York University Partnership

The York Region Football Association is proud to be the only football club in York Region with a University partnership. Thanks to Past President Dave Lovegrove and Warren Craney - who came together in 2016 to build a partnership and rebrand the York Simcoe Bucs - Lions are able to access additional resources through the University. Together with York University we are promoting football as a pathway to post-secondary, and to date are proud to share that over 33 of our alumni are playing football in the CIS/OUA.

Benefits of the Lions Partnership:

CIS level coaching (York University Varsity Football coaches our Spring varsity program, players coach our Winter Academy)
Coaching development
Resources (York University Varsity Football jerseys for senior teams, access to branded swag + suppliers)
Football expertise (access to Football Canada board members)
Pathways (York University volunteers work with our players to build post-secondary pathways)
Volunteers (York University varsity football players run a free camp annually for youth aged 5-9)
Facilities (YRFA accesses a free stadium annually for Spring training camp)