Mission
FACILITATE AMATEUR YOUTH ATHLETICS IN NY IN RELATION TO SECTION 2 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS GOVERNING ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AMONG ITS MEMBER ORGS FOR CHILDREN AGES 12-18 YEARS. THE ORG SHALL: FORMULATE, ADOPT & ESTABLISH POLICIES, RULES, REGULATIONS & PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING ATHLETIC PROGRAMS FOR THOSE MEMBER ORGS; ADOPT, STRENGTHEN, INTERPRET & ENFORCE UNIFORM ELIGIBILITY RULES & SPORTS STANDARDS GOVERNING PARTICIPATION; STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT OF GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP & HIGH IDEALS AMONG CONTESTANTS & TEAMS & ENCOURAGE ALL FORMS OF ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR LIVES; SPONSOR, ORGANIZE & SUPERVISE SPORTS, SPORT EVENTS & TOURNAMENT COMPETITION; STRIVE TO CONTINUALLY STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS & MINIMIZE RISK IN SPORTS THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION & EXPERIMENTATION; & DEVELOP, PROMOTE & FOSTER IN YOUNG PEOPLE CHARACTER, A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, TEAM WORK, SELF-ESTEEM, GROUP SKILLS, LISTENING PROFIENCY & RESPECT OF PEERS & ADULTS.