About Us

Pop Warner Lakeside Panthers, is a member of the East Georgia Pop Warner League. We offer youth tackle Football and Cheerleading to kids ranging in age from 5-15 years old.Our mission is to enable young people to benefit from participation in team sports and activities in a safe and structured environment. Through this active participation, Pop Warner programs teach fundamental values, skills and knowledge that young people will use throughout their lives.

Pop Warner seeks to provide fun athletic learning opportunities for children, while emphasizing the importance of academic success. Specifically, Pop Warner seeks to familiarize players and spirit participants with the fundamentals of football, cheerleading and dance. Pop Warner strives to inspire youth, regardless of race, creed or national origin, to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, scholarship and physical fitness as reflected in the life of the late Glenn Scobie “Pop” Warner.

The objective of Pop Warner Lakeside Panthers is to provide youths with an opportunity to play football and participate in cheerleading in a safe and positive moral/ethical environment and to instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a superior work ethic in the classroon and on the playing field.

Positive Experiences Pop Warner programs have no tryouts or cutting of rosters. Everyone participates under mandatory rules of play.On-field coaching is allowed for younger age levels. Individual awards are given only for academic excellence, not for on-field activities.

Safe Playing Environment-
Players are matched by age.There are strict mandatory equipment requirements. Pop Warner provides Coaching Clinics and Risk Management Training. Pop Warner requires all Coaches to be Heads Up Certified. An enforced national rule book incorporates time-tested rules. A full-time executive staff supports all local associations and assists in sound policy creation.