Registration Underway for East Bay Flag Football

Registration is underway for the Spring 2015 season of East Bay Flag Football, one of the fastest-growing football leagues for boys and girls ages 7-15 in the East Bay.

The league is part of NFL FLAG, which sponsors more than 1,000 leagues across the United States.

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Teams play 5-on-5 and every player is eligible to receive the ball. Contact and blocking are not allowed.

NFL FLAG games are fast-paced and fun to watch.

At East Bay Flag, the emphasis is on good sportsmanship, skills-building and FUN.

East Bay Flag is supported by local high school coaches, players and parent volunteers who coach and train the kids.

East Bay Flag Football is a California non-profit with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. In 2014, the organization donated $4,000 to Childrens’ Hospital Oakland and BayKids. This year they hope to give even more.

The upcoming Spring Season takes place on Saturdays from April 11th to June 6th. Practices and games will be at the Oakland High School football field, at Park and MacArthur Boulevard near Oakland’s Glenview neighborhood. Free parking is available in the Oakland High parking lot.

Check out the field at: http://goo.gl/maps/sVDxo.

Registration fee is $190 per player. Family discounts apply and need-based scholarships are available. Each player receives an NFL team reversible jersey, membership in USA Football, and eligibility for the NFL FLAG regional tournament this fall at the Oakland Raiders practice facility in Alameda. Winners in each division at the regional tournament advance to NFL FLAG’s national tournament.

There are no formal mid-week practices in this “family friendly” program. The Spring season consists of a 1-hour practice, immediately followed by a 1-hour game each week.

The league has four co-ed divisions grouped by age. 7- to 8-year-olds practice and play from 9 to 11 a.m.; 9- to 10-year-olds from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 11- to 12-year-olds from 1 to 3 p.m.; and 13- to 15-year-olds from 3 to 5 p.m.

To register, and for more information, go to www.eastbayflag.com or call league President, Adam McNulty, at (510) 388-6669.

--Information from East Bay Flag Football