RISE Flag Land O'Lakes registration is now OPEN for the FALL 2026 Flag Football Season.
🔥 FRIDAY Night Lights 🔥
Announcing New Partnership with NIKE 
Each registered player receives a NIKE reversible game jersey which will be shipped direct to Player.
RISE Flag will be providing the Head Coach a NIKE reversible jersey to match the team they are coaching.
Additionally, there will be an opportunity to purchase a RISE Flag-branded mouthguard, RISE Flag-branded football, or NIKE-branded gameday wear through registration.
RISE Flag will provide every new player their own custom Poppers Flag Belt. If a returning player, a custom flag belt will be offered upon request
REGISTRATION FEE:
RISE Flag registration fee does not include credit card and $20 processing fees which will be charged upon checkout:
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: $145 ends on August 2 - 11:59pm
REGULAR REGISTRATION: $170 August 3 to September 6 - 11:59pm (First uniform Order goes out)
LATE REGISTRATION: $195 ends on September 27 (Second Uniform Order goes out)
PreK-K REGISTRATION: $120 ends on September 27 (Same uniform order dates)
A sibling discount of $20 is available for ALL Siblings. Please note that this discount applies to siblings registered after the initial registered athlete. DISCOUNT WILL BE APPLIED AFTER THE FIRST SIBLING IS REGISTERED.
For athletes who register after the regular registration end date, families should expect that uniforms may arrive for Week 2 or Week 3. Also, additional RISE player apparel and/or RISE mouthguard purchased through the registration process, those items will be delivered to your address. The local league does not handle those orders.
LEAGUE LOCATION
The Land O'Lakes FALL 2026 RISE Flag Football season runs from October through November with games taking place at:
Land O' Lakes Rec Center
3032 Collier Parkway
Land O'Lakes, FL
SEASON SCHEDULE
Game days and times may be subject to change due to Inclement weather or other reason(s). League Operator will post dates and times prior to Week ONE.
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
October 2 to November 13
(Reserve Date Nov. 20)
Top 2 Teams in each Division will qualify for the Fall SE Regional Tournament held in Wesley Chapel, Florida
Weather Policy - Games cancelled due to rain or lightening will be made up as soon as possible; may be during the week to keep on schedule. Subject to field availability and ability to reschedule.
LEAGUE FORMAT
RISE Flag Football is based on the child’s grade level for the current school year. 2026/27 School year.
If there are enough total teams, we will host two levels of competition in each Division with separate Championship Series as we usually do in the Winter seasons.
• Pre-K – K - Instructional with Games 5v5 - Bowl Game / No Playoffs
• 1st - 2nd Grade Division 6v6
• All Girls 1-2 Grade Division 5v5 (if enough registered, otherwise 1-2 will be CoEd as usual)
• 3rd – 4th Grade Division 6v6
• 5th – 6th Grade Division 6v6
• 7th – 8th Grade Division 5v5
• All Girls Grade 3-5 Division 6v6
• All Girls Grade 6-8 Division 6v6
• High School Girls Division (Grade 9-12) 7v7
• Co-ed, open to grades Pre-K through 8th
• Six to eight-game season, including Playoffs and Bowl games
• 6v6 format on 25 x 50 yd field / PreK is 5v5 format
• 5v5 new Olympic format for 7th – 8th Grade Division only
• 8-10 player rosters
• Practice will be conducted on game day - ** Many Coaches like to hold additional practice day during the week at day/time/location of choice ** Encouraged, but not required **
• No tryouts or drafts! Everyone Plays
• Rosters are formed by friend and/or coach requests, then...
• Free Agent Single players are placed on teams with a common variable to be determined by the League Operator (School, Neighborhood, etc).
COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS
RISE Flag Football, LLC, nor the League Operator, do not provide coaches for the leagues. All coaches are volunteers and majority are parents and/or mentors in the community.
EVERY volunteer coach must provide the League Operator with a current RISE background check, which is good for one year.
Please reach out if interested or have questions about getting started - George Nubel, Commissioner 908-468-5533
COACHES WANTED
ABOUT US
Jim Shea started the Land O’Lakes Flag Football league over 13 years ago at the LOL Rec Center. He has been coaching in the Land O’Lakes area for over 20 years, and currently the Assistant Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Carrollwood Day School .
George Nubel “Coach George” joined the league as a Coach 10 years ago and has been running the league alongside Jim for the past 5+ years. He has been coaching tackle and flag football in Land O’Lakes for the past 10 years.
We are entrenched in the LOL Youth Sports Community and love the opportunity to volunteer in youth sports, as well as bring this fun and exciting League to you. RISE UP !!
REFUND POLICY
All refund requests must be submitted to the League Operator in writing, and refunds will be based on the below:
• Full or 100% registration fee refund if requested 4 weeks prior to the first scheduled event day
• Half or 50% registration fee refund if requested prior to the 2nd game of the season
• No refunds will be given after the 2nd game of the season
• If the season is canceled after the 4th game of the season due to an unforeseen event, NO REFUNDS will be processed.
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