• MENU of pages on a phone will be in the three-bar icon top left.

• Use your phone's "back button" not the browser's "back button."

• Cheerleaders are required to cheer at a minimum of 4 games in the Fall. This does not apply to Spring.

• Once a player has been certified within TYFA and one regular season game has been played, transfers to other TYFA organizations will not be allowed for the remainder of the season.

• This sport is designed for children. Regardless of the level of competitiveness it has reached, there is no tolerance for inappropriate behavior.

  • • TYFA has a “ZERO” tolerance policy regarding inappropriate behavior.

• Kindly show respect towards your opponents, players, volunteers, and parents involved in the sport.

• No matter your “personal” opinion on the referees' decisions during the game, refrain from verbally abusing them. The presence of referees is crucial for the children to be able to play.

• If you wish to file a complaint with TYFA, please send a detailed email to HelpDesk@tyfa.com and provide your contact information. Please note that TYFA will not initiate a phone call if your email simply states, "Call me, I want to complain."

• Each organization operates independently and is responsible for its own management.

  • • TYFA does not have authority over an organization's finances, therefore we cannot enforce refunds nor dictate how they allocate their funds.

    • TYFA does not intervene in the internal affairs of an organization unless it violates TYFA policies.

    • TYFA does not have a “mandatory play" rule.

      • • The decision regarding mandatory play is determined by the organization that you are registered for.

• Drones: Individual spectators and parents are prohibited from flying drones inside the host facility regardless if they are licensed or registered.

• Firearms: TYFA is a private entity that has the right to declare all sites as "Firearm Free" zones. Neither concealed or open carry is allowed.

• Gate Fees: TYFA sets a league-wide standard max fee of $8.00 per person that is 4 years of age or older that is not participating in games at that facility, that day. Semi-Finals and State this can go from $10 to $20 depending on the location. Organizations can choose to charge less or give discounts. Spring Bowl Tournament, Semi-Finals, State Games and Cheer Competition are all cashless events and online tickets must be purchased to attain entry. Referees requested an increase in their fees which required the league to increase the gate fee amount an organization can charge to help compensate the referee increase. 

• Gates: A host has the right by TYFA policy to check all ice chests, bags and back packs going through the gate for outside food or drink.

• Injured Players: Neither the UIL nor TYFA require coaches and players to "take a knee" during an injury. Coaches may speak with their players while the injury is being attended to.

• Parent Photographers: Individual parents who wish to take pictures or video for a team may NOT do so from field level. Only certified volunteer photographers may be in the Team Box, Coaches Box, Sideline or behind either Endzone.
  
  

• Outside Food & Drink: It is against policy to bring into a game facility, any food or drink unless a host is not providing concessions. Tailgating is against policy as well. 

• Service & Support Animals: TYFA has no specific policy on this topic. It is up to the host organization to enforce the facility policy or their own policy.

• Scholastic Excellence Award Program

• Volunteer of the Year Award

Black Shirts

• Moniker assigned to TYFA staff members due to their consistent attire of black shirts while carrying out rule enforcement duties at events. 

• Black Shirts serve as the primary representatives for their respective chapters within TYFA. They act as the eyes and ears of their chapter, fulfilling the role of first-line representatives. 

• All Black Shirts deserve the same respect regardless of gender.

Black Shirt Duties & Responsibilities

• TO ENFORCE TYFA policies and rules that organizations, volunteers, athletes and spectators may be violating.

• NOT TO STOP a game to correct a situation on the field that the Refs may or may not have caught.

• TO CORRECT the Refs during a stoppage in the game such as halftime for the "game going forward;" they cannot change a result of a play in the past.

• TO ASSIST the Refs if they ask for help.