POP WARNER FOOTBALL - 2026 FALL SEASON 

Program Overview
Our 2026 Fall Tackle Football program is 11 vs 11 tackle football and is played through FYD Pop Warner's Age-Based Divisions. The Fall Tackle season begins with Summer Conditioning/7v7 Football in June.

Learn to Play is an introduction to tackle football program for 3-5 year olds created by the Chiefs and not affiliated with Pop Warner. The purpose of this program is to prepare our younger athletes for tackle football. They will play some flag football games in the fall; however, instruction and practice will focus on tackle techniques and game play--this is not a flag football program. No tackle equipment will be issued. Only item needed are football cleats. 

For information regarding registration, see our Registration Info page.

Divisions
Placement is based on the athlete's age on July 14, 2026.
Learn to Play - ages 3-6
6U Competitive Flag - ages 5-6
7U Tackle - ages 6-7
9U Tackle - ages 8-9
11U Tackle - ages 10-11
13U Tackle - ages 12-13

Schedule and Program Details
The Fall Tackle season begins with summer conditioning in June and ends with a Saturday 7v7 tournament at the end of June. We take a small break and then Fall Tackle starts up July 15th and runs from July through November. Depending on team performance, post-season regionals and nationals take place late-November/early-December. 

PRACTICES (subject to change)
Summer Conditioning
Begins June 2nd through Saturday, June 27th @ the 7v7 Tournament (date is tentative)
June practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm-8(ish)pm

Fall Season
All tackle teams practice Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
Learn to Play practice is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30pm-7:30pm.

Note: There are additional practice dates in the first 3 weeks of the Fall Season to accommodate conditioning requirements.

Players are required to meet conditioning requirements (20hrs of fall practice) before they will be allowed to play any games/Jamboree. 

Location
Practices are located at our home fields at Oscar Cooler Sports Complex in Lutz. 
656 W Lutz Lake Fern Rd
Lutz, FL 33548

GAMES
Fall games begin in August and take place on Saturdays.
Kickoff times vary by division. Historically, games progress from our youngest team through 13U.
We typically have 9-10 games. Roughly half of these games will be played at our home fields in Lutz. Away games are played at opponent fields in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas or Manatee County.  There is a chance we may play one out-of-conference game.
The Fall game schedule will be released sometime in August.

EQUIPMENT
All necessary equipment (other than cleats and athletic supporter) are provided by the Chiefs. Included in the cost of your registration is the use of certified NOCSAE football helmet, shoulder pads, practice pants, a practice jersey and game-day uniform(s). This equipment will be fitted and issued to your athlete at the beginning of the season during Equipment Distribution and must be returned after the last game at Equipment Return. 

IMPORTANT DATE!!   Saturday June 6, 2026 is Equipment Distribution.
Equipment Distribution is mandatory, so mark your calendars! 

Updated 3/29/2026

TACKLE FOOTBALL TRAINING - SPRING 2026 SEASON

Program Overview
At the Chiefs, we will continue to use spring to focus on development of our players, and our coaches. This spring, we're bringing in some outside coach help, and will be running a "High School" style Spring. We will have Tuesday/Thursday practices from 6:30-8ish. Each practice will have sessions focusing on speed, agility, strength, conditioning, blocking, tackling, and position specific individual drills. 8-8:30 will be used later in the season for some controlled scrimmage work.

The only Saturday on the schedule is May 2, 2026. We'll use that day as the equivalent of a "garnet vs grey" type scrimmage. Additional scrimmages will be on a case by case basis.

Divisions
Training groupings are flexible, but are based your athlete's age on July 15, 2026 (Fall 2026 ages).

Learn to Play Tackle - ages 4-5
8U Tackle - ages 6-8
11U Tackle - ages 9-11
14U Tackle - ages 12-14

Schedule and Details 

PRACTICES
Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm at our home fields at Oscar Cooler Sports Complex in Lutz.

New players will begin February 17th. 
Returning players will begin March 3rd. 

Any further schedule changes will be announced on BAND.

GAMES 
Since the focus of the spring season is on individual player development we will not be participating in league play; however, may have controlled scrimmages against select teams.

We will end the season with "Garnet vs Grey" scrimmage on Saturday, May 2, 2026. 

EQUIPMENT
All necessary equipment (other than cleats and athletic supporter) are provided by the Chiefs. Included in the cost of your registration is the use of certified NOCSAE football helmet, shoulder pads, practice pants, and a practice jersey. This equipment will be fitted and issued to your athlete at the beginning of the season during Equipment Distribution and must be returned after the last game at Equipment Return. 

IMPORTANT DATE!!  TBD is Equipment Distribution

Note: This program is not affiliated with Pop Warner. 

REGISTRATION
For registration information and fees, see our 2026 Registration page.