Flag teams are allowed to start practice no sooner than August 1st.

Flag practices are limited to 2 hours in duration, and are limited to 4 practices a week before Labor Day.

Practices change to three 1.5 hour sessions per week after Labor Day for the rest of the season.

First game of the season typical starts on or before Labor Day weekend.

Flag football rules include, but not limited to:

• -All flag games are held on an 80 x 40 yard field.
• -Games are played with two 25-minute halves and one 10-minute half time.
• -All players will play a minimum of ten (10) plays, five (5) offensives, and five (5) defensive.
• -There are only 8 players on the field at any give time. One Coach on the field of play during the game

Lakewood Pop Warner provides each team with footballs; flag belts, pants and numbered game jerseys (players keep their jersey).

Participants provide their own cleats, athletic supporter and mouthpiece. Protective equipment and hats are prohibited.

All participants must have a physical for the current year before being allowed to practice or play a game.

Since flag football is an entry-level program, most of the coaches and cheer instructors are parents of children on the team. This is a great opportunity for you to get involved on the ground floor of what we hope will be a long and rewarding football experience for your child.

We would like to encourage you to “get involved” and help make this a positive experience for the participants.

Please fell free to contact us (info@lakewoodlancers.org) or our Athletic Director (ad@lakewoodlancers.org) for more information on how you can get involved.