JUNIATA VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CHEERLEADING RULES
I. POLICY :
A. The League will furnish insurance protection for any player
not covered by insurance.
However, it will be the responsibilty of the individual coaches to
check with each of his
team members to determine those who will need this coverage. The individual
teams will
be billed to cover the insurance cost of their players. Coaches must
notify league secretary
of all injuries immediately.
B. Players must fill out permission slip signed by their parent
or guardian each year. Signed
permission slips must be handed in by player before he is permitted
to play on any team.
C. A $50.00 fine will be assessed for any team not represented
at any League meeting. Each
team (i.e. Midget and Pee-Wee) Head Coach or his designee, will be
present.
D. League officers will be nominated and elected in November
and will take office January 1.
All Officers will be for a 2 year term with special elections for resignations.
E. Pee-Wee Cheerleaders will age from 7 years of age before
August 1, to the age of 10
years before August 1, (excluding mascots). Midget Cheerleaders will
age from 11 years of
age before August 1, to the age of 13 years before August 1, (excluding
mascots). Any cheer-
leader trying out for Jr. High Cheerleading Program, and is not able
to make the team (i.e. cut),
the cheerleader may participate with the boundary area J.V.F.L.
F. Mascots will age from 5 years of age before August 1, to
the age of 6 years before August 1.
Mascots are not a requirment and the decision is left to the Coaches
descretion.
G. If a parent has a concern or complaint with the J.V.F.L.,
on a ruling decision, the complaining
party must give notice to a League Officer no later than 48 hours prior
to the next scheduled
League Meeting. At the League Meeting, the complaintiff will be allotted
15 minutes to table the
issue to the League.
H. There will be "no cutting" of any J.V.F.L. player of any
type (NO TRYOUTS). Any player
signed up for an organization will be suited up.
II. ROSTERS :
A. A team may field as many players as that organization can
suit. Rosters will be closed at the
first regular season game. Permission slips, proof of age and insurance
miner will be the coaches
responsibility. There shall be no team-hopping by players.
B. Once a player is officially on a roster (made by the team),
the player must play for that team.
The only exception to this rule would be the relocation of their residence.
A player must play for
the team from which the boundaries state. Exception, if the player
is the son/daughter of the Head
Coach or the 2 main assistant coaches, the player may participate outside
the designated boundary
that is involved.
C. Sibling Law : Any player already established (actively participating)
with a team organization,
if and when eligible, a brither/sister may also participate with that
organization. The only other
scenario is unless the legal parents or guardians would choose to participate
in the residing bound-
ary (their choice).
III. PLAYING RULES :
A. Any use of vulgar language will result in that player and
or coaches being warned and the second
time the player and or coach being ejected from the game immediately,
no matter what the reason.
The League should be notified and be told the reason why. Coach is
to be brought in front of the
coaches and board to determine further discipline.
B. Roster cut-offs will be a date determined by the League.
Exceptions would have to be approved
by the League Officers.
C. Coaching Assistants must be 21 or older.
D. Half-Time Show will consist of 2 1/2 minutes. Squads will
be facing home team instead of
opposing team.
Updated : 3 April 2001
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