CARD YOUTH SPORTS POLICIES (JERSEY, PRACTICE, TEAM, LEAGUE) *not including Softball

Important Information

We want each participant to be prepared the first day of program. Therefore, we have detailed information sheets for each sport that you will receive at the time of registration. Information sheets are also available online at the specific sports page.  These information sheets are very important - make sure you get one!  

New Elementary Jersey Policy

In an effort to reduce program costs and offer lower program fees to our customers, we will be using a single jersey for all elementary sports. Each elementary sport will note whether the jersey is mandatory or optional in the sports description. Jerseys are available for purchase in the CARD office for $12. If you buy a jersey and your child out grows it, or is no longer going to use it, please donate it back to CARD for our "Almost New" jersey program that will help youth sports families in need of a jersey!

Practice Policy

All leagues are required to have at least one practice per week during the season (weather permitting for some sports).

Team Formation Policy

Participants must register by school. Any player caught playing for a school they do not attend, will be removed from the league without refund. Games played with that player will be considered forfeit.  Children who are home schooled will be placed at the discretion of the Recreation staff. All teams are ultimately formed at the discretion of the Recreation Supervisor.

-          Participants must register in the grade they are attending.

-          Only one head and one assistant coach allowed per team.  Coach's children will be guaranteed placement on that particular team.

-          If a school does not have enough players to fill a team, CARD reserves the right to distribute those players to other teams. There is no guarantee they will kept together
-          If a school has enough players for two or more teams, there will bee a skills evaluation to split the teams as evenly as possible. A CARD coach will contact you if a skills evaluation is necessary.

-          Due to the size of the leagues, special requests for a specific team, carpool, friends, or practice time cannot be honored.

-          There is zero tolerance for unsportsmanlike conduct from players or parents.  Players or parents penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct will be penalized at the discretion of the Youth Sports Department.

All numbers denote the minimum/maximum for teams based on registration at the beginning of the season. CARD reserves the right to add additional players to any team in order to meet the needs of the program. All youth are encouraged to enroll from each school. School should not recruit only enough players to stay below the maximum as this does NOT guarantee that the school will not be combined with another we want everyone to play! It is the discretion of the Recreation Supervisor to form teams for the best interest of the majority of the participants and the best interest of the league.

Please Note: While participants register by school, programs are CARD programs and are in no way governed by the schools. Should questions arise, please contact the Youth Sports Recreation Supervisor at 895-4711.