Practice

Beginning JULY 21ST 2025, practice is scheduled for three/four nights a week from 5:00 - 7:00pm. 99% of our practices are held on UNC campus. Practice schedules and details will be issued at the beginning of July by each respective Head Coach.

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*Practice time varies as daylight decreases into the Fall.

*Each coach/team is responsible for planning and communicating its practice schedule.

 

GAMES

Games are played on Saturdays, Sundays and occasionally week nights beginning the third weekend in August. Each team is guaranteed 4 home games and 4 away games. Home games are played at the University of Northern Colorado on the NEW artificial turf fields. Away games, are played throughout the Front Range. (Fort Collins, Loveland, Thornton, Boulder, Broomfield, Highlands Ranch, Parker, Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Monument, Pueblo, Brighton and Denver metro)

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YES WE TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE!! 

 

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Bowl Games

Tiny Mite/Rookie Tackle teams typically play for a winner take all Bowl game at the end of the year. This depends on how many teams are fielded by the rest of the league. A League Champion from both leagues will be crowned regardless. If PPPW and RMPW field enough teams, a two round playoff will take place for a State Champion.

 

Playoffs

Our 2025 playoff format will be similiar to the 2024 tourney. We are competing for a TRUE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP versus other Colorado Youth Football Teams. More information to be provided at a later date! Our Bears will have a chance to play for a League Championship, Conference Championship, State Championship, Regional Championships (Southwest Region Pop Warner SWRPW) and National Championship (USA Pop Warner). All via single elimination playoff format.

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First round playoff games take place during the First or second weekends of October.

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State Championships take place in the first weekend of November at Colorado State University's Canvas Stadium.

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Regional Championships are typically held the second weekend of November in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico Louisiana or Arkansas against teams from each of those states.

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National Championships take place the first week in December at Mecklenberg Sports Complex in Charlotte, North Carolina against the best teams in the Country.

Game Playing Rules

 

POP WARNER follows the NFHS rule book. This is standard across the country.

The 2025 Pop Warner Rule Book will be issued in June.

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