This year our registration will go through Team Sideline which allow you to provide contact information, sign consents and you must submit payment to complete registration. Please read through each page carefully to ensure that all information is provided accurately. To complete registration through Team Sideline’s secure site, you will be required to create an account and please have your payment information available.

Once your athlete is registered with East County, they cannot be registered with any other Youth Football & Cheer Organization. Failure to comply, will result in removal of the athlete from East County and refund will not be offered. East County reserves the right as a private club sport to remove anyone from the program.

Any questions regarding registration please send an email to, info@eastcountylions.com

What’s new in 2025?

New in 2025, the East Bay Youth Football & Cheer (EBYFC) league will now operate with (2) divisions: Premier and Champion. Premier will now represent the division formerly known as ‘Competitive’. Champion will now include both former ‘Competitive’ teams and also all secondary (formerly Development) teams fielded by each organization. Similar to every season, East County organization will field both Premier and Champion division teams based on the number of available athletes and coaches. All EBYFC organizations can field Champion division teams as they have enough players and coaches. In 2025, there will be (12) Premier teams and a to-be-determined number of Champion teams.

The number of Champion teams created is based on the number of registered players to support separate teams. In 2024, East County had four Competitive teams, now ‘Premier’ (Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, JV, and Varsity). There were also Development teams, now to be fielded as ‘Champion’ (Pee Wee, JV Cardinal, JV Gold, Varsity). All nine teams made the EBYFC playoffs. 3 of those 9 teams went to the Turkey Bowl (JV Dev Cardinal, JV Comp). JV Dev Cardinal and Varsity Dev both won this year’s 2024 Turkey Bowl.

What are Champion Teams?

We are proud to offer East County Champion teams in the EBYFC’s league. Champion is designed for newer players to the game of football. It teaches the basics and fundamentals of the game, this program provides each player more time on the field. Our Champion teams will have the same practice schedule and number of games as our Premier teams. We have many leagues that participate in this program and due to the high demand of field space in our area, most of our Champion games (if not all) will be played at away locations.

**PLEASE READ**

• The registration fee cannot be refunded once your player steps on the field for his/her 1st practice. Participants that quit on their own are not available to receive a refund.
• We anticipate fielding Champion teams which should greatly limit or eliminate any player releases being made but we cannot guarantee that until we know the number of athletes signed up for each division.
• There is a TRYOUT period. Your Registration payment DOES NOT guarantee you a spot on the team.
• All registrations are subject to approval by East County Board of Directors.
• Requests for placement on a specific team, division or requesting a coach will not be accepted. All players will tryout and the coaches and board will place players where they feel is the most appropriate.
• Rules and weight requirements may change before the season starts.
• Refunds: Please understand that football is a very costly sport and most leagues do not offer refunds because of the very high over head costs associated with the program. If your athlete decides to quit three weeks into practice it does not change the fact that we had to purchase all the jersey’s, clothing, helmets, pads and other costs associated with fielding a player.

We will offer Football refunds based on the following timeline:

On or After 07/14/2025 – $0 refund unless the athlete is released(not quit).

We will offer Cheer refunds based on the following timeline:

On or After 07/14/2025 – $0 refund unless the athlete is released(not quit).

FOOTBALL REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Equipment You Will Be Provided and Return To The League

Practice Jersey

Helmet (**If you provide your own helmet you will be required to provide proof of purchase and submit the helmet waiver form for approval** Download Helmet Waiver Form Here)

Shoulder Pads

Pair of both Home and Away Jersey and Game Pants

Equipment You Will Be Responsible To Provide

Practice Pants(padded)

Any additional girdles, backplates or other padded equipment

Mouthpiece

EQUIPMENT DEPOSIT: $450 EQUIPMENT DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED – PLEASE BRING A CHECK FOR THIS AT LIONS EQUIPMENT DAY. THIS WILL NOT BE CASHED UNLESS EQUIPMENT IS NOT RETURNED AT THE END OF THE SEASON.

VOLUNTEER DEPOSIT:$500 VOLUNTEER DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED – PLEASE BRING A CHECK FOR THIS AT LIONS EQUIPMENT DAY. THIS WILL NOT BE CASHED UNLESS VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE NOT COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE SEASON.