Urbandale, Iowa · Youth Tackle Football
Urbandale Youth Sports Club
A non-profit built by Urbandale families to give kids a real place to play tackle football.
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Work hard, play hard
It's not as rough out there as you're picturing.
Every parent signing a kid up for the first time has the same knot in their stomach. Thirty seconds of watching does more to settle it than anything we could write here.
They work. They get coached hard on technique long before anybody is hitting anybody. And then they goof around on the sideline like nine-year-olds, because that's what they are.
The club
Parents built this so Urbandale kids would have somewhere to play.
The Urbandale Youth Sports Club is a non-profit, run by volunteers, put together for one reason: to develop a youth tackle football program right here in Urbandale.
Our kids wear J-Hawks navy and white, on a field a few minutes from home, coached by people who live in the same neighborhoods. Every dollar goes back into helmets, pads, jerseys, and field time.
- Structure
- Non-profit
- Colors
- Navy · Red · White
- Run by
- Volunteers
How a season goes
From sign-up to Sunday
01
Sign up
Registration opens each spring. When it's live, the red bar at the top of this page takes you straight to the form.
02
Get fitted
Players are fitted for a helmet and pads before contact starts, so nobody shows up on day one guessing at sizes.
03
Practice
Practices begin in August and build from fundamentals — stance, tackling technique, and conditioning — before the pads come on full time.
04
Play
Games are on Sundays through the fall, against other metro programs, with playoffs at the end of the season.
Latest
Club news
September 21, 2026
J-Hawks Secure Two Big Home Wins in Week 2!
The Urbandale J-Hawks delivered a strong performance in Week 2, securing two victories at home and showcasing teamwork and spirit.
Read more →September 14, 2026
J-Hawks Dominate Season Opener!
All three Urbandale J-Hawks teams – Red, White, and Blue – secured victories in their opening games, starting the season 1-0!
August 20, 2026
J-Hawks Teams Are Set!
Coaches have successfully drafted players, forming three competitive J-Hawks teams for the upcoming season. Get ready for some football!
A volunteer program only works if people volunteer.
Coaches, team parents, chain crew, concessions, equipment hauling, photos on the sideline — there is a job here for whatever time you have. You do not need to know football to be useful on a Sunday.
Local business?
Sponsorships pay for helmets, pads, and field time — and put your name in front of a few hundred Urbandale families every fall.
Become a sponsorThe details and the form are on one page — it takes a minute.
Get in touch
Questions? Ask.
Wondering whether your kid is old enough, what gear you need to buy, or how much of the season is travel? Send a message — a real person on the board answers these.