Beginning in 2024, under new leadership, the Lake Central Pop Warner Buccaneers will have flag football, tackle football & cheer programs available. We know you have questions, and we can't wait to share our vision for building & maintaining a program that adheres to Pop Warner's mission and values—a program we can all be proud of.

Please bear with us during this early transition!


Pop Warner’s core focus is to serve youth. We strive to 1) encourage and increase youth participation in football, cheerleading and dance, to 2) ensure a safer and positive playing environment for all participants, and to 3) instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a superior work ethic on the playing field and in the classroom. In fact, Pop Warner requires each participant do demonstrate scholastic aptitude to participate in its sports programs, and awards college scholarship funds to its highest-achieving student athletes.