Help deliver a premier championship experience at this year’s NIRSA Flag Football National Tournament in Round Rock, Texas. The NIRSA Flag Football National Tournament brings together the best collegiate club and intramurals teams in the country for a championship weekend that student-athletes remember long after the last snap. Making that weekend run takes a talented crew—and that’s where you come in.
Volunteers are the backbone of the event and support event operations, participant engagement, game administration, communications, and overall tournament success while helping create a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all participants. You’ll work alongside NIRSA staff, tournament directors, and certified officials to keep games on schedule, teams informed, and the championship experience sharp from the first kickoff to the trophy presentation
Volunteer opportunities are available in areas such as:
- Officials’ development and evaluation — observe, evaluate, and mentor officials working the tournament, and help build the next generation of the officiating pipeline
- Tournament experience — team check-in, hospitality, and the details that make a weekend feel like a championship
- Media relations — capture and share the games, the stories, and the student-athletes driving the sport forward
- Tournament operations — logistics, field setup, equipment, signage, and schedule flow from first whistle to last
- Competition management — brackets, scores, standings, protests, and game administration alongside NIRSA staff and tournament directors
This opportunity is open to all current NIRSA professional and student members. Volunteers are responsible for providing their travel arrangements to and from the event.
The National Tournament is typically scheduled for three or four days (usually over the weekend) and requires working 8-12 hours per day in some cases. This year’s tournament will take place in early January, with final dates and location still to be announced.
Volunteering at the NIRSA National Flag Football Tournament is a great chance to gain:
- Hands-on championship tournament operations experience at a premier national event
- Direct access to NIRSA staff, tournament directors, and officials working at the highest level of collegiate flag football
- Connections across the campus recreation and flag football community
- A front-row seat to one of the fastest-growing sports in the country
Lodging, meals, and tournament apparel are provided by the tournament. Questions regarding responsibility for other expenses can be directed to NIRSA staff.