PARENTS
Q: Who can play?
A: This program is open to Boys and Girls, Pre-K - 8th grade. Participants from any city can register for any of our programs.
Q: Are there sibling and early bird discounts?
A. Yes! There will be both sibling and early bird discounts. There will be a $25 sibling discount for each sibling who signs up. Early Bird discount details and dates will be under the registration page.
Q: How are teams formed?
A: Full teams, buddy requests and coach requests are always encouraged to sign up. However, individuals can sign up on their own as well. We will do our best to spread players around evenly based on age, grade end experience.
Q: Do we accept team registrations?
A: Yes, team registrations are encouraged!
Q: How many players are on a team?
A: We aim to have 8-10 players per team. We will do our best to keep teams evenly balanced. This includes a registered team that may have additional player(s) added to their team if other teams are full. There may be instances where an 11th player is added to your roster if all teams are full.
Q: How many Divisions will there be?
A: The divisions will be as followed:
- Pre-K - 1st grade
- 2nd - 3rd grade
- 4th - 5th grade
- 6th - 8th grade
*Divisions are subject to change depending on the number of players registered in each grade.*
Q: Does the league supply uniforms?
A: Yes! Each player will receive an NFL FLAG reversible team jersey and a flag belt.
Q: How much playing time can my child expect?
A: Coaches are required to fairly allocate playing time equally among all players on the team. Coaches will do their best to ensure all players
receive equal playing time.
Q: Are there playoffs?
A: There will be playoffs for teams in 2nd-8th grade divisions! The top 4 teams in each division will participate in playoffs the last week of the season. The top 2 teams will then play an additional game the same day for the Championship. The Pre-K - 1st grade division will not have playoffs.
Q: Do all flag football players need mouth pieces?
A: It is absolutely mandatory that all players are wearing a mouth piece before stepping on the field.
Q. How long do games last?
A. Regular season games will consist of two 22 minute halves with a 2 minute half time. Playoff and tournament games will be shorter. All games will have a running clock that will only stops for injuries, half-time and timeouts (each team has two 60-second timeout per half).
*Length of games may be shortened based on field availability.*
COACHES
Q: What qualifications are needed to be a coach?
A: The volunteer positions are mostly filled by parents, relatives or friends of the players on the team. We do not require coaches to have experience prior to joining the team. All coaches will be background checked, attend the mandatory coaches meeting/training and complete the concussion training.
Q: How many coaches can a team have?
A: Each team can have 3 coaches on the sideline during the game. We will also allow each team to have 1 photographer/videographer filming their team and taking pictures. Parents & spectators must remain in the designated spectator areas.
Q: Can the team have additional practices during the week?
A: Yes, however this will be a team decision, and not mandatory.
Q: Will there be a coach discount?
A: Yes! Each volunteer coach will get a $50 discount/credit that will be applied to the following season.