2013 JACKSON YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER

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1 2013 JACKSON YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER PO BOX 747 JACKSON, NJ PHONE: FAX Check us and facebook PARENTS: PLEASE FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM AND PARENTAL CONSENT ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THIS PACKET. IF YOU HAVE A NEW PLAYER, YOU MUST ALSO FILL OUT A PARTICIPANT CARD. IF ANY CONTACT INFORMATION HAS CHANGED, PLEASE UPDATE YOUR PARTICIPANT CARD. *NOTE THAT IS OUR PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT JOIN OUR LIST ON WEBSITE* *BELOW IS TO BE FILLED OUT BY JACKSON YFC STAFF ONLY* CHEERLEADER S NAME: FOOTBALL PLAYER S NAME: JACKSON YFC SIGN OFF SHEET LEVEL OF PLAY: FLAG MITEY MITE CADET JRPW PW JRMID MID CHEER # OF CHILDREN: NEW PARTICIPANT RETURNING PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION/RAFFLE FEE: CASH CHECK # CC TYPE OTHER WORK BOND CHECK: PAID # DONATED MASTER SIGN UP SHEET SIGNED PRELIMINARY ROSTER SHEET SIGNED ENTERED INTO ROSTER PROGRAM PARTICIPANT CARD SIGNED/FILLED OUT PICTURE PARENT S ADDRESS: NOTES/REMARKS: NEW PARTICIPANTS: ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE

2 2013 JACKSON YFC REGISTRATION Jackson YFC Parents and Participants: A new season is once again upon us, and we are looking forward to an even better season than last year. This past 2012 season, was once again a GREAT ONE! We saw multiple football teams play into the post season, with our Jr. Midget team winning it all and taking the show on the road to the AYF Nationals in Florida, the first ever football team to do so! Our Cheer program continued in their achievements as well, with our Midget and Cadet teams taking 2 nd place at AYC Nationals in Florida. Additionally, our Jr. Midget team also placed high enough in the Big East to go onto Florida and compete and our Pee Wee s, went back to back to back and a belly to belly to belly and won out for another Championship Season! Just as important, many of our boys and girls continue to rank up high on the NJAYF Jersey Shore Scholastics Team in which only the top 2% of children in the league were chosen. It was a terrific season for all of our teams. Win or lose, our kids worked hard and had fun. That s what Jackson Youth Football and Cheer and the NJAYF is all about; inspiring success through FUN! I would like to thank our Board of Directors, coaches, parents and many volunteers for making this a very successful season. I would only hope that we can all continue our high level of enthusiasm to make the 2013 Season even better! Enclosed, please find the 2013 Coaches Code of Conduct, Participants Rules and the Parents Code of Conduct. The Coaches Code of Conduct is enclosed so that you may understand the rules that all of our coaches must abide by. The Parents Code of Conduct is a guideline for all, to ensure that everyone has an enjoyable time throughout the upcoming season. The signature page is to be signed by you and your child, and must be handed in to your child s head coach by August 1 st, or on the first day of practice. *Also note our REFUND POLICY which will be STRICTLY ADHERED TO!* The 2013 Registration Committee is providing this information to lay the groundwork for a positive and enjoyable time in our new league. If anyone should have any questions throughout the year, please speak to our President, Dean Pinto; Spirit Coordinator, Sue Pitlak; or our Football Coordinator, Tim Carrara. Their contact information is available at BOARD tab. The 2013 Registration Committee, as well as our Board of Directors, would like to wish everyone a fun filled season. Thank you, in advance, for your continued support and cooperation! GO JAGUARS! 2013 Registration Committee: John Devaney, 1 st Vice President Tim Carrara, Football Coordinator Sue Pitlak, Spirit Coordinator John Fortunato, Mitey Mite/Flag Football Coordinator Caroline Milani, Mitey Mite/Flag Spirit Coordinator

3 2013 JACKSON YFC PARENTS CODE OF CONDUCT ALL COACHES AND HELPERS ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO YOUR CHILDREN AND OUR PROGRAM. YOUR COOPERATION, SUPPORT AND RESPECT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. 1. Please be prompt. If you are going to be late, try to notify the coach as soon as possible. 2. Stress the importance of attending practices and games. 3. Encourage your child to strive to do their best each day. 4. Work with the coaching staff. If you need to address an issue, please present alternatives. 5. Help us teach good sportsmanship by being positive and avoid talking about the other players or coaches in front of the children. 6. Do not use foul language at any time. 7. Please resolve any coaching conflicts privately. If you feel it cannot be resolved, speak to the coordinator of that program. 8. Cheer for all teams, and avoid displaying your displeasure in a negative way during a game. 9. Do not coach from the sidelines. Your child is part of a team and needs to do as instructed by their coaching staff. You can coach your child at home as much as you like. We would encourage you to become a coach yourself. 10. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY in effect again this season. 11. At any Youth Football/Cheer event, practice or competition, any adult who 1) verbally abuses; 2) attempts to intimidate; 3) is fragrantly rude; and/or 4) cannot control their language or actions with an official, coach or Association volunteer, will be asked to leave the event. He/she will receive a written warning regarding their behavior. His/her child(ren) will be immediately removed from the Youth League event. 12. Any adult who commits a second, similar offense will be banned from Youth League event(s) for the remainder of the season. 13. Any adult who physically assaults an official, coach or Youth Football/Cheer volunteer will be banned from the League, and their child(ren) will be removed from the youth program for one year from the date of the offense. The child(ren) may not participate in any other AYF/C Association event during the sanction period. After one year, the parent may apply for re instatement of his/her child(ren). If the adult commits a third offense, he/she will be permanently banned from Youth Football/Cheer League; and his/her child(ren) will be permanently removed from the League. The term physical assault includes, but is not limited to, hitting, slapping, pushing, spitting, kicking or striking in any way with any body part or any physical implement.

4 2013 JACKSON Y.F.C. PARTICIPANTS RULES ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is very important to the success of our program. Coaches must be notified, in advance, if your child will be absent from practice or a game. Parents must provide transportation to and from practices and games. When dropping off your child, please be sure that coaches have arrived. In the event of an injury, coaches will need to contact a parent/guardian for the participant. Please make sure your contact information is updated on your child(ren) s participant card. A parent, or someone designated by the parent, must pick up each child. If another adult will be picking up your child, the coach must be notified of the change in writing. Please be prompt when dropping off and picking up your child. No child will be allowed to leave without a parent, and no child may walk home. PRACTICE: Practice will be held at the Jackson YFC complex (next to the Lucy Holman School). Days and times will be determined by the coordinators and/or coaches in compliance with the Youth League Rules. Once school begins, practice will be less hours a week. The coaches will inform you of the nights of the week that practices will be held. In the event of inclement weather, parents should come for their child(ren) immediately, football/cheerleading practice cannot continue if there is thunder and lighting. GAMES: The games are held on Saturday and Sunday, however there may be a few games played during the week. Many towns, including Jackson, have lights on their fields. Therefore, some games will be played at night. Game schedules will be provided as soon as they become available. Our regular season ends around the end of October. Our competition level teams (Cadet, Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget and Midget) may participate in post season play. This year we have chosen to participate in the Jersey Shore Playoffs, which can qualify for the National Championships in Florida. In this case, the season could last into mid December. All participants are expected to attend every game, and stay for the entire game. All dates and days are subject to change. APPEARANCE: All participants are expected to be neat and clean for practices and games. Hair is to be worn neatly, off the face. Girls are NOT permitted to wear nail polish, artificial nails or excessive makeup. Football players AND cheerleaders are NOT permitted to wear bandanas. All participants are NOT to wear jewelry of any kind (no rings, watches, body piercings, necklaces or earrings). Medical bracelets or necklaces are permitted; however, they must be taped to the wrist or chest area. You will be given a list of items needed to be purchased by you to complete your uniform. Uniforms are to be worn for games and official League approved functions. All game uniforms and equipment are to be returned on the scheduled date at the completion of the season. Upon receipt of game uniforms and game equipment, you will receive an invitation to our annual awards banquet. CONDUCT: Disrespect, disobedience, fighting or using foul language will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action. All participants are expected to follow instructions and respect their coaches and other team members.

5 2013 JACKSON YFC STRIKE SYSTEM A STRIKE SYSTEM IS USED TO MONITOR THE RULES THAT YOU HAVE AGREED TO ABIDE BY. ACCUMULATION OF 15 POINTS WILL RESULT IN A HEARING BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PARENT OF THE CHILD. CONTINUED STRIKE ACCUMULATION, AFTER 15 POINTS, COULD RESULT IN THE REMOVAL FROM OUR PROGRAM. STRIKE DESCRIPTION # OF STRIKES ACCUMULATED TARDINESS PRACTICE AND/OR GAMES 1 UNEXCUSED ABSENCE PRACTICE 3 VACATION: First 5 days will count as one missed practice. Each additional day will count as one absence. UNEXCUSED ABSENCE OR LEAVING EARLY GAMES 5 UNACCEPTABLE APPEARANCE AT PRACTICE OR GAME 2 WILL POSSIBLY BE BENCHED (includes, but not limited to being out of uniform, wearing jewelry, nail polish, etc.) WEARING UNIFORM OUTSIDE OF AYF/C FUNCTIONS 5 UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT AT PRACTICE OR GAME 10 PARTICIPANT WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE BENCHED (foul language, etc.) FIGHTING (physical or verbal) 15 AUTOMATIC HEARING WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS *ANY CHILD WHO IS BENCHED WILL SIT WITH HIS/HER COACH UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE PRACTICE/GAME

6 2013 JACKSON YFC COACHES CODE OF CONDUCT ALL COACHES, FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING, WILL ABIDE BY A CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH INCLUDES THE PROVISIONS WHICH FOLLOW. IF ANY OF THESE RULES ARE BROKEN, THE HLA (HIGHEST LOCAL AUTHORITY) SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE A PENALTY. COACHES SHALL: 1. Not smoke and/or use smokeless tobacco on the property or field. 2. Not criticize players/participants in front of spectators, but reserve constructive criticism for later, in private, or in the presence of team/squad members if others might benefit. 3. Accept decisions of the game officials and judges, both on the field and in competitions, as being fair and called to the best of said officials. 4. Not criticize an opposing team, its players, coaches, cheerleaders, or fans by word of mouth or by gesture. 5. Emphasize that good athletes strive to be good students, and that both are physically and mentally alert. 6. Strive to make every football/cheerleading activity serve as a training ground for life, and basis for good mental and physical health. 7. Emphasize that winning is the result of good homework. 8. Not engage in excessive sideline coaching, and shall not leave the bench area to shout instructions from the sidelines. 9. Together with team officials, be jointly responsible for the conduct and control of team fans and spectators. Any fan who becomes a nuisance, and out of control will be asked to leave. 10. Not pile it on, or encourage their team to get a commanding lead and raise the score as high as it can. In these instances, every effort shall be made to let all players play. 11. Not use abusive or profane language at any time 12. Not receive any payment, in cash or kind, for services as a coach in Youth Football/Cheerleading. 13. Not permit or encourage sweating down tactics in order for a player to make team weight. 14. Not permit an ineligible player to participate in a game. 15. Not deliberately incite poor sportsmanlike conduct. 16. Abstain from the possession and drinking of alcoholic beverages and the possession or use of any illegal substance on both the game and practice fields. 17. Remove, from a game or practice, any participant when even slightly in doubt about his/her health, whether or not as result of injury, until competent medical advice is available. 18. Control their fans. Remember, as a team coach, you are responsible for your team, and fan reaction will usually be in step with your reactions. 19. Uphold all rules and regulations, National and Local, regarding American Youth Football and/or Cheer, including the mandatory play rule. I AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES: SIGNATURE DATE

7 PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE IN 2013 By signing this form, my son/daughter and myself, have read and understand the Participant Rules and Parent s Code of Conduct, and agree to abide by them and understand that there will be sanctions/discipline imposed for any violations including suspension and/or removal from participating in Jackson Youth Football and Cheerleading. Participant s Signature: Parent s Signature: Coaches Signature: Coordinator s Signature: Date:

8 2013 JACKSON YFC REGISTRATION FORM FOOTBALL/CHEERLEADING PLEASE COMPLETE ONE (1) FORM FOR EACH CHILD REGISTERED REGISTRATION AND RAFFLE FEES: 1 CHILD $100.+ $200 RAFFLE FEE (40 RAFFLE $5.00 EACH) 2 OR MORE CHILDREN $ $300 RAFFLE FEE (60 RAFFLE $5. EACH) FLAG PARTICIPANTS: 1 CHILD $ $100 RAFFLE FEE (20 RAFFLE $5. EACH) FLAG PARTICIPANTS: 2 OR MORE CHILDREN $ $200 RAFFLE FEE (40 RAFFLE $5. EACH) * A NON-REFUNDABLE LATE FEE OF $35.00 WILL BE ASSESSED FOR REGISTRATIONS AFTER APRIL 20, 2013* ***REFUND POLICY, WHICH WILL BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO*** A full refund of registration fee($100.00),(not RAFFLE TICKETS), will be available via written request to Dean Pinto, the President, between March 17, 2013 and June 1, Between June 2, 2013 and July 31, 2013 a 50% refund of registration fee only ($50.00) will be available via written request to the President. Absolutely no refunds after July 31, 2013 unless participant has moved out of Jackson or for medical reasons. (Doctors note required). All refund requests must be made in writing. Participant s Name: Address: City: Town: Zip Code: Phone #: School Attending in the 2013 Season: Emergency/Cell Phone #: Did you participate in the 2012 Season? Yes No If yes, which team? I am in receipt of the 2013 Jackson YFC Rules and Regulations. I will read and review them with my child. All League participants must meet certain eligibility standards in order to participate. These eligibility standards include, but are not limited to age, proof of age, weight, proof of satisfactory scholastic fitness (except Flag participants) and medical clearance. I affirm that all information I provide will be accurate and truthful. I will assume full responsibility for the care and maintenance of any and all uniforms and equipment issued to my child; and agree to pay full replacement costs of any item that may become lost or stolen, or damaged as a result of mistreatment, carelessness or neglect. I further understand that all uniforms and equipment are the sole property of Jackson YFC and will be returned upon the end of the season or the withdrawal of my child. All equipment and uniforms must be returned prior to our annual Banquet or participant will not be allowed to attend the Banquet. *Note: Equipment Return Policy to be handed out upon Equipment distribution/equipment bond check will be required* I understand that I will be required additional equipment, such as practice/game Jerseys, practice/game pads/pants, cheer apparel, etc. at my own expense. As the parent or legal guardian of the above child, I hereby give full consent and approval for my child to participate as a team member in Jackson Youth Football/Cheer for the 2013 season. I understand that there are certain risks of injury in the in the practicing and playing of the sport, as well as traveling, if and when required, and other related activities incidental to my child s participation. I am willing to accept these risks/requirements on behalf of my child. I hereby certify that my child is fully capable of participating in this sport and that my child is medically fit and has no physical or mental disabilities that would restrict full participation in this sport except as listed below. I hereby waive, release and hold harmless the Jackson Youth Football Cheer League, its coaches, supervisors and any volunteers for any claim or injury that may be suffered by any child in the normal course of participation in football, cheerleading or dance thereto, except to the amount covered by the League s accident and insurance program. In case of an emergency, I hereby authorize the first aid squad to treat and transport my child to a facility of their choice. Please list any physical or mental disabilities (such as hearing, respiratory problems, obvious handicaps, impaired sight or allergies) that would restrict full participation. Parent or Guardian Name: (Necessary): Parent or Guardian Signature: Date: I DO NOT WISH TO VOLUNTEER AND WOULD LIKE TO DONATE MY WORK BOND CHECK TO JACKSON PW/YFC JACKSON YFC STAFF USE ONLY Initials: Date: Registration and Raffle Amount Paid: Check # Cash CC Type: Date: Work Bond Volunteer Check Amount Paid: Check # Donated LEAGUE USE (FOOTBALL ONLY): Player s Weight: Player s age on 7/31/2013:

9 Parent s Name: Participant s Name: Home Phone: Cell# Requested Day/Time: Scheduled Time: Check# Cash I hereby donate the $ to JYFC. Jackson YFC is an all-volunteer organization. The purpose of the work bond is to instill the family s commitment to the JYFC program by volunteering and supporting the program. As such, I hereby understand that in order for my child(ren) to participate in the Jackson Youth Football and Cheerleading Program I will acknowledge and commit to the terms of the work bond agreement. WORKBOND TERMS: 1. Work bond fee will be assessed to each family regardless of the number of children registered in the JYFC program. 2. The work bond fee is $ per family and must be paid at the time of registration. 3. All work bond checks will be held by JYFC until completion of the work bond duties at which time they will be destroyed. 4. Each family is responsible for completing the work bond duties. If they are not able to make their scheduled date, the family must find another adult to work the scheduled date. It is agreed that the date will be set by JYFC. a. If a family does not work their scheduled Work Bond, their check will be deposited by JYFC the following day and THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS OR MAKE UP DATES! 5. If the required task(s) are not completed by November 24, 2013 the family has forfeited reimbursement of the work bond fee and the funds will be deposited by JYFC in lieu of the task. (NO EXCEPTIONS!) 6. Families that complete the work bond requirements will be entitled to full reimbursement of the work bond fee. a. The work bond requirements are: work a shift, (usually 4-5 hours) in the Concession stand and/or work garbage duty and/or field duty and/or other duties as assigned by the Work bond Coordinator on the date(s) and time(s) scheduled by the Coordinator or his/her designee. It is the sole responsibility of the party named above to fulfill the duties on the date and time hereby agreed to. 7. All work bond reimbursements will be made by the Work bond Coordinator upon completion of the work bond duties BY CHECK ONLY. 8. If any check is returned for insufficient funds you will be charged an additional $30.00 and could be subject to criminal sanctions under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-5 Bad Check(s): A person who issues [or passes] a check or similar sight order for the payment of money, knowing that it will not be honored by the drawee, commits an offense.

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