Divisions & age cut off

OVD offers co-ed flag, cheer and tackle football. Age cut off for our conference is July 1st. Athletes must be age of division participation by or on July 1st.
*Athletes are able to play up 1 age division (recommendation and approval by athletic director and head coach are highly encouranged before registering a division up)
Divisions offered are as follows:

Flag Football 5-7 years old
Cheer 6U, 8U, 10U , 12U and 14U
Tackle Football 8U-13U

Season Dates & Location

Season officially kicks off July 1st, with first day of practice being July 6th for the 2026 season. Regular season runs to mid October for all of our divisions; post season runs until early November for tackle. Cheer competition season starts end of October through November.

Majority of practices are at Naranja Park; during re-seeding we are temporarily relocateded to different parks within Oro Valley and its surrounding areas.

Games start mid August and are on Saturdays starting at 8:00 am and continue throughout the day with 13U at 6:00 pm. Home field is yet to be selected for the 2026 season.

Registration dates & Fees

Registration for returning Dolphins will begin on Feb 28th, 2026 until March 7th, 2026. From March 7th to June 15th registration will be open to the public.
Registration fees:

Flag $225
Cheer $400
Tackle $320

Registration for football does include game uniform and loan of helmet/shoulder pads. Registration cost for cheer includes bow to toe package.
*registration fees contribute to field rental usage[practice and game], game officials, league insurance and equipment*

Payment plans are available, as well as financial aid and sibling discounts upon request.

Paperwork needed

Once registered each athtlete receives a post registration email with the packet of forms needed to be turned in to their designated business manager. The paperwork needed from each athlete is utilized for roster certification purposes. These documents have to be turned in by the first day of practice at the latest.

Documents needed not included in your post registration email:

legible copy of birth certificate
Sports Physical *dated after January 1st of the current calendar year. No athlete can participate in practice or game without a valid sports physical.

Documents provided in post registration email:

Emergency medical card
Page 2 of player ID card
Liability waiver
Image release
Concussion statement
Code of conduct
Last report card of the previous school year * 13U tackle only
Equipment check out form

Practice Days & Attendance policy

Due to the nature of the sports offered, practice attendance is crucial. We are required to document all attendance to be in compliance with our conference hour requirement for game day eligibility.
Practices are generally held from 6:00-8:00 pm Monday through Friday for the month of July. Once conditioning hours are met, we drop back to 3 nights per week (T/W/Th), same hours 6:00-8:00 pm. With options for makeup days due to weather closures.

Hour requirements are broken down as follows:
Tackle Football

Week 1-3 : M-F 6:00-8:00 pm

*these 3 weeks serve as our conditioning hour weeks, 10 hrs helmet only, 10 hrs helmet/pads light contact, 10 hrs full contact.

Flag Football

3 days a week

Cheer

10 hrs of conditioning before stunting can begin
6 weeks prior to city competition: 5 days a week

Fundraising

OVD conducts an annual calendar fundraiser as a primary source of operating revenue. Fundraising is essential to the sustainability of our organization and directly supports programming, equipment, facilities, and the overall athlete experience. Participation in the calendar fundraiser is expected for all members. While individual fundraising results may vary, full participation and active engagement are required to ensure collective success and strong community support.

Programs with additional competitive expenses are expected to participate in supplemental fundraising. Cheer completes additional fundraising following the organizational calendar fundraiser to offset competition-related costs. Likewise, should the football program advance to regional competition, football participants will be required to take part in an additional fundraiser to help cover the increased costs associated with regional play.

contact info

For additional questions or information please email info@ovdolphins.org