Longhorn Classic
Longhorn Classic
If you are ready to take your team to the next level, consider testing the waters in a football tournament. There are many tournaments that are offered in the post-season for those teams and/or players that want to continue to develop their skills or show-off their talent. One such tournament in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is called the Longhorn Classic.
The Longhorn Classic starts Friday, December 4th and ends Sunday, December 6th. The following age groups are eligible to play: 7/8 tackle, 9/10 tackle, and 11/12 tackle. It is a well organized tournament consisting of teams from Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Each team is guaranteed to play 2 games. Essentially, the first game will be played, then if the team wins, they move on to the next round and continue to play until they lose. As long as the team continues to win, they will remain in the winner’s bracket and will play in the championship game. If the first game is lost, the team will return the next day to play a game in the loser’s bracket. If the team loses again, then there will be no further games. However, if the team wins, then the team will continue to play in the loser’s bracket and try to make it to the championship game.
My oldest son played in this tournament last year and it was a great experience. There was a lot of incredible talent and it was very educational to watch some of the teams execute their plays. It did happen to be brutally cold for Texas, around 15° F. However, when you love football as much as we do, we will play rain, shine, hot, cold. Just bring it on.
