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After months of background work, we are happy to announce the National Flag Football Series. This is a series of
pre-existing tournaments stretching from Washington DC to Rhode Island, with the goal of delivering a better product to the
flag football teams (especially in the 9-man style) . In short, The Series is designed to lower registration fees for
teams, encourage more teams to travel to tournaments, clean up the rules of 9-man, apply high standards from tournament to
tournament, and deliver on customer service to the flag football community.
With this announcement, we've also
established our Executive Board. Each tournament has voting rights with the Series, and we are happy to include the
following league/tournament directors in our founding board.
- Andy Hoffman (Spokesman, Commisioner of The Flag Football Challenge Series, the MDFFA and the WCFFL, Maryland)
- Emerson Kilgore (Commisioner of the NEFFA, Rhode Island)
Rick Robinson (Commisioner of the Old Bridge Flag Football
League, New Jersey)
- Antwon Blunt (Commissioner of the Hartford Flag Football League, Connecticut)
- Kent Page (Commisioner of the MAFFL, Washington DC/Northern VA)
While the full story can be found on our website (www.TheNationalFlagFootballSeries.com), here are some of our highlights:
- Each tournament has agreed to adhere to the Tournament Standards and Participant Rights as listed on the "Why Play
in the National Flag Football Series" page on the site. This protects you, the consumer.
- The Series believes that the bigger a tournament is, the better it is. Our points system is based on the number
of teams participating, which means it is in the more competitive teams' best interest to encourage other teams to play.
-The Series also believes that Series Champion is the team who competed the best throughout the year. The Series
winner for each year will play for $250 cheaper in any Series tournament the following year.
-The Series will always have a cash (or cash/bid option, for the teams who prefer that) for the Pro Champion. The
Competitive Division will be playing for a trophy, and teams will have the choice of which level to participate in.
Pro teams will always have a chance to play for the cash prize.
-The Series will have a comprehensive set of rules in the coming months, eliminating the grey areas from tournament to
tournament.
Although we are focusing on the 9-man Ineligible style at this time, we are definitely interested in
working with other styles and regions as we grow into the future.
The Series schedule will encourage teams to play in multiple areas, but we have no interest in regulating which tournaments
teams choose to play in. Our schedule below will be solidified over the next few weeks, but we're looking forward to
a very busy 2012.
New Orleans (February 25-26, 2012), New Jersey (March 24-25, 2012), Ocean City MD (April
28-29, 2012), Washington DC (May 2012), Rhode Island (early June 2012), Pennsylvania (July 2012), Baltimore (August 2012),
New York (August 2012), Western MD (November 17-18, 2012), Connecticut (December 2012).
And lastly,
if you have a question, you can call me. I answer the phone.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and we
look forward to seeing you soon!
Andy Hoffman
thenationalflagfootballseries.com
(301) 790-1205 office
(443) 996-9677 cell
The 2012 New Orleans Bowl
Kenner, LA
February 25-26, 2012
Early registration accepted until midnight, January 20. Registration closes at midnight, February 3.
Registration Fees:
Non-refundable deposits
($350 for 9-man) will be accepted before deadlines, but full payment (without early discount) is required before first game.
9-man Ineligible: $675 before January 20, $775 until February 3.
8-man Eligible: $675 before January 20, $775 until February 3.
Women’s 8-Eligible: $675 before January 20, $775 until February
3.
5-man Contact: $225 before January 20, $300 until February 3.
4-man Screen: $225 before January 20, $300 until February 3.
All Referee fees are included in registration price.
All teams advance to Sunday in 9-man!
Pool play on Saturday, Single Elimination on Sunday in 9-man, 8-man
Eligible, and Women’s Division.
Pool play with Single Elimination for both 4-man and 5-man (Saturday).
Seeding for pool play will include USFTL, MCFFU and independent tournament
and league results.
A and B brackets offered in each style with minimum
participation.
Prize pools to A brackets start at $750 in 4-man and
5-man.
Prize pools in 9-man, 8-man Eligible
and Women’s Division start at $2000. Prizes to 2nd and 3rd places with 14 teams or more.
Payment (cash, unbounceable
check or money order) to:
The Flag Football Challenge
Series, 45 S. Colonial Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Information updated at www.TheNationalFlagFootballSeries.com.
Questions? Call Andy
at 301-790-1205/443-996-9677.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
The day after Hagerstown...
I'm exhausted, so I'm not going to go too crazy with this. So just a couple observations....
- Eighteen teams in Hagerstown was amazing. It was also really cool to stand in one spot and watch three games
at once.
- Of the 18 teams, only 3 did not register a win (Giants, Breakaway, Nightmare).
- In 18 games on Saturday, only 4 were shutouts. In 16 games on Sunday, I only know of 1. Teams are getting
more competitive with each other, and are scoring points. That's a great thing.
- We had fewer issues with formations than in the past. That means the captains are doing their jobs, and the "Rules
Cheat Sheet" worked.
- I wish I could take Sprucey and his grill with me on the road. Where else can you get a 1/4 chicken for $3?
- I saw more respect between teams this weekend than ever. Guys helped each other up, gave credit for great plays,
and kept their emotions from boiling over.
My next tournament is in Ocean City on April 24-25, 2010, but you should check out Chris Severino's tournament in Connecticutt
on December 5-6. His information will be on my front page this week.
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, and I'll see you soon.
Andy
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Welcome to new thoughts, ideas and plans for flag football!
We look forward to growing our game, without the petty
arguments of previous organizations. Our goal is to enable more teams, players and regions to participate, and
to bring national and corporate attention to Flag Football!
This site is designed for open conversations about flag football,
irregardless of organization.
Need somewhere to promote your league, team or tournament?
Our Game deserves to be marketed! |
The National Flag Football Series
Andy Hoffman, Spokesman
*45 S. Colonial Drive*
* Hagerstown MD 21740 *
(301) 790-1205/ (443) 996-9677 cell
Or e-mail:
theflagfootballchallengeseries@verizon.net
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We are excited that you are visiting our web site. We are here to provide a forum for flag football's ineligible
style. Our focus is to bring more attention to the closest thing to pads, and to grow our game to its past heights.
I look forward to hearing from you, and I personally look forward to what the future can bring!
Feel free to email me with any questions or comments.
Andy Hoffman
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Please get in touch to offer comments and join our mailing list.
 
The National Flag Football Series
Spokesman Andy Hoffman
*45 S. Colonial Dr.*
*Hagerstown MD 21740*
*443-996-9677 cell/ 301-790-1205 office*
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