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Frequently Asked Questions
Q:
When are practices?
A: Practices are once a week right before the game, i.e if your
childs game is at 3pm the team will show up at 2pm, practice for
an hour, play the game and thats it for the week. If the coach
and team agrees additional practices may be scheduled but only
one hour a week is recommended by NFL FLAG.
Q: How
much is it to register for flag football?
A: The registration fee is $80 for the season (there is an
additional processing fee charged by active.com register on-line). The cost includes an
official NFL youth flag football reversible jersey, flag belt
set, official NFL youth football for the team, certificate of
excellence from the NFL, and a minimum of 6 weeks of flag
football (possibly 8 if your team reaches the championships).
For one month after registration opens for each season (Jan 2nd
for Spring and July 1st fall) there will be an early
registration discount of $10. There is also an $10 discount for
every additional sibling registered.
Q: Is flag
football safe?
A: NFL youth flag football is non-contact. There are no pads, no
helmets, no blocking, no pushing, no diving and no shoving. Flag
football teaches the basics of football as is designed to be fun
and safe. Yes, flag football is safe!!!
Q: What
kind of commitment is required?
A: NFL youth flag football is very low commitment for players,
parents and coaches alike. There is one scheduled game each week
during the season for approx. 40 mins. It is up to the coaches
when they want to practice with the team, but we recommend just
1 hour a week, preferably just before their scheduled game or
right after it.
Q: What
equipment is needed?
A: Your jersey, flag belts and footballs are all included in the
$60 registration fee, your coach will distribute these just
before your first game. All you need is a mouth guard
(mandatory) which we sell at the field for $1 and any pair of
sneakers or cleats will do. With the exception of no metal
spikes!!!
Q: Where
will the games be played?
A: All the games will be played in the city/town of your
choosing, the options that are available right now are Peabody,
Beverly, Lynn, Salem, Saugus and Danvers.
Q: Is
there a traveling team?
A: Not at this time, we do have teams that travel for
tournaments and at the end of every season championship teams
from each town will play against each other in a championship
series, which might involve a little travel.
Q. Can i request my son/daughter be on a team with their
friends?
A. Yes you can request to put players together on teams, however
while we try to get everyone together on a team this is not
always the case, remember the roster limit is 10 per team.
Q: Can i
request a coach for my son/daughters team?
A. Yes you can request a certain coach, but as mentioned earlier
teams fill up fast so this is not always possible.
Q. Can we
still register our son/daughter even if we don't live in one of
the towns mentioned?
A. Yes, BUT we have very limited space for out of town players
the league must maintain a 95% local participant registration,
i.e.: if we have 500 players registered for the season only 25
players can be from out of town.
Q. What
are the age categories?
A: The age categories are; 5 to 6 (co-ed), 7 to 8 years old
(co-ed), 9 to 11 years old (co-ed), 12 to 14 years old (co-ed)..
Age is determined by the player’s age as of April 1st for the spring season and Sept 1st for the fall season.
Q: Are
there any size or weight restrictions?
A: There are no size or weight restrictions.
Q: Will
the kids play in the rain?
A: If it is light rain we will most likely play, this is still
football!!! However if it is coming down hard we will postpone
the games until a later date. Check the website and call your
coach to see if the games are still on.
Q. Are
there any other tournaments we can take part in after the
season?
A. Yes, the biggest tournament of the year is the NFL youth
regional qualifier usually held in the New England area There is
also a football festival tournament organized by the league
every June, last year the tournament was played at Harvard
stadium. Please visit the news tournament of this website to
read about this tournament and any others that are up and
coming.
Q: I’m
interested in coaching. Who do I contact?
A: Contact us either through this website or sign up to coach at
one of our registrations. All coaches must fill out a
registration form, complete a CORI check form and attend the
coaches meeting usually held one week before the season starts.
Q: When
and where can I register?
A: You can only register on-line by going to
www.nflflag.com. Or check the web site for our local
in-person sign ups. There are no refunds!!!
Q: I have
other questions. Who do I contact?
A: Please contact league President Austin Bradshaw with any
other question through the "contact us" section of this web
site.
Q. What
are the rules of NFL flag?
A. The rules can be found by clicking this
link.
Q. What
size of field are the games played on?
A. Below is a diagram of a typical NFL youth flag football
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