28th Annual Southern Atlantic
Flag Football Championships:

November 22 - 24

General Information/Forms

This tournament is not restricted to league champions or limited to a certain number of teams from any one school. It is open to junior colleges, community colleges, four year universities, and military teams.

Players must be enrolled in 1/2 credits required for full-time status as determined by your institution. (12 hours= full time; player must be enrolled in 6 hours)

*NOTE*: Players graduating in December and enrolled in less than the above should contact the tournament host to request a waiver. The information must be presented in writing and approved by the Registrar and Intramural Sports Director.

Champions from each division (Men's, Women's, Co-Rec) will receive their entry fee paid to the NIRSA National Championships in January 2020.

Entry Fee
All payment must be in the form of a credit card, certified check, money order, or university check. Please do not mail cash or a personal check. Credit Card payments will be live on October 1, 2018.

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS CLICK HERE (Coming Fall 2019)
NOTE: Your credit card will not be charged until we approve the payment.

NOTE: Entries and payment must be received by Novmeber 15. If special considerations are needed please let us know in advance. Any team with an unpaid fee after this date will be dropped from the tournament field.

Fees are not refundable after November 12th. Requests must be submitted in writing by this date.

Tournament Meetings

All Meetings will be held on Friday, November 22nd.

Official's & Official's Staff Check-In: TBD, Recreational Field Complex

Official's Meeting: TBD, Recreational Field Complex Meeting Room

Tournament Staff Check-in: TBD, Recreational Field Complex

Team Check-In: TBD, Recreational Field Complex

Captain's Meeting: TBS, Recreational Field Complex Meeting Room

Rules/Game Schedules
Games will be played under NIRSA rules. This will be a 3 or 4 team pool play tournament with the top two teams out of each pool advancing to a single elimination playoff. A draw will be held to determine team placement in the bracket once pool play is concluded on Saturday, November 5th.

Tournament Forms:

All forms except the Waiver and Code of Conduct should be submitted to: gilbertz@uncw.edu

Entry Application- Due by November 15th (Please type)
Team Roster- Due by November 15th (Please type)
*NOTE: Roster changes after this date will be subject to a change fee of $25*
Military Player Certification- Due by November 15th (Please type)

Submit the following forms with hand written signatures on November 30th.

Participant Waiver- Submit during team check-in. Must be signed by each participant on the team.

NIRSA Code of Conduct- Submit during team check-in. Must be signed by each participant on the team

Rosters
NOTE: Emailed rosters are accepted but registrar approved rosters must be presented during team check-in on Friday, November 22nd.

Men's / Women's rosters are limited to 15 players and co-rec rosters are limited to 16 players. Final Rosters must be received no later than November 15th.

All roster additions received after November 15th will be charged $25. This includes any added players to an existing roster.

Volunteer Staff & Officials

Professional staff and students interested in attending the tournament as a staff member or as a student official are invited to apply for positions through the NIRSA Championship Series (external link) and the volunteer form. Student officials applications are due by October 25, 2019 Two state tournaments, Georgia & North Carolina, will receive automatic bids for the top student official at their respective tournaments.

NIRSA Championship Series Applications

Flag Football Staff	Open	Close
APPLY FOR REGIONAL FLAG FOOTBALL DIRECTOR POSITIONS (external link)	Aug 1	Sept. 6
APPLY FOR REGIONAL FLAG FOOTBALL STAFF POSITIONS (external link)	Aug 1	Sept. 13
APPLY FOR REGIONAL FLAG FOOTBALL OFFICIALS POSITIONS (external link)	Sept. 18	Oct. 25