Frequently Asked Questions

---

March 3, 2025

Yes. The payments can be broken down into multiple payments. The number of payments depends on when you register. The first payment will be due upon registration. These payment plans will be auto-drafted each month through our registration site.

**THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR UNFULFILLED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS**

• All balances that remain from the previous season (including unreturned equipment) must be paid in full, in addition to the current registration balance being paid in full before participant will be considered registered or receive equipment for the 2024 season. 

Registration will close April 30, 2025 at 11:59 pm

If you have a balance owed from a prior season you will not be able to register for the current season until that balance is satisfied. Same goes if you have unreturned football equipment. 

Tackle football starts at age 7. 

• FLAG FOOTBALL - a non-clear mouthpiece, cleats, and water bottle. A soft-shell helmet is optional (not provided by the league)
• TACKLE FOOTBALL - a non-clear mouth piece, cleats, water bottle, chin strap, practice jersey (do not wear game jersey), practice pants (do not wear game pants). WYA provides: helmet, shoulder pads, home/away jersey and game pants. You may provide your own helmet and shoulders pads but no discount is given.
• CHEER - uniform, socks, poms, bow and cheer camp (all provided by the league). There could be an opportunity to purchase additional items.

• A helmet visor is allowed, but it must be clear in color. All tinted or colored visors are prohibited. 
• Gloves are allowed.

Yes, there is a charge to attend all games. 

• (Prices are subject to change)

 Head coaches will set # of practices per week. Usually, flag/cheer is 2 days and tackle is 3 days per week. BUT this is not set, each coach will set their own # of days. NO WEDNESDAY practice unless it's been approved by the WYA board.

Practices (cheer and football) take place at Cartwright Park.

Games will be each Saturday usually starting the first Saturday of September and Plan to run through the weekend before Thanksgiving (this would be the Super Bowl).

Yes! Full refund prior to April 30th. 50% by May 14th. 25% by May 31st and no refund after June 1. The amount of the refund will be minus any processing fees.

• Flag - 9u Division will be K2
• 10u to 12u Division will be TDJ or TDY size only.

• FLAG DIVISIONS

1. 4/5 year old is one division and 6 year old is another division.

• TACKLE DIVISIONS

1. 7u
2. 8u
3. 9u
4. 10u
5. 11/12u

Only players living in or attending schools in a Member Association’s school district,  including private schools, can play for that Member Association's teams. 

•  (A) Live-In (LI) - means that the player lives in the school district of the member  association. (Primary designation for most players) 
• (B) Attends (ATT) - means that the player does not live in the school district of the  member association but attends a school that is located in the district of the member  association. 
• (C) Non-Resident Player (NRP) – means a player that does not meet MYFA’s Live-In  or Attends requirements and does not reside within the boundaries of an MYFA  member association. An “NRP” will be eligible to play for any MYFA Member  Association. A Non-Resident Player will remain with the “NRP” designation for  certification purposes unless that player moves into a member association district or  attends a member association school. Teams will be prohibited from having more than  twenty percent (20%) of their team rosters consist of Non-Resident Players (NRP).  (Decimal percentages will not be recognized.) 
• (D) Flag Football Players will not be recognized as a returning player for any Member  Association under MYFA