Welcome to Aledo Youth Football and Cheer

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Regular fall season registration for Aledo Youth Football & Cheer is open from 4/1 thru 4/30 each year

Please make note of this on your calendar.  

We offer sideline Cheer as well as Flag football for kids 4 - 6 years old and Tackle football for kids 7 years old thru 6th Grade based on age as of 9/1 of the current year (detailed divisions below). 

Our program is for players that either live in the AISD community or attend AISD schools only.

 

Please make a reminder note on your calendar each year for April 1st thru 30th! We keep registration open for the full month of April and send out multiple reminders to prior participants during open enrollment as well as post here and on our Facebook Page at Aledo Youth Football.  Please review our FAQ menu above for answers to all your questions!  PLEASE NOTE: @hotmail.com is flagging all system group emails as spam.  If you have a hotmail or yahoo email in your account profile you will need to make sure you are checking our website calendar (click on a date for details) and/or Facebook page for updates, change your email or add a secondary email to your account profile. 

Aledo Youth Football plays in the NCT (North Central Texas) League with Azle, Brock, Granbury, Mineral Wells, Springtown and White Settlement (with more possible). Games will be both in Aledo and at those school locations. 

All Tackle Football players registration must include the following 4 required documents or image uploads so please have documents/images ready before you register your football player/s: 

1. Birth Certificate (unless registering from same account as last year)

2. Proof of Enrollment/Grade; report card preferred (see below) or minimally screenshot as below that includes schedule from school portal (image must include both player name and current grade in Class Schedule section i.e., for 6th Grade; ELAR 5 = 5th grade this year on schedule) 

  • Ideally we prefer to get a report card from AISD Parent portal - go to "report card" and you can screenshot to upload that will show students name, phone number and address (redacted below) as well as grade and date you ran it
  • Please DO NOT ask the school for anything special - you should have access to fulfill the requirement for registration.

                                           

3. Address Verification/Proof of residency; current utility ( electric or water only) bill must show parent name and address.  

4. Headshot of player; this is the player only of head/shoulders only - similar to passport photo, not your dog or any other random photo.  This will be printed for tackle weigh-ins and must match the player.

 Available football (and cheer) offerings will now be set as follows for all NCT league teams for 2025 based on 9/1 player age (football offerings will have age range prevention configured):

5U Flag

6U Flag

 7U-Tackle (weight limit to carry ball 80 lbs)

8U-Tackle (weight limit to carry ball 90 lbs)

9U-Tackle (weight limit to carry ball 100 lbs)

10U/11U-Tackle (weight limit to carry ball 115 lbs)

6th Grade-Tackle NOTE: Athletes in 6th grade must play 6th grade division regardless of age (weight limit to carry ball 125 lbs)

 All Flag Football player (5U and 6U) registrations will include the following 3 required document or image uploads,

Please have documents/images ready before you register your football player/s:

1. Birth Certificate (unless registering from same account as last year)

 2. Address Verification/Proof of residency; current electric or water bill showing parent name and address

3. Headshot of player; this is the player only head/shoulders similar to passport photo

Head Coach Volunteers must be registered as well - interviews will be scheduled with the Volunteer Board prior to selection.  If you are interested in being a head coach please register by the same deadline as players.  AYFCA is a 501c3 Organization and we cannot do this without our parent coach volunteers! Assistant Coaches are selected by the Head Coach at/after drafts and all badged assistant coaches will also have to complete registration and background checks. 

 All Cheer registrations must be done in the appropriate age division the participant will be in as of 9/1 with sibling request fields to be completed during registration for any division re-alignments.

Cheer realignment for siblings allows 4 year olds to move only up to 6U and 5 and 6 year olds Flag to cheer with siblings team two levels up only (5 can go up to 7U and 6 can go up to 8U) Cheer participants in 7U + can cheer up to any level with sibling - this is entered in the Sibling Information Field during registration. 6th Grade division is Grade Pure so all 6th graders must cheer in the 6th Grade offering - this is the cap for all NCT league so there is no participant in any grade above 6th grade per NCT bylaws - any 6th grader must be under 13 years old to participate. 

Cheer registration will require the upload of the following documents in image or pdf format for the 2025 season so please get all documents together BEFORE registering as there is NO WAY to come back and update your documents after registration. 

1. Birth Certificate

2. Address Verification/Proof of AISD Residency; Current electric or water bill must show date, address and parent name. 

Note: All Cheerleaders will have a new uniform purchase for Fall 2025 and it will be included in your registration fee of $260 this year.  All registered cheerleaders must attend one of the three mandatory fitting dates to be fit for their uniform, please watch for email with sign-up genius to reserve your date/time.  

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Cheer 2025 - Fall 2025

AYFCA offers sideline cheer for participants in PreK (4 yrs by 9/1) thru 6th Grade. Register in the age offering your cheer participant will align to based on their age as of 9/1/2025 - sibling alignment requests that are entered during registration will be done separately by the volunteer Cheer Directors, you do not register the cheerleader in the siblings division and your cheerleader will only have the offering open based on her age/DOB.  You will also need to have an image of cheerleaders Birth Certificate and a current water or electric bill to upload during registration. The utility bill must include the home address, billing date and parents name in the image.   

Flag Cheer is 5U or 6U (must be 4-6 years old by 9/1/25) 4 year olds can only cheer w/ sibling within flag - others can cheer up to two divisions with siblings (5U to 7U and 6U up to 8U).  Tackle Cheer is 7U, 8U, 9U, 10/11U combined or 6th Grade only - 7U thru 6th Grade only can cheer up for/with sibling in any offering and will be input into the cheer registration enrollment field to align to siblings during the cheerleaders registration.  6th Graders must cheer in 6th Grade and cannot be any older than 6th Grade/must be under 13 by 9/1/25. Cheer teams will be drafted and we cannot take coach, rideshare or friend requests.  We encourage you to register to coach as we are always needing more parents than we have initially volunteer.  You can add own volunteer registration when registering player by simply adding another transaction and choosing your own profile for the enrollment. Cheerleaders are encouraged to attend every practice.  Typically, there are 2 practices per week. Practice attendance will determine participation in specific Game Day performances.  Skill related performances will be at the discretion of the coach i.e., stunts, tumbling, and complex material/routines.

Cheer registration is $260 for 2025 and this includes the new style cheer uniform. New Poms style will be available as loaners with a check deposit or for purchase and megaphones are same as prior years and can be purchased separately. 

Registration Status:
Open
Regular Registration:
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Late Registration:
Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Thursday, May 15, 2025
Program Duration:
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Saturday, November 22, 2025
Regular Registration Cost:
$260.00
Late Registration Cost:
$335.00
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Flag Football 2025 - Fall 2025

Flag Football is set up for 5U and 6U divisions, players should be minimum of 4 to play in 5U flag.  If your player will be 7 by 9/1/25 they will need to enroll in 7U tackle offering.

For Flag please have your  players photo/headshot, birth certificate and a current utility bill to show proof of residency in AISD or proof of enrollment in AISD if not residing in AISD boundary.  Note: If you have a participant in cheer and you want them to be together, you will input that request in the cheer registration form (See Cheer Info menu for details/exclusions). Participant regular enrollment will close on April 30th at 11:59 pm. Late registration for additional $75 fee may be open thru 5/15 if space is available. Registration has been reduced to accommodate the required purchase of flag helmets for all players in 2025. Flag Helmets must be black and we will offer discount on our existing helmets.  

Coaches: You may enroll for this season while also enrolling your player(s). Coaches who do not have players to enroll, click the button to register as a volunteer for your desired position.  All coaches will be interviewed and voted on by the volunteer AYFCA board, those selected must also complete a background check that will be sent at a later date. If you do not register to coach we don't know you want to.  

Registration Status:
Open
Regular Registration:
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Thursday, May 1, 2025
Late Registration:
Friday, May 2, 2025 - Thursday, May 15, 2025
Program Duration:
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Saturday, November 22, 2025
Regular Registration Cost:
$115.00
Late Registration Cost:
$190.00
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Tackle Football 2025 - Fall 2025

Tackle football divisions are age pure up until 6th Grade and your player will play based on age restrictions as of 9/1/25 date. 

All incoming 6th graders (currently in 5th grade and will be in 6th grade when school starts in August 2025) will play in the 6th Grade Tackle offering.  All other tackle divisions for 2025 are: 7U, 8U, 9U, 10/11U Combined 

Note: If you have a participant in cheer and you want them to be together, you will input that request in the cheer registration form (See Cheer Info menu for details/exclusions). Participant regular enrollment will close on April 30th at 11:59 pm. Late registration for additional fee of $125 for Tackle will be open thru 5/15. The late fee is significant - please register before April 30th to avoid.  You must have all documents ready to upload during registration for any offering.  For details see the home page for what each offering requires There are 4 document/images required for Tackle. Please DO NOT contact the school - use the AISD ascender portal and other means to complete the requirement.  

Coaches: You may enroll for this season while also enrolling your player(s). Coaches who do not have players to enroll, click the button to register as a volunteer for your desired position.  All coaches will be interviewed and voted on by the volunteer AYFCA board, those selected must also complete a background check that will be sent at a later date. If you do not register to coach we don't know you want to.  

Registration Status:
Open
Regular Registration:
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Thursday, May 1, 2025
Late Registration:
Friday, May 2, 2025 - Friday, May 16, 2025
Program Duration:
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Saturday, November 22, 2025
Regular Registration Cost:
$225.00
Late Registration Cost:
$350.00
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