WELCOME BACK! 
to the South Gate Youth Football and Cheer programs 2022!

WHO'S READY? 
Youth Flag Football (Ages 5-6), Tackle Football (Ages: 7-13) and Cheerleading (Ages: 5-13)

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN MARCH @ the Football Academy.   

REGISTRATION IS "IN-PERSON" ONLY, NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE!

REGISTRATION "FORMS & HANDOUTS" BELOW ARE PDF FILES, CLICK ON THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD OR PRINT. 

DEAR PARENT: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW REGISTRATION IS HANDLED IN OUR ORGANIZATION. WE DO NOT OFFER ONLINE REGISTRATION, ONLY BECAUSE OUR ROSTERS ARE LIMITED, IF WE WERE TO LEAVE OPEN REGISTRATION ONLINE, WE WOULD RECEIVE MORE THAN WE COULD HANDLE. 

OPEN REGISTRATION IS NOW!

1. Open Registration is the opportunity to meet with people in the community to talk about our programs; FOOTBALL & CHEER. This is usually at the same time when we start our Football & Cheerleading Academies. The sport of tackle football (ages: 7-13) may not be for everyone and we recognize this. It's important for potential players to come out, at no cost for the Academy, to train and condition like a football player with our coaches and staff. If the child enjoys their time during the academy, this is where you, the parent, will want to talk about registering your child for the team. We strongly suggest you and the child understand the responsibilies and physical requirements of being a tackle football player and participating in our program. The Academy will operate twice a week, for 2-hour sessions now through the end of June. The actual "in-season" practice will begin Monday-July 18th and end the 2nd week in December. 
2. Registration will start with the opening of our Football & Cheerleading Academies. Registration is based on a first come, first paid basis. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. We will have a staff of leadership personnel at the site to answer any questions you may have about our football and cheer programs and assist you with the registration process; but first and foremost, the Head Coach must approve your child for registration on his/her team. There is a REGISTRATION APPLICATION that must be completed and signed by the parent/legal guardian. 
3. We are looking for student-athletes between the ages of 5-13 to fill our flag football, tackle football and cheerleading teams. Our Flag Football team, players ages: 5-6 can only roster 20-players. All tackle teams and cheerleading squads have a maximum roster of 25-participants per team. 
   Future League-6U, Ages: 5-6
   Jr. Clinic-8U, Ages: 7-8
   Clinic-9U, Ages: 8-9
   Jr. Pee Wee-10U, Ages: 9-10
   Pee Wee-11U, Ages: 10-11
   Jr. Midget-12U, Ages: 11-12
   Midget-13U, Ages: 12-13
4. Our Registration Fees and Fundraiser Package is designed to cover our overall budget of operations; everything from Organization Administrative Supplies & Services, State & Federal Filing Fees, Spirit Packs, Uniforms, Helmet & Shoulder Pad Reconditioning, New Equipment Purchases, Team Administrative Supplies, Medical Kits, Printing, Banners and Copying Services, Team Training Equipment, Scholastic Awards, Fundraising Costs, Kick-Off Breakfast, Homecoming, Fields & Facilities, General Liability & Medical Insurance, League Fees: Referees, etc., Equipment Container Maintenance, Covid PPE Supplies, Awards & Recognition and other required to operate and maintain the program for 10-months out of the year. You can see a breakdown of our financials filed every year and posted here on our website. We are a legal nonprofit business in the state of California and with the federal government. We are also an ALL VOLUNTEER run organization, no one gets paid for their volunteer service and endless hours in working the children in our community. Our fees are designed to provide the highest quality of uniforms and equipment and we put a high level of emphasis on the quality of service we put into the design and operation of our organization and the programs we provide. 
5. WE ALSO OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS TO HELP REDUCE YOUR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE. We offer three (3) opportunities to reduce your costs: (1) We offer an Early Registration Discount, you will receive a $25 discount if your registration fees are paid in full on or before April 30th. (2) We offer you the opportunity to sell the famous chocolate bars offered through World's Finest Chocolates (WFC), invest $30 for a box of 60-chocolate bars, you sell them and return $60. You can then reimburse yourself for the $30 investment, or roll that into another box of 60-chocolate bars. The leftover profit of $30 will go towards your registration fee. This is available week-to-week through July 10th. and finally, (3) We offer the opportunioty for you to solicit your own sponsorship through our Sponsorship Form. For instance, ask your employer to help sponsor your child/children, or your doctor, dentist, or other local businesses....every little bit helps! Just so you know, we're not obligated to provide these opportunities, we just believe in our program and what it will mean to the children who participate in it, and we want to help our parents to be able to turn this opportunity into a way in which you can help earn the funds to pay for your child's participation. 
6. DON'T FORGET TO VISIT OUR "FORMS & HANDOUTS" AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD and PRINTING BELOW. We will keep posted the most recent Forms & Handouts for your information. Information posted now is about registration, the WFC Candy Bar Program and the Sponsorship Form to name a few. As we continue through the year, we will include additional handouts about our Fireworks Stand, Homecoming, our Calendar, Game Schedule, Etc.