File photo of cheerleaders taken in 2010

The City of Albany Recreation and Parks Department announces its registration for Youth Football and Cheerleading.  The fee is $35 per player for football and $25 for cheerleading. Youth ages 6-12 are eligible to participate; the age control date is August 1, 2012.  The child must be present at registration, and the child’s birth certificate and proof of residency are required for registration.

The registration period continues next week on Monday, August 27 – Wednesday, August 29, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the following sites:   Albany Recreation and Parks Office at 1301 N. Monroe St. ,Thornton Community Center at 210 Thornton Drive,  Carver Sports Complex at 1023 S. McKinley St.

All properly registered youth will be guaranteed placement on a team.  Any registration after August 29th will be on a first-come basis, and only as team size and registration limits permit.  Football participants will need to furnish their own helmets (NOCSAE approved), pants with pads, and shoes.

The Recreation and Parks Department will issue game jerseys.  Shoulder pads will also be distributed and need to be returned at the end of the season.  Cheerleading participants are required to furnish their own shoes and shorts.  The ARPD will issue a team T-shirt and pom-poms.  Practice is scheduled to begin September 4, with the season opening the week of September 17.  For additional information, contact Alan Jordan at 229-430-5222 or ajordan@albany.ga.us