Eighteen months ago, the Northborough-Southborough T-Hawks decided to leave Central Mass. Pop Warner for another league. It was an expensive decision. Pop Warner sued, and under a settlement the Jr. T-Hawks agreed to hand over $55K of its cash reserves and $20K of equipment to Pop Warner.
At the time, Pop Warner indicated they would still have a program in town, but apparently they don’t. That has some wondering where the cash and equipment went. Reports the Metrowest Daily News:
“The word I use to describe what happened, more than anything else, is just greed,” said 12-year T-Hawk coach and parent Tom Dumont of Southborough. “There was never any intention, in my estimation, to have a Pop Warner team again in Northborough-Southborough.”
Pop Warner sued the T-Hawks in February 2011 after parents – saying they were fed up with losing badly to large towns with more older kids who could “play down” under Pop Warner rules – decided to switch to AYF, which fields teams based on grade rather than weight.
You can read more in this article by the MWDN.
Knowing the dedication of the volunteer parents, all I can say is that Pop Warner doesn’t have the interest of the kids. All they cared about was the money. My son played for many years and I thank all his coaches for their time and dedication.