2009 Registration Dates and Times:
Spring
1) Sunday, February 15th = 3-5pm
Greveys Restaurant
8130 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church VA 22042
Fall
1) Sunday, August 2nd = 2-4pm
Greveys Restaurant
8130 Arlington Blvd
Falls Church VA 22042
Registration & addtional "in season" fees: $500 for a 10 game schedule: (This is due by 3/8 - Spring and 8/16 - Fall.
We've had a lot of problems getting full payment from teams before the deadline let alone before the season and sometimes this carries into the season......which is why we will have an additional fee for teams that cannot make this full payment before the deadline (Fee amount to be posted soon). Please make sure you take care of this as soon as possible so we do not have to chase you down. This year there will be a payment list so everyone knows who has paid and who has not. Payments arrangements can be setup thru Kent Page, if these payments carry pass the deadline.....fees will be applied.
$25 for Official USFTL Rule Book: This can be purchased at registration if in stock. If it is not in stock order can be made thru MAFFL.
Referee Fees: $65 Per Game for 4 Refs. $50 Per game for 3 Refs
Spring Season Dates: Regular Season
Week 1 - 3/22
Week 2 - 3/29
Week 3 - 4/5
Week 4 - 4/19
Week 5 - 4/26
Week 6 - 5/3
Week 7 - 5/10
Week 8 - 5/17
No Games - 5/24 (Memorial Day)
Playoffs First Round - 5/31 Semi-finals and Championship Day - 6/7
(**Note: Rain outs will push the season back ONE week and playoffs would be 6/7 with Championships on 6/15, or possible 6/21 if we get two rain outs)
Fall Season Dates: Regular Season
Week 1 - 9/13
Week 2 - 9/20
Week 3 - 9/27
Week 4 - 10/4
Week 5 - 10/11
Week 6 - 10/18
Week 7 - 10/25
Week 8 - 11/1
Playoffs First Round - 11/8 Semi-finals and Championship Day - 11/15
(**Note: Rain outs will push the season back ONE week and playoffs would be 11/15 with Championships on 11/22)
Schedules:
Game Schedules:
Schedules will be out as soon as possible once all teams are registered and paid. The plan is to have the schedule out by March 15th - Spring & September 6th - Fall which is ONE week before season starts. We always had problems with this in the past and we highly encourage ALL teams to at least register so we know who is in ahead of time. The later you wait the later this comes out.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is YOUR responsibilty to check the message board for gametimes! Sometimes game times may be switched during the week for a number of reasons. If your team does not show up for a game due to NOT CHECKING the meassage board, you will receive a forfiet for that game. If this happens during playoff time, the opposing team will advance to next round. The message board has always been the main form of communication to our teams....NOTHING has changed or will change. We will try to give phone calls to teams when changes occur, but this is NOT guarenteed. What IS guarenteed is that information will be posted on the message board for all to see. If info is posted after Wednesday Night, then the league WILL guarentee a phone call to teams invovled in any change.
Rain-Outs: Unfortuantely this is something that cannot be controlled, I wish we could.....:) In these types of situations we will either create double headers or extend the season. Once we get to these types of issues teams may have to travel to different locations OR play at different times depending on what is needed to make the schedule work.
Playoff Teams: Not all teams make playoffs (may change due to unusal amount of team season forfiets). Number of teams that make the playoffs will be determined after all teams are registered and paid in full. (Ie Top 8 of a 12 team division, Top 6 in a 10 team division).
Field Locations: UPDATE (7/29)
BELTWAY FIELDS:
1) Walt Whitman
2) Gum Springs
VA FIELDS:
1) Chantilly
2)We are in discussions with other fields in Virginia to be ready for 9-man
Gametimes: Usual start time is at 8am. There may be occasions were gametimes may start slightly earlier pending Rain-Out double header reschedules, Permit availabilty, Etc. Numbers of games on each field will be determined by number of teams in the league and number of fields we use. We would prefer to have no less then 4 games on each field. Spring Game times run later into the day then Fall Game Times.
MAFFL Tournament Teams: The MAFFL is very fortunate to have some of the best teams in the nation play in our league. This is attatined thru tournament play throughout the year which we try to encourage every team to do. With that said, teams that plan on particpating in a tournament during the MAFFL Season must inform the league prior to 3/1. This will give us time to schedule your dates accordingly and give us time to put out the schedule in a timely manner. Teams that DO NOT inform the league before this date will receive a FORFIET for that day. If you think you team will play on certain dates, it better to make arrangemets and be safe. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: There will be NO rescheduling of playoffs for any team!!! AGAIN, There will be NO rescheduling of playoffs for any team!!!. Playoffs dates are posted. Period! If you plan on playing in a tournament at this time your game will be forfieted.......which means IF your team has already played in the 1st Round or Semi-Final the team you previously beat will get to play in that SPOT. We will NOT have anyone walk into the championship game
