Flag Football
Sign up for our semi-competitive flag football league! Your child will learn how to play the sport and prep for contact football with the only semi-contact flag football league in Billings. They will improve their game in a safe environment, and most importantly- HAVE FUN! Each player receives an football jersey!
Flags, jerseys, and footballs will be provided to all participants. If you want cleats for your young athlete, you are more than welcome to use them, they cannot have metal cleats, they must be plastic.
Register before March 10 to avoid a $20 late fee. REGISTER Early to save!! REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS March. 20.
YGAMETIME.COM
Remember to sign up for alerts for the new season on ygametime.com. You can also find more information about the upcoming season at ygametime.
SKILLS PRACTICE
Skills Day for all ages and practice locations will be held at Castle Rock Park.
Skills Day will take between 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how many athletes come. Skills Day will be a series of skills and drills to allow us to evaluate each player. This will allow us to try to make the teams as even as we can. Please do your best to attend the skills day so we can do our best to make sure the teams are even and the season is fun and competitive for everyone.
| Grade Level | Practice Time | Practice Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | Thursday, March 19 |
| 5th–7th | 5:30 -6:30 p.m. | Friday, March 20 |
| 1st Grade | 9:00–10:00 a.m. | Saturday, March 21 |
| 2nd Grade | 10:00-11:00 a.m. | Saturday, March 21 |
| 3rd Grade | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Saturday, March 21 |
| 4th Grade | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Saturday, March 21 |
PRACTICES
- Tuesday and Thursday: Gorham Park, Rocky Mountain College, and Castle Rock locations
- Monday & Wednesday: Lockwood
Gorham Park - Tuesdays, 6:00 pm
Rocky Mountain College - Tues., 6:00 pm
Castle Rock Park - Thursdays, 6:00 pm
Lockwood – Wednesday 6:00 pm
County locations can be available if a coach calls to set them up.
FIRST THREE WEEKS OF PRACTICES
We will have extra practices for the first three weeks of practices before the season starts. We will have two practices a week for these first three weeks. To help prepare for the season and give the teams time to learn plays and get ready for the season. So the Heights and West End will practice Tuesday and Thursday for week two and week three. Lockwood will practice Monday and Wednesday for week two and week three.
The first week of practice, each location will start on a different day and will only have one day of practice.
Lockwood: Monday, March 23 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Gorham Park: Tuesday, March 24, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Rocky Mountain College: Wednesday, March 25, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Castle Rock Park: Thursday, March 26 6:00-7:00 p.m.
COACHES MEETING
Location: YMCA Admin Offices (502 N. 32nd)
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Date: Monday, March 16
We will have training for any new coaches at the coach’s meeting. If you are thinking about coaching this year, we will be handing out and going over a new coaching packet that we have put together. This will cover everything from a playbook to how to set up and run a practice.
GAMES
Games start Saturday, April 11
Games at: Castle Rock Park (Heights location) & Gorham Park (West End location)
Games will be in 7x7 format (with three-person line play on both offense and defense)
Games
- The first games will be played on April 11
- Games will be played at both Castle Rock and Gorham Park.
| Grade Level | Practice Locations & Times | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Choose one: Gorham Park – Tue, 6–7 PM Rocky Mountain College – Tue, 6–7 PM Castle Rock Park – Thu, 6–7 PM Lockwood Schools – Wed, 6–7 PM | First games: April 11 Locations: Castle Rock & Gorham Park |
| 1st–2nd Grade | Choose one: Gorham Park – Tue, 6–7 PM Rocky Mountain College – Tue, 6–7 PM Castle Rock Park – Thu, 6–7 PM Lockwood Schools – Wed, 6–7 PM | First games: April 11 Locations: Castle Rock & Gorham Park |
| 3rd–4th Grade | Choose one: Gorham Park – Tue, 6–7 PM Rocky Mountain College – Tue, 6–7 PM Castle Rock Park – Thu, 6–7 PM Lockwood Schools – Wed, 6–7 PM | First games: April 11 Locations: Castle Rock & Gorham Park |
| 5th–7th Grade | Choose one: Gorham Park – Tue, 6–7 PM Rocky Mountain College – Tue, 6–7 PM Castle Rock Park – Thu, 6–7 PM Lockwood Schools – Wed, 6–7 PM | First games: April 11 Locations: Castle Rock & Gorham Park |