EGPW



2024 Season Information

Welcome to the 2024 EGPW Cheer and Football Season
We know this is a lot of information. Read it over and please ask any questions you might have.
The last page will be signed by the athlete’s parent/guardian and returned to EGPW with
registration paperwork as confirmation of receipt.

Registration Costs
*No athlete will be rostered to a team until all registration fees are paid, no athlete will be
allowed to practice until all required paperwork is turned in (registration form, player
contract, health form, birth certificate, report card and wallet sized picture)

Football:
Flag Football (ages 5-7): $185 – this includes the athlete’s insurance, uniform (jersey and
shorts), 2 pairs of socks and personalized drawstring bag for gear

Girls Flag (ages 8-16): $185 - this includes the athlete's insurance, uniform (jersey and shorts), 2 pairs of socks and personalized drawstring bag for gear

Tackle Football (ages 7-12): $225 – this includes the athlete’s insurance, uniform (reversible
jersey and football pants), 2 pairs of socks, and a personalized football equipment bag for gear.

Cheer:
CheerAbilities Program (ages 5+): $0.00 – This inclusive program is dedicated to athletes with
disabilities or special needs who would love the opportunity to cheer, dance and perform!
(New athletes to the program would need to purchase a uniform)

Sideline Cheer (ages 5-18): $200 – this includes the athlete’s insurance, uniform, game day
bow, personalized drawstring bag, practice and sideline cheer at all games

Devil Tots (ages 3-4): $200* – this includes the athlete’s insurance, uniform, bow, personalized
drawstring bag, fall season practice space fees, optional participation at home games, and entry
for Capital District Cheer Competition

Competitive Cheer (ages 5-18): $285* – this includes the athlete’s insurance, uniform, game
day bow, personalized competition bag, fall season practice space fees, sideline cheer at 3
home games and entry for Capital District Cheer Competition (season runs Aug 1 - mid
December )

*Additional Competitive Cheer fees: Additional competition entry fees (if advance from capital ex. Regionals, Nationals, or other
competitions attended ex. Empire Classic, NYS Rec Cheer Championship, etc), travel expenses for Regional/National competitions if team
advances, competition bow and competition costumes/props as needed – a detailed list of season expenses will be given by your coach.
Fundraising is offered to help off-set additional expenses – families can either participate in additional fundraising to have additional fees
reduced or pay the additional expenses out of pocket.

Fundraising:
EGPW is participating in the following fundraising for our 2024 season.
The following three fundraisers can be BOUGHT OUT of for $200 – payment due by 8/5/24 if
buying out otherwise participation is mandatory

* Coin Drop/Car Wash * (Mandatory or buy-out for all athletes besides Devil Tots)
All athletes will be participating in EITHER a Car Wash on 8/3/24 or 8/17/24 OR a coin drop on
8/10/24 or 8/24/2024 for one hour. Families will be able to sign up for a day that works for
them the last week of July, it will be first come – first serve. Each team will have slots to fill on
each day – each athlete must only attend one date.

*Jack-O-Lantern of Luck * (Mandatory or buy-out for all athletes)
In September all athletes will be selling 10 tickets for our Jack-O-Lantern of Luck fundraiser.
Tickets will be $10 apiece. Every day in October we will be pulling a winner to win $100, with
the winner on Halloween winning $1000. As people can win multiple times, winner’s will be
paid at the end of October. Money and names of those who bought tickets are due by 9/27.
*Competitive Cheer will have more fundraising opportunities to participate in to help offset
competition costs depending on advancement.

Practice:
Practice days and times are set by the team’s coach. Schedules will be sent out by the coaches
in July before the season starts. Teams usually practice 3-4 nights a week in August. Practice
days drop down a day once school starts in September. Sideline cheer is only once a week and
held at the field until end of September. Competitive cheer moves to indoor practice in
September. All football practice is held at the field.
The board decides if a practice will be canceled due to weather, and it will be announced at
least 1 hour before practice time in the league Band App as well as our Facebook page.

Attendance:
Attendance will be taken at each practice for both football and cheer. If more than a week of
practice is missed in August, it will be up to the coach if an athlete will participate in first game
based on conditioning time and safety.
As a program we realize with our season beginning in summer that vacations are planned, life
events come up or sometimes unexpected situations occur. Please make sure to reach out to
your athlete’s coach if your athlete will be missing from practice. It allows the coach the
opportunity to adjust as best they can what is planned for that day.

For competitive cheer, attendance should be a top priority for our athletes. Our squads only
have a few weeks of practice before their first big competition in October. Routines cannot be
practiced correctly or safely if athletes are missing from practice, which hinders the whole team
from advancement. Practice is mandatory the two weeks before any competition or your
athlete may not participate in that competition based on safety. Coaches will make sure
families know when these two weeks are before each competition. This is again for safety. As
routines are made and practiced based on who is in the routine, if an athlete is missing from
practice leading up to a competition, then those that are present can’t practice and learn the
routine and stunts properly which can lead to injury.

Uniforms:
The cost for original uniforms is included in your registration fee. If anything is lost or damaged,
you will be responsible to pay for replacements. As we order based on each athlete, we do not
have extras. Please make sure you know where all uniform pieces are and take care of them as
it takes weeks to get things reordered. 
Both football and cheer purchase their own shoes/cleats. Mouth guards and practice jerseys
for tackle are also needed for football.

Sportswear:
Orders for optional sportwear (sweatshirts, sweatpants, jackets, ect) will be available starting in
July. More information will be coming. These items are not required but we wanted to make
you aware they are available for purchase if you would like them.

Pep Rally:
The plans for our annual Pep Rally are in the works for Thursday 8/29. Volunteers are needed
(not required) for all activities, concession stand and other jobs. Please contact Darlene Secor
([email protected]) for more information if you are interested in volunteering for any
events.

Picture Night:
This will be held at the EGPW Football Field in early September. Picture envelopes and our
schedule time will be passed out as soon as we receive them.

Games:
Games will start the weekend of August 31st. As soon as we receive the game schedule your
coach will make sure you all have one. Directions to away games can be found on
www.cdpopwarner.com.

Concession Stand:
We have exciting new things happening for our concession stand for our 2024 season! More
information will be coming out shortly about what will be offered.

Important Dates to Remember

7/31 – 2024 Season Kick Off at Recovery Room
Meet the 2024 EGPW Board and Coaches Night

8/1 and 8/2 – Opening Days – Paper work turn in and Meet Your Coaches/Team
(conditioning begins and team bonding activities)

8/5 – First Night of Practices
Buy-Out of Fundraising Due
8/3 or 8/17 – Car Wash
8/10 or 8/24 – Coin Drop
8/11 – NFL Night at the Tri-City ValleyCats
EGPW Family Fun Night
8/29 – Pep Rally
8/31 – First Game
9/6 – Youth Night at Columbia High School
9/27 – Jack-O-Lantern of Luck money and names due
*Picture Day TBA

Coaches will be informing you of team specific information as it comes up. We know this is a
lot and we will send out reminders as deadlines approach, but we wanted to give a general
idea of what is coming up. Thank you so much for all your help and support!

Contacts
President: Christina Bradley [email protected]
Cheer Coordinator: Meg Rivers [email protected]
Tackle Coordinator: Thomas Arcidiacono [email protected]
Flag Coordinator: Lou Taylor [email protected]
Fundraising Coordinator: Bobby Bruso [email protected]
Events Coordinator: Darlene Secor [email protected]