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NLFA Offers Football and Future: A Pathway for Young Athletes Exploring Military or Trade Careers

The NLFA actively assists its players with career readiness, trade school connections, military recruitment, and mentorship opportunities

2025 season game featuring the NLFA Roghnecks.
2025 season game featuring the NLFA Roghnecks. (Jeremy T. Lofton | JTL Photography)

Bossier City, LA — June 11, 2025 — The North Louisiana Football Alliance (NLFA), a post-high school developmental and showcase football league, is proud to introduce a unique opportunity for young men seeking structure, discipline, and purpose after graduation.

With many young athletes unsure about college but not ready to hang up their cleats, the NLFA offers a spring football season designed to develop their skills on and off the field. But the NLFA is about more than touchdowns — it’s about preparing young men for life, including military service, trade careers, or other pathways that require grit, teamwork, and leadership.

Each of the league’s eight teams plays a fast-paced, competitive nine-man format that showcases talent while offering personal guidance, physical training, and career support. The league works closely with military recruiters and job training programs to help players turn their athletic discipline into long-term direction.

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If your son, student, or recruit still has the drive to compete and the desire to serve — in uniform or in life — the NLFA is the place to start.

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