Fees & Refund Policy

Payments & Fees

There are four components that comprise the registration payment amount, and a separate post season fees for All Stars (usually collected post the All-Star tryouts). These items are defined below:

Registration Fees
The registration fees are set at the beginning of the year based upon the projected number of players and expenses to run the program for one season.

Merchandise
During the registration process, the Program collects sizing information for jerseys that are included with the registration fee. In addition, it offers the parents the opportunity to purchase additional merchandise such as uniform shorts, shooting shirts and t-shirts. We order the additional merchandise at the same time as the uniforms.

Volunteer Opt-Out Fee
Managing a program with over 700 players takes a large number of volunteers. Every family is expected to volunteer for at least four hours during the season. This fee is collected up front during registration. For families that volunteer these four hours of time a refund of the volunteer fee collected at registration will be processed.

Donations
In order to keep fees as low as possible, FYB accepts donations. FYB Foothill has filed for a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation determination and the donation may not be tax deductible until such time as this determination is made.

We are currently not enrolled in corporate matching this year as the transition of our 501(c)3 status is still pending. We fully expect to be able to offer corporate matching next year.

Additional Programs

During the season, we will be offering two additional programs that are formed by players who are invited to it. There will be additional fees to these programs.

Division Elite Group
The Division Elite Group provides an opportunity for some of our more skilled players with extra practices and games against competitive teams in the area. This group will be formed in Jan/Feb. Players from the division teams will be voted by the coaches and invited to participate in this program. There will be an additional fee to cover the additional costs involved with Gym and tournament fees. This fee is not collected at the time of registration.

All Star Fees
All-Star fees are determined and are due from players that are selected to participate in post season All-Star tournaments. This fee is not collected at the time of registration.

Refund Schedule

The refund amount is based upon the timing of the refund request. There are three different times during registration and team formation when the cost to the league increases. These times impact the amount of money refunded to the family requesting the refund.

After evaluations
After the evaluation/try-outs, for those players who do not make the league, the registration fees will be refunded less $25 which covers for all the non refundable costs associated with registration. Donations may be refunded if explicitly requested.

Prior to the Draft
The division drafts are held one to two weeks after the Division Evaluations are completed. If the Program is notified of a player withdrawing from the league prior to the draft, the Program has incurred credit card and processing expenses. Registration, Merchandise and Volunteer Opt-Out fees will be refunded less $25. Donations may be refunded if explicitly requested.

After the Draft and Before the 1st Game
Immediately after the draft, the uniform and merchandise order is placed with the uniform vendor using the sizes specified during the registration process. The Program is incurring the cost of uniforms that may not be usable by someone else if a player drops out.

The merchandise ordered by the player is now committed. The player owns this merchandise when it arrives.

50% of Registration and Volunteer Opt-Out fees will be refunded. Merchandise fees will not be refunded. Donations may be refunded if explicitly requested.

After First Game
The uniforms and player-ordered merchandise items are distributed one to two weeks before the first game. Number of teams, gym and referee commitments have all been made. Any players dropping after the first game creates a shortfall that is very difficult to replace. After the first game no refunds are issued.

The table below details the amount of refund based upon the timing of the request for a refund.

Description	Prior to the Draft	After the Draft and Before the 1st Game	After First Game
Registration	100% less $25	50%	0%
Volunteer Opt-Out	100%	50%	0%
Merchandise	100%	0%	0%
Donations	100% if requested	100% if requested	0%

Families that drop out after the draft must contact the Uniform Coordinator to arrange a pick up of their merchandise. Any merchandise not picked up by December 15 will be considered a donation to the Program.

For a player who has paid in full but DOES NOT attend division evaluations, that player is not eligible to be drafted onto a team. Therefore a refund less $25 will be issued by approximately November 1st.

A player who has paid in full and DOES attend division evaluations, but due to their priority order is not placed on a team, is placed on the "wait list" and is still on the wait list as of December 15, a full refund will be processed around December 15. If a player does not want to remain on the wait list during the period of November 1 until December 15, families should request their refund be processed sooner by writing to admin@foothillyouthbasketball.org .

If a parent knowingly falsifies any of their child's registration information or documentation in order to gain entry into the Foothill program illegally, a refund will NOT be issued. Please note this will result in expulsion from FYB and may result in expulsion from other FYB programs.

Refunds will be credited to the credit card that was used to pay fees. In rare circumstances a check may be processed and mailed to the home address on file in the FYB database.

Any questions about refunds should be directed to admin@foothillyouthbasketball.org .