Walker Country Estat · New Lenox, IL
Come out and join the fun with our popular Flag Football League! Children will learn the fundamentals of football, teamwork, sportsmanship as well as offensive and defensive strategies. This recreational league is perfect for players of all levels. Last day to register to receive a $50 discount per player is Wednesday, June 17. Registration ends Wednesday, July 1. Volunteer Information: * There is a volunteer fee of $30 per household not per player. * Each family will be required to volunteer for at least one hour during the season. When this is completed, you will receive $30 credit to your Park District household account. * When registering online, one Parent/Guardian must be enrolled in the Volunteer Fee. This fee must be in your cart prior to enrolling your child for the league. League Information: * Due to the number of players that we have in the league team/player requests will not be honored! Please respect this rule and do not call or email the league supervisor. * Games are on Saturdays, beginning Saturday, August 8 and ending Saturday, October 3 (Skip 9/5 due to Labor Day Weekend and 9/19 due to Quilt Show at the school; Make up game on Sunday, August 23). * Sunday games may be scheduled if needed for make-up. * Games are held at Walker Country Estates Park. * Team rosters will be emailed to the coaches once we have the teams finalized. * Junior and Teen Tournament will be on Saturday, October 10. * Teams are scheduled to practice twice a week starting end of July. * Practice days for each division are based on your coach's practice day availability. * Players are required to wear a mouthguard to participate. * Please verify the child's shirt size. Wrong size orders will delay order and will incur an additional charge of $50 to correct. * New this season is a girls division in youth, junior and teen. If there are not enough registrations to sustain a team or full girls division, teams will return to co-ed. Coaching Information: * Coaches will be required to submit a state-mandated background check. * Coaches may request practice availability and to co-coach with ONE other person. * Please Do Not Request more than one coach, your request will NOT be honored. * Coach's packets: fill out all documents completely, please submit all forms ASAP! * Visit our Downloads tab on our Team Sideline website at https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/newlenoxparks/downloads to print out the coaches' packet. * Email forms to flagfootball@newlenoxparks.org or drop off at the Administration office at 701 W Haven Ave. * There will be a mandatory coaches' Zoom meeting, July 15th. * The Program Supervisor will use email as the main source of communication, please make sure your email is correct and legible on all documents.
