About Us

Forest Youth Athletic Association (FYAA), is a private youth sports non profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to offering opportunities for area youth to participate in recreation sports.

We rely on registration fees, donations, sponsorships, community partnerships, and local volunteers to serve local youth who want the opportunity to play sports. We believe that no child should be turned away if they have a desire to play.

FYAA secures approximately 80% of the funds each year from registration fees, donations, and sponsorships. These funds cover costs associated with uniforms, building costs, utilities, insurance, league registrations, capital upgrades, as well as upkeep of the fields, grounds and playground, a percentage of pay for the referees, officials, and umpires for all sports, and other operational costs including accounting, security, and administrative costs.

Bedford County (through the Parks and Recreation department) provide approximately 20% of costs associated with county sanctioned sports: basketball, soccer, football, flag-football, baseball, softball, cheerleading). This portion of funds supports mowing and line the fields, provide some of the required sports equipment, trash collection, bathroom supplies, and a percentage of pay for the referees, officials, and umpires for county sanctioned sports.

In the course of a year, more than 2,000 children participate in soccer, baseball, softball, tee ball, football, cheerleading, basketball, and lacrosse. Registrations for these sports are held at the same time every year. Winter sports registrations are in October, spring sports are in January, and all fall sports registrations are in June.

In cooperation with Bedford County, all residents are eligible for all sports through FYAA. However, FYAA believes that no child should be turned away from the opportunity to play sports. We make every effort to be inclusive, but some sports are required to follow area boundaries due to league boundaries.

FYAA runs as an almost entirely volunteer-based organization with incredible community support from participating families, local businesses, and trusted partnerships. If you are interested in getting more involved, please contact the FYAA office at admin@forestyouth.org. The Board of Directors meets monthly on the third Thursday. Minutes from the meetings are available for your review in the FYAA office.

If you’d like to make a tax deductible contribution to the FYAA, you can send your contribution to: FYAA, 3372 Thomas Jefferson Road, Forest, VA 24551.