function validateStep1()
{

   var fields = new Array();
   fields[0] = "email";
   fields[1] = "password";
   fields[2] = "firstname";
   fields[3] = "lastname";
   fields[4] = "athletes_firstname";
   fields[5] = "athletes_lastname";
   fields[6] = "graduation_year";
   fields[7] = "found_us";

   var labels = new Array();
   labels[0] = "Email Address";
   labels[1] = "Password";
   labels[2] = "First Name";
   labels[3] = "Last Name";
   labels[4] = "Athletes First Name";
   labels[5] = "Athletes Last Name";
   labels[6] = "Graduation Year";
   labels[7] = "How did you find us?";

   
   for(var i=0;i<fields.length;i++)
   {
       if(document.getElementById(fields[i]).value == "")
       {
           alert("Please enter your "+labels[i]+".");
           document.getElementById(fields[i]).focus();
           return false;
       }
   }

   var emailFilter=/^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/;
   if (!(emailFilter.test(document.getElementById('email').value))) {
         alert("Please enter a valid email address.");
         document.getElementById('email').focus();
         return false;
   }
   
   if(document.getElementById('terms').checked == false)
   {
       alert("You must accept our terms of use before continuing.");
       return false;
   }

   return confirm('PLEASE NOTE: Your graduation year can NOT be changed after this step and will show on your profile to coaches. Please make sure your high school graduation year is accurate.\n\nClick "OK" to continue or "CANCEL" to update your information.');


}