But it all starts on the Pop Warner level. Beach Cities Pop Warner Football is a proud part of this international organization. The internal structure of Pop Warner Football is described below. Definitions As noted above, Beach Cities Pop Warner Football is an Association within the Orange Empire Conference. It is a legal term to define a type of HLA, or 2.
Associations are organizations which sponsor and administer one or more teams.
They raise money, buy equipment, recruit coaches, secure fields, etc. Associations are characterized by specific geographical coverage. In cities, they often adopt commonly understood neighborhood names. In the suburbs, they usually take the town name. An association's recruiting area is approved by its HLA and is normally consistent with its geographical name.