Raúl Méndez -- president of the Kiwanis Football League -- comments about the upcoming season of the KFL at the Varsity Draft 2022.
Similar to the NFL, the Kiwanis Football League (KFL) offers coaches of the five existing teams of U19 Varsity category to add players from other schools to their rosters in a fair and equitable manner. The purpose is also to give students who have never played contact football or who are not enrolled in a "mother" or "host" school to participate. Teams usually draft bigger kids while relying on their host school students for talent at other skill positions. A total of 45 students were assigned to teams through the Draft of 2022 from a pool of approximately 120 eligible athletes. The first five picks of the first round were: 1. Kiwanis Kolts (Tomás Carles), 2. Balboa Dragons (Gustavo Layne), 3. La Salle Spartans (Lucas Montenegro), 4. AIP Owls (Denis Espinoza), and 5. Brader Raiders (Shawn Leal).
The purpose of the annual combine of the KFL U19 Varsity category is to provide new players an opportunity to showcase their athletic ability and physicality in front of coaches ahead the annual league Draft. Coaches evaluate athletes during drills such as the 40-yard dash, 5-10-5 pro agility, 3 cone drill, broad jump, vertical jump and bench press. Fundación American Football Films (FAFF) provides support to more than 30 players of the KFL across its four age group categories.