Grayslake North Jr Knights

Grayslake North Jr Knights is a fast‑growing, high‑impact 501(c)(3) youth football and cheer organization, and we’ve been building momentum since day one! Founded in December 2022, we proudly serve as the official feeder program for Grayslake North High School in D127. In our very first year, more than 200 athletes joined our football programs, and we’ve nearly doubled in size since! Powered entirely by passionate volunteers and strengthened by generous sponsors and donors, our program is thriving.

Our mission is simple and powerful: make football and cheer accessible to every boy and girl in grades K–8, while preparing them to shine in high school and beyond. We’re committed to building confidence, leadership, and lifelong friendships, creating a community where athletes and families grow together season after season.

And one question we hear all the time: Do athletes need to live in‑district to participate?
Our answer: No. While we proudly mirror the values, look, and spirit of GNHS, because our purpose is to help grow their future programs we will never turn away an out‑of‑district athlete. Limiting access goes against everything we stand for. If a child wants to play football or cheer, we want them here.

FLAG PROGRAM INFO

Register: 2026 Spring Flag Grades K-8

Register: 2026 GIRLS ONLY Spring Flag Grades 2-8

SPRING FLAG INFORMATION

We are so excited for the Spring Flag season to start and to get back to some football! Starting this Spring, we’re thrilled to announce that we will be joining the Northern IL Youth Flag Football League (NIYFFL)! After hearing so much great feedback from our families over the past few seasons, we set out to find a league experience that better matches what our community is looking for and we’re excited for this next step forward.

More teams, more competition, more excitement! This new league means aiming to eliminate Jr Knights vs. Jr Knights matchups, games will be on Sundays.
Expanded divisions! Spring and Fall seasons will now include K–8 Flag, plus Girls Flag for grades 2–8. Teams remain grade‑based, but players can play up to stay with previous teammates. Unlike previously for girls flag, the league has several teams at each grade level.
Spring season runs from April to May and packs seven action‑filled weeks, featuring six regular‑season games plus a two‑day playoff series. And get ready, practices kick off in week of March 30! We will now have playoffs in both Spring and Fall.
- 7 weeks of games!
- Game day will be Sundays with first game being April 12. The league aims to start games at 11am, with the younger teams going first. Please note, the start time may be adjusted if necessary.
- No games Memorial Day Weekend
- Final games / playoffs will be May 30-31
Travel time remains the same 30min – 1hr, instead of traveling up north we will now be traveling towards Vernon Hills / Northbrook areas.
Registration closes 2/8/26, cost for the season is $150; this includes player jersey.

TACKLE INFORMATION

Tackle Registration is now OPEN and we’re kicking off the New Year with an incredible deal! Regular tackle registration is $450, but right now you can lock in your spot for just $250. And it gets even better… register for Spring Flag and you’ll receive an additional $50 off tackle, bringing your total to only $200! That’s up to $250 in savings!

Be sure to register for Flag first so the discount code applies during tackle signup: GNJK50OFF.
Limit one $50 discount per tackle registration.

TACKLE INFO

Register: 2026 Tackle Season

OFFSEASON FOOTBALL CLINICS

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE!

We are so excited to once again offer a FREE Offseason Football Clinic consisting of 9 session for grades K-8th! It's time to get the bodies moving again! Please see details below:

The clinics will include activities and drills to prepare your athlete for the upcoming spring flag and fall flag and tackle seasons.
Drills will focus on speed, agility, strength and football skills.
Sessions will be each Sunday beginning January 18 and ending March 15 at the Grayslake Middle School Gym.
- ~~Grades K-4 will be 12pm-1pm~~ Session is FULL
- ~~Grades 4- 8 will be 1:15pm-2:15pm~~ Session is FULL
Attendance for all sessions is recommended, but not mandatory. You can choose which sessions the athlete plans to attend. While we understand that plans may change and an athlete might miss a session they signed up for, this will help us gauge attendance.
If you or someone you know is interested in helping lead the sessions please have them email: info@grayslakenorthjrknights.com stating which dates they'd like to help with.

There are a lot of things that go into youth football feeder program, one of the main items are expenses.

If you, or some you know, would like to learn more on how you can help us please reach out to info@grayslakenorthjrknights.com or visit our sponsor link.