Atascadero Youth Football and Cheer (AYFCL)
2025 registration will begin in March 1, 2025.
Please read the below summary for expectations of Participants and Families.
HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT for AYFCL 2025 SEASON….
PRE-SEASON
REGISTER ONLINE starting MARCH 1, 2025 - MANDATORY! Parents/Guardian will complete registration information and pay online! A spot will be secured once all the required documents are uploaded.
Early Bird Registration is March 1, 2025 to March 7, 2025. If your participant has a COMPLETE EARLY Bird Registration, they will be eligible for a SWAG Drawing during 3RD Week of the Season
PHYSICAL DAYS(S) – Bring your kid to the scheduled physical night(s) to complete the sports physical form required by CCYFL to participate in the league.
1) Date/Time TBD
7619 Morro Road - Atown Family Med
2) Date/Time TBD
7619 Morro Road - Atown Family Med
FITTINGS – MANDATORY! Bring your kid to find their cheer uniform and football uniform size.
1) Date/Time/Location TBD
2) Date/Time/Location TBD
GREYHOUND CAMP – RETURNING! Run by Atascadero Highschool (AHS). Both football and cheer can learn from high school players. This is optional for an additional cost.
FUNDRAISERS – MANDATORY! As a non-profit organization our league relies on fundraisers and sponsors, this year it will be mandatory for each player/cheer participant sell a minimum of 5 CASH CALENDARS!
FAMILY 2 HOUR PARTICIPATION REQIREMENT – MANDATORY! In order for our league to be successful and run efficiently, we need YOUR HELP!
Effective the 2025 season we are requiring all families to donate TWO HOURS of volunteer time or Donate $250. Volunteering can be in the concession stand, checking in during clinic/heck week, prepping fields, team parent, helping with fundraisers, there will be several options available.
Look for this in SPORTSENGINE. Should you just want to donate the $250 the option to do so will be available in sports connect.
EARLY WEIGH-INS - FRIDAY JULY 18, 2025
SEASON BEGINS 7/21/2025
CONDITIONING – MANDATORY! Offered for two weeks, Monday – Friday 5pm – 7pm (times maybe subject to change).
Each player is required to participate in a minimum of 10 hours (5 days, 2 hours each day) of conditioning – but players are strongly encouraged to participate each day for the full two weeks.
CLINIC WEEK - JULY 21, 2025 – JULY 25, 2025 5pm -7pm ALL DIVISIONS
HECK WEEK - JULY 28,2025 - AUGUST 1, 2025 5pm -7pm ALL DIVISIONS
PRACTICES BEGIN – Practices will be scheduled by each team’s head coach. Practices are mandatory, and missing practices may impact the players ability to play in the game due to safety concerns. Practices are generally 5 days a week until Jamboree, then 3-4 days per week for 2 hours per day (generally from 5pm-7pm, but the exact schedule will be set by each Head Coach).
Cheer squads will typically practice on the same days as their football team, but the exact schedule will be set by each Cheer Coach.
JULY 26, 2025
WEIGH-IN – MANDATORY! This is a one-day event that ALL football players MUST attend to get their official weight. Players that are above the set weight limit will be “yellow striped” which means they are restricted to certain positions.
TIME AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED
CHEER CAMP – MANDATORY! All Cheerleaders must attend one to two days of cheer camp depending on their age and skill level to participate in the league. This is an important skills training. Cost is included in registration.
TIME AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED
JAMBOREE – AUGUST 23, 2025. Multiple cities will get together for game scrimmages. This is a great scrimmage day for players, coaches, referees, and volunteers!
GAMES – Games are every Saturday beginning in early August through October. Normal Season is 9 weeks, with one bye week. Games are two hours with an hour warm-up (set by the coach) before the game. If the team advances to playoffs, games can last through the end of November. CCYFL includes cities from Paso Robles to Santa Ynez.
CCYFL will prepare the game schedule. We will put out the schedule, as soon as we receive it. Home games are typically held at Atascadero High School. There will typically be 4 home games and 4 away games. Please note it is possible for there to be a lopsided number of Home/Away games, or a Home Game played at a different field.
AUGUST 30, 2025 – OCTOBER 25, 2025
PLAYOFFS
NOVEMBER 1, 2025 – 1ST ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
NOVEMBER 8, 2025 - 2ND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
NOVEMBER 15, 2025 - 3RD ROUND OF PLAYOFFS
CCYFL SUPERBOWL: NOVEMBER 23, 2025
CCYFL CHEER EXPO: TBD
ALL STAR PRACTICE: DECEMBER 1, 2025 – DECEMBER 12, 2025
ALL STAR GAME: DECEMBER 13, 2025
LEAGUE PROVIDES (included in registration)
· Football Game Jersey - HOME AND AWAY
· Football Game pants
· Football Game socks
· Football Practice Jersey
· Football Shoulder pads (Must be returned at the end of the season)
· Football helmet (Must be returned at the end of the season)
· Full cheer uniform: Shell, skirt, crop, warm ups, game day bow, and poms
· Custom backpack
· Cheer Camp 2 days + Camp T-Shirt
· Pink bows and poms for October (poms must be returned)
· Exhibition performance attire
ITEMS TO PURCHASE
· Football practice pants
· Football cleats
· Football Swag Pack
· Large Water Bottle
· Cheer shoes
· Cheer Swag Pack
ITEMS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED BY LEAGUE SPONSORSHIP:
· Team shirts
· Team sweatshirts
· Football bags
· Cheer bags
· Cheer shirts
· Cheer sweatshirts
· Hats