Last updated: 11 September, 2008
Welcome
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 240,000 youths participated in Pop Warner-sanctioned football programs in 2004, and those numbers are continuing to grow.
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)
Weight and Division Matrix
| Age/Weight Division | Age | Certification Weight Range |
|---|---|---|
| TINY-MITE (older/lighter) |
5-6-7 No older/lighter |
35-75 lbs No older/lighter |
| MITEY-MITE (older/lighter) |
7-8-9 N/A |
45-90 lbs N/A |
| JUNIOR PEEWEE (older/lighter) |
8-9-10 11* |
60-105 lbs 60-85 lbs |
| PEEWEE (older/lighter) |
9-10-11 12* |
75-120 lbs 75-100 lbs |
| JUNIOR MIDGET (older/lighter) |
10-11-12 13* |
85-135 lbs 85-115 lbs |
| MIDGET (older/lighter) |
11-12-13-14 15* |
105-160 lbs 105-140 lbs |
| JUNIOR BANTAM (older/lighter) |
12-13-14 15* |
115-165 lbs 115-145 lbs |
| UNLIMITED (older/lighter) |
12-13-14 No older/lighter |
170+ lbs No older/lighter |
| BANTAM (older/lighter) |
13-14-15 16* |
130-175 lbs 130-160 lbs |
**Maximum Weight at certification (beginning of season). Players are allowed 1lb. per week during the season.
Links
Latest News
All Schedule changes for week three are in red
Click here or check out the Schedule Tab above.
Weigh ins are at half time before your game, if you are the first game of the day your weigh in will be ½ hour before your game time .
Mighty Mite -Tiny Mite Rules
2008 Forms Available
Forms are now available for the 2008 Season. Access and Download the forms directly from the Pop Warner National Site.
League Information
Conference Meetings
- October 6th, 2008 - 8:00PM
- November 3rd, 2008 - 8:00PM
All meetings are held at Ashbury's at Boughton Ridge
335 E. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, IL
Map
Interested in Officiating?
Anyone interested in officiating Chicagoland Pop Warner Football games, please contact Marty Munns, 630-802-1860.
Join Now
All Towns Interested in Joining Pop Warner's Chicagoland Conference, Contact Mark Mueller
hawkpres@comcast.net