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Pop Warner News & Announcements
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Pop Warner Welcomes New Leagues for 2012

As we begin the 2012 season, the National Office would like to extend a warm welcome to all of the newly chartered leagues in the Pop Warner family:

We wish the administrators, coaches, players, cheerleaders and families of these new programs a great first season! To start a Pop Warner league in your area, please contact Trevor Scholl, Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator, at 215-752-2691 x116 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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Special Offers from Pop Warner Partners
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2012 SI Kid of the Year Award Nominations

Do you know a young athlete who excels on the field, in the classroom and in service to his/her community? If so, Sports Illustrated Kids is seeking nominations for their SI Kid of the Year Award. This year's winner will:

  • Be featured on the December cover
  • Be honored at SI’s annual Sportsman of the Year award celebration in New York City (and)
  • Receive a trip to Los Angeles to present at the Cartoon Network’s Hall of Game Awards show
To nominate a young athlete (ages 7 to 15) go to www.sikids.com/skoty by August 27, 2012 and tell us why they deserve to be this year’s SportsKid of The Year.  The Top Ten will be selected by the SI Kids edit staff and three finalists will be chosen by votes from visitors to SIKIDS.com. The SI Kids edit team will then select the 2012 SI Kid of The Year.
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Earn your 2012 Pop Warner Coaching Certificate

Pop Warner has established a leadership role in youth football and cheer by requiring all head coaches to pass a coaching education course. The deadline to complete this year's course is August 1. The training is delivered through the online courses:

All new head coaches are required to take the course. As PWLS requires recertification every three years, so coaches who earned certification in 2009 are required to take the course to re-certify for this season. New second editions of the courses are now available! Courses are purchased and delivered through the Pop Warner Coaches Education Center website.
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Panini Announces Cover Athletes for
2012 NFL Sticker & Album Collection

Panini America has announced its cover athletes for its Official 2012 Panini NFL Sticker & Album collection, which features six of the NFL’s top stars as its cover athletes including: Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning, Jets QB Tim Tebow, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, Panthers QB Cam Newton, Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski and Lions Wide Receiver Calvin Johnson.

The 72-page full-color album includes 494 stickers and features two-page spreads for each of the 32 NFL teams. It also includes special sections for the top 2012 rookies including top draft picks Andrew Luck and Quarterback Robert Griffin III, a recap of the 2011 NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl XLVII, and a 2012 Hall of Fame inductees tribute.

For the second consecutive year, Panini America, the exclusive trading card partner of Pop Warner, has partnered with America’s leading youth football organization for an in-album concussion awareness program that will award new football helmets to Pop Warner teams that collect 2012 NFL Sticker packet wrappers throughout the season.

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Otis Spunkmeyer Sole Provider of Acclaimed Cookies

As of July 1, 2012, Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraising will be the exclusive provider of its popular gourmet cookie dough and sweet baked goods to schools and groups looking to raise money for a variety of causes.

By being the sole provider of the Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraising program, sponsors will get all the benefits of working with one of the top nationwide fundraising companies with over 15 years of experience. From freezer-to-oven cookie dough, indulgent brownies and café quality pastries, to reliable customer service, delivery day setup and support, sponsors experience only the best when partnering with Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraising.

Helping schools and groups meet and exceed their fundraising goals is Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraising’s number one objective. Since the inception of its direct program nearly three years ago, Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraising has helped groups nationwide raise more than $82 million for a variety of causes.

To get started, call (888) ASK-OTIS (option 3) or visit otisfundraisingideas.com.
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Sign Up to Recieve "Talking Points" from PCA

As part of the Positive Coaching Alliance-Pop Warner Partnership, coaches can subscribe to Talking Points, a FREE, weekly season-long series of e-mails for coaches to use with their players.

This 13-week series provides coaches key topics and points to discuss with their players during each week of the season, plus video commentary from former NFL'ers on PCA’s National Advisory Board, such as Herm Edwards and Joe Ehrmann.

Each Talking Points issue sparks conversation between coaches and players that can lead to:

• Improved athletic performance
• Stronger team bonds
• Teaching and learning of life lessons through sports.

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Pop Warner in the News

Take a look below at various Pop Warner news stories that have been published recently online and in newspapers across the country.

- Pop Warner Alum Prince Amukamara Gives Assist to Links (Lincoln Star Journal)
- Pop Warner Football to Limit Contact in Practices (espn.com)
- Pop Warner Alum Jabrill Peppers Featured in Sports Illustrated (SI.com)
- Shelton Pop Warner Policies Emphasize Safety, Citizenship (New Haven Independent)

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Have a Newsworthy Story?

Send us an email with your news and we will try to post on the national website as well as in the e-newsletter.
You can email news stories or links to [email protected]
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