DEAR PARENT: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW REGISTRATION IS HANDLED IN OUR ORGANIZATION. WE DO NOT OFFER ONLINE REGISTRATION; ROSTERS ARE LIMITED & ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY OUR HEAD COACHES. REGISTRATION MUST BE "IN-PERSON ONLY" WHILE AT OUR YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER TRAINING ACADEMIES.
ABOUT REGISTRATION. We are NOT conducting "tryouts" at our Football or Cheer Academy. Our Academy is open to any potential student-athlete ages 5-14 who have the desire to give football or cheerleading a chance to see what it would be like to be in our program; to "condition and train" like a football player or cheerleader. Football and Competitive Cheerleading is a very "physical sport" activitiy and requires extensive cardio and core body training to sustain our potential players and cheerleaders through a very long, physical season. We do not want to offend anyone, or cause any child to feel they are not adequate to participate in our program---WE INVITE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE THIS OPPORTUNITY but we also understand the sport of football and cheerleading may not be for everyone. However, if a child has not been physically active in other sports it may be difficult for a child to transition and prepare for a very physical sport activity that essentially will start off 5-days a week for the first month of official practice (July 17-August 30) and continue through mid-December or beyond for our cheer teams. Our Head Coaches will make the decision for their teams on registration. It is basically on a first come, first served basis, as our teams have a limited number of registrants. BUT, the only deciding factors our head coaches must consider are this....(1) Can they physically and mentally take instruction in this sport, are they coachable?....(2) Do they possess the heart and the desire to stay committed from beginning to end? Because "quitters" cost us money; in uniforms, equipment and other fees. As a parent, you must consider the time commitment, the financial commitment, what is expected of our parents and whether your child truly has the desire and the heart to be a dedicated team participant in our program? The Sport of youth football and cheerleading is more physical and demanding than any other youth sport. Our Head Coaches are not looking for the best athlete or the super studs, but WE LOVE THE SPORT WE TEACH, we want children and their parents to enter this opportunity with their full understanding of the physical requirements as a football or cheerleading athlete and the time commitment to long practices, travel, 2-hour game days, playoffs and outside competitions. In the end, we guarantee you too will understand the pride of being a SOUTH GATE AZTEC!
OPEN REGISTRATION STARTS NOW AT THE FOOTBALL & CHEER ACADEMY'S...
- Open Registration is the opportunity to meet with people in the community to talk about our programs; FOOTBALL & CHEER. Registration begins now throughout our Football & Cheer Academies (Mar-Jun) until our teams are filled. The sport of tackle football (ages: 7-14) 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 March 14th through June 15th. The actual "in-season" practice will begin Monday-July 17th and end the 2nd week in December.
- Registration will open at 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 and he will provide you a REGISTRATION CARD & NUMBER. There is a REGISTRATION APPLICATION that must be completed and signed by the parent/legal guardian. We also offer an EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT, where you can save $50 if you pay the balance of registration in full on or before April 30, 2023.
- We are looking for student-athletes between the ages of 5-14* 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.
*LEAGUE AGE AS OF JULY 31, 2023...
Future League-6U, Ages: 5-6
Jr. Clinic-8U, Ages: 7-8
Clinic-10U, Ages: 9-10
Pee Wee-12U, Ages: 11-12
Midget-14U, Ages: 13-14 - ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST PROVIDE A "REAL CALIFORNIA ID CARD" TO VERIFY AGE ELIGIBILITY.
- 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.
- 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 $50 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 $36 for a box of 60-chocolate bars, you sell them ($2-$3 each) and return $120-$180. You can then reimburse yourself for the $36 investment, or roll that into another box of 60-chocolate bars. The leftover profit will go towards your registration fee or cheer uniform. This is available week-to-week through July 10th. and finally, (3) We offer the opportunity 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.
- 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.