2023 GEAR RENTAL & PERSONAL EQUIPMENT NOTICE - PLEASE READ!!
The San Diego Youth Aztecs offer gear rental to any of its registered participants for the fall season. The initial equipment reservation cost is $200 for a helmet and shoulder pads. Players 7 piece integrated pads, mouth pieces, cleats, compression short, and jock straps are NOT provided and must me purchased by the athlete. Chin straps are provided, but not guaranteed and are issued out based on availability only.
Maintaining and retrieving gear has become difficult the last few years and prices have continued to increase with re-certification and the purchasing of new gear. $100 of the $200 reservation fee for the season will be converted to a rental fee and will NOT be refundable. The remaining $100 will be used as a gear deposit and will be returned in the form of a check when the rented gear has been returned. All gear must be returned before December 1st 2023 or special arrangements must be made in advance with the board in writing at [email protected].
At the time of equipment checkout a major credit card and ID will be required in order to receive our equipment. At anytime if our equipment is lost or damaged due to negligence the $100 cash deposit if forfeited and an additional $300 will be charged to the parents credit card. Any athlete that does not return rented equipment will lose the deposit, pay the additional $300 and will NO longer be eligible to participate with the Aztecs Football organization in any future season.
**Note: If you are unable to provide a major credit card and ID your $200 deposit will be refunded and you will not be eligible to rent our gear.
All rented gear must be returned by December 1st, 2023. If there are any circumstance where equipment cannot be turned in before December 1st, 2023 it is up to the renter to notify [email protected] to coordinate a realistic date, time and location to return the rented gear or else charges will be incurred.
All personally owned helmets must be custom painted starting in fall 2023, certified with the year 2022 or 2023 and must be inspected and approved by the San Diego Youth Aztecs equipment manager prior to use. No athlete will be authorized to participate if they do not have a certified helmet or does not have the customer color coordinated helmet being used for the 2023 and 2024 fall seasons. We will be selling helmets for $150 and will be good for two year, before having to rectify or purchase a new helmet. The cost of having your personal helmet painted is $50 and must be turned in before June 1st 2023 in order to be used for the 2023 season. - NO EXCEPTIONS
We hope things change in the future as our goal is to keep all cost down as much as possible. However, the at the current situation of the last 3 years is not sustainable where close to 15% to 20% of our rented gear each year is not returned. If you have not returned gear the past, you are NOT eligible to return to the Aztecs organization.
Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] if there are any questions.