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Vista Pop Warner works hard to ensure your child has a safe and fun experience while taking part in the game of Football. Your registration fees help cover the expense of Pop Warner Conference team fees and insurance, Field cost Vista Magnet and VHS, RBV field usage, football equipment, and insurance. Fees for the Season are:

Flag Division registration: $199.00

We offer 8-man flag football for kids 5-7 years old. Flag is the stepping stone for Pop Warner tackle football. Flag football teams are smaller than the tackle teams and focus on teaching the fundamentals of the game of football without physical contact. 

• Game-day uniform $50.00

Flag registration fees include:

• Flags
• Player insurance
• Pop Warner Spirit Nights @ Vista High School and Rancho Buena Vista High School  
• Practice Jersey (To be returned at end-of-season)

 

Tackle Division –  11-man tackle football for kids 7-14 years old in four divisions of tackle football – 

 8U Ages 7 & 8 Year olds

10U Ages 8,9,10 year olds 

 12U ages 11,12-year-olds 

14U- Ages 13, 14-year-olds 

All tackle divisions typically have 8 to 10 regular-season games. MM, 10U, 12U & 14U are allowed post-season games with bowl games or playoff games.

Registration: $500.00

Tackle Registration fees include:

• Game Jersey- Home and Away
• Pop Warner Spirit Nights @Vista High School and Rancho Buena Vista High School  

To be returned at the end-of-season- $150.00 deposit 

• Helmet (To be returned at end-of-season or you can purchase your own)
• Shoulder pads (To be returned or you can purchase your own)
• Practice Jersey (To be returned at end-of-season)

 

***Information subject to change without notice.

Vista Pop Warner Football Overview

Pop Warner football has been around since the inception of the league in 1929 by founder Joseph J. Tomlin as a four-team conference in Northeast Philadelphia. Since then, participation has steadily increased to today’s record numbers. Over 240,000 youths participated in Pop Warner-sanctioned football programs in 2004, and those numbers are continuing to grow.

Since 1929, the Pop Warner Programs Philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. At every level, Pop Warner programs seek to develop well-rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football, cheerleading, and dance but also the importance of education in an atmosphere conducive to developing sound character while having a good time. Palomar Pop Warner is proud to be a charter member of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. and joins in this philosophy.

 

Safety First

Kids compete with kids of similar age and size. Pop Warner is the ONLY youth football program (local, regional and national) that sets and enforces a strict AGE & WEIGHT MATRIX that reduces the risk and reality of injuries.

Did you know that Pop Warner football is safer than soccer? Pop Warner football has 12% fewer injuries per capita among 5-15 year olds than organized soccer in the same age range! (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, NEISS)

Why There Are No Personal Statistics

Pop Warner exists to use football, cheerleading, dance and a respect for education to develop strong, smart, responsible, healthy young men and women. We give them experiences that build their appreciation for and understanding of leadership, teamwork, and discipline.

While individual statistics may be more common, particularly among older football players, Pop Warner only recognizes the athletic accomplishments of the team, not the individual. We don’t track personal tallies of touchdowns or yards rushing per game. We don’t count sacks or blocked kicks. We applaud the athletic efforts of the team to reinforce the importance of teamwork, with each member.

We don’t try to build stars. We don’t want to over-inflate a young ego, nor do we want to risk injuring the self-esteem of a young person. Whether our kids have good days or bad, they are still an integral part of our team…and always will be.

Palomar Pop Warner Conference

Palomar Pop Warner Football Conference, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer. Founded in 1970, with 6 member associations, we now boast 17 associations in San Diego North County and Southwest Riverside County areas. Consisting of approximately 7,000 young people ranging from ages 5 to 15 years old, Palomar Pop Warner is the oldest established youth football, cheer and dance program in San Diego.

Palomar Pop Warner participants are required to maintain academic standards in order to participate. Pop Warner’s commitment to academics is what separates the program from other youth sports around the world.

Palomar Pop Warner Conference Mission Statement

Palomar Conference is committed to provide each athlete, both football & cheer, with an enjoyable learning experience. We are dedicated to improve the skills of each participant through good coaching, practice and competition. We understand that the primary reason young athletes participate in sports is to have fun while competing with each other. We believe every athlete matters and our mission is to provide the opportunities and training necessary for all to learn and compete at his or her greatest ability. We also will strive for academic achievement for every participant, believing that academics and sports go hand-in-hand in shaping our young athletes. Finally we believe that while competing to win is important, the greater value lies in competing with honor, practicing good sportsmanship and being gracious in victory and defeat.

Palomar Pop Warner Football Conference Goals & Philosophy

The general objectives of Pop Warner are to inspire youth regardless of race, creed, religion or national origin, to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship, and physical fitness. Pop Warner strives to make the game fun for all boys and girls. The program stresses learning lessons of value far beyond the playing or spirit days of the boys and girls involved, such as: self-discipline, teamwork, concentration, friendship, leadership, and good sportsmanship. With such goals in mind, and providing an opportunity to participate n an organized, supervised environment with emphasis on maximum safety and participation, Pop Warner offers young men and women a unique memorable experience.

Pop Warner All American Scholar Program

Each year, the most academically accomplished Pop Warner kids compete for Academic All-American status. This process begins at the association level and up through each of the eight Pop Warner regions to the national level.

In 2009, over 400,000 kids participated in Pop Warner. As our numbers once again reached record levels, 280+ First Team members, over 5,000 Second Team members and 2,000+ Honorable Mention scholars were named as Academic All-Americans at the National Level for 2008-2009.

The PWLS All-American Program requires a minimum 96% grade point average to apply for All-American status. After the applications have been processed, Pop Warner determines National First Team All-Americans (35 football, 35 cheer per grade), National Second Team All-Americans and National Honorable Mention Scholars.

All American Selection Process

A final score is calculated for each student that consists of up to 100 points (85%) for the student’s grades for the prior school year, along with up to 18 points (15%) awarded for the attached Addendum sheet of activities and achievements.

Once the scores have been calculated, First Team All-Americans are selected. The top 35 football players and 25 cheerleaders per grade (plus ties) are selected as National First Team All-Americans.

Second Team All-Americans are then determined by Pop Warner based upon the number of applications that were submitted for that year. Last year’s total was approximately 3,800 Second Team All-Americans

What Happens Next?

Pop Warner will announce its annual Scholar All-Americans each year by April 1st. Each scholar will receive an informational packet in the mail by the end of April that includes:

• Congratulatory letter from Pop Warner indicating their scholastic accomplishment.
• Certificate of achievement for National All-Americans.
• Information regarding the Pop Warner National All-American Banquet.

Frequently Asked Scholastic Questions

Check out the Pop Warner Scholar FAQ’s for questions and answers regarding the Pop Warner scholastic program as well as the National Scholar Banquet.