Friday Night Tykes: Steel Country

2016 • Esquire Network
4.8
59 reviews
TV-14
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Season 1 episodes (12)

1 God, Family, and Community
3/22/16
A new season of youth football kicks off in Beaver County, Pennsylvania as 15 teams and the towns they represent square off in the Beaver County Youth Football Association. In Texas, football may be a religion, but in Beaver County, PA, football is life.
2 Playing for Survival
3/29/16
An equipment robbery hits the already struggling Monaca L'il Indians organization hard as they attempt to rebound from a string of disappointing seasons, and Head Coach Moses Cox returns to Ambridge after a suspension for fighting with a parent.
3 Ongoing Ball Drop
3/29/16
A call to replace Head Coach Ricky Suman leads to an ugly incident at a Monaca parent's meeting. And two unbeaten powerhouses in Ambridge and Central Valley square off for the first time, while Aliquippa looks to rebound from an early loss.
4 I Can't Stand the Bastards
4/5/16
Added security is put in place at a youth football game as rival towns Aliquippa and Beaver Falls meet in a grudge match with a history of violence, and the Monaca Li'l Indians continue to struggle in the face of dwindling participation.
5 Love Change
4/5/16
Monaca Head Coach Ricky Suman makes a controversial move to add more players to his roster, and a battle of unbeaten teams results in a serious injury on the field.
6 We All We Got. We All We Need
4/12/16
Aliquippa and Ambridge, two towns separated by only a bridge, bring a long history of bad blood and spirited competition to the youth football field. Meanwhile, Beaver Falls looks to continue their winning ways.
7 Hell of a Game
4/19/16
A town that's lost nearly everything rallies behind the one thing it has left, its youth football team. And the Blackhawk Li'l Cougars face a difficult test.
8 Piece of Gum on My Shoe
4/26/16
Playoffs are underway in the BCYFL as youth teams from Ambridge, Blackhawk, and Alliquippa prepare to do battle in their first round match ups.
9 We're Not Going Home
5/3/16
A feud between a parent and coaches escalates as Blackhawk and Ambridge take the field in a win or go home playoff game.
10 They Think We're Broken
5/10/16
An awards banquet turns ugly when a disgruntled parent crosses the line, and Central Valley enters the playoffs looking to repeat as league champions.
11 You Still Loved
5/17/16
The pressure to win in Beaver County continues to grow as the final four teams enter the Semifinals of the BCYFL playoffs.
12 They're Gonna Eat You for Lunch
5/24/16
The football season comes to an end in Beaver County as a perennial powerhouse clashes with an up and coming underdog in a championship game for the ages.

About this show

Friday Night Tykes next turns its lens on one of the great football hotbeds of America; Western Pennsylvania, where football is life. "Friday night Tykes: Steel Country" will dig deep into the birthplace of football legends. The series spin-off will focus on Beaver County, where youth football is not a pastime, but a birthright, and young children are pressured to become superstars, not just from parents and coaches, but their entire communities. The documentary series is about more than just football, it’s about the choices parents are making for their children, and the community that surrounds America’s favorite sport. Youth football embodies the essence of these small working class towns. The game acts as a bond connecting the community culturally, socially and emotionally. In a place where the majority of the population has next to nothing, youth football is everything.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
59 reviews
A Google user
May 7, 2017
Great show but the coaches yelling and cussing these kids is a huge turn off if they stop trying to act like children these children will stop acting the kids as well
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BritBrat
May 8, 2021
This show was the best but i did not watch the show but i have seen the clips
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Matthew Newhard
February 15, 2017
When is season 2 going to be added? There have been a few episodes that already aired.
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