NO; unlike other youth leagues, you will never be charged a fee to “Tryout” for a Golden Empire Team. Only when your child has been selected to a team will you be asked to pay a Participant Registration Fee, and Registration will be conducted on a subsequent later date.

Teams are eligible to start “Tryouts” as early as March 1st of each season and the length of duration for each tryout can vary based on the number of participants trying out for each team and or division. By League Rule, teams are limited to no more than three (3) “tryout” Sessions in a seven (7) day period not to exceed two (2) hours in length, so as a parent you should prepare for a two (2) to three (3) week period on average.

• Golden Empire Youth Football & Cheer is a Feeder Program for high schools in the Kern County Area. As a youth feeder program we utilize Kern High School District Residential Boundaries as well as subsequent appropriate high school boundaries for our outlying programs such as Taft, Wasco, or Shafter.
• Feeder programs for private high schools utilize non boundary specific criteria; please contact those areas directly for eligibility requirements.
• As a GEYF Participant, you will be required to both Try Out and or play in the district you reside in. If you reside in an area that does not have a GEYF Feeder Program you can contact the league office for assistance.