Milford Pop Warner Youth Football & Cheer
Welcome to the Milford Pop Warner 2024 Season!
Thank you so much for signing up your child to be a member of our Lil Bucs team! Pop Warner Football is an international program operated for the benefit of its youthful participants since 1971. The program philosophy has been Academics and Athletics go hand in hand. Pop Warner seeks to develop well rounded young men and woman who learn not only the fundamentals of football and cheerleading, but also the importance of education, in an atmosphere conductive to developing sound mind, body and character and having a good time along the way.
Milford Pop Warner is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer programs to Milford area children. Pop Warner exists to use football, cheer leading, and a respect for education to develop strong, smart, responsible, and healthy young men and women. Our organization is run by volunteers and is funded through registration fees, sponsors, and fundraisers. All funds are put back into the program to pay expenses and make improvements. Some of the expenses we incur each year include repair and/or replacement of equipment and uniforms, field usage fees, officials fees, insurance, entrance fees to events, background checks for staff, merchandise for resale, payments for our facilities, food for our concession trailer, post season play, end-of-year participant awards, and other miscellaneous administrative expenses that may occur throughout the season.
All members of the Board of Directors are volunteers and are not compensated for the abundant amount of time they put in throughout the year to keep this program going. All of our coaches and seasonal staff members are also volunteers who put in many hours on and off the practice fields each season. For Board members, coaches, and staff, Pop Warner football and cheer is a year round commitment.
Parents: Please remember to provide a current phone number and email address to the football and cheer directors for important information throughout the year. You will be receiving frequent messages.
The first practice of the season will be held on Thursday, August 1st, from 6-8:30pm. Our season typically runs 12 weeks, contingent upon rescheduled games for inclement weather and/or Play Off and Bowl Games. Both Cheer and Football Participants will be practicing at the MPW Building. Typically Practices will be held every Monday through Thursday from 6:00-8:30pm until after Labor Day Weekend. After Labor Day, practice days will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evening, from 6-8pm. The Football & Cheer Directors will notify you of any changes to the team’s schedules. During inclement & cold weather cheerleaders may be practicing at an indoor location, which will also be provided at a later date. All cheer and football participants will be required to be signed out at the end of every practice, designated areas will be marked where you may sign your athlete out. Please be advised that in order for your child to start practice all of the proper paperwork, signatures, & payments must be turned in on or before July 1st.
Football participants will be provided with a game uniform, shoulder pads and a helmet. Cheer participants will be provided with a cheer shell, skirt, and crop top. Additional cheer supply package required - approximately $60-100 (bloomers, bow, shoes, warmups, pom poms). Fundraising opportunities available for all participants to help cover the costs of registration & supply fees!
We look forward to a fun and successful Football & Cheer Season! Go Bucs!