Joliet Raiders Youth Tackle Football & Cheer

02/21/2022

ATTENTION COMMUNITY MESSAGE FROM OUR TEAM PRESIDENT:

“Hello everyone, I hope everything is going great for our children in the community. For our multiple sport athletes we hope your in-season journeys find respect, compassion & championships. We expect you to dominate the field and classroom as well, and as for athletes not in other sports we hope your school year is going good and you are respecting your peers and teachers.

Unfortunately on January 24th, my father passed away and since then I have felt a void in my life. My father was my best friend, tutor, coach as well as a great parent. To know he impacted so many lives including me and my siblings is just wonderful. Everyone has a story about his hilarious sense of humor, or his gourmet chef cooking skills and also the thing me and him have the most in common: Our drive and love for football.

I’m sending this message out to let the community know we will not be actively trying to pursue a competitive schedule this season, we will continue to host free workouts and give away and sell spiritwear as well as continuing our Deonte T. Lesley Gentlemen’s Club program. I have a great support team around me but I do not want to put out anything where my mind is fully invested. I’m going to use this year to learn how to grieve and process this all. The biggest thing is i’m going to have to learn how to live without my assistant coach through life, but we’re not done. We will be back & We will WIN.

I will be letting my Vice President handle our team responsibilities for the next couple months while I take a break from all of my business ventures and get right mentally as well as physically. We will be back for the 2023 Season. I love you guys & my heart is the community. I will do everything in my power to make sure we have a winning mentality around the town again.

With Love,
Johnny Holman JR.”

-Any questions regarding Mr. Holman’s statement or the current state of the Joliet Raiders please feel free to inbox us or give us a call at (815)272-7706.

07/21/2021

Hello Everyone,
We are sad to announce we didn’t pull in enough children to play this season, but we will still continue training hosting our Speed & Agility camps and our Gentlemen’s Program which will begin September 13th & run year round. We will be issuing out refunds starting in August to children who opt out of the program, and also children who signed up for us & have paid in full/deposits this year will play for free next year. We are proud to announce we will be partnering with the Joliet Steelers Youth Football & Cheer Organization for our kids who want to still play this season. We will cover the costs of our players moving to the Steelers. We have already notified and discussed with the parents of our organization. Our players just need to register on their website. We will be back next season!

Minor Setbacks for Major Comebacks!

07/14/2021

Season is approaching. Big news coming up! Parents please check emails as soon as possible!

05/28/2021

Due to the cold forecasts & pending storms. Speed & Agility will be canceled tonight, as well as Monday for Memorial Day! Parents & Players have fun, be safe & remember to drink lots of water, study game film and enjoy the moment! See you all next Wednesday!

05/09/2021

Happy Mother’s Day! We hope every mother’s day is filled with love & family around them. We will be having Round 2 of Spring/Summer Cleat Distribution will begin today at 4 PM. We are hoping to get the rest of the equipment out today. These are only practice cleats & gloves as the Official Gameday Gear will be distributed in early August.

If you haven’t signed up yet, we’re still taking new players. Come get the Division 1 Experience of Youth Football with our storied program. Registration available at www.thejolietraiders.com

03/22/2021

Just a reminder that our second registration for our football & cheer programs will be held this Saturday. March 27th from 11AM-3PM at J&A Esthetics located on 2723 W. Jefferson St. in the plaza behind McBrides on 52. Please bring the following: - $100 Down Payment for 1 child/ $200 for 2-3 children & $300 for 4+ children (Pay in Full is also accepted) - Birth Certificate -Recent School Picture -List of allergies/Medical History Also, to active members of our organization spring gear & free apparel packages will be passed out April 24th. Location is still TBD. Speed & Agility information will be posted shortly as well.

03/03/2021

03/03/2021

Online Registration Is Open on the link below! Can’t wait to see who we add to the Rosters! $300 Membership comes with Equipment Rental (Helmet/Shoulder Pads), tutoring, gentlemen’s society, complimentary Nike accessories (Gloves, Towels, Cleats, Mouthpieces) & Raiders Apparel. Sign Up Today!

02/28/2021

If you haven’t heard we’re including complimentary Nike player accessories (mouthpieces, arm/leg sleeves, armbands, socks, cleats, towels, etc.) to save parents money throughout the season. It’s all included in the $300 Registration Fee.

Our next registration date is on March 27th from 11AM to 3PM. Located on 2723 W. Jefferson St. at J&A Esthetics. Located in the plaza behind McBrides.

We hope to see you all there!

02/28/2021

Couple 📸 from Registration yesterday.

Next Registration will be held March 27th from 11AM-3PM. At J&A Esthetics on 2723 W. Jefferson St. Joliet, IL

Can’t wait to add more hitters to the roster!

02/27/2021

If you guys know any kids that have a membership to this YMCA let me know. We’ll help them out at the Joliet Raiders with half off the membership fee to our program. The same with any Hartman Center kids!! Please share this & get this out so I can help as many kids find activities and things that will keep them out of trouble!