Home of the Upper Marlboro Gators (UM Gators) Football and Cheer Association. We are pleased that you’re taking the time to find out about our organization.

The UM Gators is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 2008 by President and Director of Football Brian L. Hawkins. Our goal is to have a professional and quality organization for competitive youth football and cheerleading.

We are a proud member of the Metropolitan Washington American Youth Football League (MPWAYFL). The MPWAYFL consist of players, teams, and associations from the Tri-State Metropolitan area. MPWAYFL is a division of the American Youth Football (AYF) and American Youth Cheer (AYC) national program and membership allows us the opportunity to compete for State, Atlantic Region East Coast) and National Football and Cheer Championships.

The UM Gators are entering their 3rd season of Youth Football and Cheerleading participation. As an association, we take great pride in developing our youths to be great leaders of tomorrow. Every youth has been blessed with great skills and attributes and our goal is to help every youth reach their full potential. The UM Gators mission is to teach children to fellowship with each other through good sportsmanship, discipline, dedication, and teamwork, while promoting education first and having fun in a friendly environment.

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