By Alyssa Whitney
Flag football season may not officially kick off until Fall, but right now is still the perfect time to start planning how your institution can get in the NIRSA Championship Series game!
Mark the dates for the regional and national tournaments and check out all the opportunities your school could benefit from with an institutional registration!
The 2014 NIRSA Championship Series Flag Football tournament is not to be missed!The 2014 NIRSA Regional Flag Football Championships have been set! The tournament dates and locations are as follows:
- October 24–26, University of Florida
- October 31–November 2, Oklahoma State University
- October 31–November 2, University of Notre Dome
- November 7–9, Arizona State University
- November 7–9, The Ohio State University
- November 7–9, Springfield College
- November 7–9, Texas A&M University
- November 7–9, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- November 7–9, University of North Carolina – Wilmington
- November 21–23, University of Maryland
- November 21–23, Western Kentucky University
- December 5–7, University of Southern Mississippi
For the second year in a row, the NIRSA National Flag Football Championships will take place at the University of West Florida on January 2–4, 2015. Mark your calendar—you won’t want to miss the action as students from near and far battle it out for the title of National Champion!
2014 NIRSA Regional Flag Football action begins October 24!As in the 2013 National Championships, there will be a multitude of ways to follow along and stay invested in your institution’s team. From live-streamed games to following @NIRSAChamp and #NIRSAFlag on Twitter, you’ll never have to miss a down!
With many of the sites listed above being returning hosts, participants, officials, and fans can expect a well-run tournament they will never forget! Brian Mills, Flag Football Work Team Chair says, “For the Fall 2014 season, we are excited about the regional hosts and opportunities that will be available to the student athletes, student officials, and professional staff that will participate in the tournaments. We have several returning hosts that have done a tremendous job in previous years, and we’re very excited to welcome them back for another top-notch experience.”
Institutional Registrations
The NIRSA Championship Series an event known not only for its outstanding student athlete performance but also for the development of its student officials and professional staff. Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to send one of your own student officials and professional staff to this year’s NIRSA National Flag Football Championship through Institutional Registration.
Some of the benefits include but are not limited to exclusive student official training materials for the official to share with his or her university and department, an online, live-stream game for one participating university team, and recognition at the NIRSA Annual Conference. The deadline to register is Wednesday, October 1.
The University of Central Florida’s Gold Institutional Registration allowed Matthew Dunigan, a professional staff member at UCF, to work last year’s tournament. He says that this experience “not only helped develop me professionally, but provided me a platform to help educate my students—both those in attendance and those back on campus. The educational information that I gained by being directly involved in running a national tournament provided tools for sustaining interested student employees in the field. It is my hope more universities see the value of institutional registration to provide opportunities for young professionals, like myself, to continue to developing themselves, their rec programs, and, most importantly, the students they oversee.”
The University of Florida, another university who took advantage of the Gold Institutional Registration, was able to send Marty Dempsey. Marty explains, “Having the opportunity to serve on staff at the NIRSA Flag Football National Championships was an extremely valuable experience for my professional development. The ability to interact and network with staff, participants, and officials from unique programs across the country has generated new ideas for officials’ trainings and special event implementation within our own program.”
The NIRSA Championship Series would like to recognize and thank those institutions who have already renewed their flag football institutional registrations:
- University of Southern Mississippi—Gold
- Georgia Southern University—Silver
- University of Central Florida—Bronze
- Louisiana State University—Bronze
Take advantage of Institutional Registrations with the NIRSA Championship Series today and elevate your intramurals programs to the next level!
