Football & Flag Football
Belmar is part of the Manasquan sending district as such we are part of the Little Blue Warriors Pop Warner football and Cheer Program. The practices start in early August or Late July each year and you can be expected to play into November or December depending on your teams success. The practices run five nights aweek until school starts and then cut back to three practices giving the players time for academics which is stressed by the entire organization. The ages start at 7 and go till 15. The groups are broken up by age and weight.
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (PWLS) is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer & dance programs for participants in 41 states and several countries around the world. Consisting of approximately 360,000 young people ranging from ages 5 to 16 years old, PWLS is the largest youth football, cheer and dance program in the United States.
Pop Warner was founded in 1929, continues to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheerleading & dance organization that requires its participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate. Pop Warner’s commitment to academics is what separates the program from other youth sports around the world.
As the only national youth sports organization that requires scholastic aptitude to participate, Pop Warner is committed to developing America’s young people on the field and off. Each year Pop Warner continues to expand its efforts in team and activity participation, as well as visibility and outreach in the community.
Since 1929, the Pop Warner Programs Philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. At every level, Pop Warner programs seek to develop well-rounded young men and women who learn not only the fundamentals of football, cheerleading, and dance but also the importance of education in an atmosphere conducive to developing sound character while having a good time.
| - Age/Weight Matrix - | |||
| Division Name | Ages | Cerification Weight | End of Season Max. |
| TINY-MITE | 5-6-7 | 35-75 lbs. | 84 lbs. |
| MITEY-MITE | 7-8-9 | 45-90 lbs. | 99 lbs.** |
| JUNIOR PEE WEE (older/lighter) |
8-9-10 11* |
60-105 lbs. 60-85 lbs. |
114 lbs.** 94 lbs.** |
| PEE WEE (older/lighter) |
9-10-11 12* |
75-120 lbs. 75-100 lbs. |
129 lbs.** 109 lbs.** |
| JUNIOR MIDGET (older/lighter) |
10-11-12 13* |
85-135 lbs. 85-115 lbs. |
144 lbs.** 124 lbs.** |
| MIDGET (older/lighter) |
11-12-13-14 15* |
105-160 lbs. 105-140 lbs. |
169 lbs.** 149 lbs.** |
| UNLIMITED | 12-13-14-15 | 170 lbs + | UNLMT |
| JUNIOR BANTAM (older/lighter) |
12-13-14 15* |
120-170 lbs. 120-150 lbs. |
179 lbs.** 159 lbs.** |
| BANTAM (older/lighter) |
13-14-15 16* |
135-185 lbs. 135-165 lbs. |
194 lbs.** 174 lbs.** |
Manasquan Pop Warner
PO Box 42
Manasquan, NJ 08736
Email - Info@littlebluewarriors.org