Good Morning and welcome to the 3rd season of the Farmington Valley Flag Football league, we have grown from 50 to almost 300 players in 2 years and I am very excited about our future. I wanted to take a moment and welcome you all to the _____ team. Myself and _______ are going to be coaching the team and we are very excited and dedicated to make sure we have a great learning experience where everyone plays every position and we have fun doing it.
Let me start with the basics about the league:
- It is any official NFL Flag football league (very cool Patriots jerseys for each child)
- It is a co-ed league with __ teams, __ teams of ______ Graders
- We will be playing 5 on 5 flag football
- We will have one practice a week on ______ at _____ PM for one hour (First practice is __________)
- We will practice at the Avon Middle School, Field __ at 375 West Avon Rd, Avon
- We will have our games on Sunday at Avon Middle School
- We will have __ regular season games with __ bye weeks over the ___ week season (8/_ - 11/1)
- We will make sure everyone plays every position
- The game is focused on learning the fundamentals with huge focus on safety (Here is a link to rule book:
What we are committed to do:
- Have fun, number one priority
- Teach the fundamentals of football in a safe and secure environment
- Let everyone play every position and everyone get equal playing time
- We will remain very flexible as we understand everyone is busy and your child may be playing more than one sport
- Get more people excited about the league and grow the league in the Farmington Valley
What we need from you:
- Make sure you child has cleats or sneakers, a water bottle, a mouth piece and is ready to have fun
- Make sure you child is registered at
www.nflflag.com
- Make sure you register at our website
fvffl.com to get full access to schedules, scores, photos and much more!
- Let us know if there are any conflicts with the schedule
- Let us know if there are any medical issues or concerns you may have
- Let us know what you think we can do to make things better
- Let us know if you want to help out in anyway
Here is the first practice schedule:
- _:00 Coach, Player and 5 on 5 Flag introductions
- _:10 Stretch/Warm Up
- _:20 Positions, Huddle, Cadence - emphasis 7 second rule and drop ball rule
- _30 Position Practice - 2 groups - first snap, then QB, then Receive (repeat) - everyone goes through every position.
- _:45 Practice Flag grabbing (2 teams - 1 runs, 1 grabs flags then switch)
- _:55 Coaches Minute
Here is the team roster:
(insert names)
I know that was a lot to absorb in one message, please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions you have and look forward to hopefully seeing you all on _____. My cell phone number is ________ if you need to reach me. If you know of anyone that may be interested in coaching or volunteering, we still need help as our league continues to grow.