PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!!!

Summer is right around the corner and that means it’s time for our Summer Sports to start back up! We will have a coaches meeting for those already coaching and anyone interested in coaching on Thursday, May 28^th, 2026 in the Dover YMCA Intergenerational Room at 6:00 PM. We will have a parent meeting during your child’s skills night on June 4th, at the Dover YMCA lower fields. If your child does not have a skills night your parent meeting will be on June 4^th, at 6:00 PM on the Dover YMCA lower fields. 

Registration:

• On-time registration will go from April 1^st to May 31^st, 2026.
• Late registration will be from June 1^st to June 5^th, 2026.
  • Age groups may be capped after on-time registration due to team size limits. Please sign up during on-time registration to secure your spot.

A late fee of $10.00 will be charged to anyone who signs up after May 31^st, 2026.

Member Rate: $40.00

Non-Member Rate: $70.00

Financial Assistance available upon request.

Skills Nights:

• Skills nights will be for any players 7 years or older.
• There will be no skills night for any player that is younger than 7 years older.
• 7-15 ages will have the following skills nights(must be registered to attend skills night):
  • June 4^th
    • 7-9: 5:30pm-6:30pm
    • 10-12/13-15: 6:30pm-7:30pm
      • All skills nights at Dover YMCA lower fields.

Necessary Equipment:

• Athletic wear.
• Closed-toed shoes.

Recommended Equipment:

• Cleats are recommended.

Facilities (All potential facilities listed):

• Dover YMCA (PRACTICES & GAMES)
  • 411 Cherryville Rd, Shelby, NC 28150

• Kings Mountain Family YMCA (GAMES ONLY)
  • Davidson Park, 215 North Sims St. Kings Mountain NC, 28086

Additional Information:

• Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early for your games.
  • We typically run slightly early or late on any given day.

Also, with the implementation of pre-game devotions arriving early will ensure plenty of time for warm-ups!

Practices:

• Practices will start the week of June 8^th, 2026.
• Practices will be on a weekday evening, excluding Wednesdays.
  • This means your practices could be on a Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday starting anytime from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.
  • We allow our volunteer coaches to pick their practice days to best fit their schedule since they are giving their time to volunteer for our community.
    • Please be available for any of the potential days and times listed above.
  • An initial message about practice will come sometime after your child’s skills night or (if your child does not have a skills night or misses skills night) after June 4^th, 2026.
  • Practices will be at the Dover YMCA

Games:

• IF YOU WILL HAVE CONSISTENT CONFLICTS WITH THE DATES/DAYS PROVIDED BELOW, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE DATES/DAYS ARE FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE.
• Games will start for flag football the week of July 6^th.
• Games for Flag Football will be on weekday evenings.
  • This means your Flag Football games could be on a weekday starting anytime from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
• All Flag-Football games will be at the Dover YMCA & Kings Mountain Family YMCA.
• Teams will play an eight-game season.
• There will be no playoffs for any age groups.

Participant Requests:

• NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.
• We do accept requests for specific teams or coaches; however, we ask that any request be made out of necessity (transportation, family, work schedule, etc.)
  • Please do not request specific coaches or players out of preference.
  • We desire for our sports program to build a community and this involves our participants and parents be able to meet new people and create new bonds.
• Please only request a teammate or coach if you absolutely need it.
• With this in mind, NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.

Y-Gametime:

• For all game scheduling we will be using the Y-Gametime
  • Link to Dover’s Y-Gametime page: https://ygametime.com/branch/dover/sports/
• We ask that all parents and coaches check Y-Gametime on a regular basis to see any updates to the schedule.
  • We aim to communicate all these updates to coaches; however, every individual is responsible for staying up to date with their game schedule and any changes that may happen.

Contact Information:

• We encourage everyone to ensure that all their contact information submitted is accurate and up to date.
• You will most likely receive text messages from coaches.
• You will certainly receive emails from staff about updates and important information!
  • So please ensure your email and phone number are current and up to date!
  • Also please check your email and text messages regularly to stay informed

Jordan Fricault

Senior Sports Director

Cleveland County Family YMCA

P: (704) 669-7645

E: [email protected]