Every NFL Flag football league is affiliated and partnered with a local youth flag football organization. Rocky Mountain Youth Flag Football is Calgary’s startup flag football organization that will be bringing you the NFL experience.  Coupling all of the knowledge, expertise, experience and resources of the NFL, with that of local representatives, makes this the perfect partnership to implement such an amazing opportunity, right here in Calgary!

NFL Flag Calgary is offering flag football for both girls and boys aged 6-15 years old. All teams will be co-ed teams.

Divisions will be setup by age and they will be as follows:
Age: 6-7
Age: 8-9
Age: 10-12
Age: 13-15
Your division eligibility is based on your age as of May 1st, 2023.

NFL Flag Calgary reserves the right to move a player up or down 1 division, depending on number of registrants in each. This would only be done in circumstances where there wasn’t enough registrants to properly form teams in an age group. The possibility of a younger and  older aged division is being looked at for future seasons. 

The inaugural NFL Flag Calgary season was run this past September to mid October. Our spring season will run from beginning of May until the end of June, 2023. Practices and games will take place mainly on Saturday afternoons with a couple of Friday evenings mixed in.  Exact dates and times are TBA, after field bookings for the city of Calgary open on March 15th, 2023.

Games will take place in the south end of Calgary, primarily at New Brighton Athletic Park, and a few other surrounding areas.

The early bird cost to register is $285 per child for the season.  Final registration ends on April 9th, 2023 or when spots are fully filled.

REFUND POLICY: Refunds that are requested before the end of the registration time period, will be returned, less a $25 administration fee.  If a refund is requested after registration has ended, fees will be returned, less a $75 fee as jerseys and other equipment specific to each child, will have already been ordered. Refunds can be granted up to 7 days before the start of the regular season. There will be no refunds issued after that time.

The fall season will consist of 9 outings.  This will include 8 practices/games, plus a bonus introductory practice to start the season.  This introductory practice will allow players, coaches and parents to meet, hand out jerseys, get oriented with the logistics of the game, etc.  The practice/game days will be approximately 1.5 hours in length.  They will consist of a 30 minute skill development practice to start, followed by a game against other teams that has two 25 minute halves, with a 5 minute halftime.

Each child receives and gets to keep their own officially licensed NFL performance jersey from one of 32 NFL teams. Each child will get to use and keep their own NFL Flag pop socket belt.  An NFL Flag keepsake(medal or trophy), will also be given to each child at season’s end.

Other benefits include:
-Trained/certified coaches and referees
-Liability insurance coverage for every player, volunteer and referee
-High quality athletic field rentals for practice and gameplay
-Amazing fun, comradery and overall experience!

All coaches will be made up of parent volunteers from each team.  There is nobody out there that will take the care and time to help guide and nurture a safe, fun, exciting learning environment, than the parents of children on the team. There will be live, in person clinics offered, as well as NFL Flag issued training videos, documents, apps and other resources to help guide parent volunteers in a seamless, productive, un-intimidating way.  All of these will provide clear, well laid out, easy to follow practice and gameplay strategies, skill development drills and activities that will allow coaches to hit the ground running successfully from day one.  Much can be learned from the comfort of your own home. A league representative will also be available to answer any questions via email or through a phone call/in person, whenever appropriate.  

All referees will consist of paid, trained and certified individuals who have a passion and interest for the game of flag football.  Some referees will be local high school and university students, and others will be adults with a passion for the game. 

Teams will consist of 9 or 10 players. All NFL Flag games will consist of 5 players on offense vs. 5 players on defense, on the field at one time. 

The offense will consist of a quarterback, a center, and 3 wide receivers. The center can receive the ball after snapping it to the quarterback. Any player can be used as a running back, if the play calls for it. The quarterback cannot run past the line of scrimmage.

All players will have the opportunity to try playing quarterback, however, in younger aged divisions and under special circumstances, coaches will step in to throw the ball from the quarterback position.  This will generally happen with kids aged 7 and below. This hybrid model will help ensure the best possible experience for everyone involved. All players will have the opportunity to develop their throwing skills as part of their practice time.

The defense will also consist of 5 players that will be made up of defensive backs, safety’s and rushers. More details on these positions are explained further on the rules page.

Detailed rules of how the game is played can be found on our Rules page, located in the website menu.  The rules of NFL Flag will be followed, with a few modifications based on age group and ability levels.  The goal of our games will be to teach the rules, with allowance for appropriate coach and referee modification, in order to support the best possible on-field experience for all players involved. 

All players will receive equal playing time with equal opportunity to try all positions. Our league puts skill development, team comradery, safety and overall player experience first.  We also nurture the thrill of competition and how to be successful in a variety of situations. 

There will be an option during registration to place specific friend and/or family member requests to be on the same team, however, there are no guarantees of player placement. 

There will be an opportunity during registration to provide your child’s favourite NFL Team. However, there is no guarantee that they will receive that teams jersey or be on that team in our league. 

The straight answer is, we are working on it.  Being a start-up league, Rocky Mountain Flag Football merch is in development and some items will be available for purchase this season. There are also many NFL Flag merch items available for players and parents to purchase, like some that are seen on the home page of our website.  NFL Flag is still developing more direct and efficient purchase and shipping options to Canadian locations.  As league organizer, I will be working on providing access to these items in some way during this inaugural season, with more efficient purchasing methods as our league grows.  More information and updates will be provided as the season approaches.

All weather and cancelation decisions will be made by league representatives, and be communicated with as much notice as possible to coaches, players and families. The sport of flag football can be played in cold temperatures, light rain and snowy conditions.  However, practices and games will not be played in any extreme weather or conditions considered dangerous or harmful in any way to all participants involved.  All efforts will be made to make up any cancelled games, depending on field availability.  

The simple answer is, it’s the NFL!  What better group to be associated with than an organization who has such a rich history and experience with the game of football.  The expertise in skill development, team building, life skills and overall experience within our youth, is unmatched!  

If you do not find the answer to your questions on our FAQ page, or anywhere else on our website, please send us an email through our contact page.  You can also email us directly at info@nflflagcalgary.com.  This address is also at the bottom of each web page on our site.  We would be happy to answer any questions that you have!