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Start A League
Thank you for your interest in starting a 2009 NFL FLAG Football league! Click on each of the topics below to learn how to start a league. Click here to begin the registration process for your league. Should you have any questions regarding the registration process, please email NFL@active.com. Players' Ages Sample Registration Timeline
The following is a suggested registration timeline for starting your NFL FLAG League. Please note that these are only guidelines and should be modified to fit your league’s schedule. As always, we suggest that you leave ample time to complete all registration steps and will not be held liable for any delays in the process as a result of following these guidelines.
NFL FLAG Program Timeline
12-14+ weeks prior to league beginning: Submit Terms & Conditions. Request Certificate of Insurance from your insurance company.
12+ weeks prior to league beginning: Submit logo application to NFL@active.com (if applicable). Application process can take 2 weeks or more to complete, depending on time of year and turnaround time for requested material.
10+ weeks prior to league beginning: Begin promoting your NFL FLAG League.
10+ weeks prior to league beginning: Once NFL@active.com receives COI and T&C, participant registration will be set-up and a link will be sent to League Organizer. It may take up to 3-4 business days for registration to be set-up once abovementioned items are received.
14-18+ business days prior to when you want to receive NFL FLAG equipment: Close registration. Submit completed coaching list to NFL@active.com. Once registration is closed and coaching list is submitted, Active will send a payment link within 2-3 business days to purchase NFL FLAG equipment. Once payment is made, you will receive your equipment link within 1-3 business days to order jerseys, footballs and flag belts.
10-14+ business days prior to when you want to receive NFL FLAG equipment: Place order for jerseys, flag belts and footballs. The NFL pays for ground shipping. Leagues have the option to expedite shipping, with the costs being absorbed by the league.
NFL FLAG leagues should create teams for boys and girls ages 5 to 17. The age bracket in which a player participates should be determined by the player’s age as of September 1st of the current year. NFL FLAG Football groups players into seven age brackets as follows:
SeasonsNFL FLAG has two seasons: fall and spring. You may run the program around your local schedule, however the NFL recommends starting the fall program in September and the spring program in April. While the length of a season and the number of games is up to you, a season generally runs eight to ten weeks. PromotionWe suggest promoting fall leagues in May or June and spring leagues in mid-January, with a minimum of 10 weeks of promotional time. NFL FLAG provides the tools listed below to help you promote your league. Newspaper ads, fliers and local recreation contacts are other good ways to attract players and coaches. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions regarding the use of any NFL logos when creating your own promotional materials.
Online Registration Active.com, NFL FLAG's online services provider, will provide you with tools to grow your league. Active's online registration software and dedicated account managers will help increase registration numbers while cutting down on administration time and expenses for your league. eteamz Web Sites League Organizers and coaches are encouraged to use the tools offered by eteamz to build web sites (no special skills needed) to communicate with players and parents.
CostThe minimum cost to play FLAG Football is $20 per player to cover the cost of uniforms and equipment. EquipmentAfter your league has completed the registration process, you may order and pay for your NFL FLAG equipment. You will receive instructions via email when your league has completed all four steps of the registration process. We recommend that you order your equipment at least 10-14 business days prior to your desired delivery date to ensure that your jerseys, flag belts and footballs arrive before your season begins. Leagues will be charged $20 for each participant. No refunds or exchanges are allowed, with no exceptions. All participants will be required to purchase a new uniform every year. Please be aware that we are currently out of youth jersey sizes. The fall shipment of newly re-designed NFL FLAG jerseys with youth sizes will be available in late August. NFL FLAG Logo usage
Leagues shall have no right to use the NFL Marks (as defined below) for any purpose whatsoever without the prior written approval of the NFL Entities in each instance (such approval is granted or withheld in the NFL Entities’ sole discretion after a formal logo request process has been initiated by the league organizer). For the purposes of the NFL FLAG Program, “NFL Marks” means the names, symbols, emblems, designs, and colors of the National Football League and the Member Clubs, including, without limitation, the terms “National Football League”, “NFL”, “National Football Conference”, “American Football Conference”, “NFC”, “AFC”, “Super Bowl”, “Pro Bowl”, the NFL Shield design, as well as the full team names, nicknames, helmet designs, uniform designs, logos and slogans of the Member Clubs, the NFLOL logo and design, and any other indicia adopted for commercial purposes by the NFL or any of its Member Clubs. If you would like to request permission to use the NFL FLAG logo for your league, please click here to download the logo application and email the completed form to nfl@active.com. Please be aware that in order to request approval to use our marks, you must be a current NFL FLAG League in good standing. Certificate of ExcellenceDownload and print a Certificate of Excellence for each of your participants.
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