REGISTRATION WINDOWS & FEES 


FOOTBALL

See our FOOTBALL PROGRAM page for program descriptions and season schedules.

2024 Spring 11v11 Tackle Football - CLOSED 
Season runs from late-January through end of April 2024.

2024 Fall Tackle Football (SINGLE AGE TEAMS!) - REGISTRATION OPEN*
Season runs from June through November (possibly December depending on post-season performance).
* Many of our teams are full and on a waitlist. See the program list below for openings and our Waitlist Policy for more information. 

REGISTRATION FEES
5-7 Year-olds - $250
8-13 Year-olds - $300

$150 due at time of registration. This $150 deposit is non-refundable and holds your athlete's place on the team. See our Refund Policy acknowledgement during registration.

Fall Football balances are due June 1, 2024.

Returner Registration is currently open.
Open Registration (returners and new athletes) will open Sunday, February 18th, 2024 at 8pm.

Once a roster is full, that team will go on a waitlist. 

2024 Fall Learn to Play (ages 3-5) - REGISTRATION OPEN 
This program is for new athletes who want to learn to play tackle football without the full contact or competition that is involved with tackle. LTP athletes will learn proper blocking and tackling techniques in practice, and will have light/controlled contact with other players.  It is expected that athletes who complete a season of Learn to Play will attempt to move up to tackle football the following year. Learn to Play athletes will not be issued tackle football equipment; however, they will receive a uniform they will be able to keep at the end of the season.

5 year-olds may choose between our Learn to Play program and our competitive 6U Tackle Football.

REGISTRATION FEES
Learn to Play/5U Flag - $100
Full balance due at time of registration.

CHEERLEADING

2024 Spring Cheer Clinic - REGISTRATION CLOSED 
2024 All-Year Cheer Registration is OPEN and we're excited to announce our pre-season Clinic!  This clinic is included with your All-Year Cheer Registration, or $50 for 5 sessions to try it out!  The $50 registration fee will go toward your registration if you decide to stick with it.

2024 All-Year Cheer - REGISTRATION OPEN!
NEW this year is All-Year Cheer! We are no longer offering a Spring Competition season. 

Important! Before you register, please know you MUST be available to compete at Regionals held Thanksgiving weekend in Orlando.

REGISTRATION FEES/WINDOWS

*13-yo All-Year Cheer is FULL and registration is CLOSED.

Minimum Down Payment:
$100 before March 15, 2024.
$150 on/after March 15, 2024.

The $150 non-refundable deposit must be paid before March 15, 2024.
Balances must be paid in full by June 1, 2024.
All registrations placed on or after June 1, 2024, must be paid in full at that time.

Once a roster is full, that division will go on a waitlist. 

See our Cheer Program page for information regarding divisions, practices and game/competition schedule.

 DISCOUNTS

Sibling Discount - $25 off each sibling registration after the first registrant (once per year).

Junior Tiny Mites / LTP / 5-7U Discounts - These age levels are an introduction to tackle football or cheerleading and discounted to encourage athletes' to give the sport a try.

Discounts are automatically applied during registration. 

Scholarships are available. 

FAMILY CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS & VOLUNTEER DEPOSIT/BUY-OUT

The Lutz Chiefs is a non-profit organization completely run by volunteers. We need your help to make our organization a success. It is expected that parents/guardians will contribute time to the organization throughout the season.  Each athlete’s family is responsible for 2 spring and 3 fall contribution shifts per athlete to be completed prior to the end of the season.  To insure this occurs, the family will provide a $100/$150 (Spring/Fall) deposit check (per athlete) which will only be cashed should the family fail to meet the required shifts.  Once the family has met this requirement, the check will be returned. If you cannot contribute your time, you have the option during registration to buy-out your volunteer obligation.

See the Family Contribution Requirements page for more information about what is expected and how you can help out. 

EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION & DEPOSIT (TACKLE FOOTBALL ONLY)

Included with your registration fees, is the use of a certified NOCSAE football helmet, shoulder pads, practice pants, a practice jersey and game-day uniform(s). This equipment will be fitted and issued to your athlete at the beginning of the season during Equipment Distribution and must be returned after the last game at Equipment Return. 

You must provide a $300 deposit before any equipment/uniform is issued. NO EXCEPTIONS. It is greatly preferred that the equipment deposit be in the form of a check (see the Terms and Conditions during registration for more about credit-card deposit fees). Your deposit check will be returned to you at the end of the season when you return the borrowed equipment. 

It is very important you attend to Equipment Distribution, so mark your calendars! Your athlete will NOT be fitted during practice time and is not allowed to practice without a helmet.

Spring Tackle Equipment Distribution will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024.  
Fall Tackle Equipment Distribution will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024.  

CHEER UNIFORM DEPOSIT (COMPETITION CHEER ONLY)

You must provide a $100 deposit check before your athlete will receive their cheer competition uniform. You will receive this deposit check back at the conclusion of the season when you return the uniform.

WAITLIST POLICY

We have strict limits on how many athletes can be on each roster (per Pop Warner) and how many total athletes we can field at our facility (per Hillsborough County); therefore, once a roster is full it will go on a waitlist. 

As long as registration is open, you can still register your athlete for a waitlisted team. No money is due at time of registration. 

Waitlist activations are on a first come first serve basis with priority given to returners, those who live in our exclusive zone, those with active siblings and those who are affiliated with Lutz Baseball/Rangers Soccer/Lutz RISE Flag.

If a spot opens on a roster and you are next in line, you will receive a Waitlist Activation email (sent to the primary registration account). You will have 1-week to pay your registration fees, see the payment deadlines above. If you do not pay the required registration fees within 1-week, your registration will be cancel and the next athlete in line will be activated.