The Nifty Sports Organization has been a 501c3 non-profit organization since 2010. The Nifty Lions program was started in 1994 by Karl Mills, Vernell Williams, Anthony James, and Antonio Davis, when they brought flag football to Paterson, NJ in 1997. The program started with tackle football and cheerleading. We had a great start, winning our first championship in 1999 in the Paterson City League. We later joined the Hudson County League in 2004. There we won our first championship in that league in 2006. In 2014 we came together to start a travel league called the Inner City Youth Football League/UYFL which included teams from New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, PA and Baltimore, MD. We won our first state championship in UYFL in 2014. From there, we went to Florida to compete in the National Championship.

In the beginning, the Nifty program only consisted of football and cheerleading programs. Since then, the program has expanded and now includes softball, baseball, boxing, girls and boys basketball and track & field. Also, we run a mentoring and tutoring program which includes an after school program, when needed, to assist kids with their academics and other challenges they may have. As an organization, we have had our ups and downs. Through it all, the "four horsemen" as we like to call ourselves, have held it together. We are thankful for all of the support that we have received throughout the years. As we continue to move forward with our programs we would like to ask for the community's continued support and invite others to join and support our organization. Our goal is to help inner city youth to reach their goals. It is our pleasure to watch them grow, go off to college and beyond. Support the Nifty Sports Organization!