NFL Flag Football

2024 Fall NFL Flag 5v5 (Sundays - Vallejo/Benicia)

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION IN FULL BEFORE PROCEEDING EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US BEFORE AS WE HAVE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE 2024 FALL SEASON (para la versión en español haga clic aquí)

Greetings families and friends! Welcome to The Coach Sarna League 2024 Fall Season.

This Program Description will include the following sections:

1) About Us

2) Quick Points on changes from previous season Volunteer Sign-Ups

3) Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser

3) Coaching

4) Scholarships

5) Volunteering

6) 2024 Fall Season Schedule and Information

7) Refund Policy

8) Contact Information

1) About Us

We are a 501(c)(3) family-oriented league and are dedicated to bringing families together, strengthening relationships, and building new ones, all-the-while teaching players football fundamentals and opening up a safe and competitive environment to play non-contact football.

Our mission is that any child who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances. We have never turned a child away due to financial hardships and our goal is to never do so.

At the 2022 NFL Flag Summit in New Orleans, LA, our league was nominated by NFL Flag as one of the top new leagues in the nation out of approximately 700 other leagues. Again, at the 2023 NFL Flag Summit in Atlanta, GA, we were nominated for League of the Year as well as the Community-Based League of the Year. Ryan Sarna, the CEO and Founder of The Coach Sarna League was also invited as a guest speaker for two different segments at the 2023 Annual NFL Flag Conference in Atlanta, GA.

We are open to the public, so anyone can register for either or BOTH of our leagues regardless of where they live (7 v 7 in Fairfield on Saturdays and/or 5 v 5 in Vallejo (or Benicia) on Sundays). We have families from all over Solano County, Napa County, and Contra Costa County, and as far away as Sacramento and San Francisco.

Our divisions, from PreK and up to adults are separated into All-Boys and All-Girls Divisions. Our All-Girls Divisions are currently the largest All-Girls Flag Football Divisions in Northern California with hundreds of participants.

Being a community-based league, we stress team bonding events, attendance of our community events, and are introducing Team Talks and career training referee program.

2) Quick Points on changes from previous season including volunteer time

Non-volunteer Fee

We are a volunteer-based league. Therefore, we require every participant to either volunteer OR pay a $40 nonwaivable fee. Beginning this season, the only way to waive the nonvolunteer fee will be to first register for a specific date and time through sign-up genius (HERE) and to text or email a screenshot of your volunteering to the league. You will then receive a unique code you can use to waive the nonvolunteer fee. However, if it is discovered that a parent missed their volunteer day, their family/participants will be unable to coninue playing in the season until either the nonvolunteer fee is paid OR until after a someone has volunteered on their behalf.

Fundraiser from all Players and Teams October 7th-12th

This is to help alleviate the $20k-$30k cost to have referees for all of our games for the whole season at both locations.

This event will either be with Double Good Popcorn or a Cookie Dough Company

This will be an app-based fundraiser so that families do not need to collect cash or deliver orders. Sellers will only need to get family and friends and colleagues the link to purchase on their behalf.

We will have individual prizes for the Top Individual Sellers and then a Team Prize for the top selling team.

Top Individual Sellers:

1st Place - Three Two-Day Disneyland passes

2nd Place - Two Two-Day Disneyland passes

3rd Place - 2 Tickets to 2024 49ers game

Season Cost

We will continue to be the most affordable league in the area and offer an early bird special of $88 for the season that will end on August 1st and will include registration fee and jersey top (shorts are mandatory and have to be ordered at checkout). We will Increase the registration fee to $98 once the early bird special ends until registration closes on September 17th.

Download the GroupMe App

Most of our team, coach, and volunteer communications will come through the GroupMe App. This is a free download from your app store and makes communication with your team and coaches easy.

I will be communicating to coaches via GroupMe this season.

In order to keep our fees low and be able to afford referees, we are once again going to rely on our wonderful families and community to fundraise together with the Double Good virtual popcorn fundraiser.

Just like last season, we will have prizes available to the top three sellers as follows:

1st Place family: Disney Gift Card with amount equivalent of Three 3-Day Passes that can be used for Disney passes, hotel, or food/gifts at the park

2nd Place family: Disney Gift Card with amount equivalent of Two 2-Day Passes that can be used for Disney passes, hotel, or food/gifts at the park

3rd Place family: Choice of TWO 49ers Tickets to Bears v 49ers game in December OR a Play Station 5

Last season's 1st place and 2nd place winners have already enjoyed their Disney trip this summer and the 3rd place winner chose the Play Station 5 and is still having fun.

Remember, this fundraiser is through the Double Good App and ONLY requires you to share your link with families and friends and coworkers during our October Window. You do not deliver popcorn as it is mailed to the buyer's house AND you do not collect money as the purchaser pays on the link you send. It is super simple and convenient and last season we raised $50,000 together. Remember, referee fees alone for our large organization can run between $30k and $40k for the season, so we need everyone to come together to make this happen.

Instructions:

I set up a Double Good virtual fundraiser! It’s 100% contactless, we keep 50% of the profit and the product ships directly to the buyer.

We’ll each create a Pop-Up Store and sell Double Good popcorn! Prices for Signature Bags (5 cups each) start at $11 and Curated Collections at $31. The popcorn is ultra-premium, delicious, and award-winning!

Our fundraising window begins on October 09, 2024, at 12:00 PM and goes until October 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM.

Before the fundraiser begins:

1. Download the Double Good app

2. Enter our event code TJCXLT in the app

3. Create your Pop-Up Store

3) Coaching

"A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in a lifetime," Billy Graham

Our amazing volunteer coaches are the backbone of The Coach Sarna League. We may have 2,000 kids who want to play, but we need the coaches in order to form the teams and participate. This season, we will once again be teaming up with Firstdown Playbook where coaches can download pre-made plays with coaching points to use for the season. Firstdown will meet virtually with our league for training.

The Coach Sarna League also has developed a pre-set 8-week practice plan for your team(s) to use, or you can make your own practices. We also hold two in-person coach training sessions for our own coaches to ensure every coach is in a place to succeed.

We are going to do everything in our power to have the best training for coaches so that everyone, whether you are a first-time coach who is new to football or have coached football for decades will learn and grow under our program. If you or anyone you know are willing to be trained as a head coach or assistant coach, please call/text Coach Ryan Sarna immediately at 707-316-3029.

NOTE: It is important to remember that we are a volunteer-based league, and we rely on families and friends for coaching. In the event that we have more teams than coaches, some teams will be dissolved in order to maintain the integrity of our league. A full refund will be awarded to families in the case of dissolving a team from not having a coach.

4) Scholarships

It is the mission of our league that every kid who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances.

A full scholarship covers the registration fee, jersey top, and shorts. It does not cover a non-volunteer fee if you chose not to volunteer in some manner. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis as well as need (i.e. if we needed more 6th grade girls then the first 6th grade girl on the waitlist would have prefernce) and only head coaches and LEVI's Stadium volunteers are guaranteed a scholarship. All other scholarship requests will be on a waitlist until a week before registration closes and we will work through the waitlist based on the amount of LEVI's Stadium Volunteers we for the summer and fall LEVI's Stadium events.

Easiest way to earn a scholarship:

Anyone who is willing to become a head coach (HC) can ask for our Head Coach Scholarship that will pay for the registration and optional additional gear (NFL gloves, NFL sleeves, NFL headband and NFL socks) for your player(s), a $180 value per child. This includes any of your friends or family that you recommend becoming a head coach on behalf of your child's team. This is because some people may not be able to coach, but know someone who would such as an uncle, auntie, friend etc.

Become an Assistant Coach (AC) for a team and you will receive a half-scholarship. Just as the head coach position, if anyone from your reference becomes an assistant coach for your child's team then you can claim that AC Half-Scholarship.

Volunteer for a LEVI's Stadium event (one time per scholarship). This must be done before registration closes on September 17th and you will receive a scholarship following your volunteer day.

5) Volunteering:

All families will be asked to volunteer with The Coach Sarna League in some capacity OR pay a non-volunteer fee of $40 for the season. One can also join the $5 Monthly Club to waive the fee. The non-volunteer fee is not otherwise waivable without volunteering.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, if your company or school rewards volunteer time or hours, anything you do for our league can be claimed as volunteer time. We have high school students volunteer in concessions and it counts towards their mandatory volunteer hours for school. We also have people whose workplace pays them for volunteer hours and their coaching/concessions time is compensated by their workplace.

Our league solely operates off of volunteers, including coaches. If you are able to help coach, be certain to fill out the coach registration form under the registration tab on our website or during registration. If you know a relative or friend who may be willing to coach, then share our website and direct them to fill out the tab. We will train any and all coaches regardless of experience.

As a reminder, all families need to sign-up HERE for volunteering opportunities OR see below.

Other ways to volunteer:

LEVI’s Stadium: This is the primary fundraising source of our league and the more committed and regular volunteers we have the more we can do as an organization. These are events where the adults of our league operate concessions stands together at LEVI’s Stadium. Volunteering at these events with family and friends who are 18+ is the best way to financially support our league outside of donating. This is an all-day volunteer opportunity when we do have these events and are a ton of fun.

LEVI’s Stadium Volunteers need all-black shoes, black slack or slack-like pants, a Coach Sarna League shirt will be given if you do not have a black polo or button up, and fingernails need to be a ¼” or less. Our league uses the GroupMe App for communication.

$5 Club: Field costs, maintenance, insurance, referees, and gasoline alone cost our league tens of thousands of dollars per season as of right now. To date, our league has given over $90,000 in scholarships to families who were not in position to pay. We are a high-quality, yet low-cost league and rely on our volunteers, concessions, and donors to make The Coach Sarna League happen. In response, we are asking all of our families to join our $5 Club, which simply means that you will commit to setting up a monthly donation of $5 or more through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account). It may not seem like much as it is only the cost of a Starbucks per month, but if enough parents do it, we will be able to cover many expenses and scholarships. To participate in our $5 Club, please click HERE.

6) 2024 Fall Season Schedule:

Our 2024 Fall 5v5 Season will begin on Saturday, October 5th with our Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser, and end on Sunday, November 24th with The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament.

Important Dates:

September TBD - All-Girls Females in Flag Clinic (Open to public and free of charge)

September 17th - Registration Closes

Saturday, September 28th - Coach Training Clinic Location TBD

Saturday, October 5th - Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser Day at the Vallejo Waterfront Weekend

Tuesday, October 9th - Saturday, October 13th - Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser

Sunday, October 13th - Team Practices

Sunday, October 20th - Opening Day Weekend (first games)

Sunday, Noveber 17th - Regular Season Ends and Final Week for Pre-K to 2nd Grade

Sunday, November 24th - The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament

The game schedule will be subject to change, but most likely Pre-k to 4th grade divisions will run from 8:30 am -10:30 am. 5th and 6th grade All-Boys Divisions will run from 10:45 am - 12:45 pm. 7th and 8th grade All-Boys Divisions will run from 12:55 pm - 2:55 pm. All-Girls Divisions will run from 3pm - 5pm.

All games will be on Sundays for the Vallejo/Benicia 5v5 League and played either at the Benicia High School Stadium and/or the Vallejo PAL Fields

7) Refund Policy

The NFL Flag organization does not allow us to return jerseys or other items once delivered. Therefore, families have until September 17th to withdraw for a full refund. Families who withdraw from September 18th until the season begins can request a 50% refund. No refund will be issued to any family once the season begins.

Remember, all orders will be distributed on Jersey Day on Saturday, October 5th. Any optional gear that you ordered during check-out will also be distributed along with the jersey and shorts during this time.

DISCLAIMER (1): NFL Flag does not refund or return anything ordered in the wrong size. Therefore, if you order the wrong size there are no exchanges and you will need to repurchase the item. We do have some jerseys and shorts in stock and may be able to have an exchange with what we have available.

DISCLAIMER (2): Players who sign up late and are chosen from the waitlist will not receive a jersey. They will only receive shorts. Waitlist players will need to get an NFL jersey of the team they are assigned to on their own.

Equipment:

As noted above, all registrations include a reversible NFL team jersey and Coach Sarna League Flag Football shorts. All participants will be given a flag to keep for the season with a $10 replacement fee if it is lost. Jerseys and flags will be sent to us and dispersed on Saturday, October 5th.

Gear that you must purchase on your own if you want it (can purchase during check-out which will help fund our league): Mouth guard (now required) and any-type of football or soccer cleats (no metal spiked baseball cleats). NOTE: We strongly recommend that you purchase the optional NFL gear at the checkout of your registration (socks, sleeves, gloves, headband and footballs) as this will not only make your player look way more awesome but will also help fund our league. Purchasing during registration is also the most affordable way as we are able to keep the price down at the registration check-out.

8) Contact Information

CEO and Founder Coach Ryan Sarna - For scholarships, general questions, coaching opportunities - Email is best at [email protected] or 707-316-3029

Head of Officiating and Board President Coach Ken Sarna - For on-field behavior, incidents, Referee Training Program, rules questions, and general questions- 707-334-2961 or [email protected]

Nina Sarna - For concessions volunteering - 949-910-1364 or [email protected]

Our Commitment:

The Coach Sarna League is a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is our promise that every child who wants to play ball will play regardless of financial resources. If there is a hardship and you need a scholarship, please contact the league prior to paying for registration.

All-Girls PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 09/18/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 10/05/2024 to 11/23/2024

$88.00

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All-Boys PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 09/18/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 10/05/2024 to 11/24/2024

$88.00

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2024 Fall NFL Flag 7v7 (Fairfield - Saturdays)

Greetings families and friends! Welcome to The Coach Sarna League 2024 Fall Season.

This Program Description will include the following sections:

1) About Us

2) Quick Points on changes from previous season Volunteer Sign-Ups

3) Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser for ALL families

3) Coaching

4) Scholarships

5) Volunteering

6) 2024 Spring Season Schedule and Information

7) Adult Flag Football League

8) Refund Policy

9) Contact Information

1) About Us

Being a community-based league, we stress team bonding events, attendance of our community events, and are introducing Team Talks and career training referee program.

2) Quick Points on changes from previous season including volunteer time

Non-volunteer Fee

Season Cost

Download the GroupMe App

Most of our team, coach, and volunteer communications will come through the GroupMe App. This is a free download from your app store and makes communication with your team and coaches easy.

I will be communicating to coaches via GroupMe this season.

3) Double Good POPCORN FUNDRAISER INFO

Just like last season, we will have prizes available to the top three sellers as follows:

1st Place family: Disney Gift Card with amount equivalent of Three 3-Day Passes that can be used for Disney passes, hotel, or food/gifts at the park

2nd Place family: Disney Gift Card with amount equivalent of Two 2-Day Passes that can be used for Disney passes, hotel, or food/gifts at the park

3rd Place family: Choice of TWO 49ers Tickets to Bears v 49ers game in December OR a Play Station 5

Last season's 1st place and 2nd place winners have already enjoyed their Disney trip this summer and the 3rd place winner chose the Play Station 5 and is still having fun.

Instructions:

I set up a Double Good virtual fundraiser! It’s 100% contactless, we keep 50% of the profit and the product ships directly to the buyer.

Our fundraising window begins on October 09, 2024, at 12:00 PM and goes until October 13, 2024, at 12:00 PM.

Before the fundraiser begins:

1. Download the Double Good app

2. Enter our event code TJCXLT in the app

3. Create your Pop-Up Store

3) Coaching

"A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in a lifetime," Billy Graham

4) Scholarships

It is the mission of our league that every kid who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances.

Easiest way to earn a scholarship:

Volunteer for a LEVI's Stadium event (one time per scholarship). This must be done before registration closes on September 17th and you will receive a scholarship following your volunteer day.

5) Volunteering:

As a reminder, all families need to sign-up HERE for volunteering opportunities OR see below.

Other ways to volunteer:

6) 2024 Fall Season Schedule:

Our 2024 Fall 7 v 7 Season will begin on Saturday, October 5th with our Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser, and end on Saturday, November 23rd with The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament.

Important Dates:

September TBD - All-Girls Females in Flag Clinic (Open to public and free of charge)

September 17th - Registration Closes

Saturday, September 28th - Coach Training Clinic Location TBD

Saturday, October 5th - Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser Day at the Vallejo Waterfront Weekend

Tuesday, October 9th - Saturday, October 13th - Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser

Saturday, October 12th - Team Practices

Saturday, October 19th - Opening Day Weekend (first games)

Saturday, Noveber 16th - Regular Season Ends and Final Week for Pre-K to 2nd Grade

Saturday, November 23rd - The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament

All games will be on Saturdays for the Fairfield 7 v 7 League and played at the Solano College Football Stadium: 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, CA.

7) Refund Policy

Equipment:

9) Contact Information

CEO and Founder Coach Ryan Sarna - For scholarships, general questions, coaching opportunities - Email is best at [email protected] or 707-316-3029

Head of Officiating and Board President Coach Ken Sarna - For on-field behavior, incidents, Referee Training Program, rules questions, and general questions- 707-334-2961 or [email protected]

Nina Sarna - For concessions volunteering - 949-910-1364 or [email protected]

Our Commitment:

All-Girls PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 09/18/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 10/05/2024 to 11/23/2024

$88.00

+ Register Now

All-Boys PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 09/18/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 10/05/2024 to 11/24/2024

$88.00

+ Register Now

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