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NorCal Elite
NorCal Elite is the competitive heart of The Coach Sarna League. It is where the players who want to take this game as far as it will go come to find out how far that is. We field every age division for both boys and girls, from our youngest 8U players all the way through high school, every team selected through tryouts, and we play the 5-on-5 Olympic format against the best in the country.
We Compete on the Biggest Stages
In a single season our NorCal Elite teams put together a run of national invitations that no program from our region had ever managed. This is not one team. It is our boys and our girls, from the youngest 8U players to high school.
14U Boys. Won the NFL FLAG 49ers Western Regional and qualified for the NFL FLAG National Championships presented by Toyota in Indianapolis.
14u Boys. Earned a spot in the BATTLE National Championship in Nashville, Tennessee and is the first team from Northern California to do so.
10U Girls. Won the NFL FLAG Pacific Northwest Regional in Seattle and are headed to the NFL FLAG National Championships.
10U Girls and 8U Girls. Won their Gridiron Regional and are both headed to the national championship in Hawaii.
8U Girls, 14U Boys, and High School Girls. Represented the United States at the International Championship Invitational in Huntington Beach, against the national teams of Mexico and Panama.
The Road to Team USA and the Olympics
Through USA Football's National Team program, five of our NorCal Elite players have been selected for the 2026 Team USA games in Los Angeles for the Stars and Stripe Bowl and the Select Bowl. They are on track to become the first flag football junior Olympians ever to come out of Northern California, and with the sport joining the Olympic program at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, that path is real.
A Real Pathway for Girls
Girls flag football is one of the fastest growing sports in the country, and it is now a true pathway to a college roster and a scholarship. We field girls divisions at every age from 8U through high school, and we take every one of them seriously, because the next generation of college and national team players is on our fields today.
What to Expect
This is the higher-commitment side of the league, and we are honest with families about that from the start. Practices are typically twice a week for an hour and a half to two hours. Our competitive season runs from January through August, and tryouts are held in November or December. BATTLE is our official uniform provider.
Players earn their spots through tryouts, they train to a standard, and they represent the league everywhere they go. If your player is ready to be pushed and wants to chase this game at its highest level, this is the place. To learn more or to put your player in front of our coaches, email thecoachsarnaleague@gmail.com.
Coaches Application
We are recruiting coaches for all three sites: NorCal Elite East (Solano College, Fairfield), NorCal Elite West (Recreation Park, Healdsburg), and NorCal Elite Napa, our newest site, with a Napa location to be announced.
Why NorCal Elite
In our first season, five NorCal Elite teams played at national championships. Our 14U boys won the NFL FLAG 49ers Western Regional, played at the Battle National Championship in Nashville, and beat Team China 25 to 14 at the NFL FLAG National Championships in Indianapolis. Our 10U girls won the NFL FLAG Seattle Regional and became the first girls team from Northern California ever to reach the NFL FLAG National Championships. Five of our boys were picked for Team USA programs.
About 60 percent of our tournaments are right here in Northern California. Beyond that, we travel to places such as Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Nashville, Indianapolis, Italy and Mexico.
NorCal Elite athletes will also be invited onto our podcast and our new traveling foodie episodes, coming soon. Our goal is more college exposure and more Team USA exposure for our athletes, and to be a pipeline for Team USA in Northern California.
Our new indoor high-performance training center in Vallejo gives NorCal Elite athletes elite training with NFL-quality equipment, at no cost to low cost.
2027 Tryouts - Register Here
Tryout registration is open now, $10 per player. Boys are 8U to 15U and girls are 8U to 18U. All tryouts run 5:00 to 8:30 PM. At NorCal Elite East, boys try out November 7 and 8 and girls try out November 21 and 22. At NorCal Elite West in Healdsburg and NorCal Elite Napa, boys and girls try out together on the same days at the same time, November 21 and 22, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Choose the site closest to you.
Calendar
(Events will be added as we receive them.)
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 9 and 10, 2027 | BATTLE Regional Invite, our first tournament of the season | Phoenix, Arizona |
| January 22 to 24, 2027 | CFP Youth Flag Football Showcase, part of the College Football Playoff National Championship festivities | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Saturday, April 3, 2027 | Gold Rush Tournament | Vallejo, California |
| Friday, June 18, 2027 | Great Wolf Lodge Tournament | Manteca, California |
| June 21 to 27, 2027 | International Tournament, 14U and up (optional) | Italy |
| June 28 to July 2, 2027 | International Tournament (optional) | Ensenada, Mexico |
| July 31 and August 1, 2027 | Lake Tahoe Championships, our final tournament of the season | Lake Tahoe, California |
Weekly Training
| Training | When | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Speed and Agility Training | Mondays and Wednesdays | Solano College, Fairfield (NorCal Elite East) |
| Speed and Agility Training | To be determined | NorCal Elite West, Healdsburg |
| Quarterback and Receiver Training | Mondays | Solano College, Fairfield (NorCal Elite East) |
| Quarterback and Receiver Training | Wednesdays | NorCal Elite West, Healdsburg |
2026 Preseason
Tryouts and mandatory coach training ahead of the 2027 club season.
| Date | Event | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 7, 2026 | Boys Tryouts, 8U to 15U, NorCal Elite East | Solano College, Fairfield | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 8, 2026 | Boys Tryouts, 8U to 15U, NorCal Elite East | St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School, Vallejo | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| November 12 to 15, 2026 | Mandatory Coach Training with Team USA personnel, all four nights | St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School, Vallejo | 5:00 to 9:00 PM nightly |
| Saturday, November 21, 2026 | Girls Tryouts, 8U to 18U, NorCal Elite East | Solano College, Fairfield | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 21, 2026 | Boys and Girls Tryouts, NorCal Elite West | Recreation Park, Healdsburg | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 21, 2026 | Boys and Girls Tryouts, NorCal Elite Napa | Napa location to be announced | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 22, 2026 | Girls Tryouts, 8U to 18U, NorCal Elite East | St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School, Vallejo | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 22, 2026 | Boys and Girls Tryouts, NorCal Elite West | Healdsburg High School, Healdsburg | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |
| Sunday, November 22, 2026 | Boys and Girls Tryouts, NorCal Elite Napa | Napa location to be announced | 5:00 to 8:30 PM |