''Friday Night Tykes'' is a reality sports documentary television series on the

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after June 2017 upon Esquire Network's discontinuation. The entire series is also licensed to

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Premise

''Friday Night Tykes'' dives in the intense world of youth

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and follows the teams of the

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Youth Football Association on and off the field as they vie for

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glory. Among the challenges the players (as young as 8) face are extreme training drills, psychotic irresponsible parents, heckling from fans, and balancing on-the-field expectations with living a typical childhood away from the gridiron.

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* {{IMDb title, 3467018, Friday Night Tykes 2014 American television series debuts 2010s American reality television series 2010s American sports television series American English-language television shows Television series by Universal Television Television shows set in Texas 2017 American television series endings