Upper Rogue Pop Warner has three divisions (Mitey Mite, Junior Pee Wee and Pee Wee.) How do you decide which one team a child should play on?
The foundation of Pop Warner has always been safety. The best way to insure the safety of a young football player is to insure that he/she will not be over-matched by size or by age. Therefore, the five Pop Warner Divisions are determined by three factors; Age, Weight, and the judgment of the President and coaches with input from the parents. A childs age on August 1 is his/her age for the season. A player may gain 1 pound per week after the second game, up to a maximum of 9 pounds. The goal of the Pop Warner age-weight schematic is to control the overall range of weights, from minimum to maximum, and the age of the children on the field at a given division of play. The age-weight schematic is based on growth charts developed by the American Medical Association to include the largest number of kids at a given age. Unfortunately, some children are too small, and others too large, to play Pop Warner Football. But the system has proved extremely safe over many years.
