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Bay Area Youth Football & Cheer offers tackle football, cheerleading, and dance under the Pop Warner structure. A typical season includes regular games that follow Pop Warner rules and safety guidelines, including limits on contact in practice and specific rules for younger divisions.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: A typical season consists of a 7 to 9 game regular season schedule.
• Price: Registration fees are set by each local program.
Bay Area Youth Football & Cheer operates as Bay Area Pop Warner, which was chartered by Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. in 2021 and was formerly known as Peninsula Pop Warner. The league covers much of the San Francisco Bay Area, from Marin to Monterey Counties, and includes 19 member associations that provide coaches, facilities, and equipment. The mission of Bay Area Pop Warner is to enable local children to participate in team sports and activities in a structured and safe environment, and its programs focus on teamwork, dedication, and a positive work ethic on and off the field. Pop Warner programs have no tryouts or cutting of rosters, follow a Mandatory Play Rule so every child plays, reduce contact to 25% of practice time, and have eliminated kickoffs for their youngest divisions. Any player with a suspected head injury must receive medical clearance from a concussion specialist before returning to play, and Pop Warner only recognizes team athletic accomplishments and does not track personal statistics. Pop Warner requires participants to maintain a level of academic achievement in order to participate, and it is the only national youth sports program with this requirement, according to Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
The league’s leadership team includes Commissioner Steve Pekarthy, Vice Commissioner Ray Lockett, Treasurer Danielle Ramirez-King, Secretary Al Ezely, Cheer Director Norma Zendejaz, Rules Director Ernia Camacho, and Safety Director Fred Frazier. Required documents for participation include an original birth certificate with raised seal, a Participant Contract/Parental Consent Form with a name that matches the birth certificate exactly, a Physical Form dated after January 1 of the current year and signed and stamped by a physician, a year-end report card for the current year covering four quarters, and any other requirements set by the local program.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: A typical season consists of a 7 to 9 game regular season schedule.
• Price: Registration fees are set by each local program.
Bay Area Youth Football & Cheer operates as Bay Area Pop Warner, which was chartered by Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. in 2021 and was formerly known as Peninsula Pop Warner. The league covers much of the San Francisco Bay Area, from Marin to Monterey Counties, and includes 19 member associations that provide coaches, facilities, and equipment. The mission of Bay Area Pop Warner is to enable local children to participate in team sports and activities in a structured and safe environment, and its programs focus on teamwork, dedication, and a positive work ethic on and off the field. Pop Warner programs have no tryouts or cutting of rosters, follow a Mandatory Play Rule so every child plays, reduce contact to 25% of practice time, and have eliminated kickoffs for their youngest divisions. Any player with a suspected head injury must receive medical clearance from a concussion specialist before returning to play, and Pop Warner only recognizes team athletic accomplishments and does not track personal statistics. Pop Warner requires participants to maintain a level of academic achievement in order to participate, and it is the only national youth sports program with this requirement, according to Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
The league’s leadership team includes Commissioner Steve Pekarthy, Vice Commissioner Ray Lockett, Treasurer Danielle Ramirez-King, Secretary Al Ezely, Cheer Director Norma Zendejaz, Rules Director Ernia Camacho, and Safety Director Fred Frazier. Required documents for participation include an original birth certificate with raised seal, a Participant Contract/Parental Consent Form with a name that matches the birth certificate exactly, a Physical Form dated after January 1 of the current year and signed and stamped by a physician, a year-end report card for the current year covering four quarters, and any other requirements set by the local program.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
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