The mission of Pop Warner Football and Cheer is to enable young people to benefit from participation in team sports and activities in a safe and structured environment. Through this active participation, Pop Warner programs teach fundamental values, skills and knowledge that young people will use throughout their lives. 

Pop Warner seeks to provide fun athletic learning opportunities for children, while emphasizing the importance of academic success.  Specifically, Pop Warner seeks to familiarize players and spirit participants with the fundamentals of football, cheerleading and dance. Pop Warner strives to inspire youth, regardless of race, creed or national origin, to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship and physical fitness as reflected in the life of the late Glenn Scobie “Pop” Warner.

Objectives:

• To encourage and increase youth participation in football, cheerleading and dance.
• To ensure a safe and positive playing environment for all participants.
• To instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a superior work ethic in the classroom and on the playing field.

Positive Experiences:

• Pop Warner programs have no tryouts or cutting of rosters.
• Everyone participates under mandatory rules of play.
• On-field coaching is allowed for younger age levels.

Safe Playing Environment:

• Players are matched by age levels.
• There are strict mandatory equipment requirements.
• Pop Warner provides Coaching Clinics and Risk Management Training.
• An enforced national rule book incorporates time-tested rules.
• A full-time executive staff supports all local associations and assists in sound policy creation.

Interested in coaching, being a team parent or joining the DPW Board of Directors please fill out one of these applications and either email it to dpwpresident@outlook.com or bring it to one of our board meetings. 

Sports physicals must be dated 2022 to be valid. You can get the physical done anytime between now and when season starts. Practice starts as of 8/1/2021 any child without their physical done and turned in will not be allowed on the field until the physical is completed and turned in. 

Covid waiver form that must be filled out and given to the Dayton Pop Warner board prior to the season start. 

Please help support our program and Sponsor an Athlete. Click on the Document below. Your donation goes straight to an child who would not be able to play without you! We THANK YOU!

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