How are players assigned to teams in Douglas Pop Warner?
The first criteria for team placement are age and weight. Every effort is made for players to “play down”, to assign them to the lowest division in which they are eligible to play. That usually means he/she will be older and heavier in that division which is in his/her best interest. Other factors considered may include: other participating family members, playing experience, the need to be with another player for the purposes of ride sharing, etc. If there are two, or more, teams in a division of play the players will be sorted by placing all of the eligible players into a linear order considering age, weight, and experience and assigning them to the team on an alternating basis.
