Northern Indiana Pop Warner Little Scholars

Feb 4th was a big day for 100 kids as Nothern Indiana Pop Warner was invited to host the 5th annual Panini Adrenalyn classic at the Sport Zone in Indianapolis. Players from multiple Pop Warner Northern Indiana Associations were bused to Indy for a interaction drill session with big name NFL players such as Denver group Broncos Defensive rookie of the year Von Miller, Bengals Quarter Back Andy " Red Rifleman" Dalton and NFL Prospect Case Keenum. The day started with drill sessions with the NFL players. 4 stations were set up from speed drills to passing techniques from Case Keenum to Tackling drills with Von Miller and pass/ Catch drills with Andy Dalton. After the drill session, National vendors handed out gifts to each participant and then the day ended with a pizza party. " It was so nice to see all the different association players with their town jerseys on mingling with each other on the field, that was awesome" . NIPWLS was issued a Check for $2500 from Panini for Hosting the event. You can see more Pictures of the event in our Photo Gallery or by visiting www.popwarner.com. What a great day for our Kids.

NIPWLS Board

award Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (PWLS) is a non-profit organization that provides youth football and cheer & dance programs for participants in 42 states and several countries around the world. Consisting of approximately 400,000 young people ranging in ages from 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. It continues to grow and serves as the only youth football, cheer & 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.

cheerhome Since 1929, the Pop Warner Program's 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.