NIRSA Championship Series flag football has started up once again. Following the regional tournaments, the NIRSA National Flag Football Championships will take place in Pensacola, Florida from January 6–8.
Help us continue the tradition of dedicating the NIRSA Flag Football Rules Book to a person who has played a pivotal role in the development of flag football.
Having championed the phrase “It’s more than competition,” the NIRSA Championship Series produces events known not only for their outstanding student athlete performance but also for the development opportunities they provide student officials and professional staff.
NIRSA and Human Kinetics will continue to produce and sell flag football materials—including the Rules Book and Officials’ Manual, clinician kit, and online course—but have discontinued the program to offer clinician kits in other sports.
Eleven sites have been selected to serve as regional hosts for the 2016 NIRSA Championship Series flag football season. It may not officially kick off until the fall, but now is still the perfect time to start planning how your institution can get in the NIRSA Championship Series game!
By Valerie McCutchan
It was 10 years ago on June 27, 2006 that 13 NIRSA members gathered in the NIRSA Headquarters conference room for the summit that would result in the creation of the NIRSA Championship Series’ guiding principles. Those principles still serve as the framework of the Series.
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By Austin Shick
Host site applications for 2016 NIRSA Regional Flag Football Championships will open on Tuesday, February 2. NIRSA member institutions interested in hosting are encouraged to submit an online application.
Hosting a NIRSA Championship Series event in an experience that requires a great deal of time and resources, but it’s also very […]
By Scott Flickinger, Brand Management Work Team Chair and Director of Intramural Sports at Cornell University
NIRSA Championship Series flag football ended another fantastic season with the 2015 national tournament, which was held January 2–4 at the University of West Florida. While a cold front over Pensacola led to overcast skies and a […]
By Austin Shick
The NIRSA Championship Series flag football season has started up once again with 11 regional tournaments happening all across the nation. Several of the regional tournaments took place in October while the remaining will be played in November and December. Following the regional tournaments, the NIRSA National Flag Football Championships will take […]
In December of 1982, the NIRSA Flag & Touch Football Committee met to write an official flag and touch football rulebook that would provide players with a standardized code of rules, interpretations, and officials’ mechanics. NIRSA life member Bruce Maurer—who retired from The Ohio State University in 2011—served as the editor for […]
