Youth Contact – British American Football

Below the senior level, contact football in the UK is split into two age groups – U19s and U16s. 16-18 year-olds are eligible for the u19s league whilst 13-15 year-olds can get involved with an U16s team.

Teams for 16-18 year-olds may be either 9v9 or 7v7 depending on the level of competition they are eligible for . The 9v9 teams compete for the National Championship whilst the team who tops the 7v7 competition are awarded the Division 2 title.

Meanwhile, in the under 16s league, every team plays 5v5. The winner of the final is crowned U16 BritBowl champion. In order to keep the whole season as competitive as possible, a second trophy, called The National Plate, is competed for by the runner up teams from each conference.

Please find more in-depth looks at all Children’s Contact competition further down the page.