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2000 Pro Flag Season

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Challenge Tournaments

New England Challenge
Date - TBA
Location -
Director - Jim Zimolka

New Jersey Challenge
Date - TBA
Location -
Director -

Cleveland Challenge
Date - TBA
Location -
Director - Mike Cihon

Mid-Atlantic Challenge
Date - TBA
Location -
Director - Steve D'Argenio

Carolina Challenge
Date - TBA
Location - Durham County  Stadium
Director - Tim Langdon

Texas Challenge
Date - TBA
Location -
Director -

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Game Plan for year 2000.

  1. 16 to 24 teams playing in 3 to 4 divisions in the PFFL for 2000.
  2. Season will begin in May and conclude in August.
  3. Teams will play a combination of regulation games and tournament games.
  4. Teams will not pay a franchise fee to participate in the 2000 season, but will pay a single season league entry / registration fee of $600.00.
  5. Teams must sign an operational agreement with the PFFL and post $100 refundable bond. This sum will be applied to the cost of officials in the event of a forfeit.
  6. Teams will sign an agreement with other division teams to play regulation games. For example: the Carolina Renegades will sign a contract to play a home and away series with the Charleston Hurricanes. The Home Team will be responsible for furnishing the stadium, officials, etc. for the event.
  7. Teams must play a minimum of 6 regulation games to qualify for the 2000 playoffs.
  8. Teams will receive 1 point for each regulation game played and 5 points for the win.
  9. Rosters will be limited to 25 players with a 5 man practice squad.
  10. PFFL Rules will be used.

Projected Teams and Divisions for Regulation Play

Mid West - Western New York, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, & Indiana
     Cleveland Gibbs, Buffalo Vikings, Columbus Warriors
New England - Eastern New York, New Jersey, & New England States
     M&M Sports, LoMonico's, Kid KO, New York Empire, Gophers, Benson's Raiders
Mid Atlantic - Maryland & Virginia, Eastern Pennsylvania
     Cutters, Metro Chiefs, Baltimore Packers, Cumberland Regulators, Unknowns
South East - North & South Carolina & Georgia
     Carolina Renegades, Charleston Hurricanes, Charlotte Heat
Deep South - Texas & Louisiana
     

Six Regional Challenge Tournaments

     2000 Pro Flag Football Challenge Tournament Series

  1. The  2000 tournament series will begin with the New England Challenge and end with the Texas Challenge. Six teams will qualify for the playoffs through tournament play.
  2. Only PFFL teams will be eligible to participate. Click Here to register your team.
  3. Entry fee for each Challenge Event will be $500.00 per team.
  4. Awards: 1st & 2nd Place Team Plaques, $1,000 Cash ( *min.), Pro Flag      Championship jerseys.
  5. Tournaments will use the PFFL format: Saturday - Round Robin Inter-divisional play; Sunday - Single Elimination.

    Pro Flag Challenge Tournaments

New England Challenge
  Date - TBA
  Location -
  Director - Jim Zimolka

New Jersey Challenge
  Date - TBA
  Location -
  Director -

Cleveland Challenge
  Date - TBA
  Location -
  Director - Mike Cihon

Mid-Atlantic Challenge
  Date - TBA
  Location -
  Director - Steve D'Argenio
 
  Carolina Challenge
  Date - TBA
  Location - Durham County Stadium
  Director - Tim Langdon

  Texas Challenge
  Date - TBA
  Location -
  Director -

  1. Teams must play in at least one Challenge tournament.
  2. Teams guaranteed 2 games at each event.
  3. Entry fee will be $500.
  4. Awards - Shirts, Team Plaque, and $1,000.00 cash.
  5. Challenge tournaments will be open to PFFL teams only.
  6. Tournament rosters will be limited to 25 men and 2 alternates.

Points Awarded For Challenge Tournaments
     1st place = 5 pts
     2nd place = 4 pts
     3rd place = 3 pts
     4th place = 2 pts
     5th place = 1 pt
          Each Team will be awarded 1 additional point for each game played. 
    
Points Awarded For Regulation Games
     Win = 5 pts
     Tie = 2.5 pts
     Loss = 1 pts

Playoff Structure

  1. 12 team will qualify for the playoffs. The six challenge tournament winners (or qualifiers) and six wild card teams. Wild card teams will be determined by the above points system.
  2. Elimination's will be played in two regional single elimination playoffs. One in the Northeast and one in Southeast. Teams will be divided equally between the two events. The winner or the Northeast Regional and the winner of the Southeast Regional will meet for the 2000 PFFL Championship.
  3. The 2000 Championship game will be a regulation game on a neutral field selected by the league.
  4. Awards will be PFFL - Championship shirts, and $3,500 cash, and team plaque for First Place.
  5. Second place will receive team plaque, shirts, and $1,500.00

The PFFL is the teams and players.The league office would like your comments on the above 2000 format. Please read the following and click the link to email the league office.

Pluses:

  1. The proposed format will get the PFFL halfway to playing the desired regulation game / league type format. One city, one team, six team divisions, playing regulation games leading to the playoffs.
  2. It slowly moves flag football to the professional level avoiding the problems occurring in league play in 1999. Team forfeits, poor fields, too few officials, etc.
  3. It gives teams a chance to play outside their region in tournament play.
  4. It will be possible to promote and seek out national sponsorship for the tournaments, playoffs, and Championship game.

Minuses:

  1. It leaves the league more on a semi-pro level than pro level.
  2. Teams are not franchised and are left unprotected. They will sign an operational agreement with the PFFL.
  3. Players will not be compensated by the league, but may be paid or compensated by their individual teams.
  4. While it will be possible to promote and seek out national sponsorship for the tournaments, teams will have little national support for home regulation games.

Other Notes:

  1. The season and tournaments dates have to be set by early January.
  2. Challenge Tournament dates will need to be set by February 1st, 2000.
  3. Teams, directors, etc. will need to be in place by March 1st, 2000.
  4. Future Question - is the PFFL going to be a spring / summer, fall league, or both.

Comments: Please comment on the above-proposed format. Click Here

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