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Pop Warner football has been around since the
inception of the league in 1929 by founder
Joseph J. Tomlin as a four-team conference in
Northeast Philadelphia.
Since then, participation has steadily increased
to today's record numbers. Over 350,000 youths
participated in Pop Warner-sanctioned football
programs in 2005, and those numbers are
continuing to grow.
SAFETY FIRST:
Kids compete with kids of similar age and size.
Pop Warner is the ONLY youth football program
(local, regional and national) that sets and
enforces a strict
AGE & WEIGHT MATRIX that reduces the risk
and reality of injuries.
Did you know that Pop Warner football is safer
than soccer? Pop Warner football has 12% fewer
injuries per capita among 5-15 year olds than
organized soccer in the same age range! (U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, NEISS)
WHY THERE ARE NO PERSONAL
STATISTICS:
Pop Warner exists to use football, cheerleading,
dance and a respect for education to develop
strong, smart, responsible, healthy young men
and women. We give them experiences that build
their appreciation for and understanding of
leadership, teamwork, and discipline.
While individual statistics may be more common,
particularly among older football players, Pop
Warner only recognizes the athletic
accomplishments of the team, not the individual.
We don't track personal tallies of touchdowns or
yards rushing per game. We don't count sacks or
blocked kicks. We applaud the athletic efforts
of the team to reinforce the importance of
teamwork, with each member.
We don't try to build stars. We don't want to
over-inflate a young ego, nor do we want to risk
injuring the self-esteem of a young person.
Whether our kids have good days or bad, they are
still an integral part of our team…and always
will be.
WHAT AGE TO BEGIN PLAYING TACKLE FOOTBALL
POP WARNER
SPECIALIZATION
POP WARNER
SAFETY
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A local note. The age and
weight schematic is not intended to prevent any
child from playing, but rather to ensure fairness and
safety. Players are placed into divisions that allow for
their growth. For example a child that is at the upper
edge of a division can move to the next highest division
to ensure they fall within the specified weight
range during the season, and therefore would never
be in jeopardy of exceeding their division's weight. 