PAST ANNOUNCEMENTS

SEE A STORY ON OUR FLAG FOOTBALL PROGRAM WITH VIDEO OF LIVE GAMES WITH PLAYER AND COACH INTERVIEWS ON THE BricArts CABLE SHOW
"IN THE ZONE"
Time Warner Cable 56 or Cablevision 69 or RCN 84 or Verizon 44

Sat 11/12 at 9pm
Wednesdays 11/16 & 11/23 at 12 & 8pm
Thurdays 11/17 & 11/24 at 3 &11pm
Saturday 11/19 at 11am & 9pm

OR

CLICK HERE TO SEE IT ON THEIR WEBSITE (Click on In the Zone EPS 85 - it begins at about the 6 minute mark).

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Congratulations to all the players and coaches for a great 2011 season.  Now posted is a gallery of photos taken during the season.   Click on the Gallery link in the chart above.

NFC - NORTH

CHAMPIONS: RAIDERS (COACHES SCHWARTZ & ROBINSON)

RUNNERS UP: BRONCOS (COACHES GUARNA & PRIETO)

NFC - SOUTH

CHAMPIONS: SAINTS (COACH EDWARDS)

RUNNERS UP: 49ERS (COACHES AUSTIN & NISSENBAUM)

AFC

CHAMPIONS: STEELERS (COACHES RON ELTON, NOURY & GMACH )

 

RUNNERS UP PANTHERS: (COACHES HILLER, SKLAR & JENSEN)

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NFC DIVISION 2010 (AGES 9-11)
TEAM NAME		COACH
VIKINGS		CHRISTOPHER BLUM
SAINTS	Runners' Up- NFC South	STEPHEN EDWARDS
BRONCOS		ANTHONY GUARNA
COWBOYS		CHRIS HARVEY
PANTHERS	Champions- NFC North	MICHAEL HILLER
REDSKINS		MIKE LINOWES
BEARS		MICHAEL MALAFRONTE
CHARGERS		CRAIG MARKUS
RAVENS	Runners' Up- NFC North	MICHAEL POTTER
COLTS		PHILIP SEARES
PACKERS		CARLO TRIGIANI
BENGALS	Champions- NFC South	DAN WEISBERG

 

AFC DIVISION 2010 (AGES 12-14)
TEAM NAME		COACH
BILLS		MARK AMIR
PATRIOTS		JOE CARDIERI & GEORGE SHEA
49ers		MICHAEL COLT
EAGLES	Champions- AFC	DARYLE DINGCONG
JAGUARS		JAY DINOWITZ
STEELERS	Runners' Up- AFC	RON ELTON
FALCONS		LANCE NEAL
TITANS		GEORGE O'BRIEN

Commissioner of Flag Football:  Jeff Ginsberg
Deputy Commissioner: Michael Hiller

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2010 SEASON 
A message from our Commissioner, Jeff Ginsberg:

The regular season runs through November 7th; the full regular season schedules for both leagues have been posted.    There will be post season tournaments the weekends of November 13/14 and 20/21.  All teams make the tournaments , so we will not be posting regular season results or records.  Our main goals are for the kids to have fun, to learn the fundamentals of flag football, and to improve as a team.   The Commissioner’s office will be tracking the progress of teams throughout the season and will break up the NFC into two separate divisions, each of which will have its own up tournament (we may do this in the AFC too).

Please check this website for updates and remember to call our hotline ( (877) 407-7878) if there is inclement weather.   We usually play rain or shine, as the turf fields at Van Voorhees and Washington Park hold up very well, and its football!  We will cancel games if there is lightning.  No message on the hotline cancelling games means the games will be played.

 Thanks for your support and enjoy the season.

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CONGRATULATIONS FOR A GREAT 2009 SEASON!

AFC
Champions: Dolphins coached by Daryle Dingcong
Runners Up: Eagles coached by Jeff Ginsberg

NFC-North
Champions: Ravens coached by Chris Harvey
Runners Up: Browns coached by Dan Weisberg

NFC-South
Champions: Panthers coached by Michael Hiller
Runners Up: Redskins coached by Michael Linowes

Thanks to all the coaches for a great job!   

Special thanks to our commish, Jeff Ginsberg, who made it happen.

 

PHOTO GALLERY-2010

OUR COACHES, THE COMMISH AND THEIR GAME

	2010 COACHES GAME

AND NOW FOR THE REAL PLAYERS....

GENERAL INFORMATION

The league is registered with the NFL, which is therefore the source of the rules, jerseys, flag belts and flags.  We have modified the rules to suit our needs.  For more info about this NFL program, click on the NFL Logo above. 

There are two divisions (the age cutoff date is August 31):  NFC-9 to 11 year olds (co-ed) and AFC 12-14 year olds (boys). 

All games are about 1 hour and are played on the weekend.  The first weekend will be mid-September, the last weekend will be just before Thanksgiving in November.  2009 Schedules and Field Locations are posted.

GENERAL RULES

The game is played with 5 players on offense and 5 players on defense.  The total roster can consist of no more than 10 players.  The game is 40 minutes: halves are 20 minutes running time but in the last two minutes the clock is stopped for usual occurrences, such as out of bounds, penalties, incompletions, and dead balls.  There is no kicking game (kickoffs, punts, or field goals).  The teams start on their own 5 yard line and have 3 downs to get across the mid-field line and another 3 downs to score a touchdown.  The quarterback cannot run and rushing the quarterback is permitted but the rusher must start 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage (and may rush as soon as the ball is snapped).  A catch is legal as long as one foot of the receiver is in bounds at the time of the catch.  TRASH TALKING IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED AND MOUTH GUARDS ARE REQUIRED.  PANTS (LONG OR SHORT) MUST NOT HAVE POCKETS AND/OR BELT LOOPS.  There can be no moving blocks (basketball-type picks are permitted).   For the rules in detail and a rules cheatsheet, click here.

FIELDS

Van Voorhees and Washington Park.  Click on the Fields link in the header above for directions.

UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT

The registration fee includes a jersey and the flag belt and flag.  We provide the footballs.  Players must provide their own shoes (plastic cleats are ok, no metal spikes), pants without pockets and/or belt loops (shorts are ok but only if they have NO pockets and/or belt loops), and MOUTH GUARDS are required.  Hats are optional and up to the coach.  AN IMPORTANT REMINDER: NO PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IF HE/SHE IS NOT WEARING A MOUTHPIECE AND IF HE/SHE IS WEARING PANTS (LONG OR SHORT) WITH POCKETS AND/OR BELT LOOPS.

FIRST AID INFO

Should it be required, we have a first aid kit and ice in the referee's bag at each field.   Also we suggest that you consider having your child wear goggles to avoid inadvertent scratches to the eyes.