Welcome to the
New Hampshire Pop Warner
Official Website
Registration Begins on January 15th!
Registration for the 2010 New Hampshire Pop Warner season begins officially on January 15th. The league is open to all football players and cheerleaders ages 5-15 and everyone is welcome regardless of experience or skill level.
New Hampshire Pop Warner is proud of the age and weight schematic which is in place to ensure the safety of all of our participants. In addition, all of the coaches in our league are required to attend safety certification clinics as it creates the safest environment possible.
For more information on upcoming registrations, please click on the "Registration" tab to the left. You will also see additional information on league boundaries and paperwork requirements.
If you are a new or existing program and are interested in becoming a member of New Hampshire Pop Warner for the 2010 season, please email jason.patch@nhpopwarner.com for more details.
Clinics Now Available to All Football Coaches
Clinic #1:
Scott Nickerson at Riddell has once again provided the opportunity for all of our coaches to attend the Frank Glazier Megaclinics at no charge.
Two clinics are being held in Danvers, MA and another in Warwick, RI. This is an excellent opportunity for coaches of all experience levels as the clinics feature some of the best college, high school and youth coaches in the country.
To register for your free admission, click here.
For more information on the clinics including dates, locations, speakers and topics of discussion you can visit the Glazier website here.
Clinic #2:
The 2010 New England Football Clinic is being held at Gillette Stadium on February 26-27. Keynote speakers include Nick Saban, head coach of the 2010 BCS National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide, Jonathan Kraft, Andre Tippett and John Hannah.
Included with the clinic is a tour of Patriot Place, a banquet dinner and plenty of raffles.
For more information, please review the clinic brochure here.
Clinic #3:
Smithfield High School in Smithfield, RI is conducting a clinic geared strictly for youth coaches in February. Topics include proper fitting of equipment, practice organization, prevention of head injuries and coaching players with learning disabilities.
The keynote speaker for this clinic is Marty Fine from Bryant University.
For more information please contact Smithfield High School head coach Chris Branch at (401)578-1884 or via email at trploption@aol.com
Youngsville Hawks Place in Florida!
Congratulations to the Youngsville Hawks as they placed third in the National Pop Warner Cheerleading Championships which were held on December 11 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The Hawks competed in the Midget Intermediate Large Division and finished behind the Holmdel Hornets (NJ) and Brick Dragons (NJ).
We are all proud of this group of cheerleaders and coaches as they represented the State of New Hampshire and their program to the highest level.
Great Job, Ladies!
Welcome Back Kingswood Lancers!
New Hampshire Pop Warner would like to welcome the Kingswood Lancers back for the 2010 season following a unanimous vote of our Association Presidents.
The Kingswood Lancers are open to football players and cheerleaders ages 5-15 that reside in Alton, Barnstead, Farmington, Freedom, Madison, Middleton, Moultonboro, Pittsfeld, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Wolfeboro and the surrounding area.
Kingswood becomes our 13th Association and were formerly part of the New Hampshire Youth Football and Spirit Conference.
Welcome back Kingswood!
2009 NHPW Coaches of the Year
On Sunday afternoon at Southern New Hampshire Universtiy, Kristen Williams of the Youngsville Hawks was recognized as the 2009 Spirit Coach of the Year for New Hampshire Pop Warner.
Kristen also serves as Youngsville's cheer coordinator and was selected from a pool of many outstanding candidates.
At our Tiny Mite Super Bowl in Hampstead, Rob Launier of the Hooksett Hurricanes was named 2009 Football Coach of the Year.
In his "spare time", Rob also donates his time to serve as Hooksett's football coordinator.
We send our most sincere congratulations to Kristen and Rob on their well-deserved honors.
NHPW Scholastics Banquet Held in Manchester
New Hampshire Pop Warner would like to thank everyone who assisted with our highly successful scholastics awards banquet at The Executive Court in Manchester on Saturday, October 17.
We were pleased to recognize the top student athletes in our organization while also awarding $10,000.00 in scholarships.
We would also like to extend special thanks to New England Region Director Al Perillo and New England Region Scholastics Director Paul DiCenso for attending.
2009 Volunteers of the Year
New Hampshire Pop Warner extends its most sincere congratulations to our 2009 Female and Male Volunteers of the Year:
Deanna Zell, Amherst Patriots
David Sinclair, Youngsville Hawks
Both of our award winners were selected from an impressive pool of candidates which were submitted by our member associations.
Congratulations to Deanna and David!
Did You Know?
Pop Warner Little Scholars continues to be one of the safest youth sports organizations in the entire country. Our football and cheerleading program is committed to the safety of our participants regardless of age level.
New Hampshire Pop Warner mandates a safety clinic for all of its football and cheerleading coaches on an annual basis. In addition, all football players are placed in divisions that ensure that they will placed with others that fall within the same age and weight range.
Pop Warner's unique age/weight matrix is time-tested and is only adjusted at the National level upon review of the injury data from prior seasons. In order for a weight increase to be approved, it must pass a vote through the eight U.S. Pop Warner regions.
All Pop Warner teams in the country play by the same rules and are governed by the National Pop Warner Rulebook.
How Do I Become a Member of NHPW?
New Hampshire Pop Warner is a proud member of Pop Warner Little Scholars, which is headquartered in Langhorne, PA.
Pop Warner has been in existence since 1929 and is the largest and most respected youth football and cheerleading organization in the country.
We are looking for new and existing programs that are interested in joining our league for the 2010 season. Please contact NHPW President Jason Patch via email at nhpopwarner@yahoo.com or contact any member of the NHPW State Board for more information on gaining membership.
New Hampshire Pop Warner on WMUR
In case you missed it, the New Hampshire Pop Warner program was recently featured on WMUR and the mandatory clinic that our coaches attended on concussions and head injuries was highlighted.
The State Board would like to once again thank Christopher Nowinski and Dr. Robert Cantu from the Sports Legacy Institute as well as Hooksett Hurricanes President Thom DeVos for making this clinic possible for our league.
To view the story and video from WMUR, please click here
