COMPARE US TO THE OTHER LEAGUES!
We know you have a choice of sports and leagues
in Hillsborough to have your child learn and have fun in.
To help you make an informed decision of what is individually
best for your family, we have provided you with some
important areas to look at for the right answers.
Compare us to the other sport youth football and cheerleading leagues.
We're confident you'll want to join the Pop Warner family -
THE Best Game in Town!
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The questions:
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Do they belong to a
National Organization
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POP WARNER
National Leagues
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No
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No
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How long have they been
established?
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80 years Nationally
42 years Locally
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3 years
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4 years
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Use an age/weight matrix to
reduce injuries and allows for
fair competition
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Has a cut or try-out policy for any teams?
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NO
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NO
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NO
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Has
minimum play policy for all teams?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Has an
academic scholar program?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Requires
background checks for all volunteers?
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YES
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Ask them
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Ask them
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Has
mandatory training for football and cheer coaches?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Experienced coaches
with many years of youth sports involvement?
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YES
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Ask them
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Ask them
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A written
code of conduct that is strictly adhered to that provides for
good sportsmanship and positive role models
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YES
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Ask them
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Ask them
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Has a strict
pre-season and in-season conditioning requirement for participants continued safety?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Follows the
time-tested rulebooks of Pop Warner, the NJSIAA, and the NCAA?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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All tackle levels play
real football which included kick-offs, kicked extra points, and punts?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Has a
Super Bowl for a
National Football Title at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Has a
National Cheerleading Title Competition at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Has
three levels of Cheerleading
Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced for graduated learning of new skills?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Provides equipment
including game jerseys?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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Endorsed
by the NFL and other professional and collegiate sport leagues?
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YES
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NO
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NO
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