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About FNL Garden Grove
SPRING SEASON FAQ'S
SPRING 2022 FEES
FEES = $225/PLAYER
TEAM SPONSOR = ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE A SPONSOR ($250). IF SPONSOR CANNOT BE FOUND, THE TEAM WILL DIVIDE THE $250 FEE AMONG THE FAMILIES OF EACH PLAYER (8-9 PLAYERS PER TEAM)
MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE HAPPY TO HELP SUPPORT FNL
ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT CHAPMAN SPORTS PARK
COACHES BEGIN NOTIFYING PARENTS OF TEAM PLACEMENT IN LATE JANUARY
PRACTICES BEGIN LATE JANUARY
GAMES BEGIN LATE FEBRUARY
SEASON ENDS MID MAY
ALL GAMES PLAYED AT CHAPMAN SPORTS PARK
ALL GAMES PLAYED ON FRIDAY NIGHTS
1 PRACTICE PER WEEK
5 DIVISIONS: KINDERGARTEN- 1st/2nd GRADE-3rd/4th GRADE- 5th/6th GRADE-7th/8th GRADE
BOYS & GIRLS GRADES K-8th (AGES 5-14)
PLAY WITH FRIENDS (GROUPS OF 3 OR MORE FRIENDS WILL NOT BE PLACED ON SAME TEAM UNLESS ONE OF THE PARENTS WILL BE WILLING TO HEAD COACH
6 VS 6
NON-CONTACT: NO BLOCKING OR TACKLING
EVERYONE PLAYS 3 OUT OF 4 QUARTERS
EXPERIENCED, PAID GAME OFFICIALS
8 REGULAR SEASON GAMES WEATHER PERMITTING
PLAYOFFS & CHAMPIONSHIPS (EXCEPT FOR KINDER)
GAMES START APPROX. 5:00 PM
COACH MENTORING AVAILABLE IF DESIRED
All players are required to purchase and wear their own mouthpiece to all practices and games.
CLEATS: Soccer, football, rubber baseball cleats (no metal).
All refund requests must be submitted in writing to albertggfnl@gmail.com
INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE AND SPONSORSHIP:
Top quality customized jersey (FNL team shorts can be purchased separately).
Premium flags.
Quality referees.
Participation trophies for all Kinder and 1st/2nd grade players.
Trophies for division winners and finalists.
Awards for playoff champions and finalists.
That’s it!
NO candy sales or fundraisers/buyouts.
NO snack shack duty/buyout.
NO field prep/buyout.
Show Up, Have Fun, Watch your kid play some football!!!
The only volunteers we ask for are coaches!
**Anyone interested in coaching, please sign up on our player’s registration. We will have only one mandatory coach’s meeting in July. Coaches looking for help/suggestions with drills, practice plans, offensive and defensive schemes, etc. will be provided.**
Our #1 goal in team formations is to ensure balanced teams while also trying to accommodate Head Coach and Parent requests. This unique approach allows friends to play with friends. Head coaches can request an impact player/friend AND a low-impact player/friend to be on his/her team. Parents can request a friend to be paired up with. We will try our best to accommodate requests but we cannot guarantee them.
DIRECT QUESTIONS TO:
MARK BROERSMA, COMMISSIONER
fnlfootball@aol.com
562-756-5307
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Friday Night Lights is a 501-C3 non-profit Youth Flag Football League.
Friday Night Lights Youth Flag Football is the Largest Non-Profit Youth Flag Football League in the United States.
"Friday Night Lights" Flag football league was founded in Los Alamitos in 2006 by Mark Broersma & Chris Ketcham and has grown to include many of the surrounding communities. The vision was to bring a high quality FUN Flag Football league to their community. Previously kids in this area had very limited, if any, opportunities to participate in the most exciting sport in America...Flag Football.
Currently, FNL operates 17 leagues in the following areas: Los Alamitos/Seal Beach, Huntington Beach/Fountain Valley, Newport Beach/Costa Mesa, Garden Grove, Murrieta, Temecula, South Orange County, Irvine/Tustin, Corona, Riverside, Carmel Valley, Rancho Bernardo, Palm Desert, Santa Barabara, San Luis Obispo, Edmond/OKC and North County Coast (Carlsbad/La Costa). FNL is for boys and girls of all different skill levels who are in grades K-8. Online registration for the FALL season takes place during the month of May with practices beginning in August and games beginning in September. Registration for the SPRING season takes place in November with practices beginning in February and games beginning in late February.
As with any organization, we are always looking for ways to improve and enhance the FUN experience. We welcome your suggestions. Please email your thoughts and ideas to President, Mark Broersma - FNLFootball@aol.com
The Goal is simple...To be the best youth sporting experience you will ever have!
For information regarding the Garden Grove Friday Night Lights League, please contact League Commissioner: 714-897-3438..
Why choose "Friday Night Lights Flag Football"?
- Low time commitment - 1 game per week & 1 practice maximum
- Play with friends - Request a Friend or Coach upon registration
- Play other sports simultaneously - Friday night scheduling will not interfere with other sports or day time activities
- No equipment to purchase (except mouth-guard and optional shorts)
- No candy sales, no field prep, no snack-shack duty
- Top quality Jersey, Shorts, Footballs and Flag gear
- Beautiful well lit fields
- Experienced and qualified referee's
- Experienced FNL staff supervision at all times - "Sportsmanship First"
