Dear HEWYBL Flag Football Families:
Registration is now open for the HEWYBL’s 2021 spring flag football season. Our league is open to both GIRLS and BOYS ages 4-18. All games are played in East Windsor.
Please register on line at www.HEWYBL.com. Select REGISTER at the upper right-hand corner of the screen and follow the instructions.
COVID-19
We will be following state guidelines for return to sports at the time the season starts. This may include temperature checks, mask-wearing on the sideline and limited fan attendance. If following the guidelines will be an issue for you, please do not sign up. We will have hand sanitizer available for players and coaches.
Registration Details:
- Registration begins January 25
- Registration closes March 15
Please note: We will not collect payments until March 1, but you can register before that date.
Divisions and Costs:
Freshman (4-5 years old as of January 1, 2021) -- $85
Sophomore (6-8 years old as of January 1, 2021) -- $150
JV (9-11 years old as of January 1, 2021) -- $160
Varsity (12-14 years old as of January 1, 2021) -- $160
Sr. Varsity (15-17 years old as of January 1, 2021) -- $100
Evaluations, Player Draft and Season:
Freshman: This division runs as part-clinic and part-game as the coaches teach kids the most basic fundamentals of flag football. For this division, there is not evaluation and not player draft.
Sophomre, JV and Varsity: In order to prevent any more intermingling than necessary, we will form teams made up of players from their school. We will not hold our tradition pre-season player evaluation session this season. All siblings in the same age group will be placed on the same team.
Each team may have up to two coaches, and each coach will automatically have his or her child on their team.
Senior Varsity: This is set up as a more competitive division. If you are in the Senior Varsity division (15-18 years old), and have a group of friends or teammates from your high school that would like to form a team, please reach out to me at
and we will place you on the same team. Players in Senior Varsity may also sign up as “free agents” and will be assigned to one of the Senior Varsity teams.
HEWYBL flag football typically draws players from Allentown, Cranbury, East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Millstone, Robbinsville, Roosevelt, West Windsor and other surrounding towns.
Game Schedule
Games will on April 10 and will run through the championship games on June 13. We will not play on Memorial Day Weekend.The game schedule will depend on how many players sign up, but in general, here is what to expect.
Freshmen play on Saturday at 10 a.m. There are no practices.
Sophomore, JV and Varsity will play each Saturday – Varsity at 9 a.m., JV at 10 & 11 a.m. and Sophomore at 11 a.m. & Noon Starting in May, teams in these divisions will also play one weeknight game per week at 6 or 7 p.m. Sophomore will play on Tuesday, JV on Wednesday and Varsity on Thursday. Teams typically practice once per week for an hour to an hour-and-a half at a place and time decided by the coach.
Senior Varsity plays only on Sunday evenings.
Playoff games will be held on June 5-6 and June 12-13.
Equipment
HEWYBL will provide each player with a set of sonic-pop flags, an NFL Flag team jersey and NFL Flag shorts. You need to provide a mouth guard (players may not participate without one) and cleats (no metal cleats are permitted). Receiver’s gloves are acceptable, but not required.
Volunteers
HEWYBL is a non-profit organization run 100 percent by volunteers. If you can help with coaching or player evaluations, please note that on your registration and/or email hewyblflag@optimum.net.
Coaches Clinic:
We will not have the tradition Coaches Clinic this season, but we will provide coaches with a number of resources – sample plays, practice plans, drills, etc. to help prepare any new coaches. I am also available to answer any questions or give any advice gleaned from my coaching experience over the years.
If you have any questions about HEWYBL Flag Football or the upcoming season, please do not hesitate to contact me at
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Regards,
Eric Updegraff
VP-Flag Football