Kingston Minor Football League

We’re incredibly proud to announce that Kingston Minor Football League is now one of the local non-profit organizations supported through Community Spirit Gaming Centre.

Through charitable gaming initiatives, organizations like KMFL are able to generate sustainable community funding through volunteer participation at the gaming centre, with proceeds being reinvested directly back into local programs here in Kingston.

This support helps us continue investing in:
🏈 athlete development
🏈 equipment & safety initiatives
🏈 coach education
🏈 the long-term sustainability and viability of recreational youth football in our community.

We’re extremely grateful to Community Spirit Gaming Centre for welcoming KMFL into a network of organizations working to make a real impact locally. Community support like this helps ensure recreational youth football continues to grow for young athletes and families across Kingston and the surrounding area.

📣 Registration for our 2026 Fall Season is NOW OPEN! Visit our website for more information and to register.

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🏈 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – ELITE FLAG NATIONALS 🏈

KMFL is looking for parents, guardians, friends, and family members who may be interested in volunteering next weekend to help support Football Ontario’s 2026 Elite Flag Nationals at Richardson Stadium in Kingston from May 15–17.

This incredible national event will welcome top athletes from across Canada competing in U14, U16, U18, and U19 divisions, showcasing some of the highest levels of youth flag football in the country. The tournament also serves as an important pathway for athletes pursuing future opportunities with Team Canada and international competition — including Olympic participation.

As part of this year’s event, a Junior National Team selection camp will also be taking place for identified athletes.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support amateur football, contribute to a major national event in our community, and help showcase Kingston football culture on a national stage.

If you would be interested in helping out in any capacity, please send us a direct message and we’ll provide more information.

Thank you as always for supporting football in our community! 🇨🇦🏈

Just over a month until we bring the best of Canadian flag football together 🇨🇦

📍 Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
📅 May 15–17

59 teams. 9 provinces. Top athletes aged 12–18 competing, connecting, and showcasing the future of the game.

Explore the event website at the link in our bio.🔗

🏈 KMFL 2026 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 🏈

We’re excited to officially open registration for the 2026 Kingston Minor Football League season!

Whether your athlete is brand new to the game or returning for another recreational season, KMFL is proud to offer a safe, structured, and development-focused football experience for boys and girls in Kingston and the surrounding area.

Our program is built around:
✅ Skill development
✅ Confidence and teamwork
✅ A positive, inclusive environment
✅ A great introduction to tackle football

📅 Season Dates: August 8 – November 1, 2026
👥 Divisions: U10, U12, U14
⏰ Registration Closes: August 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Spots are limited — we encourage families to register early to secure their place for the season!

👉 Register here:

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💛 Community supporting community

We are proud to partner with Cocoa Bistro, a locally owned and operated artisan chocolate shop right here in Kingston.

When local businesses step up to support youth sport, it strengthens our entire community.

And here’s the best part:

👉 20% of every shopping cart (before tax) goes directly back to KMFL.

That’s every order — not just the footballs.

Supporting small business + supporting youth football = a win for Kingston.

🛒 HOW TO SUPPORT KMFL THIS EASTER:

1️⃣ Visit www.cocoabistro.ca
2️⃣ Shop for all your Easter goodies
3️⃣ At checkout, select Kingston Minor Football League as your organization
4️⃣ 20% of your entire cart (before tax) comes back to KMFL

📅 Orders accepted until March 23

It’s that simple.

Home - Cocoa Bistro Cocoa Bistro Artisan Chocolate Cocoa Bistro artisan chocolate welcomes you! Made in Kingston, Ontario our delicious treats will help you celebrate life every day!

🏈 Week 9 at KMFL Winter Camp was a special one.

Our Wide Receiver group had the opportunity to learn from Ashton Miller-Melancon — one of the most decorated defensive backs in recent Queen’s Football history and a newly signed member of the Calgary Stampeders.

Ashton spent the evening working with our athletes on:

• Catching fundamentals
• Route break mechanics
• Release techniques at the line of scrimmage
• Defensive Back skills including footwork, hip movement, mirror drills, reaction work, and playing the ball through the hands

At KMFL, one of our key development philosophies is teaching athletes to understand both sides of the ball.

The best receivers don’t just run routes — they understand how defensive backs read them, close space, and attack the football.

Knowing your opponent makes you a better player.

🏈 Ashton’s football résumé:
• Former Queen’s University Defensive Back
• 4× OUA All-Star
• 1st Team U SPORTS All-Canadian
• Yates Cup Champion
• Recently signed with the Calgary Stampeders

Experiences like this also highlight the football pathway we are working to build here in Kingston — where young athletes can begin their journey in community programs like KMFL and continue developing through OSFL programs like the Kingston Grenadiers Football, or OWFL programs like Kingston Sharks , local high school, university, and even professional football.

Having athletes learn from players who have competed at that level helps them see what dedication, discipline, and love for the game can lead to.

On behalf of all of our coaches and athletes — thank you Ashton for giving your time and sharing your knowledge with our program.

👏 Our athletes won’t forget it.

🏈 Winter Camp Weeks 9 & 10 Recap – Finishing Strong 🏈

The final two weeks of KMFL Winter Camp were everything youth sport should be: competitive, developmental, and a lot of fun.

Week 9 focused on application and competition. Our athletes put their skills to the test across all positions — from Running Backs combining linebacker pursuit skills with ball carrying drills, to our Offensive and Defensive Linemen battling it out in live one-on-one reps. Quarterbacks continued developing decision-making and reading the field, while our Wide Receivers expanded their skill sets with release techniques and defensive back fundamentals.

In film, we worked on recognizing patterns and tendencies — helping athletes understand how anticipation can make the game slow down.

Week 10 brought our camp to a close with a celebration of everything our athletes accomplished over the past ten weeks. Position groups reviewed key fundamentals and competed in skill challenges before wrapping up the night with a fun conditioning session of Athletes vs. Athletes and Athletes vs. Coaches dodgeball.

It was the perfect way to finish the program — energy, laughter, and a lot of proud coaches.

Over the course of Winter Camp we watched our athletes grow in:
🏈 Confidence
🏈 Football IQ
🏈 Technique
🏈 Leadership

But most importantly, we saw a group of young athletes who genuinely love the game and support each other.

To all of our Winter Camp athletes and families — thank you for your commitment and support. We’re incredibly proud of this group and excited to see many of you again this fall.

📅 Fall registration opens May 1, stay tuned!

🍫Don't forget to get your orders in for our Easter Fundraiser! Details are pinned to the top of our Facebook Feed 🐣

🏈🍫 A life-size chocolate football made from Belgian chocolate? Yes, really.
And the best part — 20% of every order supports Kingston Minor Football League.

👇 Here’s how you can get one (and support local youth football at the same time):

🐣 KMFL Easter Fundraiser – Community Supporting Community!

This Easter, Kingston Minor Football League is proud to partner with Cocoa Bistro, a locally owned and operated artisan chocolate business right here in Kingston.

Exclusively curated for KMFL families, Cocoa Bistro has created a life-size chocolate football made from over 550g of premium Belgian milk chocolate, measuring 1 foot long and 7 inches high!

🏈 Choose from two delicious options:

Hollow Football – $55
• Presented in a large Easter basket surrounded by mini Easter eggs
• Personalize it with your child’s name written above the laces

Filled Football – $70
• Filled with chocolate-covered sponge toffee, pretzels, and jelly beans
• Comes with a wooden hammer for smashing open the football
• Presented in a large Easter basket
• Personalize it with your child’s name above the laces

But this fundraiser goes beyond one amazing chocolate football.

👉 20% of every shopping cart (before tax) will go directly back to Kingston Minor Football League — regardless of what you purchase.

That means you can shop for all of your Easter goodies while supporting youth football in our community.

🛒 How to Support KMFL

1️⃣ Visit the Cocoa Bistro website https://cocoabistro.ca/
2️⃣ Shop for your Easter treats
3️⃣ At checkout, select “Kingston Minor Football League” as your organization
4️⃣ Complete your purchase — and 20% of your cart (before tax) comes back to KMFL

📅 Important Dates

🛒 Orders accepted until March 23

🚚 KMFL Board members will personally deliver orders on:

• Tuesday, March 31
• Thursday, April 2
• Saturday, April 4

Orders will be prepared by Cocoa Bistro, picked up by KMFL, and delivered directly to your door before Easter weekend.

💙 Why This Matters

As a not-for-profit organization, fundraisers like this help us invest in:

🏈 Protective player equipment
🏈 Athlete safety initiatives
🏈 Team building activities
🏈 Development-focused football programming
🏈 Keeping football accessible for families

We are incredibly grateful to Cocoa Bistro for stepping up to support youth sport in Kingston. When local businesses support local athletes, the entire community benefits.

Community supporting community — that’s what KMFL is all about.

Thank you for helping us grow the game 💛🏈

🏈 Winter Camp – Week 8 Recap 🏈

Week 8 was all about connection — connecting technique to understanding, skill to awareness, and effort to ex*****on.

Our athletes continued building strong fundamentals across every position:

⭐️ Running Backs sharpened pursuit angles, breakdown mechanics, and defensive reads to elevate their field vision.

⭐️OLine & DLine focused on stance, hand fighting, leverage, and live one-on-one reps — reinforcing the importance of controlling the line of scrimmage.

⭐️ Quarterbacks expanded their leadership role with huddle command, pocket management, and decision-making development.

⭐️ Wide Receivers reviewed break mechanics and began transitioning into defensive back concepts — becoming more complete football players.

💪 In Strength & Conditioning, we emphasized controlled power, stability under fatigue, and safe deceleration mechanics — building resilient athletes who can move explosively while protecting their bodies.

🧠 In Film, we focused on leverage and angles — teaching athletes that football is a game of space, positioning, and anticipation.

As we move into the final stretch of Winter Camp, we’re seeing confidence grow, football IQ increase, and leadership emerge.

Proud of this group. Proud of our coaches. Proud of the culture we’re building.

We’re proud to officially announce our partnership with the Kingston Sharks 🦈🏈

Kingston Minor Football League and the Kingston Sharks are working together to establish a meaningful, intentional tackle football pathway for girls in Kingston and the surrounding areas.

The Sharks are coming off an undefeated 2025 season and are the 2024 Tier Two Champions, competing as part of the Ontario Women’s Football League—a powerful example of what’s possible for young female athletes when opportunity and support align.

Together, our organizations are committed to providing girls the chance to participate in tackle football as early as 8 years old, in an environment that is inclusive, supportive, and safety-focused. Through mentorship and representation, young athletes will have “Big Sister Sharks” to look up to—leaders who show them that they absolutely have a seat at the table in tackle football.

We are proud to partner with the Sharks and are fully here for their continued growth and success as an organization. This is just the beginning.
💙🦈

🔗 Learn more about the Sharks:
https://kingstonsharks.ca/kingstonfootball/

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📘 Facebook: Kingston Sharks Women’s Tackle Football

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