Middletown Pop Warner Kicks Off Season

Last week's Pop Warner Round Robin was a great success and, beginning this week, we're now entering regular football season league play.

Here's a brief recap look back at the pre-season play, a schedule for the coming week, brief snapshot of each division, and suggested ways for parents and the community to get involved.

Middletown Pop Warner Football recently kicked off its season with its annual Round Robin tournament. With no empty parking spots and fans shoulder to shoulder at Gaudet field, a sense of energy was evident.

During the round robin, teams scrimmaged against one another while splitting up each side of the 50 yard line. While watching young kids develop their skills on the field is entertaining, the most intriguing aspect of the tournament is watching these young athletes establish a sense of teamwork and diligence. Besides, maybe the next Justin Fargas or Mike Cloud has laced up their cleats for the first time.

Here's a brief look at how divisions are broken up:

Mitey-Mite Football
Mitey-Mite Football Division is
7, 8 and 9 years old - Football and Cheer
Football Weights: 7-9 years old   45-90 lbs
                  
Jr PeeWee Football
8-11 years old - Football and Cheer
Football Weight Requirements:
8, 9, 10 years old: 60-105 lbs
and 11 years old:    60-85 lbs

PeeWee Football
Football and Cheer 9-12 years old
Football weight requirements:
9, 10, 11 years old: 75-120 lbs
and 12 years old:    75-100 lbs

Jr Midget Football
Football and Cheer 10-13 year olds
Football weight requirements:
10, 11, 12 year olds: 85-135 lbs
13 year olds:          85-115 lbs

Midget Football
Football and Cheer 11-15 year olds
Football weight requirements:
11, 12, 13 and 14 year olds: 105-160 lbs
15 year olds:                105-140 lbs

Tiny-Mite Football
5, 6 and 7 year olds football and cheer
Football weights 35-75 lbs
Tackle football

Flag Football
Flag Division:
5 and 6 years old
No weight restriction
There will only be Flag if Tiny-Mite Division is full.

For a full schedule visit the Islanders website. 

Sun 8/29 Middletown Islanders Tiny-Mite vs. Bristol Mustangs 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Middletown

Sun 8/29 Middletown Islanders Mitey-Mite vs. Bristol Mustangs 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Middletown

Sun 8/29 Middletown Islanders Jr PeeWee vs. Bristol Mustangs 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Middletown

Sun 8/29 Middletown Islanders PeeWee vs. Bristol Mustangs 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Middletown

Sun 8/29 Middletown Islanders Jr Midget vs. Bristol Mustangs 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Middletown

Sun 8/29 Middletown Islanders Midget vs. Coventry Rams 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Middletown

On another note, there is so much to do during Pop Warner football events, including volunteer work, fund raising, field/game Management, concession stand help, transportation, and processing of parent and athlete information. All can be found here at the islanders website. 

Pop Warner football would not happen without all the help from their volunteers in the community, as their efforts help the younger generation athletes meet their goals and build relationships.

For all Pop Warner information, please visit their website at: http://www.eteamz.com/islanders/divisions/