Our Philosophy:
We will make our game fun for our players, not a glory for ourselves, we will, by our actions and attitudes practice true sportsmanship, remembering that by our examples, we are teaching the young and contributing to the forming of their character. We will teach our young players to win with humility and to lose gracefully. We will strive to teach the skills of the game with patience and understanding. We will praise when deserved and encourage, not condemn, when a mistake is made. We will remember that the feelings and welfare of our players are far more important than the outcome of the game.
DPR Youth Sports Offers:
- Spring:
- coed soccer Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade at the Davenport Soccer Complex
- Summer:
- coed softball Pre-Kindergarten through 1st grade at Junge Field
- Fall:
- coed soccer Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade at the Davenport Soccer Complex
- coed flag football Kindergarten through 5th grade at the Davenport Soccer Complex
- Winter:
- coed basketball Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade at various Davenport Community Schools
Uniforms
Please go to Davenport Parks and Recreation Administrative Office inside the River's Edge during regular business hours to purchase all uniforms:
Want to Volunteer?
If you would like to volunteer, let us know at the time of registering your child. If you don't have a child, please contact Davenport Parks and Recreation at 563-328-PARK (7275) to let us know you are interested.
SCHOOL COORDINATORS: The primary duty of a School Coordinator is to help distribute postcards to schools, include information in school newsletter and eblast, promote DPR Youth Sports, assists families in the process of registering, ensure parent/guardian involvement, aid with updating information, find volunteer coaches, and form team rosters.
COACHES: Our number one goal is to make sure the kids have FUN. We need to stress the fundamentals of the game and to be good sports. This is a recreational league. Winning and losing should not be stressed but rather coming out to have fun, learning the fundamentals and to understand the importance of sportsmanship. The dedication of time is minimal at less than 3 hours of contact with the team per week, including game time. Consider volunteering today!
Financial Assistance
Davenport Parks and Recreation provides financial assistance to families who are unable to afford recreation program fees. A 20% discount on recreational programs is available to all family members for up to 1 year from date of approval. ALL assistance must be applied for at the Davenport Parks and Recreation Administrative office. For more details, contact the Davenport Parks and Recreation Administrative office at 328-PARK (7275).
Other Important Information
Team Formation & Special Requests:
- While we try to honor your requests, certain policies may prohibit us from honoring your specific requests. Certain guidelines for forming teams must be observed.
- We cannot honor requests to change teams once a child is placed on a team.
- There are no tryouts. Anyone wishing to play and enrolls during the registration period will be placed onto teams. Everyone is guaranteed equal playing time. (Exception: Behavior issue that will be addressed with the parent before.)
- DPR Youth Sports reserves the right to change division groupings without notice based upon registrations for a particular sport.
Practices:
- There is no promise of either practices or a certain amount of practices. The volunteer coaches have discretion as to when and where and what time practices may be held.
- Practice dates and times are scheduled by the coach.
Rules:
- Please read the Rules on each sports page for specific rules and guidelines for DPR Youth Sports individual sports.
- It is very important that spectators be on the opposite side of the coach/team in sports. This rule will carry throughout even the highest rankings of sports.
- Davenport Parks and Recreation Youth Sports has a ZERO tolerance policy. See the rules for policy.
In All Sports:
- The team listed first will wear the Blue side of their DPR Youth Sports shirt and will be considered the Home team. The team listed second will wear the white side of their shirt.
- The home team will always start with possession at the beginning of the game.
- Players will be notified AFTER coaches packet pick up. Please allow the coaches a little time to get their equipment, find a practice venue and get organized after packet pick up.
- In all our sports, no jewelry, earrings, hard hair accessories may be worn. This is a Safety Issue.
Registration:
- Registration forms will not be accepted within schools. Please mail forms in, stop into the to the Davenport Parks and Recreation Administrative office inside of the River's Edge Monday - Saturday during regular business hours, or for the easiest convenience go online 24 hours a day to register your child.
- Late registrations will be accepted at the Davenport Parks and Recreation Administrative Office or online. All late registrations must be accompanied with the registration fee along with the $10 late fee. Spaces will be filled first come, first served with no guarantee of availability.
- Wait Listing will be accepted at the Davenport Parks and Recreation Administrative Office or online. Fees will not be accepted unless placed on a team. Contact will not be made regarding team placement unless a space becomes available. Spaces will be filled first come, first served with no guarantee of availability.