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City of Palm Desert
TO: City Manager and City Council
FROM: Assistant City Manager/Director of Community Development
DATE: February 9, 1989
SUBJECT: Pop Warner Football
The Palm Desert Parks and Recreation Commission at its regular meeting of
January 25, 1989 received a presentation fLuit Mr. Jon Downs of the Pop Warner
Football Organization.
Council will recall that it received a request for funding from the Desert
Youth Sports Organization. Action on the request was continued pending review
by contributions committee as part of the budget process and continent from the
Palm Desert Parks and Recreation Commission. In that request the Pop Warner
Football Program was cited. While the commission will be submitting its
recommendation on the DYSO request under a separate report, the Pop Warner
Football request was considered separately.
It is the recommendation of the commission that the city not fund the Pop
Warner program either directly or indirectly. The recommendation is based on
the following:
1. Children at that age group are not ready physically or mentally for full-
contact football.
2. Coaching quality and preparation is inadequate.
3. The excessive amount of travel involved for youngsters.
4. Competition for limited field space with existing soccer programs.
5. The high costs of implementing the program.
6. Having children, particularly girls, serving as cheerleaders for boys
playing is unhealthy at this age. They should be participating in sports
activities, not cheering and watching.
In summary, the comission believes that the disadvantages far outweigh the
benefits of this program.
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RAMON A. DIAZ
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/DIRECTORC , CWLDET
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