Dear RYFA Family,

On behalf of Rockdale Youth Football Association (RYFA) I would like to welcome you and your family to the RYFA Bulldog family!  This handbook is designed to answer all of your questions regarding the rule and regulations, which govern RYFA and all its members. We hope this booklet will provide you with a better understanding or our mission and how the association functions. 

Our youth football and cheerleading program is for children ages 5—12.    This year our Division One football teams will be a part of the Georgia Extreme Youth Football League which is made up of some of the best football organizations in the Metro Atlanta area.  We are very excited to be a part of this conference not only because of the competition our football players and cheerleaders will face but because this conference is a family orientated conference.  When you come to the park on Saturday for your child’s game you will want to stay all day to support the rest of the Bulldogs teams.     

We are always looking for fresh ideas and welcome any parent to apply to join the Board of Directors. Board meetings are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday of each month (except December no meeting).  Bi-weekly meetings may-be are held during the season, if needed.  Should you have a question or concern, please feel free to join us and present them to the Executive Board. Our coaching staff is looking forward to working with your football player or cheerleader to help make them the best they can be as an athlete and as a person.

Below is a list of items you will find in this document:

• Welcome Letter
• 2016 Football and Cheerleading Rules and Regulations
• Parent’s Code of Conduct - must be signed by parent and returned
• Player/Cheerleader’s Code of Conduct – must be signed by player/cheerleader and returned
• Calendar of Events
• Information Sheet on Concussions

Please Note – All football Players and Cheerleaders must have a state issued ID for certification. 

Please take time to go over all the documents in this package some of them have to be returned to the associations before your child is able to practice. 

We are excited about the big things that are happening at RYFA!

Sincerely,

Dewey Blaise