The season usually begins with practice and introduction the first week of August. Practices are scheduled 4 days a week for 2 ½ to 3 hours (depending on the coach) until Labor Day weekend. After Labor Day, most schools have begun and practices are reduced to 3 days a week for 2 hours.

The season schedule consists of 1 Jamboree (preseason) game and 8 regular season games ending on the last weekend of October. Games are played either Saturday or Sunday which varies by home team preference. For teams that qualify, end of seasons playoff's are played immediately following the season. Conference Champions advance to Regional playoff's. Regional Champions advance to the National Championships which are held at Disney's fantastic Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Boundaries

Cambrian Valley's territory includes all of the Union School District and the boundaries identified on the East of Almaden Expressway, South by Coleman Avenue, North by Hillsdale Avenue and on the West by Bascom and National Avenues. This includes Leigh and Branham High Schools.

Players and cheerleaders residing within the boundaries of a different existing Association must participate with that Association, unless they obtain a waiver from that Association prior to registration. Players and cheerleaders who reside outside the boundaries of an existing Association are free to participate with the Association of their choice.

Please click here for a boundaries map.

Pop Warner

Pop Warner Football is an international program operated for the benefit of its youthful participants. Since 1929, the program's philosophy has been: Academics and athletics go hand-in-hand. At every level, Pop Warner Football seeks to develop well-rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football and cheerleading, but also the importance of education, in an atmosphere conductive to developing a sound mind, body and character and having a good time along the way!

The general objectives of Pop Warner Football are to inspire youth, regardless of race, creed or national origin, to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarships, and physical fitness, as reflected in the life of the late Glen Scobie "Pop" Warner.

Pop Warner strives to make the game "fun" for all boys and girls. Coaches must constantly keep in mind the ages of the participants. The program stresses learning lessons of value far beyond the playing or cheering days of the boys and girls involved, such as: self-discipline, teamwork, concentration, friendship, leadership and good sportsmanship.

With such goals in mind, and by providing an opportunity to participate in an organized, supervised environment with the emphasis on maximum safety and participation, Pop Warner Football offers young men and women a unique experience. Today, over 200,000 players participate in Pop Warner Football in 39 states. In addition to the 4,200 tackle Pop Warner teams, there are 700 flag football teams, and 85,000 cheerleader's participating under the Pop Warner umbrella. These teams provide young athletes the opportunity to compete at a young age and learn valuable "life" lessons such as teamwork, toughness, work ethic and commitment to excellence. It also prepares these young players for eventual high school participation, while others go on to college and NFL careers. But is all starts on the Pop Warner level.

Pop Warner Structure

Cambrian Valley is structured as a non-profit California public benefit corporation, operated on a day to day basis by an all-volunteer elected 16 member Board of Directors. It is a member Association of the Peninsula Conference which is operated by an elected Commissioner assisted by various other elected officers. A Board comprised of Commissioners and the Presidents of its 27 member Association establishes the rules and policies for the conference. There are approximately 130 football teams and 100 cheer squads in the Peninsula Conference.

The Peninsula Conference is one of 10 Conferences in the Pacific Northwest region. The Pacific Northwest region is one of 8 national regions that includes Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Nevada. The Conference boundaries cover Northern California from Pittsburgh and Oakland in Brentwood in the East and Daly City, Pacifica and Half Moon Bay in the West. Our regular season games are played within these conference boundaries.