Pop Warner Days at Modell's

NFL Super Bowl Champion N.Y. Giant's kicker Lawrence Tynes (and his ring!) helps celebrate Pop Warner Days at Modell's with NYC Pop Warner while Eagles LB Chris Gocong attended a similar event with Bux-Mont PW in Bucks, Co., Pa.

Photos: NYC Event I Bux-Mont

2008 NCAA Football/Russell Athletic Uniform Grant Recipients Announced

Congratulations to the Pop Warner associations who were selected to receive the 2008 NCAA Football/Russell Athletic Uniform Grant! Each association will receive 24 sets of brand-new replica NCAA Football uniforms to outfit one team for the upcoming season.

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Monthly Tips from Positive Coaching Alliance (June)

Each Month, Positive Coaching Alliance will be passing along tips to all Pop Warner parents, volunteers & coaches. This month's tips for coaches and parents focus on helping young athletes to have the self-confidence to take on challenges and appreciate the effort that they put forth each and every day, both on and off the field.

FOR COACHES: Honoring the Game of Life
FOR PARENTS: Honoring the Game of Life

PCA Launches National Conversation on Good Coaching

Positive Coaching Alliance and eight of the nation's top youth sports organizations (including Pop Warner) -- serving more than 5 million youth and high school-aged athletes -- last month launched a "National Conversation on Good Coaching."  This unique initiative aims to get people throughout the country talking about critical issues facing youth and high school sports. To jumpstart the conversation, PCA is providing monthly "Good Coaching Case Studies" to all of its partners to share with everyone in their organizations. Check out the first editions below:

AUGUST: STATE OF PLAY I JULY: SPORTSMANSHIP I
JUNE: THE SPECIALIST I MAY CASE STUDY: OLD YELLER

Here we are in the early off-season, but some of us are already thinking about next season. What are we going to do to provide a better experience for our teams? What fund raising programs are we going to use? What, and how much, equipment and uniforms do we need to order? Perhaps most important of all, how am I going to make myself better as a coach or administrator? One organization’s programs will help you instill really positive thoughts and values is the “Character Counts in Sports” program from the Josephson Institute of Ethics.

CHARACTER COUNTS: Find out More