2024 TACKLE FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE COMING
SOON !!
Welcome to Elite Football
The Gator’s Elite Football Program is designed for youth ages 4-14. Through this program the fundamental of football, the value of team sports, and the development of healthy habits are cultivated. We also educate our young athletes about accountability, discipline, and hard work. We strive to give our athletes an avenue that could change their lives, while at the same time providing a venue for them to play the sport they love.
Rayshawn Harris | Football Director
EM: rayharris@gatorselite.org | PH: 404.587.5394
Rayshawn Harris, also known as Coach Ray, is a certified Youth Football coach with a passion for the athletes he leads. As the Football Director, Coach Ray ensures the program as a whole runs as effortlessly as possible. Before his coaching role, Ray was an athlete, beginning at age 5, and through high school. While attending Tucker High School, he was an All-State Defensive Back and All-Dekalb County basketball player, later taking his talents and leadership skills to youth sports.
Since becoming involved in youth sports, Coach Ray has achieved the many feats:
- 2022 Football Coach Gators Elite 11U Champions
- 2021 Head Football Coach Dolphins Elite 10U
- 2020 Offensive Coordinator Gators Elite 10U
- 2019 Defensive Coordinator Ellenwood Raiders
Village Park Board
Rayshawn Harris | Zannie Black | Brandon Turner | Eugene Lewis | Melvin Lowe
Coaching Staff
Coach by Division
- 4/5U COACH MELVIN LOWE
- 6U COACH QUENTIN “Q” BURTS
- 7U COACH DWIGHT SHOWERS
- 8U COACH CLEMMONS
- 9U COACH ANDRE FULTON
- 10U COACH TIM KATES
- 11U COACH JAMES LOWERY
- 12U COACH RAY HARRIS
Our Accomplishments
For six years, the Gators Elite Athletics Association has stood as a cornerstone of tackle football in the Clayton and Henry County communities.
Their achievements include:
- 2023: 11U +12U Champions
- 2022: 11 Champions
- 2021: 10U Runner-Up Championship
- 2020: 9U League Runner-Up
- 2020: 2nd Place - Atlanta Pop Warner 10U
- 2021: 1st Place - AYFL 10U 7 on 7
- 2021: 1st Place - AYFL Preseason Tournament
- 2021: 1st Place - AYFL Post Season Tournament
- 2020: 2nd Place - Best of the Best 10U Tournament
“A good coach can change a game, a great coach can change a life. ”
— John Wooden
Registration Open
Henry County Resident: $225 | Out-of-County Resident: $235 (*Service Fee Applied)
[** Henry County Zip Codes: 30281, 30256, 30236, 30228, 30252, 30294, 30248, 30273]
Summer Conditioning
Season Start Date
The 2024 season begins this fall. We will use the summer to prepare.
Required Documents
GA State ID or Passport
Sports Physical
Contact Information
Zannie Black
Tel: 678-613-3311