A new football league aimed at high school players will start next year, according to the Associated Press. 

The startup, dubbed the Prep Super League, is the brainchild of former United States Football League president Brian Woods, who wanted to give college prospects another offseason avenue to get noticed by schools other than 7-on-7 tournaments and camps, the AP said. 

The six-week league (April 19-May 24) , which will include a team in Tampa, has plans to start in the spring of 2024 and will be independent of high school state associations, allowing players to capitalize off name, image and likeness deals, which currently are not allowed at the high school level in Florida. 

“If you look at 7-on-7, you look at these camps, at the end of the day, none of them are 11-on-11 football,” Woods told the Associated Press.. “None of them are going to give a quarterback, for instance, in a 7-on-7 situation, a live pass rush. So if you’re looking to evaluate players in an actual football context, that’s what this league is about.”

The Associated Press reported that league officials said players will wear sensors to evaluate their performance, which can be shared with colleges or professional leagues. 

Woods also told the Associated Press that players could end up paying a “developmental fee” to participate, similar to that of travel programs, such as AAU basketball. 

The other teams, besides Tampa, include Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego and San Francisco.

Woods told the Associated Press that players will be eligible to participate in the league only if they’re enrolled in an accredited middle or high school curriculum and live in one of the league’s 12 markets. The plan is to target prospects entering their sophomore or junior years of high school this fall, Woods said to the Associated Press.