Dear HEWYBL Flag Football Families:
HEWYBL has launched a new Girls Flag Football League! Please share with your friends. Registration is now open for Fall 2021.
Please register on line at www.HEWYBL.com. Select REGISTER at the upper right-hand corner of the screen and follow the instructions. Girls Flag Football is a brand-new endeavor for HEWYBL, so please help spread the word.
HEWYBL flag football typically draws players from Allentown, Cranbury, East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Millstone, Monroe, Robbinsville, Roosevelt, West Windsor and other surrounding towns. However, since this is the ONLY girls league in Central Jersey, we will take registrants from any town.
Registration Details:
- Late Fee of $20 starts on July 26
- Registration closes August 10
- Multi-child discounts
Divisions and Costs:
Freshman (4-5): Born in 2014, 205 or 2016 -- $90
Sophomore (6-8): Born in 2012, 2013 or 2014 -- $150
JV (9-11): Born in 2009, 2010 or 2011 -- $150
Varsity (12-14) Born in 2006, 2007 or 2008 -- $150
Senior Varsity (15-18) Born in 2002, 2003, 2004 or 2005 -- $125
League age is based the player’s age on January 1, 2021.
We will accept as many players as we can. However, please remember that playing spots are awarded in the order payments are received, not order of sign up.
Evaluations, Player Draft and Season:
Freshman: No evaluations. No draft. This division runs as part-clinic, part-game as we teach these young players the basics of flag football. We work with these players as one group.
Sophomore-JV-Varsity: Evaluation required. Draft held. Each player must attend ONE evaluation session. These are currently scheduled for July 21 (7-8 p.m.), August 11 (7-8 p.m.), and August 14 and 15 (10 a.m.-Noon) at Disbrow Hills Park in East Windsor. Player drafts will be held on August 18 and 19. Only coaches need to attend the draft. After the player draft is completed, teams will be posted to the HEWYBL web site and jerseys will be ordered.
HEWYBL is a recreational league and it uses player evaluations and a draft process to try and assemble teams of equal physical capability so we can have more equally matched games. We do not accept requests to be placed with a specific coach (unless the parent is a coach). A player may request to be placed with a friend if both friends make the request to be placed with one another in the NOTES section of their registration. Otherwise, we really view flag football as a way to have fun and make new friends.
Senior Varsity: No evaluations. No draft. This is a more competitive division. If you are in the Senior Varsity Division, and have a group of friends from your high school that would like to form a team, please reach out to
and give us a name of the players on your roster. Players in Senior Varsity may also sign up as “free agents” and will be assigned to a team.
Coaches
Each team may have up to two coaches, and each coach will automatically get his/her daughter in the draft. If your child is looking to play with a friend, volunteering to coach with the friend’s parent is the best way to guarantee that happens.
Game and Practice Schedule
Regular-season games will start on September 8 and continue through October 31. Playoff games will be held on November 7 and November 13-14. Most games are played on Sunday afternoon (we play two weekday evening games so each team can play 10 games).
Exact game times cannot be determined until registration is complete and we know how many players are signed up. However, games will start with the Varsity age group at 1 p.m. and continue with JV, Sophomore and Freshman, ending at about 4 p.m. Games take approximately one hour.
Tentative game dates for Freshman, Sophomore, JV and Varsity are as follows
September 8-10 (day depends on age group – games start at 6 p.m.)
September 12
September 19
September 26
September 28-30 (day depends on age group – games start at 6 p.m.)
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
October 31
Senior Varsity games are played on Sunday at 4 p.m. Tentative dates are as follows:
September 12
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24
Practice: Teams typically practice once per week for an hour to an hour and a half. The day, time and location are selected by the team’s coach. If your daughter cannot attend practice on certain days due to religious education, other sport conflicts, etc., please indicate this on the NOTES section of your registration.
Equipment
HEWYBL provides each player with a reversible NFL Flag team jersey, NFL Flag shorts and a set of sonic-pop flags. You need to provide a mouth guard (players may not participate without one) and cleats. Additional equipment, such as receiver’s gloves, sleeves, etc. are acceptable, but not required.
Volunteers
HEWYBL is a non-profit organization run 100 percent by volunteers. We are looking for volunteers to help with the following:
- Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches (We can’t play without them!)
- Division Heads
- Evaluations
If you can help with any of these, please make a note of it on your registration and/or send an email to hewyblflag@optimum.net
Coaches Clinic:
Not that many parents grew up playing flag football, and thus, can be intimidated by coaching it. However, we can help you become a competent youth flag football coach. Since girls flag football is a new endeavor, we will be in need of coaches! We will hold a coach’s clinic on August 14. The clinic will cover rules, offensive plays, defensive schemes, playbooks, helpful apps and practice drills. If you are interested in coaching, but feel you would like to have a better understanding of the game, how to run a practice, etc., please reach out to
to sign up or express your interest on your child’s registration.
Questions or Additional Information
If you have any questions about HEWYBL Flag Football or the upcoming season, please do not hesitate to contact me at
.
Regards,
Eric Updegraff
VP-Flag Football
