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Frequently Asked Questions
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ABOUT AYF
American Youth Football (AYF) is the largest youth football organization in the U.S. A National Youth Partner of the NFL, AYF provides support services, academic scholarships, grants, "Giving Back" programs and tournaments to more than 500,000 youth members. AYF is the only youth football program with members in all 50 states and several countries worldwide. AYF is committed to Giving Back and has donated more than $14 million dollars in grants and product to communities that support youth football.
AYF offers all-inclusive football and cheer divisions to every team and league, enabling every child a place to play and Age/Weight and Grade-Based Age Protected Divisions make AYF the most competitive youth football organization in the World.
EQUIPMENT
What is issued?
Unlike nearly every other sport and even football leagues from several other towns, Milford Youth Football and Cheer still supplies, at great cost, the bulk of the protective equipment for our athletes.
As a football player you will be loaned the following:
· Football Helmet with chin strap
· Shoulder pads
· Home and Away Game Jersey’s
· Game pants
· Hip pad 3 piece set
· Thigh pad pair set
· Knee pad pair set
· Belt
· Practice pants
As a football player you are given the following:
· Practice Jersey upon entry to the program (to be reused in subsequent years)
· Mouth Piece each year
What will need to be purchased by the athlete?
As a football player you will need to purchase the following personal items:
· Girdle shell (3, 5, or 6 pockets depending on your preference)
· Protective cup
· Athletic supporter if necessary
· Football specific cleats
· Solid soccer/baseball style tube socks
What is the proper use of my equipment?
The proper use and technique will be discussed by the coaches during the first practice. Football equipment should only be used under the supervision of the coaching staff during practice or games. A football player should never strike an opponent helmet first or meet helmet to helmet.
How do you clean and maintain the equipment?
At no time should any stickers EVER be removed from the helmets. This instantly voids the warranty.
The protective equipment should never be cleaned with anything other than warm soapy water and a soft cloth and allowed to air dry. Chemicals or abrasive cleaners will damage the plastics and may adversely affect their ability to protect the athletes.
Uniforms must be washed inside out in cold water and hung to dry. Dryers can be used only if there is a “no heat” setting. Stains may be pretreated sparingly with commercial treatments such as Shout and rubbed gently with a soft cloth.
I lost my ________ now what do I do?
When the league issued equipment is lost, stolen or damaged due to negligence or misuse, the coaching staff needs to be notified immediately. Equipment damaged through normal wear will be exchanged by the coach.
As a football player you will be required to pay the following replacement costs*:
· Football Helmet - $90
· Chin Strap - $4
· Shoulder Pads - $25 – 45 depending on size
· Game Jersey’s - $40
· Game pants - $35
· Hip pad 3 piece set - $8
· Thigh pad pair set - $6.50
· Knee pad pair set - $4
· Belt - $2
· Practice pants - $15
*Prices are based on quotes received for spring 2009 and subject to change.
How do I Return equipment at the end of the season?
After the final game of the season the coaches will select a date and location to return the entire set of league issued equipment, building in time to allow for cleaning mentioned above. For health and safety, it is mandatory that equipment MUST be cleaned prior to being returned. Participants not returning their equipment on time or missing will be billed at the rates above for replacement.
