Flag Football
Boys & Girls welcomed and encouraged to play
- Focus on Fundamentals of Football: offensive and defensive rules and tactics, scoring, and much more!
- Ages: Kindergarten - 5th grade
- Location: Lakeshore Park
- Register as a team or sign up as an individual
Practices
- Each team will practice once during the week at Lakeshore Park with the option to practice on Sundays prior to their scheduled game.
Games
- Games will be held at Lakeshore Park on Sunday afternoons.
- KYS will hold a season-ending tournament for all leagues following the last regular season game. The tournament is generally played at night, during the week, under the lights.
Dates
- Registration starts Friday, June 23, 2023
- Registration ends Friday, August 11, 2023
- Coaches' meeetings - week of August 14, 2023
- KYS Shopping Weekend at Dick's House of Sports - August 18-21; 20% off your purchase
- Games start Sunday, August 27, 2023
- No games on Sunday of Labor Day weekend (September 3, 2023)
- NO GAMES ON THE FIRST SUNDAY (October 8th) OF FALL BREAK FOR KNOX COUNTY SCHOOLS!
- Last regular season game will be Sunday October 29, 2023.
- Tournament will be the week of October 30th in the evenings.
Age Groups
Players will be grouped and compete in the following division of groups according to their current grade:
- Kindergarten to 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade to 3rd Grade
- 4th Grade to 5th Grade
Team Selection
- Coaches will draft kids to form their teams.
- Coaches can bring a group of kids into the league as a team. (Please note: Any team(s) that register with less than 10 kids will have individual registrants added to their team(s) in order to fill a full roster.)
- MAX ROSTER IS 10 KIDS PER TEAM.
- Boys and girls will play in divisions with children in the appropriate grade levels.
- We will do our best to fill any special requests as it relates to children playing together, but we cannot guarantee all requests.
NFL Flag Football Rules
Frequently Asked Questions
As with our other sports, children are welcome to play with older players at their parents' discretion.
No. Girls are certainly welcome, and many have played with KYS.