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

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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.

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

• 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

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

• 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.  

• 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

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. 

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)

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. 
3. Low Income: Every Kid Sports Pass Grant. $150 DOLLARS MAX!  A youth sports grant to help cover registration fees. For your child to take advantage of the Every Kid Sports Pass, they must meet these requirements:

• Proof the child is currently receiving public assistance benefits
• The child must be between the ages of 4 – 18 year old
• Only for the El Centro Trojans Youth Football & Cheer Program and Season are eligible. Camps, personal training, tournaments, gym memberships, or performance training do not qualify
• Is the Grant Guaranteed? The "Every Kids Sports Grant" is administered by another organization which means the El Centro Trojans Youth Football & Cheer has no say in that. Here is a link to their Frequently Asked Questions Page: https://everykidsports.org/every-kid-sports-pass/faq/
• APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM! CLICK BELOW

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 

• 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.

• 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