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Pop Warner League Presidents:
 
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. is pleased to announce a 5 year partnership with Russell Athletic.  Pop Warner and Russell Athletic have a history going back to the early 1980's when Russell sponsored the Pop Warner Super Bowl and hosted the event in Alexander City, Alabama.
 
Russell Athletic will be the Official Uniform provider to Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.  In addition, Russell Athletic is the only licensed uniform supplier who has legal rights to produce uniforms with the Pop Warner Patch as part of your package price.  To locate a dealer in your area, please contact the appropriate Russell Regional Contact below:
 
Northeast -1-888-606-5522
Southwest/South - 1-888-606-5520
Midwest - 1-888-606-5523
West - 1-888-606-259-6554
 
Attached is the official press release that was sent out Monday.  RUSSELL PRESS RELEASE
 
Please note this change and if you have any questions regarding a vendor and their ability to produce uniforms that include the Pop Warner Patch, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
  
Sam Mutz
National Football Commissioner
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
586 Middletown Blvd. Suite C-100
Langhorne, PA 19047
 

HOT WEATHER POLICY

 

 

August 24, 2007 
Modified 7/28/2008           

 Effective immediately, the following shall be the official policy regarding establishment of “Hot Weather Conditions” throughout the Southeast Region:

 As a minimum, “Hot Weather Conditions” shall be in effect from the first official day of practice until September 15th  of each Pop Warner season.  Thereafter, they shall remain in effect on any day that the official high daily temperature reaches or exceeds 90 degrees.  Beyond this, Conferences, Associations and Teams should practice hot weather procedures at other times when circumstances or a combination thereof make heat related injury more likely such as actual temperature and humidity at time of practice, intensity of practice routine, physical condition of athletes, etc. 

 During “Hot Weather Conditions, additional break time is required and running laps is not permitted to be used as a disciplinary tool. Specific requirements may be found in the 2008 National Rule Book under Rule 27.  Failure to follow these procedures shall be deemed a violation of National Rule under Adult Offenses; Endangerment of Juveniles, which carries a minimum mandated penalty of suspension for 1 year.