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Sports

North Shore Youth Flag Football Registration - Ages 5 - 17

Fall League

Outdoor Youth League Starting September 2012

$95 per player - Includes jersey as well as equipment needed to play.  Second child $75 ,Three + children $50.

About Youth Flag Football:

Flag football has all the fitness and social benefits of a rigorous team sport, with far less injury risk than a contact sport.

The Associated Press reports “The sport is growing for all kinds of reasons: Players don’t need a lot of protective equipment, so it’s cheaper and easier to field a team; and kids can play whether they are big or small.”  Additional rules reduce the chances of inadvertant contact.  These include stopping play when there is a fumble or interception.

Other advantages include less comittment of time.  Tackle football requires up to three 2 hour practices per week and travel games. Flag has no practices and one local game per week.

Flag football is a fun and popular alternative to tackle football, offering families the same great experiences of this well loved sport, with a lower cost to both wallets and health.

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