POP WARNER FOOTBALL

in full Pop Warner Junior League Football American program in which boys aged 8 to 15 compete in gridiron football under safety-first rules. Teams are matched by age and weight and must comply with strict equipment standards. The program was founded in 1929 and named for Glenn Scobey ("Pop") Warner, a prominent and innovative coach of the early 1900s. By the late 20th century several thousand teams in local leagues were participating in the United States and Mexico. League headquarters are in Philadelphia.