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2025 Waterset Oilers Youth Sports

Waterset Oilers is an association apart of Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) within Pop Warner Little Scholars.

We are located in the Waterset/Apollo Beach Community!

We seek to develop well-rounded youth athletes ages 5 to 15 in our community, who will learn not only the fundamentals of football but also the importance of education in an atmosphere conducive to developing sound character all while having a great time and building lifetime friendships!

Fall registration for Football and Cheer is now OPEN!

Cost of registration is $375 for all levels:

Football - 7U, 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U (determined by the age of your player as of 8/1/2025)
Cheer - Tiny Mites (5 to 7 years old), Junior Pee Wee (8 to 10 years old), Junior Varsity (10 to 12 years old) and Varsity (12-17)

A non-refundable deposit of $125 is required to hold your players roster spot on the team. Payment of at least $250 is due by 5/31/25 at that point $250 is nonrefundable. Total balance is due by 7/1/25. When practice starts on 7/15, there are no refunds. If the full balance is not received by 7/1/25, your player may be removed from the roster and a refund will not be given for any money paid. Any new registration 6/1/25 and beyond will have a $50 late registration fee added to the registration price and all money is due at registration point(No Payment Plans).

Required documents to register your players (these documents MUST be submitted before your player can start practice):

All documents completed on registration website
Original birth certificate and a copy
Medical physical within two years of 7/15/2025
Last school year's full report (all 4 quarters)

For any comments or questions on registration please email: [email protected].

Q&A

Q – When does registration begin? When does it end?

A – Registration usually begins at the end of February/early March. Registration will close depending on participant counts. We do not typically accept registration past July 15th.

Q – How/Where do I register?

A – Registration is open now for our 2025 season.

Q – What ages can play?

A – Our football program can accept players ages 5 through 14 years old.

Q – How is it determined which team my player will participate?

A – Your athletes age as of July 31st

Q – When does the Fall Tackle Season Start?

A – July 15th

Q – Where are you located?

A- Waterset Sports Complex-6110 Waterset Blvd. Apollo Beach, Fl. 33572

Q – How much is registration?

A – Registration is $375. $125 non refundable deposit to hold roster spot. We offer a sibling discount of $25 for child after the first registrant.

Q – What do I get with my football registration?

A –T-shirt, Compression, White Uniform. Blue Uniform, Practice Jersey, Hoodie, Bag, Socks (1 pair). You will also have use of a helmet and shoulder pads both to be returned at the end of the season.

Q – Do returners get priority registration?

A – Returners will be able to register at veteran sign ups prior to open registration. It is on a first come first serve basis.

Q – When are practices?

A – Practices during the month of July are Monday through Friday 6:30-8:30pm. After August 1st, practices are reduced to three days a week, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Q – Do you ever practice other than Monday through Friday?

A – Yes, sometimes due to rainouts during the month of August, we may practice on a Saturday or Sunday. We also may practice on a weekend during August in order to get our required conditioning hours in.

Q – When/Where are the games played?

A – The games are played on Saturdays in the Tampa Bay area. The fields are typically no more than 75 minutes away from our home field. The first game (6U) begins at 9:00am and the games are played every two hours throughout the day.

Q – Are there tryouts?

A – No, there are no tryouts.

Q – How many games are there and how long does the season typically last?

A – Regular Season: There are 8 or 9 regular season games which usually run through the end of October. We usually have four or five home games, and the rest are away.

Post Season: After the regular season games are over, there are Conference playoffs for the teams with the best record in their division. If a team wins the Conference Championship, they then go on to play in the regional playoffs, and if they continue to win, at the end is the Regional Championship game.

Q – What paperwork is required?

A – ● Original Certified Birth Certificate- We will have to keep these until they are certified through Pop Warner and then will be returned to you.

● Current School Year Report Card (All 4 Qtrs)

● Equipment check - in the amount of $200 dollars, this will be held and returned when your equipment is returned. If the equipment is not returned, your check will be cashed.

● We will need a picture for the info card, but we can take it and print it at the field during an in-person registration. Otherwise, it needs to be a picture with no other people, in focus, no more than two years old, around 2”x2”, and no sunglasses or hats allowed.

Q – How can I find out about important upcoming dates and events?

A –We will post all dates, times and important information to our social media accounts as well as our website.

Q – Do your football coaches receive any formal training?

A Yes, all of our football coaches receive training and attend clinics to prepare for the upcoming season.

Q – Are your volunteers background screened?

A – Yes, all of our coaches, board members, and team parents are fingerprinted and must pass a FDLE as well as a Multistate Criminal and Sex Offender background screen before they are allowed to fill their volunteer role.

Registration Info

Birth Certificate

Pop Warner requires that a member of our governing league (FYD Pop Warner) verify all participant birth certificates. FYD staff must have the original or a certified copy (with raised seal) to look at--photocopies will NOT be allowed. Once they verify the authenticity of the birth certificate, they will stamp a copy provided by the Oilers that will be added to the Team Book. After FYD has stamped the copy, the original birth certificate will be returned to you. We do not want to be responsible for holding on to your important documents for very long, so we will try to have a member of FYD there at a registration session, so your birth certificate can be returned immediately.

The parent name listed on the Player Contract MUST EXACTLY MATCH a parent's name on the athlete's birth certificate. If you have legal guardianship of the athlete, you will need to provide a copy of the court document granting guardianship as this must be in the Team book as required by FYD.

Report Card
Bring to the Registrar enabling the athlete to participate.
*Summer 7v7 Flag Football, Fall Tackle Football and Cheer/Dance will need to provide the 2024-2025 Final Report Card when it becomes available.

The copy must be clear and legible (no photographs).

The following information must be shown on the report card:
- School Name
- Participant's Name
- School Year
- Student's Grade Level (e.g., 1st Grade, 4th Grade, etc.)
- All 4 academic quarters or 2 semesters.

Students in Kindergarten are exempt from the scholastic requirement.
For more information about Pop Warner's Little Scholars program, please see the Scholastics Overview.

Recent Photo
Provide a photo of your athlete to upload into Pop Warner National roster.