January 8, 2025

New Leadership Atop Pop Warner

Pro Football Hall of Fame Executive Steve Strawbridge named President and CEO; Tim Glase named Executive Vice President and COO.

Pop Warner is excited to announce that Steve Strawbridge Jr. has been hired as president and chief executive officer of Pop Warner Little Scholars, taking leadership of this storied organization. He succeeds Jon Butler, who retired in December after 33 years as executive director. Tim Glase, the organization’s chief operating officer, has also added the title of executive vice president.

Strawbridge is only the fourth chief executive to lead Pop Warner Little Scholars since its inception in 1929. [Read more...]

POP WARNER SUPER BOWL

Drew Brees on Coaching, Youth Football and Life Lessons

Drew Brees and the 13U La Costa Canyons earned a spot in this year’s Pop Warner Super Bowl, solidifying their place as one of the top youth football teams in the nation. The former NFL quarterback spoke with Pop Warner about his transition from playing to coaching, the transformative impact of youth football on young athletes, and the valuable life lessons his team learned during a challenging yet rewarding season. [Read the Q&A...]

POP WARNER SUPER BOWL AND CHEER & DANCE NATIONALS

Getting Social During Championship Week

POP WARNER COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARD

Jalen Milroe Wins College Football Award

University of Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe was named the recipient of the 15th Annual Pop Warner College Football Award. The honor was established in 2010 to recognize a senior who has made a positive impact on the field, in the classroom and in the community, and serves as a role model to Pop Warner’s young student-athletes.

He consistently serves as one of the top contributors to the Crimson Tide's community service efforts. Among his many contributions in Alabama and his hometown of Katy, Texas, Milroe has regularly visited schools, hosted football camps, raised awareness for sudden cardiac arrest, and partnered with Extra Yard for Teachers to support Alabama students and educators. [Read more...]

COMMUNITY STAR AWARD

Merrimack Hawks Nab 2024 Star Award

Pop Warner honored the Merrimack Hawks Pop Warner program with the second annual Pop Warner Community Star Award, which recognizes one program nationally for exemplifying Pop Warner’s core values of community service and impact.

The Hawks developed a community service branch called Hawks Cares, which inspires its athletes to get involved in the community. In 2024, Hawk athletes have adopted and cleaned up a road in Merrimack, volunteered at various community events, conducted a back-to-school clothing drive to benefit families needing assistance, organized a spring cleanup at a local elementary school, and have plans to write Christmas cards to deliver to local nursing homes. [Read more...]

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