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Welcome to Matthews Under the Lights

Registration is CLOSED the 2024 WINTER Under the Lights Flag Football Season. The SPRING season will be opening soon , with games taking place on at the following location:

Butler High School
1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Road
Matthews, NC 28105
 

Under the Lights is the ORIGINAL youth flag football partner of Under Armour, Inc.  The league is for both boys and girls of all skill levels and promotes a competitive, confidence building, non-contact football(no tackling) experience.

$125 All Girls Division

$155 Early Bird Special

$165 Regular Registration

$185 Late Registration

(No Siblings discounts or promo codes allowed during Early Bird

$15 siblings discount will be applied after both siblings are registered)

Bringing a team? Email us for team rate before registering.

GAME SCHEDULE

THE SPRING SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE NEW YEAR

GENERAL LEAGUE FORMAT:

  • Player receives an Under Armour game shirt and shorts
  • Head Coach receives UA football, team jersey
  • 6 game season plus playoffs or consolation games
  • 6 v 6 format on 25-30 yd wide x 50 yd long fields
  • NO pass rush, just a 4-6 second sack count. Emphasis on the pass game and run game limitations.
  • Practices are held a hour before the games
  • NO Tryouts. NO Drafts. Rosters are formed by "friend" or "coach" request. Single players will be placed on teams with some similarity and familiarity such as same school, neighborhood, organization, etc. as the other players on the team. We will accomodate  as much as possible, but there will not be refunds if your child can not be placed on the preferred team (if that team is full). 
  • ALL coaches are volunteer parents and NOT provided by Under the Lights
  • Trophies are awarded to the Champions of the grade/age division
  • Games played in the evenings when possible.
  • Food and music at the games!
  • No admission charge at the game!
  • No mandatory volunteer hours, cheer and enjoy the game!
  • The league reserves the right to change the schedule or cancel the season if inadequate registration or  if needed according to field availability.

REFUND POLICY:

We at Under the Lights Flag offer the following refunds within these specific timelines. All refund requests must be submitted by email to your League Commissioner.

  • FULL or 100% registration fee refund if requested before uniforms are ordered for the league which occurs 4 weeks prior to kickoff.
  • HALF or 50% registration fee refund if requested after uniforms are ordered and prior to the 2nd game of the season not 2nd week of the season.
  • $25 processing fee applied to all refunds  with the exception of the league generated cancellation.
  • NO REFUND request submitted and processed after the 2nd game of the season
  • In the event that the Under the Lights Flag season is canceled prior to the 4th game of the season due to an unforeseen event such as a COVID19 outbreak, then HALF or 50% registration fee refund will be processed. If the season is canceled after the 4th game of the season due to an unforeseen event such as a COVID19 outbreak, NO REFUND will be processed.

COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS:

  • All coaches are volunteers and are not provided by Under the Lights Flag League.
  • All Coaches and Volunteers must provide the Commissioner of your league with a current background check. Each certificate is valid for 1 calendar year. If you need to update or obtain both please use the following links:

Background Screens for Coaches and Volunteers

Concussion Training

  • Safety is our main concern and goal for our players and we want to make sure we have proper and safe coaches.

FAQ's

Frequently Asked Questions

 

League Director

Tony Ingram

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