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PLAYERS SHOULD BE IN THE 2ND GRADE IN SPRING 2026 FOR THIS MINI LEAGUE. Questions? Email swhitt@chicorec.gov.
Keep your Mondays and Wednesdays open for some spring football! A general youth sports jersey is mandatory and can be purchased at the CARD Office for $18. All players must provide and wear a mouthguard at practices and games.
Mini Leagues will feature a 5-game guarantee for each team (no end-of-season tournament), and one practice a week during the season.
Mini-league teams will be loosely based on grade and a skills evaluation (not by school). We anticipate grades will be combined based on the total number of participants that register. Genders will be combined for flag football. All teams will be formed at the discretion of CARD staff and skills evaluations.
Registration Deadline: 3/30/26 ($99)
General Information
For more information on all CARD Youth Sports leagues, visit us at: www.chicorec.gov/youth-sports-general-information
Updates: Players will be emailed their team information (from an @chicorec.gov address) by Friday 4/3/26 by 5PM.
Practices: All teams will practice on Mondays, 4/6-5/11 (practices still running on 4/6), at DeGarmo Park, 199 Leora Ct. Practice time slots will vary by division, but will all start at 5p or after.
Players will be emailed their team information (from an @chicorec.gov address), including your specific practice time and game schedule, by Friday 4/3.
Games: All teams will play games on Wednesdays, 4/15-5/13, at DeGarmo Park, 199 Leora Ct. Games will be played between the hours of 4-8:30 PM. Game schedule will be posted at www.TeamSideline.com/chico by Friday 4/8/25 by 5PM. Games canceled due to rain or air quality will be rescheduled for up to one week at the end of the season. All other game cancellations will be refunded.
Uniforms: Players will be required to wear a CARD General Youth Sports jersey (available at the CARD office to purchase for $18), athletic clothing (preferably no red or yellow shorts/pants), and athletic shoes (non-metal cleats are optional) to all practices and games. Players must provide their own mouthguard for all practices and games.
Coaches: Coaches in the 2nd- 5th grade leagues will be CARD volunteers. Coaches in the 6th-8th grade leagues will be CARD-paid staff.
• Interested in coaching or volunteering? Visit us at www.chicorec.gov/volunteer-to-coach
• Interested in becoming a paid coach? Visit us at: www.chicorec.gov/jobs. Positions open until filled.
Locations: Practice and games will be held at DeGarmo Park at 199 Leora Court. Specific field locations will vary based on availability.
Special Requests: One buddy request can be made during the registration process. Coach and practice requests are not accepted. Please read the buddy request process closely to ensure it is valid. Buddies must request each other to be a valid request.
Team Formation: Mini-league teams will be loosely based on grade and a skills evaluation (not by school). We anticipate grades will be combined based on the total number of participants that register. Genders will be combined for flag football. All teams will be formed at the discretion of CARD staff and skills evaluations.
Skills Evaluations: Skills evaluations will happen the week of March 30. You will be contacted with specific times and days the week before. Please note, that skills evaluations may not happen on regular days of play (M/W) based on the number that are needed.
Weather: All changes to field conditions, and weather updates (rain, air quality, etc.) will be made one hour before your scheduled practice or game at www.ChicoRec.gov/fields. If necessary, games will be rescheduled up to one additional week.
Players should register for the grade they will be in Spring 2025.
Please note that the times/dates assigned in the system should be disregarded (they are simply in as placeholders- not the final times). Participants and guardians should reference the days/times in the description, and then their final practice and game times will be emailed by Friday 4/3/26.
Sub-Category
Flag Football
Location
DG - Field 3 (11 A-Side) at DeGarmo Park
Instructor
CARDYouth Sports
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