League Reminders

Players/Coaches

• Players are prohibited from wearing wristbands that have plays on them
• Only two coaches per team are allowed on the sidelines
• Coaches/Players/Spectators please pick up your trash/water bottles and throw it away before you leave. Help the league keep the fields clean for the games to follow
• Teams are only allowed to have 1 practice per week for the remainder of the season

Spectators

• All Spectators must sit in the area designated in the back of either end zone.
• • Stay in the end zone area, not between or on the side of the fields
• Fans must also adhere to good sportsmanship:
• • Yell to cheer on your players, not to harass officials or other teams
  • Keep comments clean and profanity free

• Majority of the officials are teenagers with many of them being an official for the very first time this season
  • Spectators should refrain from yelling at the officials during the game
  • Take a moment and pretend that was your teenage child on the field as an official being yelled at
• Same reminder applies to the adult officials as well if you disagree with them during your child's game

Dear Membership

The flag football season is fast approaching, and we are ready to get things started and open registration. Before we go ahead and open up registration, we must fill the open board positions in order to have a league this year. We are looking for a few volunteers to step up and help be part of the flag football board. We had several members that aged out last year which created this void. The time commitment is minimal with 1-2 hours per month starting in later this month until the season starts in September then 1 hour per week helping to set up the fields and closing them after the games.

The open positions we need to fill include:

• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Field Crew (Multiple people needed)
  • Paint field lines (Friday evenings)
  • Cone set up (Morning before games)
  • Cone removal (Afternoon after games)

This year we are also excited to announce we are adding a 15 - 17-year-old High School age group to play flag. Please consider being part of the board and helping out the community. If interested in any of the positions mentioned above, please send an email to stoughtonyouthflagfootball@gmail.com with your name and position of interest.

Thank you

Stoughton Flag Board of Directors

2020 Flag Football Champions

Girls Division - Cowboys - (Driscoll)

Senior Boys - Seahawks - (McSweeney)

Junior Boys - Vikings - (Duffy)

2020 Stoughton Flag Football - COVID-19 Safety Guidelines Phase 3

The safety guidelines below are to be enforced before, during and after all Flag Football practices/games. These guidelines are in addition to guidelines provided by the CDC, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, as well, as our local recreation department. These safety measures must be strictly adhered to by all players, coaches and spectators to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

LEAGUE GUIDELINES

General

• Face masks or cloth face coverings are required by everyone while in the complex.
• Maximum of 50 participants at each field.
  • Excludes players, coaches, referees, or facility/activity workers.
  • No more than 25 people on the playing area
• All players and coaches MUST remain outside the fenced in area surrounding the fields until everyone has exited the field from an earlier game.
  • Teams preparing to play can warm up outside the fenced in area behind the middle school until they are able to take the field
• Games will be tailored to limit the usage of shared footballs as much as possible.
  • Each team will use its own football when on offense.
• Individuals should not be congregating in common areas around the field or parking lots following the game.
• No seeds, chewing gum or any food that encourages spitting will be allowed.
• Players, coaches and/or spectators that are not feeling well or exhibiting symptoms of possible exposure to COVID-19, such as fever must not attend practice until such time as the player, coach or spectator has been tested and/or cleared.
• Encourage coaches/players who test positive for COVID-19 to notify the league and the local Board of Health (LBOH) for purposes of cleaning / disinfecting and contact tracing.

Players/Coaches

• The league provides gaitors to all players and coaches as part of the uniform.
  • All players, coaches and referees must wear a gaiter or face covering at all times both on and off the field while at the complex.
• Players are encouraged to wear football gloves during games or practices if possible.
• Coaches will have hand sanitizer and/or wipes available for all participants; however, we encourage each player to have their own hand sanitizer.
• Sportsmanship should continue in a touchless manner - no handshakes/slaps/fist bumps.
• Each team will be responsible for cleaning up their trash around the field area after practice/games.
• Coaches will take the flags home after each game/practice and sanitize them before next use
• Coaches will sanitize the footballs after each game/practice

For additional COVID-19 guidance, please visit:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/youth-sports.html

Congratulations 2019 Champions

Senior Division - Green Bay Packers

Quinn Fogarty, Cole Franey, Jake Jardim, Joey McEachern, Joe McSweeney Jack Tran, Tommy Winskowicz

Coach Dave Winskowicz & Mike McSweeney

Junior Division - Oakland Raiders

Anthony Alessi, Christian Alexis, Gavin Alexson, Tony Cappellano, Addison Greenlaw, Dawen Hodges, Brandon Kuznitz, Brian Mackin-Colindres, Jake Mooney

Coach - Ken Arbit & Bill Alexson