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2024 Spring NFL Flag 7v7 (Fairfield - Saturdays)

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION IN FULL BEFORE PROCEEDING EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US BEFORE AS WE HAVE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE 2024 SPRING SEASON (para la versión en español haga clic aquí)

Greetings families and friends! Welcome to The Coach Sarna League 2024 Spring Season.

This Program Description will include the following sections:

1) About Us
2) Quick Points on changes from previous season including cost
3) Coaching
4) Scholarships
5) Volunteering 
6) 2024 Spring Season Schedule and Information
7) Adult Flag Football League
8) Refund Policy
9) Contact Information


1) About Us

We are a 501(c)(3) family-oriented league and are dedicated to bringing families together, strengthening relationships, and building new ones, all-the-while teaching players football fundamentals and opening up a safe and competitive environment to play non-contact football. We offer a holistic approach to youth sports that includes mentoring, leadership, nutrition, and mental health.

Our mission is that any child who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances. We have never turned a child away due to financial hardships and our goal is to never do so.

At the 2022 NFL Flag Summit in New Orleans, LA, our league was nominated by NFL Flag as one of the top new leagues in the nation out of approximately 700 other leagues. Again, at the 2023 NFL Flag Summit in Atlanta, GA, we were nominated for League of the Year as well as the Community-Based League of the Year. Ryan Sarna, the CEO and Founder of The Coach Sarna League was also invited as a guest speaker for two different segments at the 2023 Annual NFL Flag Conference in Atlanta, GA.

We are open to the public, so anyone can register for either or BOTH of our leagues regardless of where they live (7 v 7 in Fairfield on Saturdays and/or 5 v 5 in Vallejo on Sundays). We have families from all over Solano County, Napa County, and Contra Costa County, and as far away as Sacramento and San Francisco.

Our divisions, from PreK and up to adults are separated into All-Boys and All-Girls Divisions. Our All-Girls Divisions are currently the largest All-Girls Flag Football Divisions in Northern California with hundreds of participants.

We are currently working with universities from across the nation to get our High School girls recognition and potentially scholarship opportunities for flag football.

Being a community-based league, we stress team bonding events, attendance of our community events, and are introducing Team Talks and a youth mentoring and career training referee program.

2) Quick Points on changes from previous season including cost

We are now in two different locations, on two different days, in two different formats. Players are encouraged to register for both locations and double their playing experience and skill set. 

Fairfield - Solano College - Saturdays - 7 v 7 Format (used in High School in Collegiate level) - Organized by school, skill-level, and requests much as possible - Pre-K to Adult Divisions 

Vallejo - PAL Fields - Sundays - 5 v 5 Format (used in Olympics and World Games) - Organized by school, skill-level and requests - Pre-k to High School Divisions

We will have Referees for the entire season in all divisions that keep score (3rd grade and up for 7 v 7 keep score. 5th grade and up in 5 v 5 keeps score. All other grades are scrimmage based).

Popcorn Fundraiser from all Players and Teams April 11th-15th

This is to help alleviate the $20k-$30k cost to have referees for all of our games for the whole season at both locations.

We are working with Double Good Popcorn for the fundraiser.

This is an app-based fundraiser so that families do not need to collect cash or deliver orders. Sellers will only need to get family and friends and colleagues the link to purchase on their behalf.

We will have individual prizes for the Top Individual Sellers and then a Team Prize for the top selling team.

Top Individual Sellers:

1st Place - Three Two-Day Disneyland passes
2nd Place - Oculus Meta 3
3rd Place - 2 Tickets to 2024 49ers game
4th-10th Place - Coach Sarna League Merch

Top Selling Team:

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Passes for the whole team

Please follow these instructions now to download the app, set up your profile, and be ready to rock for the 4-day fundraising period:
  1. Download the Double Good app
  2. Enter our event code in the app: FSAVUG
  3. Create your pop-up store

Team Talk

We are creating a weekly Team Talk initiative that will go out to all families and coaches weekly during the season. Coaches will be assigned a conversation to hold with the players to begin practice each week, while families will have home talking points that will focus on the following:

Leadership
Mental Health
Healthy Weekly Recipe with Video

Referee Training and Certification Program

Our Referee Training Program is for adults and youth (5th grade and Up). This revolutionary mentoring program will not only focus on the rules of the game and officiating techniques, but will also guide trainees in leadership, conflict resolution, physical health, and mental health. The Referee Training Program may also lead to paid opportunities and career opportunities as we aim to have all of our paid officials be certified through our own program.

Season Cost

We will continue to be the most affordable league in the area and offer an early bird special of $90 for the season that will end on Sunday, February 4th and will include registration fee and jersey top (shorts are mandatory and have to be ordered at checkout). We will Increase the registration fee to $98 once the early bird special ends on Monday, February 12th until registration closes on Thursday, March 14th.
 
Non-Volunteer Fee 

We are a volunteer-based organization. All families are expected to contribute to our league and its functionality and will be charged a $40 non-volunteer fee if you choose not to volunteer for anything during the season. However, one can choose to be a $5 club contributor instead of paying the $40 non-volunteer fee.

Download the GroupMe App

Most of our team, coach, and volunteer communications will come through the GroupMe App. This is a free download from your app store and makes communication with your team and coaches easy.
I will be communicating to coaches via GroupMe this season.



3) Coaching

"A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in a lifetime," Billy Graham

Our amazing volunteer coaches are the backbone of The Coach Sarna League. We may have 2,000 kids who want to play, but we need the coaches in order to form the teams and participate. This season, we will once again be teaming up with Firstdown Playbook where coaches can download pre-made plays with coaching points to use for the season. Firstdown will meet virtually with our league for training. 

The Coach Sarna League will also develop a pre-set 8-week practice plan for your team(s) to use, or you can make your own practices. We also hold two in-person coach training sessions for our own coaches to ensure every coach is in a place to succeed.

We are going to do everything in our power to have the best training for coaches so that everyone, whether you are a first-time coach who is new to football or have coached football for decades will learn and grow under our program. If you or anyone you know are willing to be trained as a head coach or assistant coach, please call/text Coach Ryan Sarna immediately at 707-316-3029. 

Also, coaches who coach all day will receive free food at concessions during gameday for you and your family and will also receive TWO Crab Feed Tickets for our 2025 Crab Feed Fundraiser ($180 value). This includes if you were an all-day assistant coach or head coach or a mix of the two.

NOTE: It is important to remember that we are a volunteer-based league, and we rely on families and friends for coaching. In the event that we have more teams than coaches, some teams will be dissolved in order to maintain the integrity of our league. A full refund will be awarded to families in the case of dissolving a team from not having a coach.

4) Scholarships

It is the mission of our league that every kid who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances

A full scholarship covers the registration fee, jersey top, and shorts. It does not cover a non-volunteer fee if you chose not to volunteer in some manner.

However, we have experienced families receiving a scholarship and never showing up to the season. This results in the loss of hard-earned scholarship funds, not to mention roster spots. The NFL Flag does not allow us to return jerseys, it is an unused expense. Therefore, any family wishing to receive a scholarship needs to email Coach Sarna at [email protected] and both request a scholarship(s) and guarantee that you and your player(s) have discussed the importance of following through with your commitment and are fully committed to playing for the duration of the season. If you or your child are not sure of their ability to attend and finish the season, please consider our league at another time when you are fully prepared to commit to playing on a scholarship.

Easiest way to earn a scholarship:

Anyone who is willing to become a head coach (HC) can ask for our Head Coach Scholarship that will pay for the registration and optional additional gear (NFL gloves, NFL sleeves, NFL headband and NFL socks) for your player(s), a $180 value per child. This includes any of your friends or family that you recommend becoming a head coach on behalf of your child's team. This is because some people may not be able to coach, but know someone who would such as an uncle, auntie, friend etc.

Become an Assistant Coach (AC) for a team and you will receive a half-scholarship. Just as the head coach position, if anyone from your reference becomes an assistant coach for your child's team then you can claim that AC Half-Scholarship.

If you cannot coach or provide a coach, please contact Coach Sarna immediately by email with "Scholarship" in the heading at [email protected]. We maintain our promise that every child who wants to play will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances.

5) Volunteering:

All families will be asked to volunteer with The Coach Sarna League in some capacity OR pay a non-volunteer fee of $40 for the season. One can also join the $5 Monthly Club to waive the fee. The non-volunteer fee is not otherwise waivable without volunteering.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, if your company or school rewards volunteer time or hours, anything you do for our league can be claimed as volunteer time. We have high school students volunteer in concessions and it counts towards their mandatory volunteer hours for school. We also have people whose workplace pays them for volunteer hours and their coaching/concessions time is compensated by their workplace.

Our league solely operates off of volunteers, including coaches. If you are able to help coach, be certain to fill out the coach registration form under the registration tab on our website or during registration. If you know a relative or friend who may be willing to coach, then share our website and direct them to fill out the tab. We will train any and all coaches regardless of experience.

Other ways to volunteer:

Garbage Crew: Walk the grounds of Solano College and pick up all trash that can be found. 

LEVI’s Stadium: This is the primary fundraising source of our league and the more committed and regular volunteers we have the more we can do as an organization. These are events where the adults of our league operate concessions stands together at LEVI’s Stadium. Volunteering at these events with family and friends who are 18+ is the best way to financially support our league outside of donating. This is an all-day volunteer opportunity when we do have these events and are a ton of fun. 

LEVI’s Stadium Volunteers need all-black shoes, black slack or slack-like pants, a Coach Sarna League shirt will be given if you do not have a black polo or button up, and fingernails need to be a ¼” or less. Our league uses the GroupMe App for communication. 

Set-Up or Tear-Down Crew: Setting up the fields and tearing down the fields every week can be a daunting task for one or two people. Therefore, we will be looking for volunteers to arrive early (7 am) to set-up the fields and concessions stand. We will also need some from the later divisions to stay after we are finished (usually around 5pm) to pack everything up in an organized manner.

$5 Club: Field costs, maintenance, insurance, referees, and gasoline alone cost our league tens of thousands of dollars per season as of right now. To date, our league has given over $90,000 in scholarships to families who were not in position to pay. We are a high-quality, yet low-cost league and rely on our volunteers, concessions, and donors to make The Coach Sarna League happen. In response, we are asking all of our families to join our $5 Club, which simply means that you will commit to setting up a monthly donation of $5 or more through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account). It may not seem like much as it is only the cost of a Starbucks per month, but if enough parents do it, we will be able to cover many expenses and scholarships. To participate in our $5 Club, please click HERE.

6) 2024 Spring Season Schedule:

Our 2024 Spring 7 v 7 Season will begin on Saturday, March 30th with our Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser, and end on Saturday, June 8th with The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament.

Important Dates:

Sunday, March 10th - All-Girls Females in Flag Clinic (Open to public and free of charge)
Monday, March 18th - Registration Closes
April 1st - April 5th - Volunteer Trip to the Door of Faith Orphanage in Baja, Mexico (limited to 70 people)
Saturday, April 6th - Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser Day
Sunday, April 7th - Coach Training Clinic at Solano College Football Stadium in Fairfield
Saturday, April 13th - Team Practices
Saturday, April 20th - Opening Day Weekend (first games)
Saturday, May 11th - No Activities for Mother’s Day
Saturday, May 25th - No Activities for Memorial Day
Saturday, June 1st - Regular Season Ends and Final Week for Pre-K to 2nd Grade
Saturday, June 8th - The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament

The game schedule will be subject to change, but most likely Pre-k to 4th grade divisions will run from 8:30 am -10:30 am. 5th and 6th grade All-Boys Divisions will run from 10:45 am - 12:45 pm. 7th and 8th grade All-Boys Divisions will run from 12:55 pm - 2:55 pm. All-Girls Divisions will run from 3pm - 5pm. Adults Divisions 5:15pm - 7:15pm

All games will be on Saturdays for the Fairfield 7 v 7 League and played at the Solano College Football Stadium: 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, CA.

It is possible that we play one of the weeks at a professional stadium, such as LEVI’s Stadium or the Oakland Coliseum. However, this has yet to be determined.

7) Adult Flag Football League

Our Inaugural Adult Flag Football League will take place at the end of the playing day which will be set at the end of registration once we know how many teams we have. For example, if the last youth division ends at 5pm, the adult division will begin at 5:15pm.

Adult Teams will be there for a total of two-hours, with 1 hour and 15 minutes for practice and 45 minutes for a game (No weekday practices).

Rather than having set coaches, our Adult Division will have experienced football players (Team Leads) on each team who will coordinate the 1-hour team practice and decide how plays are called. These Team Leads can attend our coaching clinics. We will have premade playbooks and practice schedules that teams can use OR they can make their own.

The Adult Division will be separated by gender and age brackets as much as possible, for example, 18–29-year-old Men may be one division and 30's and Up Women may be another division. Of course, this depends on how many adults register from each age bracket and gender.

Scholarships are available for the adult division. This is only for adults who volunteer coach a youth team. An Assistant Coach will receive 25% off for each team they assist. Head Coaches will receive 50% off for each team they coach (some coaches coach 3-4 teams per season).

There will be referees for the Adult Division.

Adult Division can bring in their own teams. Please send Coach Sarna an email of your roster if you had your own team.

8) Refund Policy

The NFL Flag organization does not allow us to return jerseys or other items once delivered. Therefore, families have until March 13th to withdraw for a full refund. Families who withdraw from March 18th until the season begins in April can request a 50% refund. No refund will be issued to any family once the season begins.

Remember, all orders will be distributed on Jersey Day on Saturday, April 6th. Any optional gear that you ordered during check-out will also be distributed along with the jersey and shorts during this time.

DISCLAIMER (1): NFL Flag does not refund or return anything ordered in the wrong size. Therefore, if you order the wrong size there are no exchanges and you will need to repurchase the item. We do have some jerseys and shorts in stock and may be able to have an exchange with what we have available.

DISCLAIMER (2): No one is guaranteed to be partnered with a friend or coach request. It can be a great thing for the players to learn to work with different coaches and make new friends each season.

Equipment:
As noted above, all registrations include a reversible NFL team jersey and Coach Sarna League Flag Football shorts. All participants will be given a flag to keep for the season with a $10 replacement fee if it is lost. Jerseys and flags will be sent to us and dispersed on Saturday, April 6th.

Gear that you must purchase on your own if you want it (can purchase during check-out which will help fund our league): Mouth guard (now required) and any-type of football or soccer cleats (no metal spiked baseball cleats). NOTE: We strongly recommend that you purchase the optional NFL gear at the checkout of your registration (socks, sleeves, gloves, headband and footballs) as this will not only make your player look way more awesome but will also help fund our league. Purchasing during registration is also the most affordable way as we are able to keep the price down at the registration check-out.

9) Contact Information

CEO and Founder Coach Ryan Sarna - For scholarships, general questions, coaching opportunities - Email is best at [email protected] or 707-316-3029
Head of Officiating and Board President Coach Ken Sarna - For on-field behavior, incidents, Referee Training Program, rules questions - 707-334-2961 or [email protected]
Nina Sarna - For concessions volunteering - 949-910-1364 or [email protected]

Our Commitment:
The Coach Sarna League is a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is our promise that every child who wants to play ball will play regardless of financial resources. If there is a hardship and you need a scholarship, please contact the league prior to paying for registration.

All-Girls PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$0.00

All-Boys PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 10:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$0.00

All-Girls 9th-12th Grade

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$0.00

All-Boys High School

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$0.00

Adults All-Men's

Registration closes on 04/06/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$98.00

Adults All-Women's

Registration closes on 04/13/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$98.00

Registration Listing

2024 Spring NFL Flag 5v5 (Sundays - Vallejo)

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION IN FULL BEFORE PROCEEDING EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US BEFORE AS WE HAVE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE 2024 SPRING SEASON (para la versión en español haga clic aquí)

Greetings families and friends! Welcome to The Coach Sarna League 2024 Spring Season.

This Program Description will include the following sections:

1) About Us
2) Quick Points on changes from previous season including cost
3) Coaching
4) Scholarships
5) Volunteering 
6) 2024 Spring Season Schedule and Information
7) Adult Flag Football League
8) Refund Policy
9) Contact Information


1) About Us

We are a 501(c)(3) family-oriented league and are dedicated to bringing families together, strengthening relationships, and building new ones, all-the-while teaching players football fundamentals and opening up a safe and competitive environment to play non-contact football. We offer a holistic approach to youth sports that includes mentoring, leadership, nutrition, and mental health.

Our mission is that any child who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances. We have never turned a child away due to financial hardships and our goal is to never do so.

At the 2022 NFL Flag Summit in New Orleans, LA, our league was nominated by NFL Flag as one of the top new leagues in the nation out of approximately 700 other leagues. Again, at the 2023 NFL Flag Summit in Atlanta, GA, we were nominated for League of the Year as well as the Community-Based League of the Year. Ryan Sarna, the CEO and Founder of The Coach Sarna League was also invited as a guest speaker for two different segments at the 2023 Annual NFL Flag Conference in Atlanta, GA.

We are open to the public, so anyone can register for either or BOTH of our leagues regardless of where they live (7 v 7 in Fairfield on Saturdays and/or 5 v 5 in Vallejo on Sundays). We have families from all over Solano County, Napa County, and Contra Costa County, and as far away as Sacramento and San Francisco.

Our divisions from PreK to Adults are separated into All-Boys and All-Girls Divisions. Our All-Girls Divisions are currently the largest All-Girls Flag Football Divisions in Northern California with hundreds of participants.

We are currently working with universities from across the nation to get our High School girls recognition and potentially scholarship opportunities for flag football.

Being a community-based league we stress team bonding events, attendance of our community events, and are introducing Team Talks and a youth mentoring and career training referee program.

2) Quick Points on changes from previous season including cost

We are now in two different locations, on two different days, in two different formats. Players are encouraged to register for both locations and double their playing experience and skill set. 

Fairfield - Solano College - Saturdays - 7 v 7 Format (used in High School in Collegiate level) - Organized by school, skills, and requests as much as possible - Pre-K to Adult Divisions 

Vallejo - PAL Fields - Sundays - 5 v 5 Format (used in Olympics and World Games) - Organized by school, skills, and requests - Pre-k to High School Divisions

We will have Referees for the entire season in all divisions that keep score (3rd grade and up)

Popcorn Fundraiser from all Players and Teams April 11th-15th

This is to help alleviate the $20k-$30k cost to have referees for all of our games for the whole season at both locations.

We are working with Double Good Popcorn for the fundraiser.

This is an app-based fundraiser so that families do not need to collect cash or deliver orders. Sellers will only need to get family and friends and colleagues the link to purchase on their behalf.

We will have individual prizes for the Top Individual Sellers and then a Team Prize for the top selling team.

Top Individual Sellers:

1st Place - Three Two-Day Disneyland passes
2nd Place - Oculus Meta 3
3rd Place - 2 Tickets to 2024 49ers game
4th-10th Place - Coach Sarna League Merch

Top Selling Team:

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Passes for the whole team

Please follow these instructions now to download the app, set up your profile, and be ready to rock for the 4-day fundraising period:
  1. Download the Double Good app
  2. Enter our event code in the app: FSAVUG
  3. Create your pop-up store


Team Talk

We are creating a weekly Team Talk initiative that will go out to all families and coaches weekly during the season. Coaches will be assigned a conversation to hold with the players to begin practice each week, while families will have home talking points that will focus on the following:

Leadership
Mental Health
Healthy Weekly Recipe with Video

Referee Training and Certification Program

Our Referee Training Program is for adults and youth (5th grade and Up). This revolutionary mentoring program will not only focus on the rules of the game and officiating techniques, but will also guide trainees in leadership, conflict resolution, physical health, and mental health. The Referee Training Program may also lead to paid opportunities and career opportunities as we aim to have all of our paid officials be certified through our own program.

Season Cost

We will continue to be the most affordable league in the area and offer an early bird special of $90 for the season that will end on Sunday, February 4th and will include registration fee and jersey top (shorts are mandatory and have to be ordered at checkout). We will Increase the registration fee to $98 once the early bird special ends until registration closes on Monday, March 18th.
 
Non-Volunteer Fee 

We are a volunteer-based organization. All families are expected to contribute to our league and its functionality and will be charged a $40 non-volunteer fee if you choose not to volunteer for anything during the season. However, one can choose to be a $5 club contributor instead of paying the $40 non-volunteer fee.

Download the GroupMe App

Most of our team, coach, and volunteer communications will come through the GroupMe App. This is a free download from your app store and makes communication with your team and coaches easy.
I will be communicating to coaches via GroupMe this season.

3) Coaching

"A coach will impact more people in one year than the average person will in a lifetime," Billy Graham

Our amazing volunteer coaches are the backbone of The Coach Sarna League. We may have 2,000 kids who want to play, but we need the coaches in order to form the teams and participate. This season, we will once again be teaming up with Firstdown Playbook where coaches can download pre-made plays with coaching points to use for the season. Firstdown will meet virtually with our league for training. 

The Coach Sarna League will also develop a pre-set 8-week practice plan for your team(s) to use, or you can make your own practices. We also hold two in-person coach training sessions for our own coaches to ensure every coach is in a place to succeed.

We are going to do everything in our power to have the best training for coaches so that everyone, whether you are a first-time coach who is new to football or have coached football for decades will learn and grow under our program. If you or anyone you know are willing to be trained as a head coach or assistant coach, please call/text Coach Ryan Sarna immediately at 707-316-3029. 

Also, coaches who coach all day will receive free food at concessions during gameday for you and your family and will also receive TWO Crab Feed Tickets for our 2025 Crab Feed Fundraiser ($180 value). This includes if you were an all-day assistant coach or head coach or a mix of the two.

NOTE: It is important to remember that we are a volunteer-based league, and we rely on families and friends for coaching. In the event that we have more teams than coaches, some teams will be dissolved in order to maintain the integrity of our league. A full refund will be awarded to families in the case of dissolving a team from not having a coach.

4) Scholarships

It is the mission of our league that every kid who wants to play, will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances

A full scholarship covers the registration fee, jersey top, and shorts. It does not cover a non-volunteer fee if you chose not to volunteer in some manner.

However, we have experienced families receiving a scholarship and never showing up to the season. This results in the loss of hard-earned scholarship funds, not to mention roster spots. The NFL Flag does not allow us to return jerseys, it is an unused expense. Therefore, any family wishing to receive a scholarship needs to email Coach Sarna at [email protected] and both request a scholarship(s) and guarantee that you and your player(s) have discussed the importance of following through with your commitment and are fully committed to playing for the duration of the season. If you or your child are not sure of their ability to attend and finish the season, please consider our league at another time when you are fully prepared to commit to playing on a scholarship.

Ways to receive a scholarship:

Anyone who is willing to become a head coach (HC) can ask for our Head Coach Scholarship that will pay for the registration and optional additional gear (NFL gloves, NFL sleeves, NFL headband and NFL socks) for your player(s), a $180 value per child. This includes any of your friends or family that you recommend becoming a head coach on behalf of your child's team. This is because some people may not be able to coach, but know someone who would such as an uncle, auntie, friend etc.

Become an Assistant Coach (AC) for a team and you will receive a half-scholarship. Just as the head coach position, if anyone from your reference becomes an assistant coach for your child's team then you can claim that AC Half-Scholarship.

If you cannot coach or provide a coach, please contact Coach Sarna immediately by email with "Scholarship" in the heading at [email protected]. We maintain our promise that every child who wants to play will indeed play regardless of their financial circumstances.

5) Volunteering:

All families will be asked to volunteer with The Coach Sarna League in some capacity OR pay a non-volunteer fee of $40 for the season. One can also join the $5 Monthly Club to waive the fee. The non-volunteer fee is not otherwise waivable without volunteering.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, if your company or school rewards volunteer time or hours, anything you do for our league can be claimed as volunteer time. We have high school students volunteer in concessions and it counts towards their mandatory volunteer hours for school. We also have people whose workplace pays them for volunteer hours and their coaching/concessions time is compensated by their workplace.

Our league solely operates off of volunteers, including coaches. If you are able to help coach, be certain to fill out the coach registration form under the registration tab on our website or during registration. If you know a relative or friend who may be willing to coach, then share our website and direct them to fill out the tab. We will train any and all coaches regardless of experience.

Other ways to volunteer:

Concessions Stand: We need people to help operate the concessions stand every division of every week. This helps us fund the league and keep our costs low so everyone can play. You can volunteer for your child's playing time or another time when they are not playing. You can do one division or all day, it is up to you. For opportunities with the 2024 Spring Concessions Stands, text Nina Sarna at 949-910-1364. Or be certain to respond to Nina’s emails and texts.

LEVI’s Stadium: This is the primary fundraising source of our league and the more committed and regular volunteers we have the more we can do as an organization. These are events where the adults of our league operate concessions stands together at LEVI’s Stadium. Volunteering at these events with family and friends who are 18+ is the best way to financially support our league outside of donating. This is an all-day volunteer opportunity when we do have these events and are a ton of fun. 

LEVI’s Stadium Volunteers need all-black shoes, black slack or slack-like pants, a Coach Sarna League shirt will be given if you do not have a black polo or button up, and fingernails need to be a ¼” or less. Our league uses the GroupMe App for communication. 

Set-Up or Tear-Down Crew: Setting up the fields and tearing down the fields every week can be a daunting task for one or two people. Therefore, we will be looking for volunteers to arrive early (7 am) to set-up the fields and concessions stand. We will also need some from the later divisions to stay after we are finished (usually around 5pm) to pack everything up in an organized manner.

$5 Club: Field costs, maintenance, insurance, referees, and gasoline alone cost our league tens of thousands of dollars per season as of right now. To date, our league has given over $90,000 in scholarships to families who were not in position to pay. We are a high-quality, yet low-cost league and rely on our volunteers, concessions, and donors to make The Coach Sarna League happen. In response, we are asking all of our families to join our $5 Club, which simply means that you will commit to setting up a monthly donation of $5 or more through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account). It may not seem like much as it is only the cost of a Starbucks per month, but if enough parents do it, we will be able to cover many expenses and scholarships. To participate in our $5 Club, please click HERE.

6) 2024 Spring Season Schedule:

Our 2024 Spring Season will begin on Saturday, March 30th with our first-ever Draft Day at Children’s Wonderland, and end on Sunday, June 9th with The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament.

Important Dates:

Sunday, March 10th - Free Females in Flag Football Clinic
Monday, March 18th - Registration Closes
April 1st - April 5th - Volunteer Trip to the Door of Faith Orphanage in Baja, Mexico (limited to 70 people)
Saturday, April 6th - Jersey Distribution and Fundraiser Day
Sunday, April 7th - Coach Training Clinic at Solano College Football Stadium in Fairfield
Sunday, April 14th - Skill Building Clinic and Team Practice
Sunday, April 21st - Opening Day Weekend (first games)
Sunday, May 12th - No Activities for Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 26th - No Activities for Memorial Day
Sunday, June 2nd - Regular Season Ends and Final Week for Pre-K to 2nd Grade
Sunday, June 9th - The Coach Sarna League Championship Tournament

The game schedule will be subject to change, but most likely Pre-k to 4th grade divisions will run from 8:30 am -10:30 am. 5th and 6th grade All-Boys Divisions will run from 10:45 am - 12:45 pm. 7th and 8th grade All-Boys Divisions will run from 12:55 pm - 2:55 pm. All-Girls Divisions will run from 3pm - 5pm.

All games will be on Sundays for the Vallejo 5 v 5 League and played at the PAL Fields: 301 Wallace Avenue, Vallejo, CA.

It is possible that we play one of the weeks at a professional stadium, such as LEVI’s Stadium or the Oakland Coliseum. However, this has yet to be determined.

7) Adult Flag Football League

Our Inaugural Adult Flag Football League will take place at the end of the playing day which will be set at the end of registration once we know how many teams we have. For example, if the last youth division ends at 5pm, the adult division will begin at 5:15pm.

Adult Teams will be there for a total of two-hours, with 1 hour and 15 minutes for practice and 45 minutes for a game (No weekday practices).

Rather than having set coaches, our Adult Division will have experienced football players (Team Leads) on each team who will coordinate the 1-hour team practice and decide how plays are called. These Team Leads can attend our coaching clinics. We will have premade playbooks and practice schedules that teams can use OR they can make their own.

The Adult Division will be separated by gender and age brackets as much as possible, for example, 18–29-year-old Men may be one division and 30's and Up Women may be another division. Of course, this depends on how many adults register from each age bracket and gender.

Scholarships are available for the adult division. This is only for adults who volunteer coach a youth team. An Assistant Coach will receive 25% off for each team they assist. Head Coaches will receive 50% off for each team they coach (some coaches coach 3-4 teams per season).

There will be referees for the Adult Division.

Adult Divisions can bring in their own teams if they would like. Please email Coach Sarna your roster if you are bringing in your own team.

8) Refund Policy

The NFL Flag organization does not allow us to return jerseys or other items once delivered. Therefore, families have until March 18th to withdraw for a full refund. Families who withdraw from March 10th until the season begins in April can request a 50% refund. No refund will be issued to any family once the season begins.

Remember, all orders will be distributed on Draft Day and Jersey Day on Saturday, March 30th. Any optional gear that you ordered during check-out will also be distributed along with the jersey and shorts during this time.

DISCLAIMER (1): NFL Flag does not refund or return anything ordered in the wrong size. Therefore, if you order the wrong size there are no exchanges and you will need to repurchase the item. We do have some jerseys and shorts in stock and may be able to have an exchange with what we have available.

DISCLAIMER (2): No one is guaranteed to be partnered with a friend or coach request, although we do our best to honor requests, we also need to balance skill-level and experience to honor fair competition. It can be a great thing for the players to learn to work with different coaches and make new friends each season.

Equipment:
As noted above, all registrations include a reversible NFL team jersey and Coach Sarna League Flag Football shorts. All participants will be given a flag to keep for the season with a $10 replacement fee if it is lost. Jerseys and flags will be sent to us and dispersed on Saturday, April 6th.

Gear that you must purchase on your own if you want it (can purchase during check-out which will help fund our league): Mouth guard (now required) and any-type of football or soccer cleats (no metal spiked baseball cleats). NOTE: We strongly recommend that you purchase the optional NFL gear at the checkout of your registration (socks, sleeves, gloves, headband and footballs) as this will not only make your player look way more awesome but will also help fund our league. Purchasing during registration is also the most affordable way as we are able to keep the price down at the registration check-out.

9) Contact Information

CEO and Founder Coach Ryan Sarna - For scholarships, general questions, coaching opportunities - Email is best at [email protected] or 707-316-3029
Head of Officiating and Board President Coach Ken Sarna - For on-field behavior, incidents, Referee Training Program, rules questions - 707-334-2961 or [email protected]
Nina Sarna - For concessions volunteering - 949-910-1364 or [email protected]

Our Commitment:
The Coach Sarna League is a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is our promise that every child who wants to play ball will play regardless of financial resources. If there is a hardship and you need a scholarship, please contact the league prior to paying for registration.

All-Girls PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/09/2024
$0.00

All-Boys PreK to 8th Grade

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 12:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/08/2024
$0.00

All-Girls High School

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/09/2024
$0.00

All-Boys High School

Registration closes on 05/31/2024 at 05:59 AM
Season Dates: 03/30/2024 to 06/09/2024
$0.00

Registration Listing

2024 STEM Engineering League (using LEGO Bricks)

Welcome to the 2024 STEM Engineering League using LEGO bricks!

The Coach Sarna STEM League uses our sports league structure and LEGO bricks to create a competitive STEM Engineering League for 5th grade and up.

Participants will be on teams of four to five builders who are within their age group to compete in a 7-week season. Builders will work together to create the most original, creative, and structurally sound LEGO build while following the parameters and inspiration given to them each week (inspired from the TV show LEGO Master Builder).

We begin our weekly Saturday competitions with a short instructional video and demonstration that will teach students a new technique they will need to use in their build (i.e. how to build a sphere or a cornerstone, etc.). Participants will then be exposed to the theme of the week, which they will need to base their LEGO build off of. They will have three hours to work as a team in their designated stations, using the LEGO bricks provided at their tables to make the best build in the room.

At the end of the allotted time, participants will have their creation judged. A winner will be revealed each week. The team with the most wins by the end of the season will be deemed the regular season champion. The season will conclude with The Coach Sarna STEM League Championship sponsored by Phillips 66.

All competitions will be on Saturdays, from February 10th until March 23rd at Northgate Church in Benicia (2201 Lake Hermon Road, Benicia, CA, 94510). Time of competition will be from 9am-12pm. All builders must be picked up from the facility by no later than 12:30. Families are welcome to stay and watch but may not help the builders in any way.

We will attempt to accept as many buddy requests as possible. All builders will receive a STEM League T-Shirt on Opening Day (mandatory to wear the T-Shirt for all Saturday competitions).

Price for the season is $150 and it includes T-Shirt. Early Bird Special of $120 is in effect until November 30th.

Just like our NFL Flag Football League, our promise is that every builder who wants to build, will indeed build regardless of their financial circumstances. This means anyone who needs a scholarship will receive one. Scholarship recipients can help by volunteering. This could mean serving at one of our professional fundraising days at LEVI's stadium on a Saturday or Sunday with our league, being a judge for the weekly competitions, or setting-up and tearing down during the season.

Please reach out to Coach Sarna at 707-316-3029 for scholarship questions and needs.

5th-9th Grade

Registration closes on 03/30/2024 at 09:00 PM
Season Dates: 02/10/2024 to 03/30/2024
$0.00

Registration Listing

Mexico Trip 2024 (April 1st-6th)

(Version en espanol a continuacion)

The Coach Sarna League is proud to partner with the Door of Faith Orphanage (DOFO) in Baja, Mexico every spring break.

DOFO is one of the largest orphanages in Mexico with approximately 130 children under their care from infants to young adults. This is a fun and unforgettable opportunity to volunteer for the greater good and to experience life outside of our comfort zones.

We will be traveling from Benicia to Baja via 12-passengar rental vans on the morning of April 1st and returning on the afternoon of April 6th.

We intend to limit our 2024 trip to 70 volunteers. Registration is first-come, first-serve.

During our trip, the families, athletes, and friends of our league will volunteer at the orphanage in various capacities, such as construction (painting, taping, cement, laying gravel), cooking, cleaning, landscaping, playing with the children (the most needed assignment), and even putting on a flag football clinic for the children of DOFO where we also donate jerseys, footballs, and flags to the orphanage.

This is an amazing opportunity for our student-athletes to give back to the world and learn to love others.

This year, we are working on partnering with two international football players from Mexico and intend on holding an All-Girls Flag Football game with our girls and other girls local to Baja, Mexico.

The cost of registration for the event is $300 per person. True to the spirit of our league and our league mission, we have scholarships available for anyone who wishes to attend and finds the price too high for them. The cost includes travel, food during our time in Mexico, and your stay at the Casas.

Volunteer opportunities to pay for your spot(s) include coming with us to LEVI Stadium events. It would take volunteering at two events per person to receive a scholarship. This means for 1 scholarship you could come to two separate 49er games OR bring two people with you to one game. There is no limit to the number of scholarships you can volunteer for. For example, we have a family of four attending, to receive full scholarships for the whole family they will be coming to volunteer at eight 49er games and will not have to pay anything for the trip for four people (although they could have just brought 8 people to one game and that would have covered it).

This is a family-centered event, while solo adults are welcome to attend, all youth must be accompanied by an adult guardian to attend the trip.

LOGISTICS

Monday and Saturday will be travel days and will be the only time we are each responsible for our own meals and snacks. On Monday we will also make a stop in Old Town San Diego for a couple of hours for dinner. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday will be volunteer days. Thursday will be a beach day where we will travel to a nearby beach for family fun in the sun! Beach day lunch (Thursday) is also a meal where each volunteer will be responsible for themselves as there will be dozens of vendors to choose from.

At the orphanage, we will be staying in beautiful dorms they call "Casas" which have around 20 bunks each. We intend on keeping families together as much as possible. There are several Casas, all of them next to each other.

There are showers and restrooms in our dormitory area.

The evenings of Tuesday - Friday will end with a bonfire that will include s'mores, music, and games.

Baja, CA takes American currency. Rarely will a store or shop take debit cards, so you will need American dollars in cash for your Thursday lunch AND if you intend on getting any souvenirs or snacks in Mexico.

You MUST have a valid passport to attend the trip. Since we will be driving across the border, you could use either a passport book or a passport card. Passports can be purchased at various USPS locations.

We will not set an age limit on who can come. If you bring a young child, they will be able to play with the children of DOFO. It is mandatory that all youth travel with a designated guardian.

Due to limited space in the vans, all volunteers are not to bring more than one bag. We prefer them to be a smaller to medium bag, like a duffle bag. You will need your own towel, toiletries, pillow, and sleeping bag.

This is our 2nd annual trip and everyone who went the first time is returning for the 2nd. It was a great and fun experience and a VERY safe environment (I have no trouble taking my own children). You can visit our various social media pages and scroll down to April of 2023 to see pictures and videos from our 2023 trip.

*Important* On the registration page you need to ADD YOURSELF as a player, or any adult who is attending. Then you can register them in full. ALSO, be certain to unselect any and all Flag Football registrations for everyone on your profile as if you do not do this you will be prompted to fill out flag football questions as well.

If you have more questions or want to volunteer for scholarships for yourself or others, please email me at [email protected]

For more information on The Door of Faith Orphanage, please visit their website: http://www.dofo.org/

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Best,
Coach Sarna
CEO and Founder
The Coach Sarna League (TIN: 87-3783328)
707-316-3029
"A coach will impact more people in a year than the average person will in a lifetime,Billy Graham

La Liga Coach Sarna se enorgullece de asociarse con el Orfanato Puerta de la Fe (DOFO) en Baja, México cada vacaciones de primavera.

DOFO es uno de los orfanatos más grandes de México con aproximadamente 130 niños bajo su cuidado, desde bebés hasta adultos jóvenes. Esta es una oportunidad divertida e inolvidable para ser voluntario por el bien común y experimentar la vida fuera de nuestras zonas de confort.

Viajaremos de Benicia a Baja en camionetas de alquiler para 12 pasajeros la mañana del 1 de abril y regresaremos la tarde del 6 de abril.

Tenemos la intención de limitar nuestro viaje de 2024 a 70 voluntarios. La inscripción es por orden de llegada.

Durante nuestro viaje, las familias, atletas y amigos de nuestra liga serán voluntarios en el orfanato en diversas capacidades, como construcción (pintura, encintado, cemento, colocación de grava), cocina, limpieza, jardinería, juego con los niños (el tarea más necesaria) e incluso organizar una clínica de fútbol de banderas para los niños de DOFO donde también donamos camisetas, balones de fútbol y banderas al orfanato.

Esta es una oportunidad increíble para que nuestros estudiantes-atletas retribuyan al mundo y aprendan a amar a los demás.

Este año, estamos trabajando para asociarnos con dos jugadoras de fútbol internacionales de México y tenemos la intención de realizar un juego de fútbol femenino de bandera con nuestras niñas y otras niñas locales de Baja, México.

El costo de inscripción al evento es de $300 por persona. Fieles al espíritu de nuestra liga y a nuestra misión, tenemos becas disponibles para cualquiera que desee asistir y considere que el precio es demasiado alto para ellos. El costo incluye viaje, comida durante nuestra estadía en México y su estadía en las Casas.

Las oportunidades de voluntariado para pagar su(s) lugar(es) incluyen venir con nosotros a los eventos del Estadio LEVI. Se necesitaría ser voluntario en dos eventos por persona para recibir una beca. Esto significa que por 1 beca puedes venir a dos juegos de 49er separados O traer dos personas contigo a un juego. No hay límite para la cantidad de becas para las que puedes ser voluntario. Por ejemplo, tenemos una familia de cuatro personas que asisten, para recibir becas completas para toda la familia vendrán como voluntarios a ocho juegos de 49er y no tendrán que pagar nada por el viaje de cuatro personas (aunque podrían haber traído solo 8 personas a un juego y eso lo habría cubierto).

Este es un evento centrado en la familia, aunque los adultos solos pueden asistir, todos los jóvenes deben estar acompañados por un tutor adulto para asistir al viaje.

LOGÍSTICA

Los lunes y sábados serán días de viaje y serán los únicos momentos en los que cada uno seremos responsables de nuestras propias comidas y refrigerios. El lunes también haremos una parada en el casco antiguo de San Diego durante un par de horas para cenar. Los martes, miércoles y viernes serán días de voluntariado. ¡El jueves será un día de playa donde viajaremos a una playa cercana para divertirnos en familia bajo el sol! El almuerzo del día de playa (jueves) también es una comida en la que cada voluntario será responsable de sí mismo, ya que habrá docenas de vendedores para elegir.

En el orfanato nos alojaremos en hermosos dormitorios que llaman "Casas" y que tienen alrededor de 20 literas cada uno. Tenemos la intención de mantener unidas a las familias tanto como sea posible. Hay varias Casas, todas ellas una al lado de la otra.

Hay duchas y baños en nuestra área de dormitorios.

Las noches de martes a viernes terminarán con una hoguera que incluirá pastelitos, música y juegos.

Baja, CA acepta moneda estadounidense. Rara vez una tienda acepta tarjetas de débito, por lo que necesitará dólares estadounidenses en efectivo para su almuerzo del jueves Y si tiene la intención de comprar algún recuerdo o refrigerio en México.

DEBE tener un pasaporte válido para asistir al viaje. Dado que cruzaremos la frontera en coche, puede utilizar una libreta de pasaporte o una tarjeta de pasaporte. Los pasaportes se pueden comprar en varias ubicaciones de USPS.

No pondremos un límite de edad para quién puede venir. Si traes un niño pequeño, podrá jugar con los niños de DOFO. Es obligatorio que todos los jóvenes viajen con un tutor designado.

Debido al espacio limitado en las camionetas, todos los voluntarios no deben traer más de una bolsa. Preferimos que sean bolsos de tamaño pequeño a mediano, como un bolso de lona. Necesitará su propia toalla, artículos de tocador, almohada y saco de dormir.

Este es nuestro segundo viaje anual y todos los que fueron la primera vez regresan por segunda vez. Fue una experiencia genial y divertida y un ambiente MUY seguro (no tengo problemas para llevar a mis propios hijos). Puede visitar nuestras diversas páginas de redes sociales y desplazarse hacia abajo hasta abril de 2023 para ver fotos y videos de nuestro viaje de 2023.

Si tiene más preguntas o desea ofrecerse como voluntario para becas para usted o para otros, envíeme un correo electrónico a [email protected].

*Importante* En la página de registro debes AGREGARTE como jugador o cualquier adulto que asista. Entonces podrás registrarlos en su totalidad. TAMBIÉN, asegúrese de anular la selección de todos los registros de Flag Football para todas las personas en su perfil, ya que si no lo hace, también se le pedirá que complete preguntas sobre Flag Football.

Para obtener más información sobre el orfanato The Door of Faith, visite su sitio web: http://www.dofo.org/

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Mejor,
Entrenador Sarna
CEO y fundador
La Liga Entrenador Sarna (TIN: 87-3783328)
707-316-3029
"Un entrenador impactará a más personas en un año que una persona promedio en toda su vida", Billy Graham

All Volunteers Register Here

Registration closes on 03/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 04/01/2024 to 04/06/2024
$300.00

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Vallejo, California 94590

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