Hickory – Registration is now underway for the City of Hickory’s Youth Fall Soccer, Youth Tackle Football, and Co-ed Youth Fall Baseball & Softball programs.

Participation is free to all City of Hickory residents. Nonresidents can also participate by paying a $40 nonresident fee. Participants will also purchase their team jersey during the registration process in order to complete registration.

If it is your child’s first time participating with the Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department, a copy of his or her birth certificate must be turned in at the Administrative Offices, located at 1451 8th Street Drive NE, prior to participation.

Youth Fall Soccer

The Youth Fall Soccer program is offered to boys and girls ages 4-13, with different divisions by age group.

Co-ed: 5U for ages 4-5

Co-ed: 7U for ages 6-7

Boys and Girls divisions: 10U for ages 8-10 and 13U for ages 11-13

The division your player will participate in is determined by their age on August 31, 2024. Participants must be 4 by August 31, 2024, and players who turned 14 before August 31, 2024, are no longer eligible to participate.

For more information about the Youth Fall Soccer program, or for assistance with registration, please contact Sports Programmer Chris Johnson at 828-261-2253 or [email protected].

Youth Tackle Football

Tackle Football is offered to youth ages 7-12, with different divisions by age group.

Pee Wee for ages 7-8

Junior Varsity for ages 9-10

Varsity for ages 11-12

The division your child will participate in is determined by their age on August 31, 2024. Players must be 7 by August 31, 2024, and players who turned 13 before August 31, 2024, are no longer eligible to participate.

For more information about the Youth Tackle Football program, or for assistance with registration, please contact Sports Programmer Robbie Link at 828-261-2296 or [email protected].

Co-ed Youth Fall Baseball & Softball

The Co-ed Youth Fall Baseball & Softball program is an instructional, developmental program offered to boys and girls ages 5-12, with different divisions by age group. This program focuses on enhancing fundamental skills and will mostly consist of practices with a few games.

Co-ed 6U T-ball for ages 5-6

8U Coach pitch baseball for ages 7-8

8U Coach pitch softball for ages 7-8

10U Baseball for ages 9-10

10U Softball for ages 9-10

12U Baseball for ages 11-12

12U Softball for ages 11-12

The division your player will participate in is determined by their age on May 1, 2025, in line with the upcoming spring season. Participants must be 5 by May 1, 2025, and players who will be 13 before May 1, 2025, are no longer eligible to participate.

For more information about the Youth Fall Baseball program, or for assistance with registration, please contact Sports Programmer Robbie Link at 828-261-2296 or [email protected].

For more information about the Youth Fall Softball program, or for assistance with registration, please contact Sports Coordinator Sherry Morgan at 828-261-2255 or [email protected].

Registration for these programs will close on Wednesday, July 24. Register online at hickory.recdesk.com.