SPRING 2023 REGISTRATION ENDS 2/1/25 (midnight).

A $50 registration fee will be deducted from all refunds, prior to the season and $100 will be deducted from in-season refunds. “In season” is once uniforms and insurance have been ordered, usually about a week after registration closes. No refunds will be allowed after Game 4 of the season.

When submitting your registration you will be redirected to Paypal. Registration is complete once we have received your payment. Once payment is confirmed, you should receive a confirmation email from PayPal. You will not receive a confirmation email from the league. If you cancel or fail to complete the payment, registration will be incomplete and you will not be assigned a team. If your registration comes through but payment does not, we will contact you via email TWICE and then you will be dropped from the league. Any questions please contact [email protected].

Avoid using mobile devices or older browsers when registering. And please shut off pop-up blockers as well (sure, our software is a bit sensitive.).

BCS is our traditional flag football league – featuring boys and girls playing together, from ages 6 – 13 (as of 7/1/24).

GBCS is our girls-only league – we are currently going by GRADE in GBCS – 1st through 9th grade. If your daughter is in Kindergarten, please contact [email protected] to discuss.

Future Stars is our 5 year old division (age as of 7/1/24).

Again BCS/Future Stars goes by age as of 7/1/24, GBCS goes by GRADE,

All uniforms include a custom jersey with the player’s last name printed on the, color rush pants and matching socks. Our girls teams have now switched to shorts.

The price of the uniform is included in your registration, along with their individual insurance policy, practice field and game field rentals.

YOUR CHILD’S AGE ON 7/1/2024  IS YOUR LEAGUE PLAYING AGE – for the year (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Seasons).

For example, if your child turns 10 on July 16th, he/she will still be eligible to play in D9 all year, since he/she was 9 on July 1st. However, if your child turns 10 on June 30th, he/she will need to play in D10. Kids can also “play up” a division (not in D6, unless approved by the league) to play with friends. A child can NOT “play down” no matter the circumstance. And we highly discourage “playing up” for kids under 7.

Even if your child has played up in the past – we do not automatically play them up every season – so please let us know if you want to do that.

We generally do not allow 5 year olds to play no matter their grade, except in our Future Stars division.

What grade your child is does not matter in the BCS. Again, BCS works on a “League Playing Age” system – the age your child is on 7/1/2024 is the division the play in for BOTH the Fall and Spring. The GBCS however, IS currently by grade.

• Future Stars (D5), D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12. D13 (Spring only)

Note: League reserves the right to merge age groups if we have low registration in specific division. We generally don’t do that in the Fall where registration is historically higher, but we have done it in the Spring. We added D13 during Spring of 2024, but generally our cut off is age 12. We plan to bring it back in the Spring of 2025.

Due to the enormous popularity of the GBCS, and to ensure parity, the GBCS is now moving to a full-draft format in our 9GU division (8th & 9th grade), 7GU division (6th & 7th grade) and our 5GU division (4th & 5th grade). Like the rest of the BCS, Head coaches will only be allowed to partner with one Assistant Coach prior to the draft. Coaches can of course have as many Assistants as needed – but must draft their kids.

We will continue to keep GBCS as a “by grade” league, vs. by age.

3GU – (1st – 3rd grade) will continue to be “Coach formed” – meaning no draft, and coaches can form their teams to keep our youngest kids playing with friends.

Note: League reserves the right to merge age/grade divisions if we have low (or high) registration in specific divisions. Our goal is as to have a small age/grade bands as possible!

If we do not have your child’s birth certificate on file, you MUST scan and either upload when you register or email his/her legal birth certificate or Passport to: [email protected]. Again, your child will not be allowed to play without a birth certificate on file – so if your child is a new player, send it in right away.

Teams practice at various (permitted) park and schools throughout the South Bay, depending on team make up and coach’s choice. Generally, teams practice once a week, usually for 1.5 hours – again depending on the team, age group, field space and coach.

PLEASE add that to your registration info in the notes/requests section. Because Coaches don’t usually know what day they will get field space to practice on prior to the draft, it’s a bit of a crap shoot. But if they plan to practice on Fridays and you know in advance your child is unavailable to practice that day they HOPEFULLY may not draft him or her.

GAME LOCATIONS:

Most games are played at Waller Field or the new West (Meadows) Field at Mira Costa High School or The Seahawk Bowl at Redondo Union High School. However, due to the incredible popularity of the league, we may play on some alternate fields like Pacific Elementary (MB), Manhattan Beach Middle School (MB), American Martyrs (MB), Aviation Field (RB), and Manhattan Village Park (MB). Where teams play is pretty much random, since we have 50+ teams a season, so we can’t take requests.

At a minimum, one practice a week (usually 1.5 hours), and a game (not every week). Most Coaches show up 45 minutes before their games to go over plays, etc, and then do a post game meeting.

Beyond that, spending an hour or so creating a weekly practice plan is a smart move. We also film every game, so doing a bit of film work – wether it’s to scout an opponent, or see what your players need to work on is helpful. some coaches even do an occasional film session with their kids, which is both fun and educational.

So realistically, we’re talking about 5 or so hours a week – but some coaches do a lot more (we have to have full transparency).

Currently, Head Coaches are allowed to team up with ONE Assistant prior to the draft. All coaches kids are given a “round” grade and are automatically drafted in that round. The Head coach then drafts the rest of his or her players. We send out info on the players prior to the draft – usually combine results, prior draft results, etc.

We try to remind ourselves… it’s for the kids. And we try our hardest to help new Coaches as best we can. Our constant refrain is “Coaches who ask for the most help, get the most help.”

We will have an experienced Coach help you with your practice plans, your game plans, pretty much anything you ask for. Just raise your hand.

On the plus side – as a Head Coach, you pick your team name, your team colors, the day you practice, who your assistants are, and of course who’s on your team

In our Resources section you’re find Coaching clinic Videos, Playbooks, Practice Plans and all sorts of stuff to help you out.