Sports Leagues
Join in the STOP Sports Injuries movement and become an official participating sports and recreation organization by downloading a brief agreement and filling out the form below. This form signifies that your organization meets the designated criteria and that your organization will promote the activities to help address sports trauma and overuse prevention.
There are four categories of involvement for sports organizations, including:
- National Governing Bodies – An organization responsible for overseeing and coordinating a sport on a national level.
- Sports Leagues – A federation of sports teams, generally affiliated with an NGB in that sport. Sports Leagues can be national, regional, professional, scholastic or amateur.
- Sports Teams – Amateur, scholastic, recreational or professional teams participating in a sports league.
- Recreation Programs – National and community recreation and fitness programs that sponsor events, camps or other activities that are formally affiliated with an incorporated entity.
The outlined/downloadable participation agreement provides a basic foundation upon which sports and recreation organizations can promote athletic safety as part of their activities. Review the starter list of involvement activities and ideas and then develop additional ways to promote injury prevention as a part of youth sports.
Become an official supporter of STOP Sports Injuries today!
View or download the STOP Sports Injuries participation agreement to get started.
Fill out the STOP Sports Injuries official supporter form to get involved.
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Youth Football Coaches Association
Youth Football Coaches Association (YFBCA.org) is the vehicle that links resources required to successfully provide a positive environment for a youth football program. YFBCA.org welcomes any Pop Warner, AYF, PAL, and Parks & Recreation leagues to use its resources to support the core fundamentals for teaching youth football.
Youth Football Coaches Association provides a national certification program to ensure that the proper football techniques and practices are utilized by volunteers across the country. In addition YFBCA.org offers a free football drill of week along with a monthly newsletter of information to the youth football community.
Dixie Softball, Inc.
Dixie Softball, Inc. (DSI) began in 1975. Dixie Softball was established to offer a fun, competitive, wholesome recreational softball program for girls that would always put the girls first regardless of playing ability. DSI requires that every player play at least two innings in every game they participate.
DSI offers play for six age divisions: SweeTees (6 & under), Darlings (8 & under), Angels (10 & under), Ponytails (12 & under), Belles (15 & under) and Debs (18 & under). DSI is played in 11 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
DSI is governed by a National Board of Directors elected by affiliated leagues in each state. Unlike many similar organizations, DSI does not have a single paid official. All district, state and national directors are elected by the affiliated leagues.
Local leagues elect its own officers, make its own schedule and in general, tends to its own business. Its only responsibility to DSI is to abide by the general playing and eligibility rules stated in the DSI rule book.
While the main focus of DSI is the season play that is offered to all the girls there is a series of tournaments (district, state and World Series) offered each league? There is never an entrance fee for any DSI tournament and the host league keeps all profits made.
Safety and health of the players has always been the leading factor in DSI play. DSI pioneered limitation on innings pitched by pitchers and number of games played in a day. DSI was the first youth softball program to require face guards on helmets of batters and base runners and throat protectors for catchers.
DSI was one of the first youth organizations to offer scholarships toward college education.