Article by Mario Romano
Competitive performance is the focus of nearly every sports-focused campaign today, according to Romano. Parents may feel uneasy as they search to find the most positive athletic organization for their child to participate in. When Mario Romano learned that Pop Warner Football was the only national youth sports organization in America that required a high level of academic achievement for eligibility, he was sold. “I knew that Colts Neck, New Jersey had a real need for a youth football league,” Mario explains, “and Pop Warner Football had all the right attributes.” Determined to make the local Pop Warner Football league a reality, Mario set out to raise the appropriate funds for equipment and other start-up expenses. Two years later, he had helped raise the money necessary to officially create a new Pop Warner Football league in the Colts Neck area.
Mario Romano explains that Pop Warner Football requires academic standards for their athletes because it is believed they will learn to appreciate both the football field and the classroom. The skills they learn will help them to develop as young adults. While it may seem academic standards would turn children away from Pop Warner Football, Mario suggests the opposite is true. “Children seem to take to the challenge of performing well in the classroom,” Mario Romano says. “It becomes as important to them as on-field competition.”
The Pop Warner National Policy for Scholastic Fitness, according to Mario Romano, requires a 2.0GPA or 70% average of all participants. Mario Romano says proof of the progress is mandatory of all students. “Pop Warner Football hold every child to the same standard of excellence,” Mario Romano explains. No teams are permitted to compete in any sponsored competitions unless their athletes have met the standards. “However, parents of children who have struggles with their school work are given another option for eligibility,” Mario adds.
In some cases, children are fit to play football but have trouble in the classroom. He assures parents that the Pop Warner Football Association isn’t out to “get” anyone. “Pop Warner is the real deal,” Mario Romano states. “The organization is truly a breath of fresh air for today’s youth.” Children who are not able to meet the academic requirements must fill out a Scholastic Eligibility Form to hold a student eligible until a progress report is available to validate their seasonal eligibility. In the end, Mario suggests parents choose Pop Warner not only for its athletic integrity, but its academic excellence as well.
Mario Romano began his career on Wall Street in 1982. Studying under some of the most prestigious financial professionals of our time before moving to New Jersey, Mario Romano graduated from St. John’s University well ahead of his class. Relocating to a more rural area, Mariocontinued serving as an executive with a select group of Wall Street institutions. With the extensive experience he gained, Mario Romano co-founded Wealth Engineering in 2005. He brings over twenty-five years of Wall Street experience to his mission of providing financial education to the masses worldwide. Romano resides in New Jersey with his wife Gina and their three children. In his local community, Mario Romano is known as a key proponent of youth sports and education for the instrumental role he played in bringing Pop Warner Football to the area.
Mario Romano began his Wall Street career at Lehman Brothers 55 Water Street in 1982. Mario spent the next four years, while still attending college, as an apprentice to some of the most prestigious financial professionals of our time. Romano graduated from St. John
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