Thank you for your interest in youth football and the Cottage Grove Athletic Association (CGAA).  My name is Brent Cuttell and I am the CGAA Football Board President.  Football is an exciting, rewarding and challenging sport and I encourage and thank you for your support.

 The Cottage Grove Athletic Association (CGAA) football program is for all individuals in Grades 1-6.  The primary goal of our program is to teach the game of football in a way that emphasizes the fundamentals, creates a competitive atmosphere and allows the players to have fun learning the game.  CGAA football is a nonprofit volunteer organization serving over 350 youth football players.

The program consists of three different levels of play.  The Mites is an introductory program for 1st and 2nd grade players with little player to player contact.  No pads are worn at this level.  Instruction is given in a clinic type format with Park Wolfpack varsity football players conducting most of the drills.  The clinic is run on four consecutive Saturdays in September at Hamlet Park.  The Wee Pee program is for 3rd and 4th graders and is 9-man full contact on an 80 yard field.  At this level, players are introduced to proper tackling and blocking techniques.  They also begin to learn the rules of the game and compete in games played against other CGAA teams.  The Pee Wee program is for 5th and 6th graders and is full contact 11-man football played on a regulation size football field.  At this level, the players learn to sharpen their football skills as they get ready to make the next step to junior high football.  Pee Wee games are played against St Paul Park, Hastings and Prescott, WI. 

The CGAA football season begins in late July with the Park Wolfpack football camp.  The Wee Pee and Pee Wee divisions hold their drafts in early August and practice begins in mid-August.  A 12 game schedule is played over a six week period beginning in early September.  The season is culminated with Fun Day in which all CGAA teams get together for games and festivities at Park Stadium.

  Throughout our website you will find useful information regarding our registrations, rules of play, board member contact information etc.  We also have a CGAA hotline number you can call to leave a message for the board.  I also encourage anyone to call me directly with any questions regarding youth football.  I would be more than happy to discuss any issue, question or concern. 

   I look forward to seeing each of you on the field this season.  Thank you again for your support of the game of football and the CGAA football program.