Azalea Park Panthers: Pop Warner Football & Cheerleading

Playoff Criteria Because of the changes in the Division 1 and 2 make-up, only those 6 games within your assigned conference will count for play-off berths. The other 3 games and by weeks will not be considered. Beginning this year the non-conference games will be a combination of Division 1 and cross conference Division 2 games. This will help Mid Florida determine if a team can play up in Division 1. This new scheduling will determine this issue for placement in the future. Division 1 Teams The 1st and 2nd place teams will advance to the championship round based on best record of the 6 games, head-to-head competition and Kansas City Tie Breaker in the event of any 3-way tie. Not all games will be a consideration because of the Division 1 and 2 interplay. 1st place team will play 2nd place cross conference team for advancement to the Championship game. Division 2 Teams The 1st place teams will advance to championship round. The three, second place teams will play Kansas City Tie Breakers to determine the advancing team. The 1st and 2nd place teams will advance to the championship round based on best record of the 6 games, head-to-head competition and Kansas City Tie Breaker in the event of any 3-way tie. All games will not be a consideration because of the Division 1 and 2 interplay. The wild card 2nd place team will play a cross conference 1st place team and the remaining 2, 1st place teams home field advantage will be based on best conference record, 6 games or coin toss if identical. Kansas City Tie Breakers Tiebreakers will be played on Monday evening, November 1st at a location to be identified. The first team to lose 2 tiebreakers will be eliminated. In the event of 3 way ties, elimination will be based on first teams to lose 2 tiebreakers. All Division 2 2nd place teams will play the tiebreaker round. Where 2 teams are tied for 1st place, the winner will automatically take 1st and the loser 2nd place. In Division 2, this will mean playing for the 2nd place spot and then playing again for the wild card position. Home Field Advantage All teams having 1st place finishes, as determined by record or coin toss, will have home field advantage. Because of the weeknight playoffs, travel and school, only 2 games will be allowed at each site. If an association has more than 2 teams in 1st place they may secure a 2nd location for play. If a 2nd location is not available, they will identify which teams will play at home and the other will travel to the 2nd place team facility. It is very important that facilities be secured as early as possible.

Practice Field – East Orlando Baptist Church, Curry Ford Road and Chickasaw area A little background: GRASS is a much sought after commodity in Orange County. The public schools have virtually no grass left due to remodeling and portables to house the ever-expanding student bodies. We are fortunate – very fortunate – to have this location for our practices. We need to be aware of that each and every day we pull into this Church for our Azalea Park Panther practices. Thanks, in advance, for your support! Go PANTHERS! Practice Field Policies -> 1. PLEASE Park in the Parking areas – parking lot and overflow parking. There is overflow parking through the larger parking lot, toward the back left. PLEASE do not park on the grass. PLEASE do not park on the side of the entrance road. This is plain and simple a safety issue. This is to honor the church’s request. 2. There are no bathrooms available to us to use during our practice time at the church. Arrangements will have to be made to go elsewhere. 3. Playground – PLEASE Do not use it. Again, it is a safety issue and the church’s request. I know it looks tempting, but it is not ours to use. 4. Trash Pickup – we gotta pick up our trash at the end of practices. You bring it to the field; PLEASE bring it home or to the trash.