Bridgewater Raritan Pop Warner Panthers Cheer

Bridgewater Raritan Pop Warner Panthers Cheer

Registration Listing

2026 Bridgewater Raritan Panthers Cheer

Welcome to the 2026 Season of Bridgewater Raritan Pop Warner Panthers Cheer!

All Levels are Welcome - No tryouts!

REGISTRATION & COST

Registration opens on 2/21/2026 and will close on 7/14/2026. This program is open for children living in Bridgewater or Raritan. Youngest registrants must be 5 years old and oldest registrants 16 by 7/14/2026. All 3rd grade athletes for the 2026-2027 school year will have the option to join a non-competitive or competitive team but must attend stunt clinics to be evaluated for safety or will be placed on non-competitive team.

Registration Cost

Non-Competitive Teams (Grades K-3): $225

Competitive Teams (Grades 3 and up): $450

Discounts:

Early Bird discount is available from 2/21/2026 through 3/7/2026

$25 off for non-competive teams

$50 off for competitive teams

Sibling discount of $20 will be applied when registering more than one child for the program.

Registration fees will cover the following:

One personalized practice shirt

Game day bow

Practice space/mat fees

Specialty classes in July

Insurance for athlete

Team registration fees for Locals, and if applicable Regionals, and Garden State

Regionals and Nationals professional photos for competitive teams (if applicable)

Additional costs:

Team funds to cover sister squad/competition goodie bags, and coaches/demos gifts, etc. (to be collected by team parents)

Non-comp: $50 per athlete

Comp: $100 per athlete

Competition bow (to be collected by team parents)

Team jackets / Game day gear

Nationals (if team qualifies)

3 Bond Checks - See below for more information.

Payment and Refunds: 50% is due at time of registration and remaining balance due by 8/3/2026. If the remaining balance is not paid by 8/3/2026, athlete will be removed from the roster.

Refund requests can be made prior to 8/7/2026 minus a $25 cancellation fee. NO refunds after 8/7/2026.

Mandatory Forms and Documents:

All forms and documents are due at mandatory in-person Parent Meeting (Date and location TBD).

Original Birth Certificate - registration name must match name on birth certificate

Medical History Form

Pop Warner Player Contract

BR Code of Conduct/Attendance Policy

CLINICS / PRACTICES / GAMES / EXHIBITS & COMPETITIONS:

Clinics

Spring clinics will begin in March for skills development and safe team assignments. Although these clinics are not mandatory (except the June 7th clinic), it is highly encouraged for all competitive team athletes to attend. All athletes must be registered for the 2026-2027 season to attend for insurance and safety reasons.

All 2026 spring clinics will be held at the BRMS from 12:30pm to 3:30pm on the following days:

March: 8th & 22nd

April: 12th & 26th

May: 3rd & 17th & 31st

June: 7th & 14th

Mandatory clinic on 6/7/2026 for final skill observation.

Practices

For competitive teams, non-mandatory (but highly encouraged) team conditioning practices will be 1.5 hours 2x per week starting 7/15/26 through 7/31/26.

Mandatory season practice for all teams starts 8/3/26:

Non-Competitive teams will practice 3x per week before school starts, and 2x per week once school starts

Competition teams will practice 4x per week before school starts, and 3x per week once school starts

Games

Non-Competitive teams (Tiny Mites and Mitey Mites) are expected to cheer for all home games and at local away games (within 30 mins travel) on Saturdays or Sundays depending on the football schedule.

Competitive teams are expected to cheer for all home games on Saturdays or Sundays, depending on the football schedule.

Mandatory Exhibitions & Competitions

Non-competitive Teams

Will exhibit at the Central Jersey Cheerleading Competition in October

Competitive Teams

Will compete at the Central Jersey Cheerleading Competition in October

May participate in the Garden State Competition, also in October, but this will be decided by coaches during the season

May compete at Regionals in October/November

May compete at Nationals in Charlotte, North Carolina in December

Attendance Requirement

Any athlete that misses more than 7 events (i.e. practices / games / competitions / exhibitions) any time throughout the season (starting 8/3/2026 through the remainder of the season) without a verifiable illness or death in the family will not be able to complete the program and will be removed from the roster. No refund will be applicable if removed from the roster due to absences.

FUNDRAISING & VOLUNTEERING

We are a non-profit organization, and we rely on our community of families to run a successful program throughout the season on fundraising to cover expenses.

Fundraisers

There are 2 mandatory fundraisers this season.

Game day “We’ve Got Your Back” t-shirt. Each athlete will be required to fundraise a minimum of $50 (each t-shirt will cost $15 if min not meet).
Raffle fundraiser – the raffle is an event where athletes sell raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes. Prize sample: luxury designer bag.
Non-competitive athlete families will be required to sell a minimum of $100 worth of tickets.
Competitive athlete families will be required to sell a minimum of $200 worth of tickets

For any competitive teams qualified to attend the Pop Warner Nationals competition in December, additional fundraising during November will be required to help offset the cost of the experience.

Volunteering

As a non-profit organization, your help is needed in various positions (i.e. team moms, fundraising coordinators, little scholars coordinator, etc.) to successfully run our program. Each family will be required to complete 4 volunteer hours. Sign-ups to come.

BOND CHECKS

We will collect a total of 3 bond checks. The checks will be held, not cashed, as an assurance that a specific action or responsibility will be fulfilled, unless the family’s obligations are not met.

Uniform Bond: $150 per athlete. This is to ensure all uniforms are returned at the end of the season, cleaned and in good condition

Volunteer Hours Bond: $400 per family. This is to ensure that we have the volunteer support needed to successfully run the program.

Fundraising Bond: This is to ensure that each family meets the participation requirements in the 2 mandatory fundraisers.

Non-Competitive athletes - $150

Competitive athletes - $250

Questions?

Registration process: [email protected]

Program participation: [email protected]