Warwick PAL | Empowering Youth Through Sports, Mentoring, and Community Programs

Goals & Objectives

Warwick PAL was formed to achieve the objective of promoting the physical, mental, and moral well being of the children of the City of Warwick. It is a further objective of Warwick PAL to instill in children the ability to participate in team sports and to compete in a fair and sportsmanlike manner, which in turn prepares children for the challenges and responsibility of adulthood and citizenship. Additionally, it is the objective of Warwick PAL to instruct children of the democratic principles and traditions upon which our society is based and to strengthen the sense of community as well as fostering a relationship between the children of the City of Warwick and the Warwick Police Department.
Warwick PAL is more than a sports or recreation program, in that Warwick PAL strives to develop responsibility, character, and leadership values in boys and girls, while generating their respect for law and order and the men and women who uphold the law as their livelihood. Warwick PAL endeavors to enhance a child's self-respect and esteem by channeling their energies and worthwhile directions, supporting and encouraging interest during a child's impressionable years. It is the intention of Warwick PAL not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, physical or mental handicap, or national origin

Mission Statement

The Warwick Police Athletic League ("PAL")" was formed in 1971 by officers of the Warwick Police Department for the purpose of sponsoring athletic programs for the children of the City of Warwick. The primary objective of PAL is to promote the physical, mental and moral wellbeing of the children of our community through their participation in PAL sponsored programs. It is a further objective of PAL to install in our children the ability to participate in team sports and to compete in a fair and sportsmanlike manner, in turn prepares our children for the challenges and responsibility of adulthood and citizenship. Additionally, PAL's programs instruct children of the democratic principles and traditions upon which our society is based and to strengthen their sense of community as well as fostering a relationship between our children and the officers of the Warwick Police Department. Warwick PAL is more than a sports or recreation program, in that PAL strives to develop responsibility, character and leadership values in boys and girls, while generating their respect for law and order. PAL endeavors to enhance a child's self-esteem by channeling their energies in worthwhile directions, supporting and encouraging interest during a child's formative years. Warwick PAL does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, physical or mental handicap or nation of origin.

Warwick PAL youth sports program will meet its overall goals through the following objectives:

Bring area youths together through a common interest in athletic competition.
Provide a supervised, organized, and safety orientated learning environment.
Teach children the fundamentals of youth sports and sportsmanship.
Collaborate closely with area high schools such as Pilgrim High School, Veterans Memorial High School, Toll Gate High School, and Bishop Hendricken High School.
Provide the opportunity to practice and play without the presence of pressure to win at all cost and to ensure that the coaches and volunteers have personal goals that support these objectives.