BYRON AREA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

 

 

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  • 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, Cohoctah, etc.).  BAAA is a participant in the Livingston County Area Junior Football League.
  • Youths in the 1st through 8th grades in the upcoming school year are eligible and welcome to participate.
  • Football registration fee is $175 *(includes volunteer deposit).  
    • Football fee includes use of uniform; game pants, practice pants, all pads, helmet, personalized jersey, and attachable mouth guard.  Parents must provide practice jersey, shoes, girdle, athletic cup, and specified game socks.  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 *(includes volunteer deposit).
    • Cheerleading fee includes use of uniform, hairpieces, socks, festival t-shirt, and festival fee.    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 at the beginning of August. Practices will be Monday through Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m.  Instructional Teams will practice 3 nights a week from 6 to 8 p.m.  After the first game, 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 27th, 2011.  Instructional teams will play 7 games; all other teams will have a 9 consecutive game season, which runs through October.
  • Pre-registration for the 2012 season will be offered to returning players at the end of the 2011 season.  The Pre-registration fee is $25 and is NON-REFUNDABLE for any reason.
  • *BAAA is a volunteer program.  Parents/Guardians are required for each registered youth to do concession stand volunteer work at one home game.  Parents/Guardians are also required to donate one 12 pack of specified canned soda per family.  A $50 refund will be returned after the following requirements have been met:
    • Parent works concessions as required
    • Beverage donation of one 12 pack of specified canned soda per family.
    • All equipment is returned by specified date.

Failure to do so will result in the loss of the $50 volunteer deposit, pre-registration privilege, reservation, and fee.