POP WARNER SCHOLASTICS PROGRAM:
Serving America's Youth Through Safe Athletics and Academic Excellence for over 80 Years!
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (PWLS) is the only national youth sports organization in America that requires its participants to perform adequately in the classroom before permitting them to play. We believe that the standards we have set give these children a sense of responsibility and an appreciation for academics and athletics that will help them develop later on in life.
Like such organizations as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), PWLS has academic guidelines and criteria that need to be met in order for a child to participate.
SCHOLASTIC FITNESS: THE NATIONAL POLICY
Proof of satisfactory progress in school is required. A 2.0/70% or the
equivalent shall be the minimum grade point average acceptable to
participate. In cases of doubt, conflict of opinion, or if a valid report
card is not submitted, the nationally published scholastic eligibility
form shall be used and deemed final.
NOTE: This rule as it relates
to scholastic grades may not be made more stringent by any team,
association, or league, as other rules may be. No local team/squad
may be allowed to participate in Regional/National sponsored
championships or bowl games if it has not met the nationally published
scholastic requirements.
WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE A 2.0/70% GRADE POINT AVERAGE?
We understand that not all student-athletes are able to meet our scholastic requirements. If a child does not meet the requirements of scholastic fitness, he/she may fill out and submit a Scholastic Eligibility Form.
This form is to be completed by those participants in the Pop Warner program that have not met the National Scholastic Requirement of 70 percent and/or 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) at the time of certification. This form must be accompanied by a progressing progress report or report card to be eligible for play after the October 16, 2009 deadline. That report must be dated between Sep. 16, 2009 and Oct 16, 2009.
If no progressing progress report or report card is given in this window then the player shall be found ineligible for the rest of the year.
Download the 2009 Scholastic Eligibility Form |