Each sport has a different need.

• Baseball: A glove that fits your child's hand appropriately, cleats (NO metal spikes) and practice attire. 
• Football: Shoulder pads (fitted appropriately); practice pants (integrated) or slotted (if slotted you will need thigh-pads, hip pads, knee pads and a belt); mouth piece (at least 2); helmet (Appropriately sized); chin strap (preferably hard plastic)­ and cleats that are non-detachable rubber (no metal spikes). Please keep in mind that our rules DO NOT allow helmet visors in any color other than CLEAR.
• Basketball:  No additional equipment is needed unless you would like to purchase a basketball for your child. Each league uses different sizes of balls so keep this in mind when purchasing a ball to practice with.

Each team needs a team mom. This is usually the one parent who helps the coach with team tasks. A few duties a team mom may perform include: Bookkeeping, scorekeeper, organization of team fundraisers, picture scheduling, concession scheduling, and the end of the season party.

RYA is a competitive recreational league. There will be a playoff in all sports except Cheerleading and 3 & 4 Shetland T-Ball. Trophies are awarded at this level of play. Teams may choose to purchase trophies for their team even if they do not reach the playoff rounds (this is paid from the team fundraising). Some teams also have team parties if funds are available to do so.

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During registration, you will sign up your child for the "in-season" sport.  Registration can be accomplished either "in-office" or "online".  Drafts for the current sport will usually occur about 2-3 weeks prior to opening day of the sport.

Uniforms are included in the registration fees for all sports. For specific uniform items, please check your Sport's page or speak to your Sport's Director.

RYA encourages all players and their families to actively participate in fundraising. Fundraising is not mandatory however, it does allow teams to raise funds for team fees and other items such as end of season gifts and team parties. Please keep in mind that items fundraised and purchased for the team will stay with the team/coach. Such as: blocking dummies for football, run through banners for cheerleading, hitting sticks for baseball or whistles for basketball. 

Most coaches like to discuss any issues you may have with what is happening with the team or your child when the children are not present. Either call the coach or take time to talk to the coach before or after practice.

Please keep in mind that all of our coaches are volunteers and are not professional or paid coaches.

All children that participate in RYA play in each game. Playing times do vary depending upon skill levels. Different sports do have different regulations for this. The coach will usually explain this but if you do have a question, please feel free to ask.

Keep in mind that RYA is a competitive recreational league. Statistics are kept and playoff games are played so it is an incentive for the teams to win. Every child's experience with RYA is important that is why all children play in the games. As a child improves, throughout practice, they may play more time throughout the season.

RYA schedules a photography company to take individual and team photos for each sport. This usually occurs about 3-4 weeks after the season has started. The pictures are sold as a package to the parents . When the pictures are scheduled, your coach or team mom will schedule them approximately one hour prior to your game that week to help ensure adequate time to do your pre-game warm-up.

*For Baseball, RYA only schedules Spring team photos

The coach that drafted your child will call, text, and/or email after the draft and let you know when the first practice will occur.  Most coaches will begin practice immediately, some as soon as the day after the draft.

The first practice is usually filled with information from the coach about the season and what to expect. It may be a good idea to take some paper to jot down notes.

The coach will usually tell you about the uniforms (which are usually ordered right around the first week of practices), fundraisers for the team, carnival (except for basketball) and concession duty. He/she will likely have additional information regarding dates to remember for the season.

Schedules are usually not made available until the week before the first game. He/she will know the date of the first game, just not the time.

Each sport has different guidelines for how much practice time a coach can have. For baseball and football, most practices occur 2-3 times a week then have a game that following Saturday. Your coach will usually talk with the parents to see when the best days and times are to practice.

Football is the one sport that has the most practice: Coaches are allowed 4 outings per week .

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