Lakewood Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (LPW) is a non-profit organization that provides a youth Football and Cheer program for participants in the city of Lakewood and surrounding areas.

 

LPW is affiliated with Pop Warner Lil Scholars, which participates in 41 states and several countries around the world. Pop Warner consist of approximately 360,000 young people ranging from ages 5 to 16 years old, which makes it the largest youth football, cheer and dance program in the United States.

 

Pop Warner was founded in 1929, continues to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheerleading & dance organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate. Pop Warner's commitment to academics is what separates the program from other youth sports around the world.

 

Pop Warner is the only national youth sports organization that requires scholastic aptitude to participate, Pop Warner is committed to developing America's young people on the field and off. Each year Pop Warner continues to expand its efforts in team and activity participation, as well as visibility and outreach in the community.

 

Since 1929, the Pop Warner Programs Philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. At every level, Pop Warner programs seek to develop well-rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football, cheerleading, and dance but also the importance of education in an atmosphere conducive to developing sound character while having a good time.