COVID Protocol

We acknowledge that Phases for each state and county may not coincide with this ‘Return to

Play’ policy. For each phase, state/ local guidelines take precedence if they are more restrictive

than this phased approach. We acknowledge that some Regions, Leagues or Associations will

be allowed by their State/Local guidelines to progress to Stage 4 more rapidly than others.

Phase 1:

Virtual Training - Stay at Home Order

• Individual training sessions in own home using own equipment

• Coaching would only occur virtually

• No athletes work or train together unless they are living in same home

• Focus on individual development and skills

Phase 2:

Socially Distanced Training

• Stay at Home Orders Are Relaxed, but Group Activities are Limited to 10 or Fewer People

• Public indoor facilities are closed, parks and outdoor facilities begin to open, and allow

visitors continuing to follow social distancing guidelines.

Quadrant Style Practices

• Fields will be broken up into quadrants

• 10 player max per Quadrant

• Players cannot leave Quadrant until coaches issue a rotation

• Players will not contact each other in the quadrant and will be instructed to stay 6

feet apart in all drills - drills will be skill-and/or conditioning based

• Spectators will not be encouraged during this phase - if spectators are present, they

must maintain social distancing protocols

• Players should arrive 15min before practice and not earlier, they must leave directly

after

• • Mixing of groups will be avoided

• Take shower and wash all clothing after each practice

• Sanitize any surfaces – bleachers, chairs, etc. – after each practice

• Bring Water Bottle Clearly Marked with Name.

• Bring Towel Clearly Marked with Name.

• Participant brings own snacks, if necessary.

• Participants’ gear to be kept in separate areas from other participants

• Wash Hands before Attending; Avoid touching eyes nose mouth.

• Players will be asked to come dressed and spread out their water bottles/hand

sanitizer 6 feet apart

• Coaches will follow social distancing guidelines, which include but are not limited to,

• staying 6 feet apart from players and others, wearing masks when necessary and

using

• verbal cues

• No Huddles

• Clean balls, tackling dummies and all other equipment after each practice

Phase 3:

Practice

• Mitigating Efforts are Lifted and Training Facilities are Open, Group Sizes are

increased to 25 or more

Practices with contact:

• Limit the number of teams at each practice and number of players per

▪ field

• Encourage “open space” between fields

• Spectators will not be encouraged - if spectators are present, they must maintain

social distancing protocols which include wearing face masks, personal hand

sanitizer, but are encouraged to stay in their personal vehicle instead

• • Mixing of groups will be discouraged - Please refrain from gathering in the parking

lot or open spaces near the field. Stay with the assigned group/team.

• Athletes must bring their own, well-marked water bottles

• Huddles will be discouraged

• Clean balls, tackling dummies and all other equipment after each practice

Phase 4:

Return to Normal

• Return to Normal Large and Small Group Training Sessions

• Mixing of Teams and Players Can Occur Normally

CDC Recommendations

• Advise Sick Individuals of Home Isolation Criteria

o Sick coaches, staff members, umpires/officials, or players should not return

until they have met CDC’s criteria to discontinue home isolation.

• Isolate and Transport Those Who are Sick

o Make sure that coaches, staff, officials, players, and families know that sick

individuals should not attend the youth sports activity, and that they should

notify youth sports officials (e.g., the COVID-19 point of contact) if they (staff)

or their child (families) become sick with COVID-19 symptoms, test positive

for COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 symptoms

or a confirmed or suspected case.

o Immediately separate coaches, staff, officials, and players with COVID-

19 symptoms (i.e., fever, cough, shortness of breath) at any youth sports

activity. Individuals who are sick should go home or to a healthcare facility,

depending on how severe their symptoms are, and follow CDC guidance for

caring for oneself and others who are sick. Individuals who have had close

contact with a person who has symptoms should be separated and sent

home as well, and follow CDC guidance for community-related

exposure (see “Notify Health Officials and Close Contacts” below). If

symptoms develop, individuals and families should follow CDC guidance for

caring for oneself and others who are sick.

o Establish procedures for safely transporting anyone who is sick to their home

or to a healthcare facility. If you are calling an ambulance or bringing

someone to the hospital, try to call first to alert them that the person may

have COVID-19.

• Clean and Disinfect

o Close off areas used by a sick person and do not use these areas until

after cleaning and disinfecting them (for outdoor areas, this includes surfaces

or shared objects in the area, if applicable).

o Wait at least 24 hours before cleaning and disinfecting. If 24 hours is not

feasible, wait as long as possible. Ensure safe and correct use and storage

of cleaning external icon and disinfection products, including storing them

securely away from children.

• Notify Health Officials and Close Contacts

o In accordance with state and local privacy and confidentiality laws and

regulations, youth sports organizations should notify local health officials,

youth sports program staff, umpires/officials, and families immediately of any

case of COVID-19 while maintaining confidentiality in accordance with

the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)external icon and other applicable

laws and regulations.

o Work with local health officials to develop a reporting system (e.g., letter)

youth sports organizations can use to notify health officials and close

contacts of cases of COVID-19.

o Advise those who have had close contact with a person diagnosed with

COVID-19 to stay home and self-monitor for symptoms, and to follow CDC

guidance if symptoms develop.

• Those with a high-risk for severe illness defer activity until Stage 3

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POP WARNER COVID-19 DISCLOSURE,

ACKNOWLEDGMENT & WAIVER

1) This form is to be completed by all youth athletes and all coaches, volunteers and

league officials attending Pop Warner events, as the “Participant”.

2) Parent signature is required for all youth athletes. Witness signatures are

required. Anyone may witness the participant and parent signatures.

3) Form is to be filled out for first camp session, for first practice, and at start of

competition. Retain the originals with the Participant Agreement. Scan and send of all

completed forms (Participant Agreement and COVID-19 form) to

[email protected].

4) If the first question is answered “yes”, the date of confirmation or exposure is filled

out next.

5) If date of exposure is within 14 days, participant is excluded.

6) A participant excluded because of exposure may return after the 14 day period and

must fill out another form.

7) If any of the symptoms are checked, participant is excluded.

8) A participant excluded from camp may return 14 days after they are symptom free.

9) If temperature is not cleared, participant is excluded.

10) A participant excluded for temperature may return 14 days after their temperature

returns to normal.

11) Under “Duty to Inform” – all three boxes must be checked.

12) If participant has tested positive for COVID-19, they may not return without medical

clearance.

Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.

586 Middletown Blvd. Suite C-100 ▪ Langhorne ▪ PA ▪ 19047

Phone: 215-752-2691 ▪ Fax: 215-752-2879

www.popwarner.com

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

Name: Team: Date:

Have you been in close contact to a person who is lab–confirmed to have COVID-19 in the past 14 days?

____ Yes ____ No

If yes, what was the date of the last known close contact?

COVID-19 DISCLOSURE, ACKNOWLEDGMENT & WAIVER

Are you exhibiting any of the following new or worsening symptoms of possible COVID-19?

____ Cough

____ Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

____ Chills

____ Repeated shaking with chills

____ Muscle Pain

____ Headache

____ Sore throat

____ Loss of taste or smell

____ Diarrhea

____ Feeling Feverish or a measured temperature greater than or equal to 100 degrees Fahrenheit

____ Known close contact with a person who is lab confirmed to have COVID-19

____ Currently living with someone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19

____ None of the above/No Symptoms

Temperature certification:

____ I certify that I took my temperature before arriving at the field today and it was less than 100° F

Duty to Inform:

____ I will inform you if I knowingly come in contact with someone who tested positive within 14 days prior.

____ I will inform you and not attend Pop Warner activities for 14 days if I develop any of the above symptoms.

____ If I test positive for COVID-19, I will not return to Pop Warner activity without medical clearance.

COVID-19 has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious

and is believed to spread from person-to-person contact. Federal, state, and local governments and health agencies

recommend social distancing and have, in many areas, prohibited group activities.

Pop Warner is taking steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, Pop Warner cannot guarantee that you or your

child(ren) will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, attending Pop Warner activity could increase the risk of

contracting COVID-19.

By signing this agreement, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that my

child(ren) and I may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by attending Pop Warner activity and that such exposure or

infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. I understand that the risk of becoming

exposed to or infected by COVID-19 may result from the act, omission, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not

limited to, Pop Warner volunteers, and other participants and their families.

I voluntarily agree to assume the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to my child(ren) or myself

(including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any

kind, that I or my child(ren) may incur by reason of Pop Warner activity (“Claims”). On my behalf, and on behalf of my

children, I hereby release and covenant not to sue Pop Warner, its affiliated organizations, employees, volunteers, agents,

and representatives, of and from the Claims.

SIGNATURES

Participant Signature: Parent Signature:

Witness: Witness:

ABOUT RCPW

Serving All of Rancho Cucamonga and the communities of Alta Loma, Etiwanda & Cucamonga for over 40 years. Rancho Cucamonga is our House!

No other Football Organization in Rancho Cucamonga can compare with our 40 years of experience!
Welcome to the home of the Rancho Cucamonga Pop Warner Football & Cheer. We are located in the beautiful city of Rancho Cucamonga, the Inland Empire's Premier City. We are part of the Mt. Baldy Pop Warner Football Conference. Rancho Cucamonga Pop Warner is celebrating its "43rd" year of service to our community.

The Rancho Cucamonga Pop Warner Football & Cheer Program is a non-profit organization interested in building leadership, learning skills, teamwork and discipline. We take pride in bringing together boys and girls from the city of Rancho Cucamonga to learn important things of life through playing organized football and participating in cheering. We encourage good sportsmanship, respect for our community and each other, strong team unity and we are focused on keeping youth sports in it's proper perspective. All our volunteers are dedicated to making your child's experience a positive one.

The Board of Directors, headed by President Robin Doherty, welcomes all players, parents and fans. Rancho Cucamonga Pop Warner embraces the Pop Warner philosophy that scholastic and athletic achievement should go hand in hand. Rancho Cucamonga Pop Warner is open to all who are interested in youth football and cheerleading. We hope you will find this website useful. We will provide as up-to-date information as possible on such things as Association events, team schedules, field locations, & Mt. Baldy Conference Standings.

HOME OF CHAMPIONS

We are ranked as one of the finest Youth Football organizations in California!

OVERVIEW

Pop Warner football has been around since the inception of the league in 1929

by founder Joseph J. Tomlin as a four-team conference in Northeast Philadelphia. Since then, participation has steadily increased to today's record numbers. Over 240,000 youths participated in Pop Warner-sanctioned football programs in 2004, and those numbers are continuing to grow.

Safety First

Kids compete with kids of similar age and size. Pop Warner is the ONLY youth football program (local, regional and national) that sets and enforces a strict AGE & WEIGHT MATRIX that reduces the risk and reality of injuries.

Did you know that Pop Warner football is safer than soccer? Pop Warner football has 12% fewer injuries per capita among 5-15 year olds than organized soccer in the same age range! (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, NEISS)

Why There Are No Personal Statistics

Pop Warner exists to use football, cheer-leading, dance and a respect for education to develop strong, smart, responsible, healthy young men and women. We give them experiences that build their appreciation for and understanding of leadership, teamwork, and discipline.

While individual statistics may be more common, particularly among older football players, Pop Warner only recognizes the athletic accomplishments of the team, not the individual. We don't track personal tallies of touchdowns or yards rushing per game. We don't count sacks or blocked kicks. We applaud the athletic efforts of the team to reinforce the importance of teamwork, with each member.

We don't try to build stars. We don't want to over-inflate a young ego, nor do we want to risk injuring the self-esteem of a young person. Whether our kids have good days or bad, they are still an integral part of our team…and always will be.

Getting to The Pop Warner Super Bowl

The road to the National Championship is a long one for the football players, cheerleaders and dancers of the Pop Warner Little Scholars program.

Players begin practicing on August 1 in preparation for their season openers, usually held during the last week in August or first week in September. A participant can be considered eligible for the season when he/she has met the four basic criteria for participation: A candidate must provide proof of age, parental consent, a medical examination, and academic fitness.

What makes Pop Warner unique as an organization is our commitment to academic excellence among our participants. A participant must maintain a 2.0 Grade Point Average/70 percent in school in order to participate during the season.

If a child doesn’t reach the 2.0/70% requirement, a Scholastic Eligibility Form is filled out by that child’s school to determine whether or not the PWLS program is beneficial for him/her. Once this is determined, the child’s grades are monitored throughout the season. Our objective is to build sound minds and bodies for our leaders of tomorrow.

A football team plays a 7 to 9 game schedule and at the end of the regular season, usually during the last week in October, a team prepares for league playoffs. Playoff games are only for the Junior Peewee, Peewee, Junior Midget, Midget, Junior Bantam and Bantam levels. We do not have playoffs at our Mitey-Mite level.

Once a league champion has been decided and a team has won the right to participate in regional championships, all report cards are verified to ensure that all the players are academically eligible. Those teams that win at the regional championships are invited to Disney’s Wide World of Sports™ to compete for a national championship in their division. In 2000, more excitement was added to Pop Warner football when a Division II national championship was added and in 2005, Pop Warner began crowning overall Division I champions for Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee & Jr. Midget.

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