GEORGIA THOROUGHBREDS FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING
FOOTBALL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION:
The Registration Fee for Football and Cheerleading Players is $175.00 per child with a $25.00 discount for multiple sibling participants and Coaches (cheerleading or football).
Each child is required to Participate in Fundraiser
A $35 fee will be applied to any returned checks.
FOOTBALL REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
G
ame jerseys, game pants, (Both Rental)
T-shirt, Socks, League Fees, Referee Fees, Insurance, Banquet, and Trophy.
CHEERLEADING REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
Skirt and shell, Bloomer, Practice uniform, Socks, Shoes, Hair bow, Travel Bag, League fees, and Insurance.
EQUIPMENT NOT COVERED BY REGISTRATION FEE:
Each player is responsible for obtaining their own shoes (rubber cleats only, no metal cleats), pads for pants, socks, mouthpieces, practice jerseys, helmets, shoulder pads, and any additional pads that the player may want.
EQUIPMENT RENTAL:
(2) Rental Game Jersey and Pants, Rental Helmets, and Shoulders Pads may apply if needed.
These items remain the property of GTYF&C, and are issued to you for your child’s use and protection. No alteration may be performed without the prior written permission of the Football Director. After the team’s last sanctioned GTYF&C event, on a date and manner agreed upon by the Football Director and head coach, the equipment must be cleaned and returned to GTYF&C without change in condition or appearance – normal wear is expected. The proper care and safeguarding of these items are your responsibility. You will be expected to pay for any equipment that is lost, damaged, or not returned at the end of the season. Upon request, the Football Director will provide a schedule of costs for issued equipment. No decorations of any kind may be applied to GTYF&C rental helmets.
Lost helmets cannot be replaced until the replacement cost has been received by the GTYF&C Treasurer.
Game Pants and Game Jersey’s Shall Not Be Worn During Practices!
PRACTICES:
Practice begins on Tuesday, July 3rd. Teams may practice up to four times per week until 1st of August 2012. After August 1st practices are conducted on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings. Practices commence at 6:30 pm and end no later than 8:30 pm. The coach or team parent will contact you in the event a practice is cancelled or rescheduled.
MINIMUM PARTICIPATION
Each football player who has not missed any practices during the prior week and is not injured or under discipline by the head coach shall play in the game.
LEAGUE CERTIFICATION 2012
Certification of age for all participants is required. We are a member of, the Georgia Xtreme Youth Football League (GXYFL). Cheerleading competitions also have similar certification requirements. For these reasons, a Certified Birth Certificate (with Raised Seal), is required for every football player and cheerleader. Notarized copies, and/or hospital certificate of birth are not acceptable.
After certification, all birth certificates will be returned to the parents as soon as possible through the Team Parent. Those children, whose ages are not certified, will be ineligible and will not be allowed to participate in GTYF&C sanctioned activities. The GXYFL Certification form will need to be signed by a parent listed on the Birth Certificate or a guardian listed on the guardian papers.
AGES AND WEIGHTS FOR FOOTBALL TEAMS
COMPETITIVE UNLIMITED DIVISION (D1) WEIGHT ( Ball Carriers Only)
Five (5) & Six (6) Year Old Total Unlimited
Seven (7) Year Old 105 lbs
Eight (8) Year Old 105 lbs
Nine (9) Year Old 115 lbs
Ten (10) Year Old 125 lbs
Eleven (11) & Twelve (12) Year Old 150 lbs
Fourteen (14) Total Unlimited
Eligibility Age Date:
For all age groups, the child must be that age as of July 1st.
PRE-SEASON
All football players are eligible to start practice the week of July 5th. Practice will begin at 6:30 pm and end no later than 8:30 pm.
The first three days a player comes out to practice will be in HELMETS and SHORTS ONLY for conditioning. If a player starts football one week after practice has started and the rest of the team is already in pads, that player must still be in a HELMET and SHORTS for 3 days of conditioning before he will be allowed to participate with full pads.
Practices may be conducted five (5) days a week until August 1st. Thereafter, practices are conducted three (3) times per week –Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.
REGULAR SEASON
Game schedules will be posted on the GXYFL website (www.gxyfl.com) and GTYF&C website as they are finalized by the GXYFL. Times and locations will vary from team to team.
Most games are held on Saturdays beginning at 9:00am and possibly ending at 8:00 pm.
