ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd sˈændlɑːt fˈʊtbɔːl hˈæzbiːn ɚɹˈaʊnd sˈɪns æz ˈɜːli æz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt; ɪn ðæt jˈɪɹ, ɐ sˈɜːkɪt wʌz lˈɑːntʃt ɪn ɹˈɑːtʃɛstɚ, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ˈæftɚ ðə sˈɪɾi bˈænd hˈaɪ skˈuːl fˈʊtbɔːl ɪn ɪts skˈuːlz.
Organized sandlot football has been around since as early as 1908; in that year, a circuit was launched in Rochester, New York after the city banned high school football in its schools.