Pop Warner Little Scholars

Pop Warner Little Scholars
Named afterPop Warner
Formation1929; 96 years ago (1929)
FounderJoseph J. Tomlin[1]
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersLanghorne, Pennsylvania
Region
United States
WebsiteOfficial website

Pop Warner Little Scholars, commonly known simply as Pop Warner, is a nonprofit organization that provides activities such as American football, for over 425,000 youths aged 5 to 16 years old, in several nations. It is the largest youth football organization in the United States.[2]

Its headquarters are in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Pop Warner Little Scholars is named after football coach Pop Warner, who heavily contributed to the organization in its early years.

Participation

Participation has declined as parents become more concerned about concussions in American football.[3]

Jasmine Plummer was the first girl to participate in a Pop Warner football team as quarterback.[4] At the age of 11 years old, she became the first female quarterback and the first black female athlete to play in the Pop Warner Super Bowl youth football tournament,[5] specifically the 56th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl (Junior Pee Wee division); however, her team, the Harvey Colts, lost in the semifinals.

Age and weight divisions

Division Age requirements Weight requirements End-of-season max
Junior Tiny-Mite 3-4
Tiny-Mite 5–7 35–75 lbs 79 lbs.
Mitey-Mite 7–9 45–100 lbs 104 lbs.
Jr. Pee Wee 8–10 (11) 60–115 lbs (60–95 lbs) 119 lbs. (99 lbs)
Pee Wee 9–11 (12) 75–130 lbs (75–110 lbs) 134 lbs. (114 lbs)
Junior Varsity 10–12 (13) 90–155 lbs (90–135 lbs) 159 lbs.
Varsity 12–14 (15) 105–180 lbs (105–160 lbs) 184 lbs. (164 lbs)
Unlimited 11–14 105+ lbs Unlimited

Some divisions allow "older but lighter" players who meet the age and weight requirements in parentheses.[6]

Safety and brain health

In the 2010s, there has been much controversy about football and brain health, with a number of studies focusing not just on the occasional concussion, but also on the large number of sub-concussive hits. One game in particular in 2012 resulted in five concussions.[7] In 2015, a family sued Pop Warner over the suicide of a former player who was later found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), claiming that the organization knew or should have known about the risk of head injuries.[8] Several other lawsuits have been filed against Pop Warner for related cases.[9][10] At least one case resulted in a settlement.[3]

In 2016, the Pop Warner league banned kickoffs in an attempt to reduce high-speed collisions that result in concussions.[2] In 2019, they banned younger players from using a three-point stance, which is associated with head injuries.[3]

A 2018 study found that tackle football before age 12 was correlated with earlier onset of symptoms of CTE, but not with symptom severity.[11][12][13] There have also been advocates for flag football only before certain ages.[14][15]

Michael Lewis, a preventive medicine specialist on the Pop Warner Youth Football Medical Advisory Board, says that even people who do not believe that football causes CTE should support reducing the number of times children and adolescents have their heads hit, because "there’s no downside to decreasing" the risk to the brain.[3] The Concussion Legacy Foundation with the slogan "Stop Hitting Kids in the Head", encourages parents and coaches to prefer flag football over tackle football until age 14.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pop Warner Football".
  2. ^ a b Belson, Ken (May 12, 2016). "Pop Warner Bans Kickoffs in Hopes of Protecting Its Youngest Players". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e Morris, Alex (2023-09-09). "They Played Football as Children. Now Their Families Mourn". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ^ "Celebrating Local Black Icons: A Conversation with Football Pioneer Jasmine Plummer". February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jasmine Plummer - Age, Movie & Family". Biography. July 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ages & Weights". Pop Warner Little Scholars. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Belson, Ken (October 23, 2012). "A 5-Concussion Pee Wee Game Leads to Penalties for the Adults". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Belson, Ken (February 5, 2015). "Family Sues Pop Warner Over Suicide of Player Who Had Brain Disease". The New York Times. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  9. ^ McCann, Michael; Murphy, Austin (September 1, 2016). "New lawsuit points finger at Pop Warner for mismanagement of head injuries". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  10. ^ Leonard, Tod (January 28, 2018). "Moms take on football, suing Pop Warner for their sons' head trauma, deaths". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "Study finds youth football tied to earlier symptoms of CTE," ESPN, April 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Parents, put off tackle football as long as possible, study suggests, Austin American-Statesman, Nicole Villalpando, May 25, 2018.
  13. ^ Age of First Exposure to Tackle Football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Annals of Neurology, Michael L. Alosco PhD, Jesse Mez MD, MS, et al., 30 April 2018.
  14. ^ Shea Jr., Michael M. (June 22, 2018). "Opinion: Block kids under 12 from playing tackle football". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  15. ^ Former NFLers call for end to tackle football for kids, CNN, Nadia Kounang, updated March 1, 2018.

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