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We are now part of the San Diego based West Coast Pop Warner

Imperial Valley Associations

Currently, El Centro Trojans and Mexicali Zorros are now affiliated with Pop Warner and are part of the much larger 28 chapter, 160+ football teams conference. We don't have any issues with games and competition.

How many current chapters and teams for the 2023 season?

  • 28 Youth Football Associations
  • 160 + Tackle Football Teams in Total
  • Link: https://www.wccpopwarner.com/associations

Game Information

  • Amount of Games: 10 regular season games + Play offs for the Tackle Division, and 8 games for the Flag Division
  • Home & Away Games: Tackle Division has 6 El Centro games, and 4 San Diego Games not counting play offs. The Flag Division has 8 games with 5 El Centro games, and 3 San Diego games
  • Type of Teams: Age based ONLY/ No weigh-ins 
  • Game Days: Saturdays
  • Length of Season: 1st game last weekend of August to end of October. Playoffs in November
  • Location: Swarthout Park in El Centro, or Southwest High School

Click Here for Initial Registration

Practices

Tackle Division

  • Before games its 4 days a week: Monday - Thursday
  • In September: 3 days a week: Tuesday - Thursday
  • 6pm-8pm
  • Swarthout Park in El Centro

Flag Division

  • Before games it's 4 days a week: Monday - Thursday
  • In September: 3 days a wee: Tuesday - Thursday
  • 6pm-7:30pm

General Information

Registration and Good Faith Down Payment

  • Initial Short Form Application & Good Faith Down Payment: $100 (non-refundable) 
  • Good faith down payment will be credited to your child's total balance (tackle, flag, & cheer divisions) thus reducing the total required balance amount. Also, this will reserve your child's slot. 
  • The good faith down payment is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE
  • There is a bigger registration packet that contains numerous documents that you must complete at a later time.  


2023 Fees

  • Tackle Football: $280 Registration Fee  
  • Flag: $160 
  • Cheer: $500 
  • WE DO NOT CHARGE A DEPOSIT FEE
  • Any paid fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE

Mandatory Fundraiser

The tackle and flag divisions are only required to do one mandatory fundraiser which we do before the actual games start. 

  • $260 mandatory fundraiser FOR ALL DIVISIONS (Football, & Flag)
  • Parents have the option to not fundraise however, the mandatory $260 is still due
  • All fundraised monies are NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE and belong to the El Centro Trojans Youth Football and Cheer

** Cheer is a unique program because of the high costs that are in addition to the $500 fee, they are the only division allowed to host multiple fundraisers so as to pay for their additional costs. 

Discounts

We do offer three discounts for our parents which are the following:

  • Returning Player Discount: Must be the previous year (2022): $20 per participant
  • Sibling Discount: $20 per participant with a $40 max/ two siblings 
  • Academic Achievement: $20 (Only Eligibility: Honor Roll, 4.0 Honor Society, & Student of the Month)

Financial Assistance Programs

  1. Raffle Program (Very popular and helpful): Any family can participate. Parents can elect to pay their total fees by selling our raffle tickets. 100% of the ticket sale goes towards the balance of your child.

  • We have a website called "Angel Donor." You can use that to also help your self. The website link is: https://ivfootball.org/angel-donor

  1. Payment Plans: We also work with parents who need a customized payment plan. The only requirement is that all monies due is paid in full before we order the uniforms and issue out participant equipment. 
  2. 501c Non-Profit Participant Sponsor Program: The parent can find themselves a business and/or a private individual to financially sponsor their child. We will email them a tax exempt donation letter where they can claim those funds as a tax write off. 


Age Divisions and Teams

Football Tackle Division: 

  • Ages 14-8

Teams:

  • 14 under Team 
  • 13 under Team
  • 12 under Team
  • 10 under Team 
  • 11 under Team
  • 9 under Team
  • 8 under Team

** Players CAN'T play down, meaning older players can't play in a younger division

** Players can play up. The norm is to play within a two year age difference. 

** Age cut off date: Determines team placement: 7/31 of current season. We go by what age is the player on 7/31

** Age Based Teams: Placement is based on age, and NOT on weight. We don't weigh the players nor is there a maximum or minimum weight requirement


Flag Football Division:

  • Ages 7,6, & 5
  • Age cut off date which determines team placement: 7/31 of current season 


Cheer Division:

  • Ages: 14-5
  • Age cut off date which determines team placement: 7/31 of current season 

Required Documentation

  • Official Conference Forms: We will provide this to our parents at a later time. We will also have walk up registration so we can help the parents who don't understand the system. 
  • Medical Clearance Physical: We start training in June/ July time frame and the child can't train until we have the document signed by a medical professional.
  • Birth Certificate: We need a copy of your child's birth certificate
  • Grades: We are going to need the most recent report card before official certification which is in early August of 2023.

Equipment and Uniform Fittings:

  • Football Division: We will fit your child from our fitting kits: helmet, jersey, shoulder pads, football pants, and sock sizes. 
  • Cheer Division: We will fit your child from our fitting kits: shell, skirt, body liner, and bloomers.
  • Football Parent: You are responsible to purchase a mouth guard, and football cleats.
  • Cheer Parent: The Cheer Coordinator will contact you on what you need


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