On Saturday, May 3, the Breakthru Athletic League conducted its spring end-of-season Super Bowl tournament at Palm Beach County’s Samuel Friedland Park. There were eight age-group division winners crowned — boys and girls, in four age brackets.
The winning teams were: Boys Peewee (ages 4-5), Vikings; Girls Peewee (ages 4-5), Jaguars; Boys Freshman (ages 6-7), Saints; Girls Freshman (ages 6-7), 49ers; Boys Junior Varsity (ages 8-10), Dolphins; Girls Junior Varsity (ages 8-10), Chargers; Boys Varsity (ages 11-13), 49ers; and Girls Varsity (ages 11-13), Raiders.
According to Breakthru Athletic League spokesman Matt Green, there were nearly 400 players in the league this past spring.
“Our end-of-season Super Bowl Tournament was an all-day, single-elimination event where every team was seeded into brackets by a random draw,” Green said. “There were 52 total games played. The random bracket seeding was purposeful, and we didn’t use the season records to seed this, as our goal was primarily player learning, development and fun. We feel that by not using season records, it means coaches can play all players and focus on our goals, rather than just winning every game. Our hope is that this allows all players to be on the field as much as possible to get as much out of a season with the Breakthru Athletic League as they can.”
This spring’s Super Bowl Tournament ranked high on the “fun factor” for the players.
“The tournament was very exciting, and we had five different games that required overtime to determine a winner,” Green said. “It was a day full of fun, excitement and competition. All players received a season medal and shirt, which was designed by one of our players as part of a design competition held early in the season. Super Bowl Tournament winners also received a custom championship ring.”
Registration for the upcoming fall season is open now. This will be the Breakthru Athletic League’s seventh season and its fourth year of operation. The age group divisions will range from age four through age 17.
“We expect our high school division (ages 14-17) to be one of our bigger ones this coming season,” Green added.
To register, or for more information, visit them online at www.breakthruathleticleague.com.
