The year 2009 will mark the inaugural season of the Villages Football Association
Flag Football program. General information about the program is listed below. If
you have further questions, please send an email to
football@vfapanthers.org.
2009 7u Super Bowl Champion and Runner Up
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7u Super Bowl Champion Panthers
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7u Super Bowl Runner Up Bucaneers
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2009 10u Super Bowl Champion and Runner Up
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10u Super Bowl Champion Bucaneers
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10u Super Bowl Runner Up Raiders
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What type of flag football is VFA Flag Football?
- In our inaugrual season we will play 5 on 5 for the 7 and under age group and 7
on 7 for the 10 and under age group.
- Ages 5 through 10 as of September 1st
- Teams can have up to 11 players
- Coaches will be allowed to bring their own team. If a coach brings his own
team:
- All players on the team must be of the same age as of September 1st
- The league can place additional players on these teams up to 11 players if needed
- Players can register individually and will be placed on a team through the general
draft
- Age divisions will be determined when registration closes. Depending on the number
of registrants, some ages may need to be combined to ensure there are enough teams
at each division.
- Rules will generally follow the college intramural flag football rules.
When is VFA Flag Football?
- Practices in December will be on the first three Saturdays (5th, 12th, 19th).
Coaches will be alotted two hour practice slots on each of these days.
- Beginning Monday, January 4th, teams will practice one weekday evening per week
for one hour.
- Each team will play eight regular season games on the following Saturdays: 1/9,
1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27
- Playoffs will begin on March 6th
Where is VFA Flag Football?
- Games will be played at Pacetti Bay Middle School
- Saturday practices in December will be at Pacetti Bay Middle School
- Evening practices will be at Mill Creek Elementary School
How much is VFA Flag Football?
- Registration Fees are $125 per participant
How can I volunteer to be a coach or help out in any other capacity?
- Please send an email to football@vfapanthers.org.
- All coaches are required to have a current St Johns County Parks and Recreation
badge. If you have a badge that was issued to you from another sport (ie..Pop
Warner football, baseball, etc...) that badge will suffice. If you do not
have a badge, please send an email to football@vfapanthers.org
so that we can collect appropriate information to run a background check.
You will also need an NAYS coaching certificate or equivalent. You can take
an online training course to get an NAYS coaching certificate by clicking here.
What about refunds?
- After practices begin, partial refunds will be given through December 27th.
What are the rules?
- Click here to download the 5
on 5 rule book.
- Click here to download the 7
on 7 rule book.
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