Play Flag Football

Very well-organized league. Scholarships for low-income families. Great experience for kids of all skill levels from pre-k to eighth grade.

Just finished the 5th season of my son playing FF (and my 3rd coaching). Between my three kids we've played in a lot of leagues -- soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, etc -- and this is by far my favorite. Communication is solid, fields are in good shape and the cost is amazing! Things can be a little confusing first week / first time but everyone is so laid back and friendly and accepting of the diversity of skill level. Also TI on a Sunday is actually not a bad trip and a nice way to spend a few hours.

My son just finished one of their leagues, allow me to describe our horrible experience with the 1st & 2nd grade league.

First week, we show up and find out they don't actually have a coach for us...perfect. I volunteer to coach.

Second week, half of the families have already quit because the league is so disorganized and unresponsive to customer questions.

Third week, we are schedule to have our first games. The games are meant to be played 5 on 5, but we only have 4 kids on our team. Halfway through our game, the guy running it interrupts the game, says he has another kid to put on our team and that I have to let him play despite the fact that he has never practiced. I later find out this kid is in preschool and has never even seen football. He literally stands in the middle of the field while everyone is playing the game around him...perfect. Obviously our team loses both of our games.

Week four, I log onto the team portal to double check our game times and discoveries have four new kids on my team. I call the office, and the one time they were actually able to take the time to return my call, I discover that one of the teams had put 4th graders in their roster, has been dissolved, and the remaining kids are now on my team. The league is down to two teams and we will play each other twice each week...perfect. Only two of the families actually show up; the rest quit, again because the league is disorganized and unresponsive to customers.

The last couple of weeks, another family quits (you've heard why by now). I'm finally able to have some practices with the same group of kids each week and we start winning some games.

Final week, we travel to Palo Alto for the tournament. Despite our setbacks, we have honed our five remaining kids into a well oiled machine. We arrive at the field optimistic at our chances in the tournament. Imagine our surprise when we discover the league just takes the four teams with the best regular season records and let's them play for a championship. The other 8 teams play in "losers" brackets. What this means is that only lopsided leagues get to play the championship. If a league has evenly matched opponents, they will always be "losers" regardless of skill.

In the actual tournament, we destroy our competition. Remember, our kids have worked really hard despite all the setbacks. We finish the day undefeated with huge point differentials against our opponents. Unfortunately the children were robbed of the opportunity to play for the championship by the league.

It has now been a full 7 days since the tournament. I have called the office twice a day every day since the tournament to get some kind of explanation of how they can treat the children like this, but they will not return my call. I've emailed them but no response

DO NOT do business with these guys. This is hands down the worst youth sports experience of my life.

What an amazing organization that gives back to the community! I contacted the director about a scholarship for a client and he called me back immediately and was happy to help this young individual. Thank you for thinking of your community and children who need support, structure, and positive role models.