In-Person Registration March 27th at TBA 10-2. 

 2010 ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 

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 The Fox Valley Gators Youth Football & Cheerleading League is for boys and girls ages 5 to 15* residing in the towns of Aurora, Batavia, North Aurora, Montgomery, Sugar Grove, Yorkville and surrounding Fox Valley communities ( School Districts 101,115,129,131,204 Aurora Schools only, 302,308 Fox Valley Park District Families only, and all Private Schools) and is an Association of Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.

Pop Warner is an international program operated for the benefit of its youth participants. Since 1929, the program’s philosophy has been: Academics and Athletics go hand-in-hand. At every level, Pop Warner seeks to develop well-rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football, cheerleading and dance but also the importance of education, in an atmosphere conducive to developing sound mind, body and character - and having an enjoyable time along the way!

Pop Warner continues to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheerleading & dance organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate. Pop Warner's commitment to academics is what separates the program from other youth sports around the world. Please check the News & General Information page for the Pop Warner Scholastic Requirements for participation.

Our organization is committed to the principles of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and against a "win-at-all-cost" mentality. PCA calls a Positive Coach a "Double-Goal Coach". A win-at-all-cost coach has only one goal - to win. A Positive Coach shares that goal (wants to win) but has a second goal that is even more important - to use the sports experience to help young people learn "life lessons" and positive character traits that will help them be successful throughout their lives.

WE HONOR THE GAME HERE!

* Football Players are required to meet age & weight requirements. Please check web site for age/weight schematic.

NO WAITING LISTS! NO LOTTERY!

PLAYERS PLAY WITH AND AGAINST KIDS OF SIMILAR AGE & WEIGHTS TO REDUCE INJURY AND INTIMIDATION!

TINY MITE LEVEL HAS A 40LB. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIN & MAX WEIGHT, MITEY MITE, JR. PEE WEE AND PEE WEE LEVELS HAVE A 45LB. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIN & MAX WEIGHT, JR. MIDGET LEVEL HAS A 50LB. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIN & MAX WEIGHT AND MIDGET LEVEL HAS A 55LB. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIN & MAX WEIGHT.

Please check the Pages listed in the left column for updates. If you have the web site saved as a Favorite you must refresh the page after opening to assure you are seeing updated information.

Click on the Pop Warner Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the left side of this page below the helmets to watch.

Check out the Link Page for Pop Warner and other website links and please continue to check back often for more information.

GO GATORS!!!

Register online in February and receive discounted fees.

CLICK REGISTRATION BUTTON TO REGISTER.

 IN-PERSON REGISTRATION March 27th (TBA)

The Fox Valley Gators Youth Football & Cheerleading League would like to acknowledge and thank our 2009 Corporate Sponsors. Without the generous donations to our program this new program for our children would not be possible. Please check our Fox Valley Gators Sponsor Page for more details on our sponsors and please patronize our sponsors whenever possible. Also, please tell your friends and neighbors about our sponsors. Please check back often for more sponsors.

The Care of Trees - Gator Sponsor Level - Special Thanks to Tony Brugger and The Care of Trees for being our first Gator Sponsor!

Aurora Bearing Company - Royal Blue Sponsor Level

Aftermath - Royal Blue Sponsor Level

Total Sports Bar & Grill of Naperville - Orange Level

If you or someone you know would like to be a Fox Valley Gators Sponsor please contact Brian Weigand at sponsorthegators@gmail.com

Season begins August 1^st for players & cheerleaders.

Tiny Mite & Mitey Mite levels are instructional levels and do not participate in post season playoff or championships. The Tiny and Mitey Mite level season end at the conclusion of the regular season which is around the middle of October.

The Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee, Jr. Midget, and Midget levels are instructional and competitive and can qualify for conference, regional and national playoffs and championships. Their season can end anywhere from the conclusion of the regular season in mid October through the second week of December.

Practices for all levels of play and cheer have the same guidelines. During the month of August and prior to Labor Day we are allowed a maximum of 10 hours of practice per week which is typically Monday through Friday from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

Practices after Labor Day are a maximum of 6 hours per week which is typically three nights during the week from 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

Location of practices for the 2009 season will be determined at a later date, but we will practice all teams and squads in the same location at least while the weather is permitting. As weather turns cold the cheer squads will seek practice locations in doors.

Regular season games begin in late August and will run through mid October and we will play 8 to 10 games during this time frame. Games are played on Saturday’s or Sunday’s. Roughly half the games will be played at our home site at Aurora Central Catholic High School. The remaining games would be away games and played at one of the other Chicagoland Conference Associations. You can find the names of the other Chicagoland Pop Warner Associations under the Chicagoland Pop Warner Association page.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a traveling program and in fairness to all participants/teams/squads all participants are required to play and cheer in all home and away games.

Post season for the Jr. Pee Wee through Midget levels begins at the conclusion of regular season and is single loss elimination. The playoff/championship progression is Chicagoland Conference, Regional, and National. Chicagoland Conference playoffs and championships will be played at an association host field in the Chicagoland area. Regional playoffs and championships will be played in the Midwest area typically Chicago, NW Indiana, Detroit, Cleveland, and or Kansas City. The Pop Warner National Championships and Super Bowl are played annually the first or second week of December in Orlando Florida at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.

Cheerleaders/squads will cheer at all home and away games for their respective levels of play. During the game they will perform sideline cheers, and at halftime they will perform on the field. Jr. Pee Wee through Midget Cheerleaders will also participate in a minimum of 1 Cheer Competition which is the Chicagoland Cheer Competition and Championship which is typically held in October. The top performing squads at each level during this competition will qualify for Regional Cheer Championships to be held in the Midwest area. Again, top performing squads will qualify for the Pop Warner National Cheer Championships in Orlando Florida at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.