Online Registration
Parents must first sign up for an account online. Click
here for a set of instructions on how to create your account.
Eligible Programs will show for players/participants once registration opens and is based on date of birth.
Please
contact us if you have any questions about the online registration.
**All registrations need an upload copy of the each player's birth certificate for the league to verify ages**
Player Eligibility
Based on a players age as of September 30th*
Flag Football: ages 5 - 7 years old.
Youth Football: ages 7 - 11 year old.
Little Red Football: 12-13 years old (7th or 8th grade)
Youth Cheer: 5 -10 years old.
Exception - Somersworth Youth Cheer: 5-11 year olds
Little Red Cheer: 11 -13 years old (6th, 7th or 8th grade)
*Parents who would like their child to play up/down from their program of eligibility must request league approval. Please register your child for their eligible program and email the league to make your request. If the request is approved, a league officer will update your registration.
Draft
New Youth Football Players* who sign up by
DATE TBD but do not yet belong to a team, will participate in a league draft. The draft has players undergo a series of skill drills so that coaches can evaluate new players for spaces on their team. Players will leave that day knowing which team they will be part of for the season. This will take place on
DATE/TIME TBD at the Roger Allen Football Field.
*The draft is for players who reside in Rochester or from a surrounding town that does not automatically get assigned to one of our surrounding town teams based on residency. Please see our
FAQ page for more information on Teams/Residency
Parent Responsibilities
Parents who sign their child up for either football or cheer are responsible for the following each season.
- Player Registration Fee: Fee must be paid in full for your player to be eligible to receive equipment and play.
- Cook Shack Coverage: Each team will be assigned a date where they need to provide cook shack coverage. Parents are expected to work an assigned shift or find alternative coverage.
- 50/50: RYFL does a 50/50 raffle at each game. There needs to be at least 1-2 people to take care of this.
- Chains coverage: Each team needs to provide chains coverage for the games where they are the away team. Three volunteers are needed for these games.
- Soda/Gatorade/water: Each team is assigned soda, gatorade or water to donate to the cook shack for the season. Parents will need to provide to the league one 8 pack/12 pack/case of their team soda per player.
- Gate Coverage (for Little Raider teams only): Parents need to provide coverage at the two main entrances to take admission fees.
- Equipment: RYFL provides a game jersey, game pants, helmet, and shoulder pads for each player, these must be turned in at the end of the season or parents will be charge a replacement fee. Players/parents are responsible for getting their player cleats, a mouth guard, athletic supporter, practice pants and a practice jersey.
- Fundraising: RYFL will ask for participation from players/parents in fundraising events, such as tagging, during the season.
Registration Refunds
Any request for a refund of registration costs must be submitted in writing to the league from the parent who registered the player. Request can be emailed to [email protected]. Refunds will be processed within 7-10 business days of the request. There is a $5 refund fee for all programs. No refund requests will be accepted after the start of practices or for students who are on scholarships.
