Happy Holidays!

As we gather with our families this holiday season, we at New England Pop Warner would like to give thanks to everyone in our Pop Warner families.  The children that are at the heart of everything we do, and the volunteers and members who give not only their time, but also their passion and never-ending dedication to this organization. Without your hard work, we would not be able to provide our young athletes with a memorable Pop Warner experience and share valuable lessons both on and off the field.

Christmas came early to many in our organization as 13 of our Cheer squads took 1st place honors at this year’s National Cheer Championships. With over 300 squads from across the country competing, New England was well represented and had a record amount of squads who placed this year. Congratulations to those teams and all the teams that competed this year. I was very proud of everyone; we are fortunate to have such wonderful and talented squads in our region.

On the football side, while a New England team did not win a Championship title, the teams that went down to Florida had a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Not only did they compete at state-of-the-art facilities against the top teams from across the country, but their off-field adventures at Walt Disney World will be memories these youngsters will have forever.

So as our season and the year come to an end, I want to take the time to reflect on a truly memorable 2011. We hope you and your family enjoyed the 2011 season --we at New England Pop Warner can’t wait for the 2012 season to start! I wish everyone in the New England Pop Warner family a safe and happy holiday season and wonderful New Year.

Sincerely,

New England Regional Director

PHOTOS FROM POP WARNER SUPER BOWL AND NATIONAL CHEER & DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The photos included in the galleries below are taken by the Pop Warner staff photographers.

WATCH GAMES AND CHEER PERFORMANCES ONLINE

Watch Replays of all 2011 Pop Warner Super Bowl games that were broadcast
throughout the week on ESPN3 and the ESPN3 Goal Line Channel

NEW ENGLAND CHEER SQUADS SCORE BIG AT NATIONALS:
Congratulations to our 13 squads who placed 1st and are National Champions in their division.

Jr. Pee Wee  
Dracut Middies (Advanced Cheer Medium)
New Fairfield Falcons (Novice Cheer Large)

Pee Wee
Burlington Patriots (Advanced Cheer Medium)
Revere Jr. Patriots (Novice Cheer Small)
Saugus Sachems (Novice Cheer Medium)
Taunton Tigers (Intermediate Cheer Small)

Jr. Midget      
Burlington Patriots (Advanced Cheer Medium)
Taunton Tigers (Intermediate Cheer Small)

Midget            
Billerica Indians (Intermediate Cheer Large)
Dracut Middies (Novice Cheer Large)
Milford Eagles (Intermediate Cheer Medium)
Wilmington Wildcats (Advanced Cheer Medium)
Woburn Trojans (Advanced Cheer Large)

We also had several squads place in their divisions and we congratulate them and all our teams that went down to Nationals and represented New England. For a complete list of the rankings, click here.

FOOTBALL TEAMS COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
The Brookline-JP Patriots and New Haven Steelers made it to the semi-final rounds of the football national championships. The Brookfield Bobcats went to the Championships as an invited team from the Unlimited division and won both of their games. They end their season with a 14-0 record after beating the tough East St. Louis Flyers and Team Canada in Orlando.

For a complete list of scores & brackets, click here.

NEW HAMPSHIRE:
New Hampshire Pop Warner held it's 3rd annual Scholastics Banquet on October 8th at the Executive Court in Manchester, NH. They are proud to announce they had 97 participants that qualified for Little Scholar status in New Hampshire this year. They awarded $11,000 in scholarships for the 2011 season, which brings the total to $41,000 in scholarships given over the three years the banquet has been held. Congratulations to all the NH Scholars!

RISMA:
On October 22nd, RISMA held a surprise flash mob during their conference Cheer & Dance Championships. Right after the national anthem, the zombie-themed flash mob that included twelve RISMA Association coordinators, began to dance and 25 dancers from the East Bay Warriors Pee Wee Dance Team and Just Dance in Warren joined in. The cheerleaders all loved seeing their coordinators out on the mats performing and it was a great way to start off the competition right before Halloween.

SOUTHERN & WESTERN CONNECTICUT:
On October 29th at the Connecticut State Cheer Competition, the Southern CT and Western CT leagues went PINK for Breast Cancer Awareness. The cheerleaders wore pink ribbons and shoelaces and onsite they sold sweatpants with pink ribbons with a portion of the sales benefiting the American Cancer Society. In October, Southern & Western CT Pop Warner Cheerleaders raise dover $10,000 for the cause.

OCEAN STATE:
On October 8th, OSPW held scrimmges during half-time of the Brown University vs. Holy Cross football game. We had 2 tiny Mite teams and 2 Mitey Mite teams battling on gridiron at Brown Stadium, an amazing experience for the kids. All coaches and players are received free tickets and the players had a meet and greet opportunity with the Brown team and coaches. It was great time for all the players and coaches.

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