Early Registration - Sunday, August 17th, time TBA John Tarleton Park
Final Registration - Sunday, August 24th, time TBA Wellesley Park Clubhouse (directions below)
Start Date:
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Looking For A Team?
Your Team in Need of More Players?
We will hold a preseason scrimmage for players looking to get on a team. This is an opportunity for teams that may need players as well to find a player or two to fill your roster.
The game or games will be run by league officials to ensure that players get an opportunity to play but will be on a fully set up field with flags provided. There will be no referees for this game so there is no fee to play.
The scrimmage will be at John Tarleton Park at a time to be determined. Please join the email list or check this website later for an announcement of times. We will be conducting early registration at the field after the scrimmage during the registration times only - not during the actual scrimmage.
Teams interested in participating need to contact Todd Droz ASAP via email at todd@knoxflagfootball.com.
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How to Register
There will be two registration times to pay your team fees.
Early Registration will be at John Tarleton Park
Final
Regisration will be at the Wellsley Park Clubhouse near West Town Mall (directions & fees listed below.)
Early Registration (at John Tarleton Park): Sunday, August 17- TBA
To qualify for early registration, your team must be paid in full with all fees no later than this date. Teams that qualify will receive a $25 credit back for their team fees. Any team that has not paid in full by this date will pay the regular full price.
Final Registration (at Wellsley Park clubhouse): Sunday, August 24 - TBA
All teams must
be registered and paid in full by this date. No teams will be added after final registration is completed.
Registation will be during these in these hours only. Please have BOTH of your fees ready and if you have not already done so, be prepared to fill out the registration form. I encourage you to register your team online before coming to pay your fees so you don't have to fill out any additional paperwork.
Directions to Wellsley Park Clubhouse:
From I 40 take the West Hills Exit
At the red light make a left turn onto Kingston Pike
Make a right on to Morell Road (West Town Mall on the right)
Stay straight on Morell Road
Make a left onto Deane Hill Drive
Make the very next left onto Wellsley Park Road
Make the very next right onto Sir Arthur Way (Entrance of Wellsley Park)
Make a right into the Clubhouse parking area.
We look forward to this season as the league continues to grow with new teams and players every year. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me any time. Thanks.
We will use all five fields and will have 4 divisions - A, B, C and the Recreation Division. It is up to you which division you play in with exception to last year's C division champions. The ONLY team required to move up in divisions is the C division champion from the Spring season. If you have a team in the Recreation Division, none of your players may play on an A, B, or C division team during that season for ANY games - including playoffs. Any teams found in violation of this will be forfeited.
However, with so few A division teams each season there is a possibility that we will have several "cross-divisional" games during the season. At the league's discretion, certain B teams will play an A division team for one of their regular season games. Yes, these games WILL count against both teams record. This will ensure that the A division teams will play a different team each week, but allow us to keep 3 distinct divisions. The playoffs will remain the same and will only play within your division.
The "Recreation Division" is for teams that are looking to get started in flag football or feel their teams' competition level would be better suited in a lower division.
We would prefer to allow all teams the option of which division they would like to play in rather than assigning teams to divisions to keep the divisions competitive. We will however, review teams' requested division and will reassign if we feel you are not in the right division.
Fees
A Division
$325
B Division
$350
C Division
$375
Recreation Division
$375
This fee may be paid by cash or money order. No personal checks. If you are being sponsored and your business is writing a check, please make the check or money order out to "Knoxville Flag Football League".
All teams are required to also submit an additional deposit check (a check is fine for this deposit) for the amount of $80. This check will not be cashed unless you were to forfeit a game. This is to pay the officials for the time slot for the game you forfeit. This will cover 2 forfeited games. If you forfeit two games without notice, you will be dismissed from the league. If you do not forfeit any games, this check can be returned to you.
BOTH of these fees (team fee and forfeit deposit) by Sunday, August 24th. Any payment received after Sunday, August 24th will be charged an additional $50.
ABSOLUTELY NO exceptions. NO TEAMS WILL BE ADDED after Sunday, August 24th.
During the season, each team is required to pay the referees $20 at the coin toss of the game. Referees will not start games until this fee is paid, and failure to pay will result in a forfeit, so please be prepared before your game starts.
Playing on More Than One Team
With regard to playing on more than one team, you may play on multiple teams as long as they are in different divisions (with the exception of the Recreation Division - if you play in the Recreation Division, you may not play in any other divsion.) Under no circumstance, can any players play on another team in the same division, not even for one game.
Teams in the B and C divisions can have up to three players from an upper division on their roster. C division can only have up to TWO A Division players on the roster. Recreation Division players may not play in more than one division. Once three players from an upper division are on your roster, you cannot add any more upper division players.
To clarify, for example: if Team X has Player A, Player B, and Player C on their roster and those three players are on rosters in an upper division, NO OTHER PLAYERS FROM A HIGHER DIVISION may play on your team that season. So if Player A, B, or C stops playing with you for any reason or isn't there, you MAY NOT add another upper division player. If you feel like your team has an exception, you must clear it through me first.
Any teams found violating this rule will result in games forfeited and possible player suspensions. Please make sure your players are legitimate before allowing them to play on your team.
The Season
The regular season will be 8 games with a playoff for teams qualifying at the end of the season. The number of teams making the playoffs will be determined after it is known how many teams will be in each division.
As in the past, in all divisions, the playoff is a single elimination format until eight teams remain in each division. Those eight teams will play double elimination for the rest of the playoffs. Standings will be kept during the regular season on the website.
Please understand that weather may require us to shorten the season. We will make every effort to make up rain-out games, but time is very tight and if necessary, we may be forced to cancel some games altogether.
Medical Insurance
All players that have filled out a waiver will receive secondary medical insurance for any injury that occurs while playing in a league game. This insurance covers you for 100% of medical costs up to $25,000 for injuries. A $100 deductible may apply. You have two years to claim an injury that occurs in the league.
All injury claims must be cleared by me, so if you are injured see me for an insurance form and instructions. If the injury is serious, go immediately to the hospital and we can work out the insurance information afterward. You must file your primary insurance first before this insurance kicks in. If you do not have any primary insurance, this will take the place of it and you will be required to fill out additional information.
Roster & Waivers
All team captains must fill out a roster form with all players that will play on your team this season. The roster may be added to through week 4. After week 4, the rosters are closed and cannot be added to without league permission. Teams with illegal players after week 4 are subject to games forfeited and/or player suspensions. All players in the league must all fill out a waiver form prior to playing a game.
Both of these forms can be completed at the concession stand on game day. Players that do no fill out a waiver form may be denied insurance coverage in the event of an injury so please be sure all your players understand that they must fill out a waiver before they play.
Rain Outs
If you question whether or not we will be playing games on a particular day due to weather, you can call 300-8763 after 11:00am the day of the games. We will not make any decision on canceling games until that time so please do not call on a Saturday night (or before) for any information about that Sunday's games because we simply will not know. Information about that day and possible make-up times will left on a message at that number.
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Download
Forms
You can download
these forms (PDF files) and make copies as needed.
Required before the first game is one (1) roster form with all players
that will play during the season for your team, AND each player on your
team is required to fill out and sign a waiver form before they can play. Players
can be added to roster through week 4 of the season.
If you have an injury claim, please
see me to get an injury claim form. This insurance is a secondary insurance plan
and will cover all expenses your primary insurance provider does not cover.
Please be sure that your primary insurance is filed first with your doctor. If you currently do not have a primary insurance plan, this insurance will cover
all medical expenses up to $25,000 (subject to a $100 deductible)
