NorCal Elite Olympic Flag Football Club Teams by The Coach Sarna League
Information for The NorCal Elite Club Teams
For interested families, please fill out our interest form HERE
To Register for our Club, please click HERE
To Register for our Combine Tryouts on January 22nd, please click HERE
- Launch & Combines:
- Club launch and player combine on Thursday, January 22nd. The Combine is aimed to gauge skill, experience, and placement.
- Season:
- Annual travel season January–August focused solely on 5v5 Olympic Flag Football
- Primary goals: qualify for NFL National Championships in Canton, OH each July
- Develop players for the USA Junior Olympic teams
- World travel and life exposure with annual international tournaments
- Leagues & Divisions:
- All-Girls and All-Boys 5v5 Club Leagues. Divisions 8U through HS, determined by age prior to August 1 each year (per NFL Flag rules).
- Practice Schedule & Location:
- Solano College Football Stadium, Fairfield.
- Group practices Tuesdays & Thursdays. (Individual teams may choose additional practices as well)
- Optional QB/WR and Speed/Agility clinic Wednesday nights.
- 8U, 10U, 12U: 5:00 PM–6:45 PM.
- 14U–HS: 6:45 PM–8:30 PM.
- Team Structure:
- Multiple teams per age division (Team A, Team B, etc.) to place all registered players.
- Teams that have played together and join together may remain together if they wish to do so.
- Recreation League Requirement:
- All NorCal Elite Club players must also play in our recreation leagues to be in good standing.
- Minimum requirement is 1 season per year (Fall or Spring or both)
- Tournaments & Travel:
- Tournaments scheduled March–August 2026; international tournament in Ensenada, Mexico (end of June 2026).
- More tournament opportunities will be announced as they become available. Below is what we have scheduled so far:
- March: SF 49ers NFL Tournament
- March: Junior Olympics Tryouts through The Coach Sarna League
- April 6th Solano County 5v5 Tournament
- April 11th-May 16th: Coach Sarna League Club Season (6-week competitive club season open to all clubs) (this is outside of our recreation season)
- May 23rd Wine Valley 5v5 Olympic Tournament Healdsburg
- June 22nd-27th Ensenada, Mexico International Tournament
- July 14th-20th Canton, Ohio
- July 31st-August 2nd Lake Tahoe Tournament
- February 2027: Orlando, Florida
- June 2027: Florence, Italy Tournament
- Fees, Scholarships & Volunteer Opportunities:
- Monthly dues: $125 per player (covers tournaments, local travel, fields, lights, insurance, coach stipends, other fees). Dues do not cover overnight travel (Mexico, Seattle, LA, Las Vegas, etc.), although volunteerism can pay for travel expenses.
- Initiation dues (includes uniforms) TBD (most likely $400 per year, potentially less with upcoming corporate sponsorships)
- Scholarships are limited and not readily available, however families can earn dues/travel expenses through volunteer opportunities (Stanford Basketball & Volleyball events, stadium volunteerism). Volunteer credits must be earned in advance either for monthly dues or travel.
- Volunteer credits are earned at LEVI's or Stanford events as follows: 1 person per event = 1 month of dues. This means someone can bring 8 people to 1 event and pay for all of their monthly dues for a whole club season, or 2 people to 4 events etc.
- Coaches do not receive scholarships, but may take their players' fees from their monthly stipend if they have children playing. A head coach can waive their stipend for 4 player scholarships.
- $125 x 8 = $1,000 per 8-month club season per player (not including TBD annual initiation dues).
- HERE is our scholarship volunteer form
- Uniforms:
- Black, gold, and red rivalry-style home/away jerseys, shorts, flags, sweatsuit, Nike dry-fit and travel bag — details to be released on social media.
- HERE are our Boys uniforms
- HERE are our Girls uniforms
- Priority & Benefits:
- NorCal Elite Club players receive priority for affiliated 49ers events and games we are affiliated with. Will also be invited to our international tournaments and potentially compete at the NFL Flag National Championship in Canton, Ohio live on Disney+ and ESPN.
- All Club players (12U and up) will receive a tryout with the USA Junior Olympic team through our newest partnership with USA Flag Football. If players cannot make the in-person tryouts, we will have a virtual tryout for the player.
- Coaches:
- We will have paid specialty coaches, head coaches, and assistant coaches. We will also have volunteer assistant coaches.
- Head and assistant coaches receive a coach uniform and a monthly stipend. All coaches must interview with Coach Floyd Burnsed and/or Coach Sarna.
- HERE is our Coach Interest Form
- Competitive Access & Tournaments:
- Exclusive access to NFL Flag Western Regionals (all 5v5).
- Access to Junior Olympics Team USA Tryouts.
- 2025 Highlight: 14U Boys won the Seattle Western Regional NFL Flag Tournament and played at the National Championship in Canton, OH (televised on Disney+ and ESPN).
- Participation & Registration:
- Complete this form if interested (link provided in form).
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