A. Parents/Students will fill out a form and pay a fee of $150 for participation on each athletic team. One (1) form per student per sport. The maximum participation fee is two sports per student and/or four sports per family, per school year. The fee applies to all levels of play, including varsity, junior varsity and developmental teams.

      B. Participation in Crew requires a fee payment of $250 per athlete, per student. Students wishing to participate in crew must pay for each and every season.

            a. NOTE: A student participating in crew will be counted toward the Board of Education caps. Crew fee TRUMPS all other fees toward this cap. See examples below***

      C. All fees will be collected on a season by season basis after teams are picked and prior to the first official game.

       D. The participation fees do not include any additional costs an athletic team may require students to pay, such as the costs of items not supplied through the operating budget. (i.e.:spirit packs, or other auxiliary items.)

       Fees will be collected after the teams are selected and before the first official game. No fees will be collected for try-outs. Students selected for team membership will not participate in games until the fee is paid. Pay to Participate Forms will be distributed at Practice and available online. The Fees will be collected in the Avon High School Main Office. (Please see Pay to Participate Form)

       NOTE: Avon Crew Fees are collected through Avon Crew and the Booster Club. Please refer to www.avoncrew.org under Registration for information on paying your Crew fee.

       Families eligible for the free or reduced lunch program or who cannot afford the participation Fees, may request that the participation fee be reduced or waived. They may make their requests privately to the high school principal, the assistant principals, the athletic director, the director of guidance, or the town’s director of social services. All such requests shall be kept confidential.

       Students who become academically ineligible to participate on an athletic team, are removed from a team for disciplinary reasons, or who quit the team will not be eligible for a refund of a participation fee. Students who are injured or move out of the district will receive a pro-rated refund based on the number of weeks they were on the team.

       Payment of an athletic participation fee does not guarantee playing time. The coaching staff will determine who makes the team, the positions played, and how much playing time each student receives.