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Official RPW
website - Coaches Corner - Team Mom Page - Highlights
Dawg Pack FootballCoach: Paul Michaelis Total Record: Headlines and News Family Orientation Saturday July 25th 5–8 pm at the Ramona Outdoor Community Center Meet your coaches And other parents. First
day of practice is Saturday August 1st. Walkathon
is on August 15th. Certification
will be on August 22nd after team pictures. Information from the
team Mom Schedule
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
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