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Byron Area Athletic Association

Youth Football & Cheerleading

 

2008 FOOTBALL AND CHEER INFORMATION SHEET

  • Byron Area Athletic Association (BAAA) Youth Football and Cheerleading league is for youths in the Byron and surrounding areas (i.e. Durand, Argentine, Gaines, Linden, Fenton, Bancroft, etc.).  BAAA is a participant in the Livingston County Area Junior Football League.
  • Youths in the 2nd through 8th grades in the upcoming school year are eligible and welcome to participate.
  • Football registration fee is $175.  
    • Football fee includes use of complete uniform; personalized game jersey, game pants, all pads, helmet, practice pants, and mouth guard.  At the end of the season, the youth keeps personalized game jersey.  Parents must provide shoes, socks, girdle and cup.  Football players are taught all the fundamental skills needed to play full tackle football games.  Games are played on full-size varsity fields.
  • Cheerleading registration fee is $175.
    • Cheerleading fee includes use of complete uniform, hairpieces, socks, and festival t-shirt and fee.  At the end of the season, the youth keeps hairpieces, socks, and festival t-shirt.  Parents must provide specified shoes, body suit, and briefs.
  • Cheerleaders are taught precision skills, jumps, splits, mounts, cheers and a Pom Pon routine.  The cheerleaders cheer at every football game and attend one competition.
  • Practices for both football and cheerleading begin August 4th, 2008.  Practice will be every night, Monday through Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m.  Instructional Teams will practice 3 nights a week from 6 to 8 p.m.  Once school starts, practices will go down to a maximum of 3 nights per week for all teams.
  • All games are scheduled on Saturdays.  Home games are played at Byron High School Football Field.  Away games are played at Livingston County Area High School football fields.
  • The first game is August 30th, 2008.  Instructional teams will play 7 games; all other teams will have a 9 game season, which runs through October.
  • BAAA is a volunteer program.  Parent/Guardians are required to do volunteer work at one home game per registered youth.  A $50 refund will be returned after the parent works concessions and all equipment is returned.  Failure to do either by the designated times will result in the loss the refund.