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Welcome To Ramona Pop Warner FootballFlag - Mighty Might - Jr. Pee Wee - Pee Wee - Jr. Midget - Midget Flag Football - Smash Dawgs
Coach: Chad Weichert
Flag Football - Mad Dawgs Coach: Dean SanFilippo
Mitey Mite Football - Mighty Dawgs
Coach: Bernie Celaya
Jr. Pee Wee Football - Attack Dawgs
Coach: Frank Porcelli
Pee Wee Football - Dawg Pack
Coach: Matt Curtiss
Jr. Midget Football - Guard Dawgs
Coach: Jason Mcghee
Midget Football - Bulldawgs
Coach: Matt Lisowski
CONDITIONING Football is a rigorous sport. Practices are intense, but structured so each child can succeed with effort and self-discipline. During the first week of practice, beginning August 1st, the participant is subjected to a vigorous training program designed to build strength and stamina needed to cope with the physical contact of tackle football. If any part of this strenuous conditioning training is missed, it must be made up before the child is permitted to engage in 'contact' drills. This use of the word 'contact' is intended here to describe the physically demanding sport of tackle football. You may have heard Vince Lombardi's famous comment, "Football is not a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport." CERTIFICATION Certification exists to insure complete fairness and equal competitive opportunities for every individual athlete. Certification includes the verification of the participant's age, weight & academic performance. Each individual athlete will be certified, and every team must be certified in order to participate in Pop Warner. This process is mandatory and insures safe play and fairness. Certification is conducted by the Palomar Conference each year, usually close to Labor Day. There is no make-up session unless the candidate is ill and can provide a doctor's certificate to that effect. NO ATHLETE CAN PARTICIPATE UNLESS THEY ARE CERTIFIED.
GAMES Games are typically held on Saturdays, but some post-season games may fall on a Sunday. The season runs from August 1 - November. If your team successfully continues through the playoffs; post season can run through December. TIME COMMITMENT The season begins August 1st. The regular season runs through the end of October. The season will continue through the end of November if a team qualifies for post-season playoffs, and potentially through mid-December if the team plays at the National championship level. During the month of August, practices are held 4 or 5 days a week. Each practice is 2 or 2 1/2 hours (10 hours total). During the months of September and October, the practice schedule is reduced to 3 days per week, 2 hours each practice (6 hours total). The National championship games are held in Orlando, Florida during the month of December. If any team advances to the championship level, participants should plan for continued practice sessions into December, and travel to Orlando, Florida during the second week of December. The specific practice schedule will be determined based on facility available and team placement. Generally, participants have been able to manage participating in school activities held on an after school basis simultaneous with Pop Warner, but it is difficult to make commitments to other activities during the Pop Warner season. ATTENDANCE Attendance is required at all practice sessions and games. Because of the conditioning required to play football safely, candidates should not miss practice. Players missing practice for legitimate reasons (sickness or injury) should contact the team coach in advance and must certify absences. Coaches reserve the right to limit the game playing time of participants not attending practice sessions and/or scheduled games. Practice beings August 1st, and families should NOT plan vacations during the month of August. Pop Warner games are always scheduled on Saturdays, however some post-season events may be scheduled on a Sunday. PLAYING TIME In accordance with Pop Warner regulations, we carry a maximum of 35 players per team. Pop Warner also assures each team participant will play in each game through a Mandatory Play Requirement ("MPR") rule. All Pop Warner teams must assure each player on the team will play a minimum of six (6) plays per game (or more depending on game day roster total and a formula). These plays must occur before the end of the 3rd quarter or the player is entitled to play the entire 4th quarter as a penalty to the team and the coach, who may be suspended if this occurs. If players lack concentration, effort, experience or athleticism they may play less than players who demonstrate these skills regularly in practice and games. However, in football more than any other team sport, individuals must perform as a team to enjoy success. Although it is our ultimate goal to field competitive teams, our first priority is to teach teamwork and good sportsmanship. Everyone can't be the quarterback (or any other position) so players learn that they must contribute to the team in the way the coach deems best. There are many life lessons to be learned through this type of experience and the experience gained in Pop Warner enhances your child's maturation process.
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