For some this coming Sunday is the biggest day of their young lives, as the CJFL presents its National Signing Day.

The day is earmarked every year on June 1st, the day in which players can finally sign with a CJFL club.  When a player signs, they are essentially signing for their entire junior football career as the player then becomes the property of that team.  

So many considerations are made before signing with a CJFL club; location, team support, roster depth, coaching staff, scholarship program, etc all weighs in on a player’s decision.

National Signing Day is not only exciting for the players, but the coaches as well.   Their ideas, hopes and hard work will finally come to fruition as they start to fill their roster spots.

Following National Signing Day coaches can continue to recruit and sign a player immediately if they are a good fit for their team.  That said the bulk of the players ready to play in the CJFL this year will sign on Sunday.

Once players sign on the dotted line, coaches can begin developing their schemes and systems around their potential starters.  They can also begin preparing for their Main Camp along with Week 1 of the regular season which kicks off in the BC Conference on July 19th. 

All three Conferences and the 20 CJFL teams will participate on June 1st, signing players to their 2025 roster.

Fans can keep up to date with CJFL National Signing Day on social media with #CJFLSigningDay as teams will be posting once a player signs.
 

Photo courtesy of Joanna Kurowski Photography

Since the calendar turned to the new millennium, 25 years ago, thousands of players have played within the Canadian Junior Football League.  Some have moved onto the professional ranks, some to university while others have given back as a referee or coach following their playing career.

The 2025 season is upon us and the CJFL would like to present the Quarter Century Second Team on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball along with recognition of the best special teams players.  The names selected were chosen and voted upon by a panel of CJFL personnel that stretches the country taking stats, strength of team/Conference and individual awards into account.  

Tomorrow the First Team of Quarter Century players will be revealed in a similar way. 

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