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WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE PREPARE FOR THE 2012 SEASON.

Welcome to the North Raleigh Athletic Association (NRAA), home of the Bulldogs Football & Cheer program! Since 1982 we have been providing youth in the North Raleigh area the opportunity to participate in the great sports of football and cheer as part of the Pop Warner Little Scholars national organization. The Bulldog Nation includes approximately 550 student athletes, most recently fielding 20 football teams and four cheer squads in the 2011 season. We are managed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors, and rely heavily on parental/family involvement, fundraising, and support all year long. Our community partners and relationships are critical to our success, and we are grateful for the fields, funding, and in-kind donations that make our organization possible.

Wanna be a part of the Bulldog Nation? Select the link below that matches your interest and we'll provide all the information you need to run with the big dogs. Welcome!

FOOTBALL | CHEERLEADING | COACHING | VOLUNTEERS | SUPPORTERS

Interested in coaching football with the NRAA Bulldogs for the 2012 Season?
Coaching applications are due 15-February-2012.
Interviews will begin soon after.

Great kids need great coaches - join us!

FOOTBALL COACH APPLICATION AVAILABLE HERE

Junior Midget Red (Head Coach Trevor Thomas) WINS DII National Championship

Our Junior Midget Red team played a hard-fought game in the finals of the DII Championships, defeating the Palmetto (FL) Broncos 16-14. We are proud of the skill, atheticism and good sportsmanship they demonstrated on and off the field. What a great example of hard work and sheer determination paying off. We are proud of all of the players, coaches, and volunteers who made "bringing home the big trophy" possible! Way to go Bulldogs! (Watch post-game interviews here.)

Midget White (Head Coach Mark Miller) Awarded National Sportsmanship Award

Each year at the Pop Warner Super Bowl, with support from the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and Brax Spirit Cups, Pop Warner Little Scholars' selects participating teams who display outstanding sportsmanship throughout the week-long tournament. Congratulations to our Midget White team, who not only secured victories as CFF and Mid-South Champions and a spot in the Superbowl playoffs in Disney, but also demonstrated what Pop Warner Football is really about. Thanks for making us proud on -- and off -- the field!!

 OTHERooOooooOther winners among us...

On 11/25, Bulldogs' JPW Cheer Squad competed at the Pop Warner Mid-South Cheer Competition in the Raleigh Convention Center.  Results?  No Disney trip this year, but We are proud of you, yes, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!

Tori Hansen, family member of the Bulldog Nation, advanced to the team championship round of the NFL PPK competition for 10-11 girls, and will compete on 12/11 before the Panthers vs. Falcons game in Charlotte at 1pm.  The actual competition will occur before the game with winners performing an exhibition sometime during the game.

John Davisson, a JPW/Team Williams parent was the winner of the BCS Bowl raffle sponsored by Bishop Photo.  He won two tickets, round trip air, hotel & car for the Bowl game in New Orleans. 

Thank you Kona Ice! At the Board Meeting on November 16, Kona Ice presented the North Raleigh Athletic Association with a check for $1,232 as part of their commitment to give back to the community. We thank Kona Ice and our many other partners who help fund and support our 550+ scholar athletes participating in the Bulldogs football and cheer programs.