Illinois Jr Celtics Tackle Football

The Illinois Jr. Celtics are excited for the upcoming football season!
While we can’t predict the results, one thing is certain: our student-athletes will be disciplined, well-conditioned, smart, well-coached, and will finish the season as better football players and young men. Everything else is a bonus.

About Pop Warner Football
Pop Warner football began in 1929 when founder Joseph J. Tomlin created a four-team conference in Northeast Philadelphia. Since then, participation has steadily grown to record numbers. Today, hundreds of thousands of youths participate in Pop Warner-sanctioned football programs nationwide—and those numbers continue to rise.

Did you know Pop Warner football is safer than soccer?
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (NEISS), Pop Warner football has 12% fewer injuries per capita among 5–14-year-olds than organized soccer in the same age range!

Football Includes:

• Helmets
• Shoulder pads
• Game & practice jerseys
• Game pants
  

Game pants and jerseys are yours to keep at the end of the season. Helmets and shoulder pads must be returned.

Parents/Guardians are responsible for purchasing:

Volunteer Requirement Policy (Tackle Football)

Why Volunteers Matter

Our organization, like all others, relies on the support of volunteers to make everything run smoothly.

Family Requirement

• Each family must complete two (2) volunteer opportunities per child enrolled in the program during the season.

• At Equipment/Uniform Handout, a check for $100 per family will be collected.

• The check will be held throughout the Fall Season and only cashed if the volunteer requirement is not fulfilled.

• Once obligations are completed, the check will be shredded or returned.

Exemptions

(Coaches, team moms, and their families are exempt from the additional volunteer requirement and family fee.)

Home Game Volunteer Roles

• Chain Gang (3 positions)

• MPR (2 positions)

• Scoreboard Operator/Clock (1 position)

Away Game Volunteer Roles

• MPR (2 positions)

Additional Opportunities

Additional volunteer opportunities will be shared by the team mom, email, or social media as they become available, such as Homecoming volunteers and Game videographer.

Example Scenarios

• 1 child enrolled → 2 volunteer opportunities required

• 2 children enrolled → 4 volunteer opportunities required

• 3 children enrolled → 6 volunteer opportunities required

Contact

For questions, please contact us at: [email protected]