NFL Flag at Gateway is part of NFL Flag, the largest youth flag football league in the US with 1600+ teams, and 500,000+ youth players, with leagues operating in all 50 states. It is the official Flag Football program of the NFL (real NFL-branded uniforms) and has an NFL Flag Tournaments where winners of each region are invited to play at the NFL Pro Bowl as well as an NFL FLAG Open Tournament that gives winners a chance to attend the national NFL FLAG Bowl at the Super Bowl. Gateway Flag was recently honored as one of NFL Flag's top 100 programs.
For over 10 years, Gateway Flag Football has provided an opportunity for young men and women (ages 4-15) to participate in flag football year-round. Gateway Flag’s youth league provide the best possible experience for the 2000+ youths who participate annually in our program. Featuring a fall, winter, spring, and mini-summer season every year we focus on team building combined with individual player improvement all within a fun, competitive environment. We welcome all of Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres and surrounding areas. Practices and games are conveniently located in Gateway at the Sherman Soccer Complex. Games are played "under the lights", a great family friendly event every week. Practices are once a week on Mondays or Wednesdays and games are on Friday nights (except for the mini-Summer league).
Here are the details on our league:
- There is a Fall (Sep-Nov), Winter (Dec-Feb), Spring (Mar-May), and mini-Summer (May-June) season.
- Registration for the Fall opens in May, Winter in August, Spring in November, and mini-Summer in March.
- Practices will be held on Monday or Wednesday nights at 6 or 7 PM or Saturday morning for the mini-Summer season. The coach chooses the night/time for Fall, Winter, and Spring season practices.
- All games are played in Gateway at the Soccer Complex at 13260 Griffin Drive.
- The regular season games are played on Friday nights from 6:15-9:00 PM (except mini-Summer is played Saturdays from 9AM-1PM). Playoffs for the top teams in each division will be on the Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights the week after the last regular season game. For the mini-Summer season, playoffs are on the Saturday after the last regular season games.
- We have multiple age divisions that may be adjusted based on registrations.
- There are early bird and sibling discounts that will automatically be applied when registering.
- Shorts are not included with the registration. There is an option to purchase pocketless shorts during registration; prices are $19.95 for reversible team shorts. The shorts and any other item purchased during registration (socks, mouthpiece) will be shipped with the uniforms after teams are assigned. The reason for the delayed shipping is so these items will match the NFL team color your child is assigned to.
- All players that register will make a team; required evaluations (Combine) are for rating the kids for the draft.
- You do not have to live in Gateway or attend school in Gateway to play in our league.
- Teams are chosen automatically based on ratings by a computer program designed to make the teams as even as possible. We cannot take coach, teammate, or carpool requests. Although it is discouraged unless absolutely necessary, we do have an option to request a practice night or time for a small fee.
- Every player must have a mouthpiece. Mouthpieces will be available for purchase every week for $5.00.