 state titles!

Traditions – CFF players wear their game jerseys to school on Fridays, greeting teammates with “Go Bears” or the program mantra “All in, All the Time”.  Many players and parents attend the Friday night CHS varsity games with players wearing their CFF jerseys.  CHS hosts a “feeder night” with the CFF teams introduced on the field before a varsity game.  The 8^th grade CFF Football team joins the CHS varsity team for one of their pre-game meals and escorts the varsity team into the stadium.  Individual teams develop their own traditions which have included pregame prayers, player or family tailgate parties before CHS varsity games, and pre-playoff game bonfires.

Safety – CFF provides state-of-the-art equipment including Xenith X2E+ helmets, shoulder pads, and Guardian Gaps for use during practices.  All coaches are trained in “heads up tackling” and teach these techniques to all players. Contact during practice is limited each week and drills are designed to minimize injuries. CJB have also made CPR and AED training a priority among our coaching staff. The LeMoyne's "Lovin' Every Day Foundation" made this possible by generously providing AHA Heartsaver CPR and AED certification. By the way of donations, CFF now has its own portable AED which is at every practice and every game and enables the program to not rely on other schools.   EMTs are also present during all home and away games.  CFF employs the Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) program to assist team physicians / athletic trainers in evaluating and treating student-athletes’ head injuries (e.g., concussion).  The tool not only helps assess the severity of an injury but also helps determine when the injury is completely healed.  This program is used by many professional, collegiate, and high school sports programs across the country.

Parent participation – CFF is run entirely by volunteers and coordinates operations with CHS.  Parents of CHS varsity players work parking, concessions, and field operations at CHS JV and freshman games.  CHS JV and freshman parents work CJB Football’s games.  CFF parents (6^th, 7^th, and 8^th) work Friday night varsity games.  All parents are asked to make a commitment to work parking or concessions at least one Friday night during the season.

If you would like to volunteer or donate services to help the Cambridge Feeder Football program, please contact us.