Registration start and end date for a given season can be set in the season editor. Navigate to Setup->Organization->League, and next to the active season dropdown, there is a link labeled "[Season Editor]".
From here you may choose the season you would like to edit.
For a given season, you may edit the registration start and end date, as well as the season start and end date.
Don't forget to click update to save your changes.
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