Gridiron roots run deep in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan football the roots continue to run deep, with thousands of athletes participating in junior high, high school and club programs across the province.

Saskatchewan has become a pipeline for elite talent, producing players who have gone to it CFL and even the NFL, but not before going across the province CoRe is listed.

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“I came up through the soccer ranks in Saskatchewan playing RMF. Everyone at RMF did a great job with grassroots soccer, I can’t thank them enough, the coaches at LeBoldus and then my time with the Rams,” said. Roughrider alumni, Mitch Picton.

This development system produced some of the country’s best talent – ​​current players like Logan Ferland, Brett Lauther and D’Sean Mimbs, with legends like Jon Ryan, Jorgen Hus and Mitch Picton coming before them.

Whether they were blue and white or another team, they all started in the same place – Saskatchewan. While not every kid playing under the Friday night lights will make it to the CFL, the province’s grassroots system continues to build the next generation of athletes.