General Information about the Cheer Season: 
In the weeks of June, we organize for our teams. Through June and July each of our teams are formed based on the results of registration. Exactly what level your child will cheer at is based on age.

When does the season start and what about practices? 
AT MAA, all of our teams practice at the same time at Greenland Field. Our first practices will take place around the first of August. Teams will generally practice each week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and some Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Your coaches will contact you before August 1st to introduce themselves and provide you with any necessary information. More information will be provided to you about how the season will proceed in the first few practices.

Labor Day, generally marks the beginning of the season. Practices are adjusted to Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings only. Friday practices will end in light of the games which are scheduled for Saturday's each weekend.

Where are the games played? As an official member of the POP Warner League, each of our teams will play other POP Warner association's teams around Jacksonville. Usually 50% of your games will be at another association's fields somewhere in Jacksonville with the other 50% played at our home field Greenland Park.

When are the games played? The schedule is prepared by POP Warner, and is usually delivered to MAA the week before the season's games begin. There are roughly 8 to 10 weeks of games depending on your level and the number of teams in the league each year. The regular season games start in September and are played on Saturday's.

Playoffs & Championships: After the regular season starts competition time. City competition starts around the end of October. If your squad advances past city competition you will attend the Southeast Regional championships

Other Important Points: As you might imagine, operating an organization the size of MAA's football program requires significant funding. MAA draws the funds required to operate each year from two primary sources; corporate sponsors, and registration fees. We carefully structure our registration fees each year to meet two primary objectives. (1) to cover your child's uniform and equipment costs. (2) and to be affordable for as many children as possible. Corporate sponsorships and fund raisers are then sought and used to meet the balance of our annual budget after registration. While capping our registration fees allows more kids to be involved, it does not generate the funding needed to operate for a full season. The solution to this challenge is a group effort. Rather than simply charging each parent a higher registration fee, each team is responsible to secure one corporate sponsor, which is accomplished through our sponsor recognition and advertising program.

• POP Warner membership fees (Group insurance)
• Coach and Volunteer POP Warner mandatory mentor classes
• All Necessary Equipment

• Trophies at the end of the season for every player
• A per player amount to be used for your teams team party
• Coaches and volunteers mandatory background checks
• Facility insurance
• Facility maintenance, building and equipment maintenance and costs
• Field and turf maintenance, sod, fertilizer, pest control for 20+ acres
• Equipment such as field markers, down markers, field chalk, seating
• Field lighting and scoreboards
• Concession kitchen equipment, Ice machines, freezers, fryers

Overall, our program is designed to be affordable for as many children as possible, while providing for a high caliber cheer program with equally impressive facilities, equipment and coaching. But we need your help as a member of MAA to achieve these goals. Get involved and everyone has a great season. Again, thank you for your interest in one of Jacksonville's most successful and well organized youth athletic programs, we're pleased to welcome you and your child.