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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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Friday, November 4, 2011
“If you build it, they will come.”
It’s hard to start a business, and to build it
from scratch. You hope that if you do a good job at making your customers happy,
they’ll spread the word and you’ll grow. All you can control is your product
and marketing.
I’ve always held my tournaments to a high standard,
and tried to improve the next one with things I’ve learned from this one. The
good news is that we have a lot of teams who come back to each tournament year after year, or attend multiple tournaments
each year.
But it’s time to keep building onto those expectations. Below is a list of what I expect from a tournament and its directors. If I ever fail one of these, please bring it directly to me. I’ll
do my best to correct the issue.
1. A tournament participant deserves to be treated professionally. Phone calls and emails need to be returned quickly, and questions need to be answered. Treat someone the way you would prefer to be treated, while standing up for what is
right.
2. Teams have the right to have basic expectations met before, during and
after every tournament. Accurate team lists will be updated leading up to
the tournament. The schedule and prize pool will be released the day after the
deadline. Schedules need to be kept on time, with minimal delays. Sunday schedules
will be available two hours after the completion of the final Saturday game. Final results and champion photos will be posted
within 48 hours of the completion of the tournament.
3. Teams of all levels should be treated by the same standards. There should be no disparity in regards to the enforcement of deadlines and entry fees. Officiating and scheduling should be consistent between A and B brackets. All styles will be represented
in marketing, photography and recognition.
4. You deserve to know what the rules are and to expect them to be enforced
consistently. Tournament rules will be posted, as well as weather policy
and tiebreaker procedures. Officials will be professional and well-trained, and
rules questions will be handled quickly and correctly on site by the tournament director.
5. There should be a prize at every tournament. The prize should be based on the total number of teams playing, and encourage growth of the tournament.
6. However, prices should be kept down to encourage more teams to play. Since most teams in each tournament will not win a prize, pricing the tournament
to encourage as many teams as possible to participate is more important than a larger prize for the winning team.
7. Teams shouldn’t have to play the same teams over and over. Saturday
pools should be set up avoiding matchups pitting local teams against each other. Sunday
schedules should avoid early rematches of Saturday games. This allows teams
to face more and different opponents.
8. Having more teams in a tournament is always better. Tournament points should be based on the number of teams participating.
This discourages the higher level teams from poaching players from smaller teams, eliminating the competitive possibilities
of those teams. It also encourages higher level teams to support smaller teams
to attempt tournament play.
9. Teams should be able to choose what level they play, but the B teams should
be able to play B teams in the elimination process. Teams should be given the option of playing in whatever level they
choose. However, prizes should be different enough to keep the A teams in the
A bracket. The tournament setup should avoid dropping A teams to the B bracket, and B teams deserve the opportunity to play
a full schedule on Sunday against equivalent talents.
10. Teams have the right to get as much value
as possible out of each tournament. We should offer multiple styles of play,
and encourage teams to play the different styles, by scheduling to avoid conflicts between games. We also will guarantee teams advancing to Sunday, in order to avoid wasting hotel reservations.
As a tournament director, you cannot control which teams choose to play. However,
you can control the organizational setup, the safety of the fields, the quality of your officiating, and the level of communication.
It’s all about being professional.
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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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