Sports Offered for Fall 2016
Football
Tackle Football is offered for 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 year old boys. The cutoff for age determination is August 1, 2016. Our Mt. View Tigers football teams compete in the Big South Youth Football League. Regional travel will be required for games. All teams will practice during the week and games will be played on Saturdays (Sundays if there are rain outs on Saturdays). There will be several OTI (Opportunity to Improve) days offered over the summer by the Mt. View Tigers coaching staff. The dates for this summer are:
Sunday, June 12 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Sunday, June 26 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Sunday, July 10 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Sunday, July 24 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Early registration for football begins on June 1 and ends on August 4. The last day to register for football is August 15. The season usually begins on Labor Day weekend and consists of a regular season and playoffs at the end of the regular season. The first day for practices this season will be on Sunday, July 31.
Soccer
Playing age for soccer will be based on birth year this year per new recommendations from US Soccer. All soccer teams will be coed. Our U6 (4-5 year olds or birth years 2011 & 2012) and U8 (6-7 year olds or birth years 2009 & 2010) divisions will play all games at Huffman Park and play small sided games on a smaller field. Our U10 (8-9 year olds or birth years 2007 & 2008), U12 (10-11 year olds or birth years 2005 & 2006), and U14 (12-13 year olds or birth years 2003 & 2004) divisions will play in the Catawba County Soccer Leauge with Sherrills Ford Optimist and Maiden Recreation. Travel will be required for games (most travel will be on Saturdays). Early registration for soccer will end on August 6.
Fall Baseball
Fall baseball will be offered for 8U (7-8 year old boys, machine pitch), 10U (9-10 year old boys), and 12U (11-12 year old boys). Playing age is similar to spring baseball with a cutoff of May 1, 2016 as determination of playing age. Our fall baseball teams play in the Catawba County Fall Baseball League. There will be local travel involved for games to local recreation centers and optimist parks in the area. Early registration for fall baseball will end on August 4.
Volleyball
Our volleyball program is for girls that will be in 3rd - 12th grade for the upcoming fall 2016 school year. Our volleyball program is divided into two different age groups consisting of a 3rd - 5th grade division and a 6th -12th grade division. Most games will be played at Mountain View Elementary School. The volleyball season will start in September. Early registration for volleyball will end on August 25.
Cheerleading
Our cheerleading program is offered for girls that will be entering kindergarten through 7th grade in the fall of 2016. The cheerleading program runs along with football and travel will be involved on Saturdays as the cheerleaders cheer at the football games and our football teams play in the Big South Region. A parent information meeting will be held on Friday, June 10 at 6:00 PM at the picnic shelter area (adjacent to the upper concessions) at Huffman Park. The registration cost for cheerleading is reduced to $35.00 per participant but uniforms are not included in the registration fee and will be a separate cost.
Click on the above MVRC 2016 Fall Sports Registration Flyer for a printable copy of our flyer.
