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San Marcos Pop Warner offers youth football and cheer, including cheerleading, for boys and girls. The program includes football practices and games, as well as cheer activities that support the football program and attend cheer events.
• Ages: 5–15 years old
• Schedule: Season starts July 15; JAMZ Cheer Camps on August 1–2; first game on August 15
San Marcos Pop Warner was founded in 1977 in the San Marcos area and serves families within the San Marcos School District. Any student living in the San Marcos School District is eligible for San Marcos Pop Warner, and the program is open to kids ages 5 to 15 who live within San Marcos Pop Warner boundaries. Last year more than 550 boys and girls were enrolled in San Marcos Pop Warner in both football and cheer.
The mission of San Marcos Pop Warner is to provide a quality youth football and cheer program with emphasis on developing athletes while promoting safety, fun and participation for all, and to advocate good sportsmanship, respect, and honoring the game. The organization states that, through encouraging teamwork, self-discipline, leadership and academic achievement, it is committed to promoting a positive culture that builds self-esteem and highlights the importance of both athletics and scholastics. Its stated goal is to encourage and increase youth participation in football and cheerleading by providing a safe and positive playing environment for all participants, and to instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the field.
San Marcos Pop Warner is the local association of the national Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. organization, which is a Youth Partner of the NFL and an NFL Youth Football Partner. Pop Warner is the only youth football program that sets and enforces a strict age and weight matrix, and Pop Warner football has 12% fewer injuries per capita among 5–15 year olds than organized soccer in the same age range, as stated in the program’s information. Everyone participates under Mandatory Play Requirements, and Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. requires participants to perform adequately in the classroom before permitting them to play.
The objective of San Marcos Pop Warner football is to teach each player the fundamentals of football in an organized, adult-supervised, safety-oriented, and fun setting. The program places strong emphasis on good sportsmanship, fair play, and teamwork, with a primary focus on forming good citizens and developing fine character.
The leadership team includes: Whitney Bartlett (President), Ryl Relatores (First Vice President), Cecilia Carlsson (Second Vice President), Lexi Martinez (Secretary), Andrew Stanevicius (Treasurer), Marquice Taylor (Football Director), Angel Martinez (Cheer Director), Justin Bartlett (Assistant Football Director), Adrian Thurman (Flag Coordinator), Courtney Castrellon (Player Agent), Viktor Meum (Little Scholars Coordinator), Joanna LaBar (Business Manager Coordinator), Missy Adams (Team Parent Coordinator), Charlotte Gonzales (Communication Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator), and Gretchen Tyker (Fundraising Coordinator).
Last updated June 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–15 years old
• Schedule: Season starts July 15; JAMZ Cheer Camps on August 1–2; first game on August 15
San Marcos Pop Warner was founded in 1977 in the San Marcos area and serves families within the San Marcos School District. Any student living in the San Marcos School District is eligible for San Marcos Pop Warner, and the program is open to kids ages 5 to 15 who live within San Marcos Pop Warner boundaries. Last year more than 550 boys and girls were enrolled in San Marcos Pop Warner in both football and cheer.
The mission of San Marcos Pop Warner is to provide a quality youth football and cheer program with emphasis on developing athletes while promoting safety, fun and participation for all, and to advocate good sportsmanship, respect, and honoring the game. The organization states that, through encouraging teamwork, self-discipline, leadership and academic achievement, it is committed to promoting a positive culture that builds self-esteem and highlights the importance of both athletics and scholastics. Its stated goal is to encourage and increase youth participation in football and cheerleading by providing a safe and positive playing environment for all participants, and to instill life-long values of teamwork, dedication and a strong work ethic in the classroom and on the field.
San Marcos Pop Warner is the local association of the national Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. organization, which is a Youth Partner of the NFL and an NFL Youth Football Partner. Pop Warner is the only youth football program that sets and enforces a strict age and weight matrix, and Pop Warner football has 12% fewer injuries per capita among 5–15 year olds than organized soccer in the same age range, as stated in the program’s information. Everyone participates under Mandatory Play Requirements, and Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. requires participants to perform adequately in the classroom before permitting them to play.
The objective of San Marcos Pop Warner football is to teach each player the fundamentals of football in an organized, adult-supervised, safety-oriented, and fun setting. The program places strong emphasis on good sportsmanship, fair play, and teamwork, with a primary focus on forming good citizens and developing fine character.
The leadership team includes: Whitney Bartlett (President), Ryl Relatores (First Vice President), Cecilia Carlsson (Second Vice President), Lexi Martinez (Secretary), Andrew Stanevicius (Treasurer), Marquice Taylor (Football Director), Angel Martinez (Cheer Director), Justin Bartlett (Assistant Football Director), Adrian Thurman (Flag Coordinator), Courtney Castrellon (Player Agent), Viktor Meum (Little Scholars Coordinator), Joanna LaBar (Business Manager Coordinator), Missy Adams (Team Parent Coordinator), Charlotte Gonzales (Communication Coordinator and Social Media Coordinator), and Gretchen Tyker (Fundraising Coordinator).
Last updated June 15, 2026.
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