IMPORTANT DATES:
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Shirts & Beers @ Noble Stein Brewing Co
Thursday, May 9 // WE WILL HAVE MERCH! 7 - 10 pm 2024 Season Games @ Mack Park Thursdays, May 16 - Aug 1 7 - 8:05 pm *post-game drinks at Brunzies Championship Saturday @ Mack Park Sat, Aug 10 2 - 8:00 pm |
HOW WE COMMUNICATE:
- TeamSnap (Required) / EMAIL: https://go.teamsnap.com/login/signin
- All official league communication (such as registration reminders, rule updates, volunteer sign-ups, score and stat updates) will be run through this system. All players MUST use this system to play - you don't have to use the mobile app but you have to have an account on their website.
- Individual Team Group Chat
- Your team captains will create a group chat for keeping in touch and relaying messages from the board and making sure teams have enough players each week. Please make their lives EASIER by responding! If you can't make it to a game, let your team know so they can wrangle a sub player as needed.
- Facebook Player Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iwfflplayers/
- Quick communications, reminders, polls and other more informal stuff will be posted in our private Facebook Group. Players may post as well (please keep it player-related).
- Facebook & Instagram
- Public reminders about games, league events, registration reminders, game cancelations will be posted here. Please follow us!
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indianawomensflagfootball
- Instagram: @indianawomensflagfootball
- Facebook Player SOCIAL Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/iwfflsocial
- For players looking to build relationships beyond the season and connect up with other women in the league - our Social Group is th place to invite and be invited to events and gatherings. Posts in this group are not season-related.
FIELD WEEK:Field Painting & Field Set-Up Each team is responsible for ONE WEEK of field painting and set up (see schedule below). For field painting: 2-3 players should paint the field between Saturday and Wednesday before the game. For field set-up: 3 - 4 players should arrive early (6 pm) on the day of the game. Field Tear-Down When the games are over, we have a "Losers clean the field" policy. If you find yourself in that position (or even if you don't), please grab some pylons, scoreboard, or end zone sign and drop them off at Kaycee's truck (parked near the entrance). The quicker we can do this, the quicker our we can unload the equipment and get to the bar! :) Schedule Coming Soon! |
REFEREES:Each team is responsible for recruiting a volunteer(s) to referee their game. These officials will only be refereeing a limited number of things: Line Ref Responsibilities: 1) Count the downs 2) Watch the Line of Scrimmage for QB Sacks, false starts, or illegal formations. Field Ref Responsibilities: 1) Follow the ball and mark the end of the play 2) Call first-downs 3) Call touchdowns If your team is unable to find a volunteer or they don't show up, a player from your team will have to step in as a referee. Players may switch out at half so they can still play 1/2 the game. If contact penalties become a problem the team captains will discuss the issue on the field. |
MACK PARK ETIQUETTE:
For those who don’t know: Mack Park is a private park owned and operated by the JS Mack Foundation and maintained by Paul (the league's biggest champion). They run the park on a tight budget and we need to do everything we can to treat the park like our own home. For the seventh year in a row, Mack Park has kindly allowed us to play on their fields without a field fee. In return we ask that players volunteer for our yearly work-project to give back! We will reach out via email and social media when that project has been decided.
Parking @ Mack
To park next to the field, use at Entrance #1 off Hospital Dr. Parking is limited at the grandstands. Paul, the Mack Park groundskeeper has asked that we do not park in the grass. This leaves ruts in the grass that need to be fixed (it’s costly). Please park smart (close together) and carpool to reduce the # of cars. Do not drive down the walking trail from the 6th St entrance or the back road behind the barns.
Overflow Parking
We have received permission to use the parking lot across the street as overflow. Please keep it clean! This goes TRIPLE for that lot because we can easily get permission revoked - then we’d be screwed and y’all would have to bus your asses to the field!
Bathroom Access
We have open access to the bathrooms near the fields (you'll pass the blue building when you come in). Over the last 4 years we have put a lot of volunteer hours into making those bathrooms clean and nice. Please do your part to keep them that way. Your league registration also covers the cost of toilet paper ;)
Cleanliness
Pick up after yourself and your team. Do not leave anything on the field. Alcohol is PROHIBITED (so if they find beer cans in the trash, we will hear about it!!) We have earned a reputation for being polite and clean. Let’s keep it that way :)
Player Zone
The narrow space between fields (A&B, C&D, and the far side of E) is designated as a "Player Zone", the only people permitted in the zone are players, volunteers/referees, and press. These areas are indicated on the match-up map and with blue field signs. All other spectators must be in the "Fan Zone" (meaning, anywhere else!).
Children
While kids are not allowed in the Player Zone, we ask that children are also not left to roam unattended at Mack Park. Please make an effort to have someone there who can keep an eye on your kids. Packs of unattended children have been known to throw rocks at cars and scale the grandstand bleachers (neither are ok). Check the IWFF Players Group on Facebook for babysitters for hire!
Dogs
Dogs must be leashed. No exceptions.
Post Game Celebrations
Don’t litter, and don’t stay past 8:30ish. Paul has to lock up the park and he gets up early in the morning so please don’t make him kick you out. If he has to kick you out, we hear about it and then you’re officially a pain in our ass too. ;)
We party at our sponsor, Brunzies Bar, every Thursday after the games. This is where we all get to know each other and it’s ½ of the fun!
Parking @ Mack
To park next to the field, use at Entrance #1 off Hospital Dr. Parking is limited at the grandstands. Paul, the Mack Park groundskeeper has asked that we do not park in the grass. This leaves ruts in the grass that need to be fixed (it’s costly). Please park smart (close together) and carpool to reduce the # of cars. Do not drive down the walking trail from the 6th St entrance or the back road behind the barns.
Overflow Parking
We have received permission to use the parking lot across the street as overflow. Please keep it clean! This goes TRIPLE for that lot because we can easily get permission revoked - then we’d be screwed and y’all would have to bus your asses to the field!
Bathroom Access
We have open access to the bathrooms near the fields (you'll pass the blue building when you come in). Over the last 4 years we have put a lot of volunteer hours into making those bathrooms clean and nice. Please do your part to keep them that way. Your league registration also covers the cost of toilet paper ;)
Cleanliness
Pick up after yourself and your team. Do not leave anything on the field. Alcohol is PROHIBITED (so if they find beer cans in the trash, we will hear about it!!) We have earned a reputation for being polite and clean. Let’s keep it that way :)
Player Zone
The narrow space between fields (A&B, C&D, and the far side of E) is designated as a "Player Zone", the only people permitted in the zone are players, volunteers/referees, and press. These areas are indicated on the match-up map and with blue field signs. All other spectators must be in the "Fan Zone" (meaning, anywhere else!).
Children
While kids are not allowed in the Player Zone, we ask that children are also not left to roam unattended at Mack Park. Please make an effort to have someone there who can keep an eye on your kids. Packs of unattended children have been known to throw rocks at cars and scale the grandstand bleachers (neither are ok). Check the IWFF Players Group on Facebook for babysitters for hire!
Dogs
Dogs must be leashed. No exceptions.
Post Game Celebrations
Don’t litter, and don’t stay past 8:30ish. Paul has to lock up the park and he gets up early in the morning so please don’t make him kick you out. If he has to kick you out, we hear about it and then you’re officially a pain in our ass too. ;)
We party at our sponsor, Brunzies Bar, every Thursday after the games. This is where we all get to know each other and it’s ½ of the fun!
FIELD BAGS
Along with your field scoreboard, each field will be equipped with referee and first-aid essentials in a clear waterproof bag. No more running all the way back to the entrance for first-aid supplies! However, we will not be checking the bags once the season starts so if you use something important like an ice pack and we need to replenish please send us an email or text AFTER the game (if you mention it at the bar or in the middle of a game, we will 100% forget).
FIRST AID BAG CONTENTS:
REFEREE BAG CONTENTS:
FIRST AID BAG CONTENTS:
- instant ice-packs
- antiseptic wipes
- band-aids
- self-adhesive wrap
- atheltic tape
- ibuprofen packets
- antibiotic ointment packets
- finger splints
- tweezers & scissors
- tampons
REFEREE BAG CONTENTS:
- Coin (for coin toss)
- Line of Scrimmage Cones
- Laminated card with basic penalties and overtime rules
- Clicker or wristband down counter
- Whistle
- Stopwatch (for use if injury causes a delay)
- Towel
- Ball pump
- Disinfectant Wipes