CERTIFICATION

• LIABILITY
• THE STATE OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING,
ESPECIALLY BY LAW.
• Synonyms:
ACCOUNTABILITY
RESPONSIBILITY
 WHAT IS CERTIFICATION?
• Certification is a process whereby the team or
association will file with the League, a complete
roster of players / spirit participants for the
regular season schedule.
• Certification will be accomplished within the
official roster. All rosters must be completed on
line through the new roster software.
• All Football rosters must be approved prior to the
associations first game by the association .
• All football players shall meet the age and weight
requirements specified on the Pop Warner
age/weight schematic
REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS

A candidate cannot begin practice with a team until he/she has officially
registered with Pop Warner. All candidates must furnish the following in order
to be registered and begin practicing:

> 4 required Documents:

A: Proof of Age
B: Medical Examination
C: Parental Consent/ Parent Contract
D: Scholastic Fitness

Note: All coach trainee’s and student demonstrators must be

certified/Registered in the same manor as the participants out lined above
ID CARDS

All Associations are required to have a

picture ID card for each rostered
Individual using the Regional ID outline

• PLAYERS
• COACHES
PROOF OF AGE

1) A certified copy of the birth

certificate bearing the seal of the
issuing office of the state of
birth. The copy must be readable
and not altered in any way

2) A current Pass Port is acceptable

Note; The Hospital BC is not

Acceptable!
MEDICAL EXAMINATION

• Each Child must have a physical by a licensed examiner dated after

January 1st of the current year( Medical Dr., Registered Physician
assistant , Registered nurse practitioner etc.)

• The first page of the medical form MUST be filled out in full by the
Parent or Guardian of the Participant, the second page filled out, signed
and dated or stamped by a Licensed examiner.

• The National Pop Warner medical form is to be used as the physical

document. If a School Physical form other then the National form is
used, Page one of the National form must be attached to the School
Physical Form filled out in full.

• The Physical form can not be altered in any way!

• The Medical Form can be found on the National Pop Warner Web Site
NATIONAL MEDICAL FORMS
PARENT CONTRACT FORM

• The National parent contract form needs to be completed by either parent or

Legal guardian, stating that the child has signed up to participate
• This form is to be filled out in full

Parent Consent Form

• The parent consent form needs to be completed by either parent or Legal
guardian, stating that the child has his or her permission to participate
• The Parent Consent form must be filled out in full

• BOTH FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL PW WEB SITE

PARENT CONTRACT AND CONSENT
SCHOLASTIC FITNESS
• Proof of Satisfactory progress in school
is required. A 2.0/70% or the equivalent
shall be the minimum GPA.

• If the GPA is below 70% or a report card

can not be submitted, A National
Scholastic Eligibility form is required.
• A progress report must then be
submitted filled out in full and dated
between the dates stated on the
Eligibility form for the child to
participate

• The report card or Progress Report can

not be altered in any way.

• The Eligibility Form can be found on the

National PW Web Site
COACHES CERTIFICATES

• All Spirit and Football Coaches must complete and pass the on line
Coaches education courses and Testing program to be eligible to Coach.

• All Football and Spirit Volunteers that are on the roster must
complete the Regional Certification course and print certificates

• Spirit Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches must Complete the

YCADA course and print Certificates

• Football Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches must complete the

USA Football course and print Certificates
HIGHLIGHT SPECIFICS

• Each item on the certification document listed below must be highlighted to

show the documents were checked before the League Certification.

• Birth Certificate: Birth name and Birth date of the participant

• Medical History: Parents name and date, Doctors name/stamp and
date
• Parent contract form: Parents or Guardian name
• Parent consent form: Participants name, Parents signature and date
• Report card: Participants name, Grade currently in and Year
STEPS IN CERTIFYING A TEAM

1) Participant Sign ups, Collect the 4 Documents required

2) Highlight the specific items specified by the Region
3) Enter the Participants information in the Roster Software
4) Once a Team is created, Print the Roster and place it in the first sleeve of
the Certification book
5) Coaches Certificates are place after the roster
6) Using the Roster, start placing the participants documents in the
Certification Book by Roster order and document Order as required by
Nationals.
7) Coach Trainee Documents will be placed in the back of the book after the
last participant on the roster.
THE CERTIFICATION BOOK OUT LINE
EACH CHILD MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS IN ORDER MENTIONED BELOW.
EACH DOC GROUP MUST BE IN THEIR OWN SLEEVE TO COMPLETE THE CHILD’S
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

First Page Second Pages Doc #1 :

Team Roster Coaches Birth Certificate
Certificates:
Regional –Cheer/FB
FB- USA FB
Cheer- YCADA
Doc:2-National Doc:3-National: Doc 4:Report Card
Medical Form Contract/ Consent ( Eligibility Form
( Front/Back) Front/Back w/ Progress
Report)
 CERTIFICATION CHECK SHEET
MID AMERICA POP WARNER
CERTIFICATION CHECK SHEET
League: ______________________ Division; TM JRMM MM JRPW PW JRJRMD
Var Varsity
MD UNLIMITED
Unlim

Association: __________________
FLAG FOOTBALL CHEER DANCE LEVEL D: 1 22 3 34
Team Name: ______________________
Unlimited > Y6 Y8 Y10 Y12 Y14
The following item(s) will need corrected before the participants can be certified and added to the roster

Participants Name
Birth Participants Parental Scholastic
Certificate Physical Contract Consent Information Key Codes Comments

M= Doc Missing
o= Need Original
S= Sig Missing
D= Date Missing
I= Incomplete
W= Need Waiver
Blank= Complete
LS = Little Scholar

League Official: __________________________ Date: ____________ Contact Person: _________________________________

CERTIFICATION PATCH POSITION

Patches MUST be on the Jersey’s before a

New For 2016:
Team/Player will be Certified ( Football Only)
BACK GROUND CHECKS

• All coaches, Board of Directors’ members and

any other persons or volunteer workers who
have repetitive access to or contact with players
and/or spirit participants, must complete and
submit an official “ Pop Warner Volunteer
Application” to their local Pop Warner
Association or League before assuming their
duties for the current season.
CPR/FIRST AID

• All practices must be attended by One person holding a Red Cross Community
CPR and First Aid certificate or the P.R.E.P.A.R.E. course by the National Center
for Sports Safety or its equivalent, if not by an EMT or volunteer physician

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UNLIMITED WAIVER

• Any League who will be fielding Pilot Unlimited programs MUST collect a
Waiver from each player in order to participate for the current season. It will
be the Leagues responsibility to collect the waivers from the associations
and submit a copy from each player to Region before the first regular season
game. Originals must be kept in the team certification book.
WEB SITES

• Mid America- www.midamericapopwarner.com

• Nationals- www.popwarner.com